Sometimes members of the Friends of the Hatton like to send us reviews of workshops we have arranged. We like that and often feature them in our quarterly bulletins.
We had such a wonderful time making some gorgeous little animals with Jo. Making the woollen hedgehogs and birds was a great choice for some relaxing, mindful crafting. As always Jo guided us expertly through the various steps and it was great to create something so instantly impactful and easily replicable. Sophie Cousin
What a happy way to spend a rainy Saturday in June! This workshop with Edward Hillier did exactly what it said on the tin - inspired us to paint more expressively. We focused on landscape works by David Bomberg and Joan Eardley, beginning with short exercises using charcoal to make bold strokes to outline the … Continue reading Review of our recent workshop by Edward Hillier
Louise opened the workshop with a really interesting slide show with many visual examples charting the history of patchwork and quilting from its earliest known conception to present day. Louise went on to show images of her own work along with examples of some of the community projects she has been involved in. Fully inspired … Continue reading Review of our recent workshop by Louise Underwood
The Workshop “Japanese ‘Mindful’ stitching” lead by Jo Duncan did require a good amount of concentration. We made two lovely books, binding loose sheets together. The first was relatively simple, but the second more decorative and requiring careful consideration. The stitched pattern magically appeared on both sides of the binding. Jo could not have been … Continue reading Reviews of our recent workshop by Jo Duncan
On the 16th December Katie Price conducted a workshop for the Friends of the Hatton. Katie had prepared lots of kits using her supplies of vintage quilts and fabric. She had prepared templates so we could make a selection of Christmas ornaments or fairy houses. She brought many samples of her own work together with … Continue reading Review of our recent workshop by Katie Price
Robert’s session for the Friends of the Hatton in November was fascinating. He talked about growing up in the County Durham countryside, his love of nature and the landscape, his artistic influences and how he came to formal art education. During his talk he showed drawings, prints and paintings he had made throughout his career … Continue reading Reviews of our recent workshop by Rob Newton
In September Katherine gave a talk about her work and ran a workshop to explore experimental watercolour painting techniques using traditional paints and paints she has ground herself from natural materials. You can see more of Katherine’s work on her website katherine-renton.co.uk/ or her Facebook page facebook.com/KatherineRentonArtist/. Northumbrian based artist Katherine Renton joined us for … Continue reading Reviews of our recent workshop by Katherine Renton
Kittie presented an illustrated talk about her work and demonstrated how she works from the landscape using charcoal and pastel. Attendees were given the opportunity to try the materials and techniques used by her themselves. You can see more of Kittie’s work on her website, kittiejones.com Kittie Jones workshop was very successful and enjoyed by … Continue reading Reviews of our recent workshop by Kittie Jones
“This Land of Ours” was a practical workshop exploring how to capture landscape in fabric and stitch. Participants worked from their own source materials to develop an appliqué image of a landscape/scenery that was special to them. You can see more of Donna’s work at donnacheshiretextiles.com/ “This Land of Ours” was run by Textile Artist … Continue reading Review of our recent workshop by Donna Cheshire
After Brenda Procter’s initial printing workshop in the spring, participants wanted to produce a collaborative picture. It was not easy gathering everybody together but we managed to meet on Friday 5th May and produced a Collaborative Picture on the theme of trees. The picture was mounted exhibited in the Friends’ recent Summer Exhibition. We hope … Continue reading Collaborative Workshop
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