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As an experienced  lecturer and practitioner of more that 20 years it gives me great pleasure to see people reach their creative potential and with this in mind I offer a variety of 1-1 workshops on a sessional basis as well as the online self paced workshops and tutorials which you can access by clicking the link above.​

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Workshops and Skills Development 

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I run workshops both online and in person in a variety of processes including drawing, painting, printmaking and bookmaking. I can design these to suit your setting. Most workshops can be tailored to your needs and venue. Please contact me to discuss your requirements.  Most in-person workshops would be based in Cornwall. 

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• Monoprinting & Botanical Monoprinting
  An introduction to expressive, one-off prints using traditional monoprinting techniques, incorporating natural plant forms and surface textures.

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• Lino Printing
  Focuses on carving and printing from soft-cut lino blocks to produce bold, graphic prints using single-plate, multi-block, or reduction methods. With and without a press

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• Printing onto Fabrics: Mono and Lino Printing
  Explores surface design by printing monoprints and linocuts directly onto fabric using textile-friendly inks.

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• Drypoint Printmaking
  Covers the fundamentals of drypoint printmaking, using simple tools to create rich, linear images with depth and subtle texture, with and without a press.

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• Botanical Casting
  Involves creating detailed plaster reliefs from real plant material, capturing the fine textures and organic structures of natural forms.

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• Botanical Casting: Jewellery or Decorations
  Introduces casting techniques for small-scale botanical reliefs, designed for transformation into decorative objects or wearable pieces using eco resin.

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• Making Ink and Using It
  Covers the preparation of natural inks from foraged or plant-based materials, followed by experimental drawing and mark-making sessions.

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• Making Charcoal and Using It
  Demonstrates the creation of drawing charcoal from natural sources, with practical applications in expressive drawing. (Requires a fire basket and suitable outdoor location.)

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• Intro into Botanical Illustration
  A structured introduction to botanical illustration, with emphasis on observation, proportion, and fine detail using traditional drawing techniques.

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• Walk and Drawing
  Combines gentle walking with observational drawing, responding to the surrounding landscape while moving through gardens and grounds.

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• Sketchbook in a Day
  A creative day of walking, drawing, painting, and collaging to produce a variety of responses, compiled into a simple hand-folded sketchbook.

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• Drawing and Mark-Making Inspired by Textures in the Landscape
  Investigates texture, rhythm, and gesture through exploratory drawing techniques, using materials such as graphite, charcoal, and ink.

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• Selective Composition
  Explores compositional choices in drawing, using natural objects, still life and landscape elements to develop balance, focus, and unusual point of visual interest.

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• Creating Repeat Patterns
  Introduces techniques for generating hand-drawn repeat patterns.

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• Watercolours: Birds, Plants, and Landscapes
  Focuses on capturing the delicacy and movement of natural subjects using transparent watercolour techniques.

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• Acrylics: Birds, Plants, and Landscapes
  Uses acrylic painting to depict birds, plants, and landscape features, with emphasis on colour, layering, and textural brushwork.

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• Painting: Experimental Composition Workshop
  Encourages playful and intuitive approaches to composition through abstraction, layering, and cropping within painted works.

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• Painting: Experimental Colour Workshop
  Explores unconventional colour palettes, expressive brushwork, and personal response to colour through a series of guided experiments.

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• Experimental Acrylics or Watercolours
  Investigates a range of alternative tools and methods to expand creative possibilities in acrylic or watercolour media.

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• Silk Paper Workshop
  Explores the process of making silk fibre paper, used as a base for mixed media or shaped into three-dimensional sculptural forms.

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• Felt Making
  Focuses on traditional wet felting techniques to produce both flat and sculptural forms using natural wool fibres.

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• Paper Making

• Making handmade paper and incorporating natural materials with an experimental focus

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​​One to One Practice Development and Professional Practice Mentoring

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• When we leave university or have been practicing for a while one thing we miss are those one to one tutorials which look intensely but objectively at our practice.  We can access life drawing, skills development workshops, talks etc. but it is often difficult to find those in depth critical  (but gentle) analytical conversations that we have with our tutors. 

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• Sometimes it is difficult to see the strengths and weaknesses in your own work when you are so closely and often emotionally involved with it.  It can become a little like a dense forest of ideas and a little overwhelming, preventing you from committing to an idea or making work which fulfils your creative potential.

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​​​​Social Media & Professional Practice 

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• Whether you would like to get to grips with social media platforms, or focus on building a website or portfolio, I can offer 1-1 or small group sessions tailored to your requirements and I can design a strategy to suit you with the aim of giving you the confidence to be completely self sufficient as you find your feet, unless you would like regular input.
   

• All sessions are completely tailored to your own needs and requirements,  1 hour per session, they can be a one off evaluation or regular ongoing professional practice discussions.

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My fees are simple and transparent based on an hourly rate plus a mileage fee of 50p per mile from my studio in the TR14 area of Cornwall, for group facilitation the fee would be by negotiation and dependent on numbers etc.  Please use the form below to enquire further.