2 day Workshop: Exploring Natural Art Materials & Wild Colour

During this two-day course, we will celebrate the naturally derived colours from earth and plants. You will spend time learning how and what to gather for potential colour sources from the landscape. You will learn the transformation techniques involved in converting stones, clay, earth and plants into a range of inks, pastels, paints and charcoals. This will include looking at the history and folklore of materials and how they were sourced and created in the past.

On the first day, you will use wild clay to form vessels for paint and ink holding, which will be fired overnight in a traditional pit firing ready for you to use the following day. Your pit fires vessels will be filled with the inks and paints we make during the workshop to take home at the end of the two days.

Whilst learning about ink making, you will also make your own reed and bamboo pen to add to your collection of handmade art materials.

On the second day, you will learn the art of pastel making, using the foraged pigments processed during the first day.

This workshop will be a celebration of place, colour and the rich history of the human relationship and involvement with the landscape bridging the ancient with the contemporary world.

We will have lots of paints and inks with us from our collection for participants to try out, giving an insight into the huge potential of foraged colour.

Edward and Lucy have been practising artists for the last twenty years working in a range of mediums. During the last ten years, they have founded the Old Mill Gallery in a village located in southwest Scotland. This is a gallery, bookshop and plant dye garden as well as being a place where they have hosted a range of events over the years This has evolved into a workshop hosting space specialising in handmade and foraged art materials alongside the history and philosophy of approaching creative work in this way. They run workshops in this subject both in the Mill and increasingly in other locations around the North of the country.

We recommend people bring with them a sketchbook and/or notebook and some paintbrushes suitable for water-based mediums. No previous art experience is required, just an interest in the subject!

Minimum numbers apply for courses to run. Payment is due in full at the time of booking, either through the shop, phone or online. All sales are final unless transferring to another class in which a price difference will be paid. Full refunds will be given if the courses cannot take place. If you cannot make the classes for any reason no refunds will be given, however, there may be the option to transfer your booking to an alternative event, please give us a call at Calder Art Supplies at 01484 422991.

Phone: You can book by calling us on our telephone number 01484 422991 or visit in-store.

Facebook: We also have an online booking option through our Facebook site:

https://www.facebook.com/CalderGraphic/

This will also give you a breakdown of the class details and times to attend.

If you have any issues booking online please give the shop a call and we will endeavour to sort this out over the phone.

Refreshments are available all day (tea, coffee, biscuits etc.) and there will be a lunch break of approximately one hour.

There are plenty of local shops and cafes in the area within close walking distance from the arcade.

Alternatively, you may bring your own lunch.

There is lift access to the studio on the second floor for those with mobility issues. Toilets are located close by on the studio level, however there is a small flight of stairs to access these. Alternatively, there are also toilets located on one level on the ground floor.

The nearest car park available to the venue is the multi-storey next to Huddersfield bus station. Levels 4, 5 & 6 - Monday to Saturday (8am to 6 pm)

£4.10 for up to 5 hours

£6.50 up to 6 pm.

After 6pm £1.60 per visit

Further parking information can be found here.

Alternative car parks can also be seen within similar distances on the same link above.

Our venue is also a 2 minute walk from both the main bus and train stations.

PLEASE ARRIVE AT LEAST 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE START TIME OF THE WORKSHOP AND “CHECK IN” AT CALDER GRAPHICS ON THE GROUND FLOOR.price difference

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