Workshops & Tuition

This section features PDP members who offer workshops & tuition in the Peak District throughout the year. Please contact the individuals direct to make a booking.

If you need to stay during your visit, there is plenty of good quality accommodation at the many excellent hotels, guest houses, farmhouses & B & Bs in the Peak District. Why not enjoy a creative break amidst beautiful scenery?

For all your accommodation needs go to www.visitpeakdistrict.com

JEWELLERY MAKING COURSE

with Adele Kime

Course: Jewellery Design and Making Course

Venue: Glossop Adult Centre, Talbot Rd. Glossop

Dates: Starts 20th September for 24 weeks (3 terms of eight weeks)
Beginners 12.45pm - 3.15pm
Intermediates 9.30am -12noon

Course description: Contemporary jeweller/maker Adele Kime will be running this course where you can come along and have fun learning how to design and make creative pieces, using a variety of techniques and materials. You will learn how to apply colour and pattern onto aluminium, together with the basic techniques of sawing, drilling, filing, riveting and finishing into simple jewellery.

Progress onto working in silver, learning how to solder, texture, form, pierce, rivet, polish, etc. all on the beginners course.

Join the intermediate course if you have previous knowledge and learn more advanced skills in silver such as etching and setting stones. Plus creative stitching into metal and textiles techniques.

To book a place or for more information contact:

Glossop Centre on 01457 852245 or
Adele Kime on 01663 749254

SILK PAINTING

with Pauline Townsend

Individual or group tuition from beginners to improvers. Workshops are based on the traditional gutta resist method of silk painting using heat fixed silk paints.

Group workshops are listed below. Bespoke workshops by arrangement. Contact me for details of available themes or for further information.

All workshops take place at my studio in Buxton and the costs include all materials.

May 29th; June 8th 2008
Silk Painting for Beginners
Full Day workshop inc lunch £45

19th June; 22nd June 2008
Painting Fuchsias
10.30am – 1.00pm £20

19th June; 22nd June 2008
Painting Gypsophila
2.00pm – 4.30pm £20

5th July 2008
Gustav Klimt Workshops
am – Greeting Cards
pm – suncatcher
£20 each

3rd July; 3rd August 2008
Under the Sea
Full day workshop inc lunch £45

Please email or ring for further information pauline@silkpainter.co.uk

Tel: 01298 22117 www.silkpainter.co.uk

POTTERY TUITION

Janine Mannion-Jones

JMJ Pottery,
140 Chatsworth Road,
Brampton, Chesterfield,
Derbyshire S40 2AR

Pottery tuition in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Tuition in all aspects of clay work. Hand building and throwing on electric wheels is a speciality. Glazing and firing also taught. All abilities welcome.

Dates
Throughout the year (apart from when I am on holiday or exhibiting).

Booking
Contact Janine on 01246 555461
Opening times 10.00 am to 5.00pm Tuesday to Saturday.

EXPERIMENTING WITH ART
with artist Sandra Orme, B.A.hons, ATC

10 WEEKS- STARTING 24-4-08

This is a 10 week art course exploring a range of different materials, artists and styles. During the first half of the course,participants are encouraged to explore and experiment in a broad range of different activities. During the second 5 weeks, the aim is to develop individual ideas and direction in your chosen medium.

Contact Derbyshire County Council Adult Education team : 01298 214175

ART WORKSHOPS & STUDIO SESSIONS

Creative Fruitfulness

Jenny Mather M.A., D.F.A. (Slade) ATC, Athdip
Blackberry Barn Studio, Bamford
in the High Peak of Derbyshire beneath Win Hill and near to Ladybower Reservoir

WORKSHOPS

Check back for new 2008 dates

STUDIO SESSIONS
Studio Sessions concentrate on techniques, use of different media and genre. Students work on their own choice of subject and media within a studio setting e.g. Still life in oils, Abstract in acrylics etc. ... with tuition throughout the day

Check back for more dates

Booking
– by post to Blackberry Barn Studio, Main Rd, Bamford, Hope Valley S33 0AY

STONE CARVING

Andy Oldfield
Stone Carver

The Fringe Workshop
Padley Wood Lane, Pilsley
Derbyshire S45 8EL

01773 872541
oldfield1@btinternet.com
www.thefringeworkshop.co.uk

Andy offers hands-on stone carving workshops throughout the year. Please ring for further information.

MOSAICS

Zantium Mosaics

Zantium Studios
Godfrey Hole House
Godfrey Hole, Hopton
Wirksworth DE4 4DF

01629 824377
studios@zantium.co.uk
www.zantium.co.uk

Peter & Alison Massey are Zantium, a creative partnership specialising in the design, construction & teaching of mosaic. Workshops are held throughout the year in mosaic & other craft disciplines. Accommodation is available on site. Please send for a course brochure or see the website for details.

STAINED GLASS

Dave Griffin
Stained Glass Artist

The Old Sawmill
Rowsley, Matlock
Derbyshire DE4 2EB

01629 814770
davegriffin@stainedglass1.plus.com
www.dave-griffin.co.uk

Dave Griffin runs courses in the art of stained glass, for both beginner and intermediate levels.