All the latest winners in the world’s most prestigious wildlife photography competition organised by The Natural History Museum. Chosen from almost 50,000 entries from 92 countries, these amazing images reflect nature’s beauty, diversity and fragility.
These three particular fish were very curious. As I approached, they danced about the camera lens, and there are parasitic isopod in their mouth. It took me six dives, patience and luck to capture the exact moment when all three fish opened their mouths to reveal their guests. Finally, on the last day, on the last dive, I succeeded.
Technical specification
Canon 5D Mark III, EF100mmMacro, 1/200 sec at F25, ISO320, Sea & Sea Housing, Sea & Sea YS-250 PRO strobes.
GSBI specialises in botanical illustration as distinct from flower painting and includes a number of RHS medal winners. This exhibition will display fine examples of works in pencil, ink and watercolour.
By Cher Nicholson
These little garden bird mosaics are designed to interact with their environment, reflecting and refracting light so that they change throughout the day.
On this one day workshop you will produce a stained glass mosaic bird on a stalk to brighten up your garden. You will be able to make a bird of your choice from a limited selection of shapes.
Skills covered on the course will include mapping out of your original design, basic glass cutting, stained glass mosaic techniques, and grouting techniques.
This course is suitable for all levels although glass cutting skills are a bonus.
Ice Rink – Isabelle Procter
Following the death of David Shepherd last year, we will watch an interview with David about his life and work.
Also…
After our Christmas get together was postponed due to the bad weather, tonight is the night we will share and swop our Christmas sardine tin creations!
Energy, improvisation, gesture, spontaneity and chance are all characteristics of Monoprinting
This two-day workshop is designed to introduce printmaking to the beginner whilst allowing more experienced participants to further explore the possibilities of monoprinting.
Printmaking materials and equipment will be provided along with expert one to one tuition.
Day one will made up of short demonstrations of techniques and opportunity to investigate the potential of this versatile printmaking process. Day two will allow for development of ideas and further investigation of materials.
The Monotype / Monoprint is the most painterly and responsive of all printmaking techniques. It is a process that can be explored at home or in the studio without great investment or need for space.
Participants are invited to bring any sketchbooks or source material of their own, however this is not a requirement.
Needlefelting works woolen fibers into the surface of a fabric backing to produce “pastel” like images with the wool fibres.
By the end of the day you will have a fabulous life like bird picture, and the confidence to go on felting at home.
You don’t need to be fabulous at drawing to give this technique a go!
We will be using hand dyed and commercially dyed wool fibers, to create our images, our backgrounds will be woolen textiles, industrial prepared needlefelt, upcycled hand dyed woolen fabrics, upcycled tweeds.
This technique uses specialist needles to felt the wool fibers into the surface of the fabrics using small
tapping motions as if we were tapping lots of pencil dots onto a page.
The first ever ‘Harris Dynasty’ exhibition, showcasing 50 years of unique studio glass designs by the late Michael Harris and his two sons, Timothy and Jonathan, both independent glassmakers, world-renowned for their own unique and individual styles.
By Jonathan Harris
This is a practical evening focussing on using metal leaf, embossing powder and gilding wax. Small additional charge for materials.
Fat Kangeroos to Jumbo’s Blues, working with David Attenborough to tell stories from the past. Stephen is the managing director and creative director of Humble Bee Films and a former BBC producer who worked with Chris Parsons, a former trustee of Nature in Art, at the world famous Natural History Unit. Dunleavy’s credits include David Attenborough’s Life in the Undergrowth, Saving Planet Earth, Natural World and more recently Little Prairie Dogs for CBeebies channel.
An evening not to be missed!
Tickets: £8, includes buffet supper
Tickets must be booked in advance.
Image: Sir David Attenborough Q&A with Stephen Dunleavy | David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities | Eden Channel UKTV