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.
Terracotta Pottery Experience
If you love the idea of making your own pot, vase or ornament in clay, then this is the workshop for you. Sign up for a wonderful couple of hours either on Saturday or Sunday afternoon, or both!
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. You are advised to bring an apron to protect your clothes.
Frances has worked in pottery for many years and loves sharing her skills with others.
Sundays:
10:00-12:30
£20 (£30 for two people)
Sunday Studio in Headington @ Deepwell Arts
This session 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. Bring your own projects and any special materials.
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 and printing inks.
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.
Multi-block linocuts
In this print-making workshop, you will be developing your skills in printing using multi-block linocuts to achieve more complex designs.
Reduction linocuts
In this technique, you are cutting away more of the lino each time to build up different colour layers.
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.
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.
Spoon Carving with Ellie Morgan
We are delighted to introduce spoon carving to Hunsdon House this season. In this morning workshop you will be guided by wood carving expert Eleanor Morgan in creating your own customised wooden spoon from local wood. Starting with a wooden blank, you will use just two different knives to carve a beautiful spoon of your very own to take home proudly.
All materials and tools are provided. The workshop is designed for beginners, but others are more than welcome. Since we will be using sharp knives, this is suitable for over 18s only.
Make a Bread Basket
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.
tbc
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
