Workshops Series 2007

The Arts Centre presents a series of inspiring, challenging and fulfilling workshops. With small classes in an historic setting, this is a great way to spend a weekend and learn new skills.

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Extra Workshop:

Watercolour Impressions with Adrienne Pavelka
Date:  Saturday 18 & Sunday 19 August
Time:  10.00am - 4.30 pm
Place:  Art Centre Venues
Cost:   $100

WATERCOLOUR IMPRESSIONS Beginning with the important basics of clean ‘washes’ using transparent colours then moving on to experimenting and having fun with watercolour techniques, students will learn how to keep a ‘visual diary’ using line and wash to record quick direct impressions of their surroundings: in this instance The Arts Centre and Botanic Gardens. A fun technique, especially useful for recording travels, and far more interesting and personal than photos! Adrienne Pavelka trained as a graphic artist and illustrator and is now a well known watercolourist. Adrienne has exhibited in Canada and in group and solo exhibitions throughout New Zealand and has won several awards. She has tutored from Dunedin to Pukekohe and enjoys sharing her love of watercolours. www.adrienne-pavelka.com Date: Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 July Time 10.00am – 4.30pm Place: Arts Centre Venues Cost: $100
WIRE MESH SCULPTURE Make a wire bird sculpture for your garden or home. Using wire, chicken wire and other materials make a Tui feeding from a flax plant. Design a wire armature, shape the chicken wire, design and cut flax leaves from a galvanised iron sheet, spray paint and assemble the sculpture. Suitable for all skill levels; however, as the sculpture requires cutting sheet iron with tin snips some strength in the wrist is needed. Allan Coleman has a studio in an old barn on his property at Ladbrooks. He uses a variety of mediums for his sculpture including stone, wood, copper, plaster cast and chicken wire. Allan’s works are found throughout private gardens, public places, schools and corporate settings in New Zealand, Australia, England and Europe. www.colemanart.co.nz Date: Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 July Time 10.00am – 4.30pm Place: Arts Centre Venues Cost: $140 (includes materials)
MAKING AND KEEPING YOUR OWN VISUAL DIARIES Learn to make paste papers – which can be use as decorated paper for book covers – and two different book styles based on medieval structures: flexible Secret Belgian binding and Romanesque Braid binding with hard covers. These styles are particularly suited to visual diaries as they are sturdy and open completely flat. Techniques on keeping a visual diary will also be explored. Yoka van Dyk was introduced to hand bookbinding when she trained in The Netherlands as an artistic therapist. In 1987, Yoka came to New Zealand and in 1999 completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the Wanganui Polytechnic, graduating with distinction in Printmaking and Book Art. She has taught bookbinding and book art electives, design and printmaking at the Wanganui Quay School of Art and completed a Masters degree in Art and Design (Hons) through AUT in 2005. Currently she teaches classes and workshops, while exhibiting and developing her own work as an artist. Date: Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 July Time 10.00am – 4.30pm Place: Arts Centre Venues Cost: $120 (includes some materials)
FLAX WEAVING & DYEING Learn a variety of techniques for weaving flax (harakeke). Experiment with dyeing the flax to use in the weaving or for decoration. Make a simple two-cornered kete, create flowers in several different styles, weave a large round container to hold pine cones and make a square or rectangular box. Suitable for beginners and for people wishing to extend their present knowledge. Ali Brown has many years’ experience in craftwork, particularly in the fibre and weaving crafts. She combines traditional flax weaving techniques with her own concepts and designs to make innovative flaxworks. Her flaxwork has been exhibited and sells in galleries in Christchurch and Wellington. www.alibrown.co.nz Date: Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 July Time: 10.00am – 4.30pm Place: Venues, The Arts Centre Cost: $110 (includes materials)
ART CLAY SILVER JEWELLERY Experiment and create a ring, pendant and charm all in one weekend from Art Clay Silver, a water-based clay made of pure silver powder, water and non-toxic organic binder. Once dried, it becomes hard like plaster, enabling you to carve it, engrave it, file it and sand it to a perfect finish before firing. During firing, the non-toxic binder burns away and the silver particles combine to form a solid 99.9% pure silver object which can be hallmarked. Suitable for all skill levels. Rachel Owen has been teaching Art Clay Silver for two years, and has seen it rapidly become a favourite among people working with beads, jewellery and craft art. She enjoys watching the amazement people get when they see what they can create from the product! www.prettylittlethings.co.nz. Date: Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 July Time 10.00am – 4.30pm Place: Arts Centre Venues Cost: $140 (includes materials)
THE WRITER'S TOOL BOX: THINGS TO KNOW WHEN WRITING FICTION. Writing and publishing short stories or novels is something many people dream of doing. Over two days, novelist Coral Atkinson will explore aspects of writing that aspiring and more experienced writers need to know. She will focus on ways to improve chances of success and pass on techniques and tips she has found useful. Coral Atkinson currently tutors part-time on the Whitireia Polytechnic Publishing Diploma Course while also running adult education seminars and working as a writer. In 2005 her first historical novel, The Love Apple, appeared and was followed in 2006 by The Paua Tower. Her picture book on New Zealand history, Magic Eyes; I Spy New Zealand History, was published by Reed in 2006. She has written and published short stories both in New Zealand and overseas. Date: Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 July Time 10.00am – 4.30pm Place: Arts Centre Venues Cost: $100
COLLAGE & ASSEMBLAGE Collage is regarded as visual art made from a collection of different forms. Learn skills and techniques to make an individual design in collage, and then develop these ideas further to create an assemblage, or 3D collage. This is a great way to link personal photographs and favourite images together with ‘found’ materials to create a relief sculpture. Suitable for all skill levels. Dale Copeland is a collage/assemblage artist from Taranaki. Dale organises international collage exchanges and has been an invited artist at the collage symposium in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Her assemblage art has been exhibited in both New Zealand and overseas. www.dalecopeland.co.nz Date: Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 July Time 10.00am – 4.30pm Place: Arts Centre Venues Cost: $130 (includes some materials)
BASKETS FROM NATURE’S BOUNTY Basketry is a fascinating and diverse skill. Work with natural fibres to create superb baskets using two different techniques. Learn the twining technique with harakeke (flax) to make a basket, with braiding for finishing touches. Then use a coiling technique with pine needles and/or cabbage tree leaves to produce a small container. Both techniques can be adapted to other materials later. Suitable for all skill levels. Deb Price lives and works in Golden Bay. She has always been fascinated by plants and the structure of textiles and combines both these passions in making baskets. Deb has a Diploma in Handwoven Textiles and is a regular entrant in the Wearable Art Awards, winning the Supreme Award in 1995. Her coiled baskets were used as containers in Lord of the Rings. Date: Saturday 18 & Sunday 19 August Time 10.00am – 4.30pm Place: Arts Centre Venues Cost: $125 (includes materials
LOCKER HOOK RUG Locker Hooking is a twist on traditional rug-making techniques. Using rug canvas, 1 inch strips of fabric (new or recycled) and a locker hook, create a unique and durable floor mat working with a patchwork design. This is a great way to either use up scraps of patchwork fabrics or select colours particularly suited to your home. Suitable for all skill levels. Rachel Maw has always had an interest in colour, texture and design. With a background in traditional crafts, it seemed a natural progression for Rachel to open her own quilt shop in Ashburton. She tutors regularly and has been invited to be a guest tutor at various patchwork and quilting groups throughout the South Island, including the Methven Summer School for the last two years. www.anniesquilts.co.nz Date: Saturday 18 & Sunday 19 August Time 10.00am – 4.30pm Place: Arts Centre Venues Cost: $135 (includes some materials)
GLASS MOSAICS Create an original platter, planter, mirror or other object using glass mosaics. Learn to design, mosaic, grout and finish a piece of work using cathedral mosaic glass and mirror with amazing results and sheen. Mosaic art can be incorporated into many aspects of home or garden. Kay Nelson is a full-time leadlighter at Trinity Glass in Christchurch. She has been teaching mosaics for 5 years and enjoys sharing her love of glass and colours with students, facilitating the creation of their own works of art. www.trinityglass.co.nz Date: Saturday 18 & Sunday 19 August Time 10.00am – 4.30pm Place: Arts Centre Venues Cost: $160 (includes most materials)
RELIEF SCULPTURE Throughout history, relief sculpture has held a special place in the development of artistic and cultural heritage. Combining basic 2D drawing skills and perspective with three-dimensional sculpture, relief sculpture presents a unique set of challenges for artists. Create your own sculpture in clay under the expert guidance of an experienced tutor, to produce a form ready for firing. This course is designed for those who want to gain an appreciation of this fascinating art form. Paul Deans is a full-time artist specialising in figurative sculpture in wood. Mostly self-taught, his enthusiasm for sculpture has taken him to explore many techniques in different media. Paul’s artworks feature in private and corporate collections both in New Zealand and overseas. Date: Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 July Time: 10am – 4.30pm Place: Arts Centre Venues Cost: $ 120 (includes materials)
EXTENDING YOUR PAINTING TECHNIQUES WITH OILS AND ACRYLIC PAINT Explore and experiment by using texture, layering and glazing to enhance and create rich and varied surfaces. Different methods using both acrylic and oil paints will be explored. Suitable for people with some previous experience looking to enhance and revitalise their painting practice; participants will either use their own workbooks or views of the Botanical Gardens as a starting point. Margaret Elliot has been the recipient of numerous awards most notably the Artists to Antarctic Fellowship. Following this, she has made more trips to the ice as a tutor with the Graduate Course for Antarctic Studies. Her work is held in private and public collections and was recently seen in a solo show at the Christchurch Art Gallery. Margaret lives and tutors in Wellington. Date: Saturday 18 & Sunday 19 August Time: 10am – 4.30pm Place: Arts Centre Venues Cost: $110 (includes some materials)