Our workshops and courses for adults taking place in Headington, Oxford are listed here.
There are discounts if you book with a friend, or have attended a workshop with us before on some of these events – check the booking links for more details of these.
All bookings are subject to our refund policy.
Make your own Jewellery (in oven-baked polymer clay)
Create your own beautiful earrings with the wonderful colours of polymer clay. In this workshop you have the opportunity to make two pairs of earrings – one for yourself and one as a gift, maybe?
Decide on your colours, patterns and textures for the clay then create your own masterpieces. These will be oven-baked during the tea-break and you will then be able to complete them with the silver or golden hooks. Booking is essential.
Botanical Drawing and Etching
Explore the wonderfully evocative method of drypoint etching with experienced tutor Helen Edwards at one or both of these workshops.
Helen will start you with some sketching exercises before introducing an approach to drawing flowers. You will then explore the beautiful garden and create more sketches ready for etching and printing in the afternoon. You will produce your own drypoint etching and be shown how to ink up to develop tones and colour before printing onto quality paper. As a further enhancement, you will be taught how to develop tone with the inking up process and add colour using chine colle technique.
All materials and tools are provided, just bring your own lunch. Whatever your prior experience, you will be well supported in the friendly small group setting.
In this afternoon session, you will be making your own project in clay using a range of handbuilding techniques with some inspiration ideas from Frances.
Perhaps you’d like to make a tealight holder, where the light glows through the gaps you create in the clay? Or maybe an ornament for your garden, such as a cane-topper? You could choose to make a vase or a pen pot with a textured finish. The options are endless! With guidance you will be supported to complete a successful project, even if you are a complete beginner or have enjoyed pottery before.
You will leave your creation at the studio for firing and it should be ready to collect in a few weeks.
All materials are provided and no previous crafting experience required. Booking is essential.
Making bird-feeders from willow
All materials and tools are provided to enable you to weave different styles of bird feeders, perfect for holding fat balls and nuts and seeds. You’ll then have plenty of time to experiment and make yourself several feeders of your own. You will be taught traditional weaving techniques and supported to complete your own woven bird-feeder by the end of the session.
Ellie is an experienced workshop leader who creates a range of baskets using Somerset grown willow.
Make a Bread Basket with Ellie Morgan
We are pleased to bring willow-making back to Headington and invite you to join basket-maker and tutor Eleanor Morgan in weaving your very own willow bread basket.
All materials and tools are provided to enable you to make a simple bread basket that you will treasure. The workshop is designed for beginners, but others are more than welcome. You will be taught traditional basket-making techniques and supported to complete your own basket by the end of the morning.
Ellie is an experienced workshop leader who creates a range of baskets using Somerset grown willow. She is a Yeoman of the Worshipful Company of Basketmakers, a member of the Basketry Association.
Shaped plates and stamps in lino
We are delighted to welcome back to Hunsdon House the very talented Leicester artist and educator Jo Shearer with a variety of print-making sessions.
All materials and tools are provided to enable you to develop your own prints along with some inspiring resources, just bring your own lunch. The workshops are designed for those with some basic grounding in linoprinting, but beginners are also more than welcome and will be well supported in the friendly small group setting.
Discover the art of crafting expressive and whimsically grotesque facial features for your very own garden gargoyle. Suitable for display outdoors.
Pippa Prosser is a Warwickshire-based potter who will be coming to us for this fun workshop using stoneware clay. All costs of materials and firing are included. The finished gargoyles will be ready for collection between four and six weeks’ later.
Sundays:
10:00-12:30
£20 (£35 for two people)
Sunday Studio in Headington @ Deepwell Arts
These fortnightly sessions is like an art club, providing you with space, time and refreshments to progress independently with your own projects in the company of others in our beautiful setting. This session is not tutored, but feedback and support are provided. All are welcome.
Basic materials and equipment are available for you to use, including paint, paper, clay and printing inks. Bring your own projects and any specialised materials.
Terracotta Pottery with Frances
If you love the idea of making your own pot, vase or ornament in clay, then this is the workshop for you. Bring your ideas, or take one of my suggestions. You could use simple pinching techniques, for instance, to form a clay animal that will make a wonderful gift. Or maybe you would prefer to make a coil pot or bowl. You have the option to use coloured slips during the session to add colour to the red clay body. Your creation will be taken for firing and be available for collection a few weeks’ later.
All materials are provided and no previous crafting experience required. Because we will be using terracotta clay, you are advised to bring an apron to avoid marking your clothes. Booking is essential.
tbc – please email if interested
14:00-16:30
£45 (£80 for two)
Cyanotypes – sunprinting
Explore the historic photographic process of cyanotypes, also known as sun prints in this half day workshop with Abingdon-based artist Emma Williams aka Natural Learning Oxford. Use a specially coated paper, arrange your items on top and expose it to the rays of the sun. You can use plants, objects, stencils, even your hands to make patterns. Then, just rinse your print in water and your picture will appear like magic!
Be warned, it’s mesmerising and totally addictive!
Previous sessions held at Hunsdon House
