This workshop is all about colour in the landscape and controlling green. Ever had trouble finding the right green in your pastels? In this workshop you will learn all about how to mix any green from basic primary and secondary colours. How to control green by using complimentary underpainting tricks, paper choices and more. We…

Two days of unstructured, spontaneous, incidental, unplanned, accidental, unintentional, unpremeditated journal making. Join Tasmanian artist Mahdi Chandler as she guides you through the delights of making books without boundaries to be used as art journals, diaries, to record days, places, holidays and special events. Simple constructions, slot and tab, folded forms & frottage, concertina with…

We will explore how the concept, ‘abstract’ can be applied to realistic art. You will loosen your current painting style or develop a whole new approach. We will discuss different techniques related to tools and products used, while investigating mark-making and collage to add interest to artwork. Layering & depth will also be discussed. This…

This workshop is designed to give you a range of skills to be able to confidently take your patchwork to a new level. Learn to cut confidently with a rotary cutter, and make log-cabin, half square triangles, quarter square triangle and flying geese, all in a very quick, simple process. On the final day of…

Collagraphy (kolla = glue + graph = draw) is a printmaking technique where a collage is made on rigid substrate, sealed and used as a printing plate. You will learn how to construct collagraph plates by cutting into cardboard, applying various mediums and layering cutouts. The plates are then sealed with shellac. The next day…