Archive of West Midlands | LeisureCourses.net - short courses & residential study breaks in great locations - Part 2
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The Lindisfarne Gospels: Celtic and Anglo-Saxon art in action with Professor Michelle Brown
Listed on February 14, 2015 by Farncombe Courses in Featured CoursesThis course will focus on one of the world’s most beautiful books, the Lindisfarne Gospels, made in the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria in the early 8th centuryRead more ... -
Selling on the Web: Social Media for Business
Listed on February 14, 2015 by Farncombe Courses in Featured CoursesThis one day workshop is aimed at those working in the Arts and Crafts sector who wish to learn more about social media and will include a practical session on optimising social network profiles plus setting up and use of web tools and apps. Read more ... -
The Musical World of Venice: A Study Day with Peter Medhurst
Listed on February 14, 2015 by Farncombe Courses in Featured CoursesThrough images, recordings and live performances, singer, pianist and lecturer-recitalist Peter Medhurst explores the music of Venice and defines what it is that gives the great city it unique musical voice.Read more ... -
Making the most of your iPad
Listed on February 14, 2015 by Farncombe Courses in Featured CoursesLearn the benefits of using an iPad in a relaxed and encouraging atmosphere with tutor Susan MillsRead more ... -
Painted Furniture Workshop: Annie Sloan™ Decorative Paint Techniques
Listed on February 14, 2015 by Farncombe Courses in Featured CoursesThis furniture painting workshop with Kate Gerrish & Bliss Interiors is a fantastic opportunity to learn a wide variety of decorative paint finishes including distressing, use of two colours, ageing, smooth modern or more rustic looks. All Chalk Paint® and materials provided.Read more ... -
Carnival! Samba Percussion Weekend
Listed on February 14, 2015 by Farncombe Courses in Featured CoursesThis fun course introduces you to the different rhythms and percussion instruments of Samba in practical, hands-on playing sessions. All instruments provided.Read more ... -
Weaving with Fiona Nisbet
Listed on August 3, 2014 by Ludlow Mascall Centre in Featured CoursesA two day weaving workshop to make your very own fabric - at Ludlow Mascall CentreRead more ... -
Felt Making with Fiona Nisbet
Listed on August 3, 2014 by Ludlow Mascall Centre in Featured CoursesThis is a really easy, fun, tactile activity for both children and adults. You can come and make a simple picture, or wall-hanging or create a 3-D sculptured piece with Fiona Nisbet, Textile Artist, Designer and Maker well known from BBC1 TV programme "Escape to the Country" January 2014Read more ... -
Spinning – Weaving – Felt Making
Listed on July 22, 2014 by Ludlow Mascall Centre in Featured CoursesCourses are suitable for beginners and more advanced learners who wish to make better use of their toolkit or reinforcing their existing skills. Fiona has been teaching for many years and can share her experience with you. She will give you guidance and encouragement so you’ll go home with your head buzzing with ideas and inspiration. For more details and information about the courses and techniques please contact Fiona on 01948 871 618 or shropshireweavers@yahoo.co.uk or visit Fiona's website www.shropshireweavers.com To book your place please contact Ludlow Mascall Centre on 01584 873 882 or info@ludlowmascallcentre.co.uk If you are looking for an alternative holiday in the UK or wish to learn in a lovely setting of the rural market town Ludlow why not book to stay overnight, be creative and have a restful break at the same time. Please find details about our accommodation, price for B&B per person is £33.60 with the option of lunch and evening meals a la carte. Make a booking enquiry Read more ... -
RICHARD STRAUSS
Listed on June 10, 2014 by Arts in Residence in Featured CoursesA weekend to explore the life and music of Richard Strauss, one of the greatest composers of the past two centuriesRead more ... -
Jewellery Making Course
Listed on May 30, 2014 by Ludlow Mascall Centre in Featured CoursesLondon-trained jeweller and silversmith, Melissa Hunt, is bringing her knowledge and expertise to Shropshire. A tutor at the London Jewellery School, the UKs largest independent jewellery training centre based in world famous Hatton Garden, Melissa, who has family in Shropshire, will be running introductory courses in silver jewellery making at Ludlow Mascall Centre on 23 June.Read more ... -
Jacobean Tree Tree of Life – Crewel work embroidery
Listed on April 21, 2014 by Anglia Leisure Learning in Featured CoursesCrewel work is a very old, traditional and historically important embroidery technique, which can also be used with great success in modern design. A course for newcomers and improvers.Read more ... -
Exploring Beads and Jewellery
Listed on December 10, 2013 by Anglia Leisure Learning in Featured CoursesA glorious weekend of jewellery making - learn to knot, wind wire and wrap beads, finish necklaces, and make earrings - all with techniques that you can continue at home without the need for lots of tools or heat and chemicals.Read more ... -
Calligraphy with Gaynor Goffe
Listed on December 7, 2013 by Anglia Leisure Learning in Featured CoursesA weekend residential course on calligraphy in the heart of the Midlands at Hillscourt Conference Centre, Birmingham tutored by Gaynor Goffe. For more details contact Anglia Leisure Learning 020 7834 1066Read more ... -
Machined Textured Landscapes with Gina Ferrari
Listed on December 2, 2013 by Anglia Leisure Learning in Featured CoursesHere is the ideal course for anyone who likes machine embroidery. Gina will show you how to apply an exciting range of free machine embroidery techniques with the focus on colour and texture.Read more ... -
An introduction to short story writing
Listed on December 1, 2013 by Anglia Leisure Learning in Featured CoursesThis weekend course organised by Anglia Leisure Learning will unveil the essential elements of the short story and how to put them together.Read more ... -
Acoustic Folk – Guitar Weekend Course
Listed on August 21, 2013 by Guitar Weekends in Featured CoursesThis is great follow-on to Strugglers and Improvers and will cover most acoustic guitar techniques and styles of the '60s and '70s including the Beatles, McTell, Donovan, Dylan, etc.Read more ... -
Themed Guitar Weekend Course for Improvers
Listed on August 21, 2013 by Guitar Weekends in Featured CoursesA themed Weekend for Improvers to learn left and right hand techniques, grooves and licks through the eyes of Clapton, The Eagles, The Beatles and others.Read more ... -
Guitar Weekend – Course for Beginners
Listed on August 18, 2013 by Guitar Weekends in Featured CoursesThis is for those who either want to start playing the guitar or who have started but are getting nowhere fast; it’ll be a small course with limited places covering everything from set-up to basic chord progressions and scales to different strumming patterns and rhythms, focusing on tunes and not just technique.Read more ... -
Exploring English Music
Listed on July 30, 2013 by Arts in Residence in Featured CoursesA mid-week residential course at Dumbleton Hall to explore the varied repertoire of English music, featuring compositions by celebrated figures such as Vaughan Williams, Butterworth, Bliss, Finzi, Britten, Arnold and Elgar. Read more ... -
Summer Flowers and Foliage in Watercolour
Listed on July 25, 2013 by Field Breaks in Featured CoursesSummer is a season to ignite and inspire ones creativity. Through friendly and informal tuition and suitable for all abilities, learn technique and composition, brush control skills and the value of the sketchbook.Read more ... -
Who Was Jane Austen?
Listed on June 5, 2013 by Farncombe Courses in Featured CoursesNo other novelist in late 18th and early 19th Century England wrote with Jane Austen’s clarity or acuity. While the down-to-earth Georgians appreciated her pithy, realistic portraits of gentry life, the straitlaced Victorians discovered a moral weightiness in her writing and cast a veneer of respectability over the novelist’s life and character. Two hundred years...
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Deserted Villages in the Cotswolds
Listed on June 5, 2013 by Farncombe Courses in Featured CoursesBy the 13th Century, the Cotswold landscape was dotted with a network of villages. However, with the Black Death of 1348/9, many communities were weakened and communities were broken up. We will examine the causes of desertion and the character of the deserted Cotswold village. Read more ... -
Art Quilts again – Impressionism
Listed on June 5, 2013 by Farncombe Courses in Featured CoursesFerret will show you how to prepare a pattern from your own photographs, but you will be supplied a pattern to get you started right away. You will learn how a computer programme can help you produce a pattern, and how stitching holds your pieces together, quilts your quilt and adds detail all at the same timeRead more ... -
Go Gospel Weekend
Listed on June 5, 2013 by Farncombe Courses in Featured CoursesBlow away the blues with a weekend of uplifting gospel singing. Experienced gospel choir director Jo Sercombe will take you through a variety of gospel repertoire, from early spirituals to contemporary American gospel; helping you to free your voice and create that special gospel vocal sound. Read more ... -
Painting Studio Weekend
Listed on June 5, 2013 by Farncombe Courses in Featured CoursesThis is an opportunity for painters of all abilities to be guided through their own project by a highly experienced artist and tutor. The weekend offers a supportive and stimulating environment where you can learn new techniques, experiment with style and share ideas. Read more ... -
Get to Grips with Adobe Photoshop Elements
Listed on June 5, 2013 by Farncombe Courses in Featured CoursesAfter a photo-shoot around the grounds of Farncombe Estate, the course will continue with a structured programme that will show the benefits of two important features of the Adobe software – Organiser and Edit.Read more ... -
Learn to play Jazz Guitar
Listed on May 30, 2013 by Guitar Weekends in Featured CoursesThis course is an introduction to playing jazz guitar for those who either want to just get started in jazz guitar, and don't know how, or have already tried but have become frustrated in making headway. Read more ... -
Rock & Gear Weekend
Listed on May 30, 2013 by Guitar Weekends in Featured CoursesThis is your chance not only to learn how to play better guitar but how to get that great sound as well.Read more ...
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