Classes are filling up fast, so book early to avoid disappointment. Both the bright and airy main space and craft room are being kept clean and as safe as possible, so you can enjoy being creative with likeminded people. We look forward to seeing you at Yardley Arts.
Becky Gillatt runs a number of 3 hour, whole day and evening workshops throughout the year in our jewellery studio. Workshops include cabochon stone setting, spoon making and sea glass setting, all suitable for total beginners and those with some experience.
To view all workshops, please visit Becky’s website.
Come and spend the day with Beccy Gillatt in a relaxed and supportive atmosphere where you will design and make your own pieces of silver jewellery and add a stone setting to one.
Learn how to encase sea glass with fine silver to make these treasures into a wearable pendant in this three-hour workshop with Beccy Gillatt. You will make a beautiful piece of jewellery to take away with you and treasure forever.
Feeling creative and want to meet up with similar-minded people? Book one of our open studio sessions on the last Friday of every month. You can work in any medium (bring what you like) and there's always someone on hand to give advice.
Come and spend the day with Beccy Gillatt in a relaxed and supportive atmosphere where you will design and make your own pieces of silver jewellery and add a stone setting to one.
A relaxed evening with silversmith, Beccy Gillatt where you will learn how to make silver wire frames and insert a shot of colour using resin. Fun and really effective! All ages and abilities welcome.
Come and learn the fascinating techniques of silversmithing with Beccy Gillatt. You will be guided through all the processes to enable you to make a silver teaspoon size spoon in your own design. You will be able to purchase all materials from the tutor on the day.
In this one-day workshop with Tony Hinchliffe, you will learn how to paint the nude figure from life using pastels. Soft pastel is a great medium if you want to be free from the shackles of trying to chase photo-realism, giving you room to show a little expression in your mark-making and colour considerations.
Come and learn all the techniques needed to enable you to make your very own spinner ring with two moving parts or a set of three stacking rings – one with a cabochon stone setting.
Enjoy learning all the techniques needed to carve your very own ring or pendant design in wax. We're delighted to be able to offer this workshop by Beccy Gillatt in conjunction with Nikola Hostonska from Atelier Mach.
When we are mindful we are paying regular, calm attention to the present moment. This taster workshop will help you to understand more about mindfulness and give an opportunity to practice a number of different mindfulness meditations, using a focus on paintings to help with this process.
Would you like to learn the art of linocut? Come and join Northamptonshire-based linocut printmaker, Kat Lendacka. You will leave with a selection of prints and greeting cards and a new skill you can keep improving at home.
This is a special course of life drawing with Sara Myers, where we will look at and discuss the work of different artists in the break of each of the six sessions. We have a variety of experienced male and female models, and during the course there is always one long pose session and one session concentrating on quick poses and sketching.
Join friendly and experienced artist and tutor, Nicky Hunter and learn how to paint seasonal florals in the loose and lively watercolour style.
Do you have experience life drawing/painting but really want to get a longer time in front of a model? Come along for long single poses of two and a half hours with artist and tutor, Sara Myers. Each session has a different fab model, great lighting, an interesting pose in a really light spacious studio.
A relaxed workshop with silversmith, Beccy Gillatt where you will learn how to make silver wire frames and insert a shot of colour using resin. Fun and really effective! All ages and abilities welcome.
Enjoy three hours learning how to forge silver wires into different shapes and forms for ring making. You will have the opportunity to test out the forging technique on copper before you choose your two designs to work on in silver. Tools and materials provided.
Learn how to use enamels to add colour to silver and copper components with silversmith, Beccy Gillatt. You’ll complete a range of samples in copper and then cut silver pendants and earring forms to enamel with your favourite colours. All materials included.
This four-week course is designed to build confidence in your ability to work spontaneously in a sketchbook. You will receive a warm welcome from your tutor Cathy Burnett and, as we will be drawing outdoors, there will be plenty of space for you to work safely.
