October Half Term Art Activity Days:
This October we are running a range of our popular art activity days for children aged 3 years and over. They include:
20th Oct – Rocket Sewing Cushion
21st Oct – Stained Glass Effect Autumn Garland
25th Oct – Pompom Pumpkins
26th Oct – Incy Wincey Spider FLIES Up the Spout!
27th Oct – Firework Paintings Inspired by Jackson Pollock
Each workshop interprets the day’s theme using age appropriate materials and techniques. The different times are:
10.30-12.00pm: for 3 – 7 years
1.00-2.30pm: for 3 – 18 years
3.00-4.30pm: for 8 – 18 years
Each activity costs £6 per child and includes free entry to the museum for one accompanying adult. All activity must be booked in advance via our online booking system.
To see full details and to book please visit our Activity Days home page, here.
Art Course
with Simon Williams 10am – 5pm
Maximum Participants: 12
The 2-day course will focus on botanical painting, giving you the opportunity to work with alternative mediums such as gouache or acryl gouache. Taking the course in
watercolour is also available if you would prefer to stick to a familiar medium.
Throughout this course you will be guided in colour mixing, botanical accuracy and the most important skills to gaining three dimensional forms to botanical studies.
This course is open to all levels but a precise rather than loose style of painting will be
required.
Course Cost
Members: £80
Non-members: £100
Course Suitability: Beginners – Advanced
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Materials List
Click here for the full material’s list for this course.
Artist’s Profile
Simon is one of the country’s leading botanical artists and Course Director for the Society of Botanical Artists Distance Learning Diploma Course. He is listed in the 35th Edition of Who’s who in Art.
Through his business, SW Illustrations, Simon has worked for some of the largest advertisement branding agencies such as JDO Brand Design and Innovation, Tangible Advertising Agency and freelance for magazines, publishers and wildlife art agencies/studios.
www.swillustrations.com
Come and meet wildlife artist Jackie Garner. www.jackiegarner.co.uk
Mike is a highly experienced photographer, picture editor, tutor and writer who also has worked in wildlife film-making, This talk will focus on recent photographic adventures in India where he saw spectacular wildlife and experienced fascinating cultures.
Cost includes a finger buffet.
The 2016 Gift & Craft Fair at Nature in Art
£2 entry
Free for under 16’s (including access to upstairs museum galleries)
Car parking is free
One of our most popular events, the annual craft fair at Nature in Art has become well known as a source for unique, individually hand crafted gifts, offered to you directly by the craft people who made them, so often a gift can be personalised to make it even more special.
Many of the makers will be demonstrating so you will be able to see just how your unique gift was created.
The range of quality gifts you will find at the craft fair includes woodturning, jewellery, ceramics, textile items, as well as stained glassware, metal work, paper crafts and children gifts. With such a wide selection you are bound to find the perfect gift for your friends and family, or even treat yourself!
During the weekend as well as watching demonstrations from the craft workers, and purchasing gifts, you can also view most of the museum galleries.
You may also be a winner on the raffle or tombola, so make sure you purchase a ticket. There will be a separate raffle on the Saturday and Sunday.
Images: courtesy of Posers Photographic
Many exhibitors will be demonstrating
Coffee shop open for refreshments
Below is a list of those stallholders who will be attending the 2016 event.
Gloucestershire Association of Woodturners (demonstrator)
Beverley Todd Glass Artist
Animal Art by LAW (demonstrator)
Yum Yum Fine Foods
MISSFIRE
Ty Capel Creations
Karen Edwards
Diana Hodgson
Nanny Soo’s Cottage
Harmony Kingdom UK (demonstrator)
Vikki Lafford Garside (demonstrator)
Hartpury Soap Company
Naomi Skelton (demonstrator)
Stephdipity
The Ark Man
IMAGINE Mirrors
Celia’s Pantry
Kath Cooper Ceramics
Herbal Harmony
The Doll Maker
Maureen Sullivan
Bunpetit
Gordom Hemming
Time for Design
Sharon Wrightson
Cloth and Clay
The Moon Up Above
Hannah’s Homemade
Decorque Ltd
Artfull Puffin
Leatherwise (demonstrator)
The Painter’s Pantry (demonstrator)
@rtby Denius Parsons
Lin’s Jewellery
All Fired Up
Birch Cottage Crafts
Walks with Hawks
Rustic Reindeer
Applications are now closed for the 2016 event. If you would like to be added to our mailing list for the 2017 event, which will take place on Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th October, please email the Collections and Marketing Officer.
Artist in Residence
Liz O’Sullivan is an artist who incorporates calligraphy, illustration and textiles.
She has a degree in illustration and graphics, having illustrated a number of books. Most recently she has begun to create paintings which combine words with paint and collage.
http://www.artcalligraphy.co.uk/
Art Course
with Jackie Garner 10am – 5pm
Maximum Participants: 12
Vibrant colours, permanent, waterproof, transparent or opaque; acrylic inks give the artist a myriad of options in their work.
This 2-day course will explore the possibilities for both realistic and abstract paintings using acrylic inks. You will experiment with different methods of applying the ink and cover working with layers of colour, wet into wet, detail, and usage with other media.
No prior knowledge of working with acrylic inks is necessary.
Course Cost
Members: £80
Non-members: £100
Course Suitability: Absolute Beginners – Improvers
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Jackie Garner trained at Medway College of Design before becoming Nature in Art’s first education officer. She is now a professional artist who specialises in portraying wildlife, taking inspiration from encountering wildlife in its natural habitat.
Jackie teaches and lectures regularly, and is a contributor to Artists & Illustrators magazine. She has exhibited with many art societies, including the National Exhibition Wildlife Art, the Society of Wildlife Artists, BirdScapes
Gallery, Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours and has held solo exhibitions in
London and Gloucestershire. Jackie is the author and illustrator of The Wildlife Artist’s Handbook.
Jackie is happy to discuss the course with students. Visit her website for contact details:www.jackiegarner.co.uk
Wallsworth Art Group
Join the art group as they listen to Cath Hodsman who will be exploring the wonderful world of insects, butterflies and moths. Cath has a passion for insects and will share her reasons why and the techniques behind her detailed interpretations.
Find out more about Cath, here
Artist in Residence
Cath Hodsman is an artist and illustrator, who has a passion for painting and drawing insects. She was recently made a member of the Society of Biology and is a registered tutor for the Royal West of England Academy.
Dare to Dabble
Choose from 2 sessions: 10.30am – 1.00pm or 2.00pm – 4.30pm
The printing method we will use today uses a pencil to make marks on the printing surface. It is a fantastic workshop that will introduce you to the art of print making and how to easily make complicated multiple colour prints.
You will also be able to use your printing block multiple times to create your own unique wrapping paper – all ready for Christmas!
Bookable after 4th May.
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