Workshops & Events

At King Street Arts we aim to offer workshops which focus on exploring and developing our understanding and awareness of some of the methods involved in being creative. This can include the acquisition of practical skills and a basic understanding of the materials to be used in the workshop sessions. Our workshops also encourage participants to discover and appreciate that as being individuals we each have a unique set of skills, abilities, and awareness based on our personal life experiences. This uniqueness can and will contribute to the evolving of our own approach and process in realizing creative outcomes.


Book making Workshops

with Sian Peters


Saturday 6th April 10.00 - 1pm

 

Learn new skills whist you explore origami paper folding techniques and make a decorative concertina book of your own.

 

Saturday 13th April 10 - 1pm


Learn about Japanese stab binding and create your own unique, decorative sab bound book


Each workshop is £22 including materials.

If you book for both the cost is £40


Maryam Golubeva


Papercutting  Workshop


Monday 8th April 6.30 - 9pm


Would you like to develop an extra art skill and learn to use manicure scissors in a creative way?

Come and join Maryam Golubeva for a papercutting workshop.

Learn the story of papercutting, get inspired by intricate patterns, learn to use manicure scissors in a creative way and have fun creating a greetings card.

In this workshop, participants will be introduced to the history of papercutting, various intricate designs and will learn the ancient skill of papercutting.

 

·     Meet new friends

·     Learn new designs

·     Boost yourself with creative ideas

·     Learn new skills

·     Join us and create your own greetings card.

·     Workshop age group: 10+

 

The workshop will cover the following areas:

 

• An introduction to paper cutting with a look at some examples,

• A quick run-through of the tools needed,

• Essential tips and tricks in paper cutting,

• Work on practice sheets,

• Create a final project from a choice of the original templates.

 

Don't worry - drawing skills are not essential! You just need a steady hand and a bit of patience!

 

You can expect to proudly walk away at the end of the session with some beautiful hand-crafted greetings card. 


It is essential to book in advance.



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Create Natural Plant Ink

with Helen Leece


Four dates


Wednesday 24th April 10 - 1pm


Wednesday 5th June 10 - 1pm


Wednesday 1oth July 10 - 1pm


Wednesday 14th August 10 - 1pm


£35 each including materials


Come and explore the wonders of natural ink making with Helen Leece. Helen lives in the beautiful Trough of Bowland and is a wildflower meadow conservationist and well practiced in Ayurveda plant medicine and Flower Essences. She will be holding a series of four workshops at King Street Arts to explore the connection of plants to art. Have you ever wondered how to create natural plant inks that can be used for painting your own creations? Learn what colour flowers and barks make and how to stabilise the ink. Come along and get creative with other artists and beginners while we explore the palette from nature.

We will explore different seasonal plants in each of the 4 sessions in this series, so each session will be distinct. Book one session or join us for all four.

We will begin with a seasonal herbal tea and explore the myth and medicine of our seasonal and local plants. The rest of the workshop will be at your own pace, in a relaxed environment as we explore the inks in depth, how to make them and you will have time to paint with them and see how they move and feel for you. Please bring your journal or watercolour note book .

Booking is essential.




Helen Thompson

Watercolours for Beginners

Part One

Wednesday mornings 10.30 - 12.30

1st, 8th & 15th May 2024


Over the three weekly sessions of these workshops you will learn many basic painting techniques, learn about different papers and the individual qualities of working with watercolour whilst creating your own unique paintings.

The cost is £60 and includes all materials.



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If there are workshops you would be  interested in please contact us and we will let you know the next dates and times when more workshops will be available for booking. email






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