Review

A Morning on the Tiles

21st June 2024 – Philip led this morning’s workshop. He illustrated 2 different methods of creating a tile; one involved creating a shape that you could interlock with itself creating a continuous pattern; the second was to draw 2 curvy lines on a square tile and label the four corners P, A, R and T. The shapes were then cut out and reconnected matching the letters T, R ,A and P. We decided what the resulting shape looked like using our imagination. It was a really interesting, absorbing and fun morning.

Review

Anne Allan – Chinese Brush workshop

17th May 2024 – Anne gave a very interesting description and demonstration of Chinese brushstroke techniques, outlining the correct materials to use and where to buy them. Anne showed many examples of her work and the book she has published. We first practised painting bamboo shoots using simple, continuous brush stokes – however we soon realised that this is a specialised artform requiring a lot of skill and practice. We all had a very enjoyable morning and look forward to Anne coming back.