OCTOBER 2016 – March 2017
MAKE CREATE DISCOVER
ShArt • Craft • Gortardening • Music • Texti lesco • Photography •u Wood •rses Metalwork • Ceramics A CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE, As usual West Dean CREATIVITY AND is heaven. The creative TRANQUILITY atmosphere is tangible as you arrive through the gates.
Katrina Miller, Willow basketmaking – organic asymmetric baskets
Your passion or interest will be transformed into a deep and creative learning experience. Be guided Draw or paint in the brisk winter air, get your hands THE EDWARD JAMES LEGACY and inspired by our expert tutors, practicing messy in the pottery studio, learn the satisfying professionals with impressive reputations. art of binding your own books or take the time The vision of founder and Surrealist patron Edward to weave a tapestry. Banish the dull grey days and James, connects today’s make time for creativity this winter. students with a rich heritage of arts, crafts and You’ll find hundreds of courses to inspire throughout these Learn in fully-equipped studios and workshops, with a pottery, forge, creative possibility. pages. Once again we’ve listed themed weeks and taster fine-metals workshop, light and airy art studios, a sculpture courtyard and a courses under a back cover to make them easier to find. Edward James, a lifelong stone carving workshop. Set in the historic West Dean House, home to the art collector and a poet, Discover new courses with new tutors in automata, creative college, and award-winning West Dean Gardens, escape the everyday and join inherited the West Dean writing, mosaics and photography. Combine unusual materials a community of tutors and fellow students, each driven to enrich their lives House and Estate in 1912. to make jewellery from wood or print and dye fabrics with through creating. When he came of age, rust; you’ll be amazed at the results. Or for the more traditional As part of an educational charity, the future of West Dean College rests both Edward began investing minded enjoy painting and gilding a trecento angel. on our own fundraising ability and the income we generate across our activities. his time and money As we head towards Christmas, why not make the season in supporting artists, Every penny you spend at West Dean, whether on a short course, in our shop more meaningful with something handmade? Join a taster craftspeople, dancers and poets. His passion for the or entry to the gardens, and every donation you make, helps us to open up course to make and take home unique creations, whether arts brought him into contact with many leading artists West Dean for more people and preserve it for future generations. they are decorations to adorn your home or gifts made for including Leonora Carrington, Remedios Varo, Salvador Very approachable, family and friends. Dalí and René Magritte. In 1964 he created a charitable experienced and patient tutor trust, The Edward James Foundation, to fulfil his desire to Don’t miss themed weeks on drawing and paper (see the nurture music, traditional crafts and the visual arts. The - the teaching and course back section) and a new unique course, Creative research and Foundation opened West Dean College in 1971 as a exceeded expectations. development skills – inspired by The Edward James Archive. centre for education and training in conservation and the Karen Sweetland, We look forward to welcoming you. visual and applied arts. Pattern cutting and dressmaking - a shift dress
West Dean College, West Dean, Chichester West Sussex PO18 0QZ
The Edward James Foundation Ltd, Registered Charity No. 1126084 Alison Baxter, Head of Creative Enterprise
Front cover images: student work, Liz Clay, student work, Ane Christensen, Joanna Veevers Back cover images: Debbie Wijskamp, Jane Ponsford, student work
1 Booking is easy +44 (0)1243 818300 [email protected] www.westdean.org.uk Book by phone for a 10% new student discount 2 A GUIDE TO CONTENTS YOUR BROCHURE A Guide to Your Brochure 3 TEXTILES 44-51 Sewing, Embroidery and Accessories 44-45 Stay With Us 5 Leatherwork 45 Bursaries 6 Art Textiles 45-49 CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT 7 Constructed and Woven Textiles 49-51 Developing skills and creative language in Tapestry 51 FOUNDATION DIPLOMA IN ART AND DESIGN 8 Weaving (2 year course) BASKETMAKING, CHAIR SEATING WOODWORKING AND FURNITURE MAKING 52-55 AND WILLOW WORK 9 Furniture 52 BOOKS, PAPER AND LETTERING 10-11 Wood, Carving and Turning 52-54 Bookbinding and Paper 10 Picture Framing, Gilding and Decorative Finishes 54 Calligraphy and Lettercutting 11 Musical Instrument Making 55 DRAWING 12-14 WRITING 56 GARDENING 15-17 Continuing Professional Development in Conservation 57 Garden Lectures and Talks 15 Degrees and Diplomas 57 Garden Courses 15-17 Chronological List of Courses and Events 58-59 GLASS AND MOSAICS 18-19 Glass 18-19 Useful Information 60-61 To help you choose we’ve WHAT LEVEL AM I? Mosaics 19 Booking Form 62 listed courses in three ways: Beginners – starting points JEWELLERY AND ENAMELLING 20-22 West Dean College Terms and Conditions 63-64 If you have little or no experience Enamelling 20 By subject area, see the contents page opposite. Accommodation Fees 64 these structured introductions will Jewellery 21-22 By specific area, each subject area has categories within it, to flick help you learn the basics. Make Your Own Wedding Rings 20 Flip upside down for: straight to your area of interest. Intermediate – skills development METALWORKING 23-24 Themed Courses – Drawing Week and Paper Week 2 Blacksmithing and Metalworking 23 By date, see the chronological list on pages 58 - 59 Taster Courses 3-5 If you have taken a related course Clockmaking 23 Each course has a brief description, tutor name, price, date and or have existing skills, choose Silversmithing 24 Visit Us – Talks, Concerts and Events 6-7 intermediate level and we will help recommended level of experience. For more information on any MUSIC 25-26 course or tutor visit www.westdean.org.uk you develop and work towards independent practice. PAINTING 27-34 Please note the fees next to courses do not include Botanical Art 27 Advanced – creative development accommodation. See page 64 for accommodation prices. Mixed and Other Media 28-29 Try these if you want to expand Painting – Subject Led 29-31 Fabulous course and wonderful tutor. your skills, develop your practice Painting – Oils 31-32 HOW DO I BOOK? I learnt loads and it’s a wonderful and work intensively to achieve Painting – Water Based 32-34 place to stay too. Make a note of the course code at the end of each your maximum potential. PHOTOGRAPHY 35-36 www.westdean.org.uk Penelope Miles, course description and go to , email Suitable for all POTTERY AND CERAMICS 37-39 [email protected] or call 01243 818300. Portrait painting in oils These are subject focused courses Alternatively fill in the booking form at the end of this brochure. PRINTMAKING 40-41 that embrace all levels. A structured If you are using the digital brochure simply click on the course start is followed by guided SCULPTURE 42-43 Automata 42 code to book. independent practice. GIFT VOUCHERS Carving in Stone and Wood 42 See page 61 for more details on how to book. Modelling, Casting and Other Techniques 43 Treat a friend or loved one to the West Dean experience. You can buy vouchers for £10, £25, £50 or £100, which can be used as full or part payment towards a short course. Email [email protected] or call 01243 818300.
Images left to right: Harry Brockway, Pat Johnson, Sarah Campbell, James Price, Joanna Veevers
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Residential accommodation Enjoy a break at West Dean Bursaries available: Make your creative experience truly immersive by staying You don’t have to do a short course to stay here. Take BURSARIES with us during your course. As a residential student you advantage of our bed & breakfast breaks and enjoy the gardens, • Creative bursaries for can choose a traditional or more modern room, and wake parkland and local area. Bookings from £75 per night per undergraduates and recent up to the characterful charm of this period property set room subject to availability, including breakfast and entry to the BURSARIES AND FUNDING graduates of arts related subjects, in acres of parkland. The newly refurbished Vicarage, within gardens. We cannot currently accommodate children under 16 West Dean has a commitment to provide access to made possible with funding from the gardens, houses 10 additional rooms and further or dogs. education in the creative arts. From our own funds and The Edward James Foundation. annexes in the grounds are used in the summer. To book a room (without a course) email with the support of generous donations from a number Explore the award-winning gardens featuring a restored [email protected] or call 01243 811301 of trusts and individuals, we offer bursaries to people who • Joyce Mary Harding Textile Bursary Walled Kitchen Garden and Edwardian Pergola. Stroll cannot afford to study on a West Dean short course. We Fund for people with an interest through acres of parkland and be inspired by the changing also offer 50% bursaries to art teachers and lecturers at in developing their skills in textiles, of the seasons. At the end of each day relax in the historic schools, FE and HE institutions. who would benefit from assistance Oak Hall or in the bar with a book, drink, or a new friend with funding. Funding generously from your course. To apply for a bursary or find out more about any of provided by two individual donors. the bursaries listed, please either download a form from You are welcome to bring a partner or friend with you so our website www.westdean.org.uk/study/short-courses, • Music bursaries to help music they too can experience all we have to offer, even if they email [email protected] or call 01243 818262. students and young professionals don’t want to book on a course. attend the Chilingirian Quartet Summer School and the Dine with us International Classical Guitar Festival and Summer School. Funding has Dinner and breakfast are included in your stay. Lunch is It was a course I could never have been provided by several donors included with your course. afforded to pay for myself. It was and a group of West Dean Friends. Start the day with a traditional English or continental breakfast invaluable and enriching to me. Bursaries for the Foundation in the bright and airy dining room. For lunch and dinner, you • I learned a lot of technical terms and Diploma in Art and Design (FDAD) will find a tempting new menu each day, with two seasonal hot gained different techniques from the dishes, salad bar and a range of puddings, using locally sourced Bursaries are available for talented ingredients where possible. skilled teacher and the friends I made young students (aged 18–30) to on the course. study on the FDAD programme who are unable to find the full fees. Margaret Rawlinson, Funding has been made available Bursary student through the generous support of an individual donor.
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Whatever your creative practice, develop your capacity to extend your skills in understanding the purpose of what you do, practical ways to work collaboratively, and core FOUNDATION DIPLOMA research and development skills. IN ART AND DESIGN
Collaborative practice – the power Creative research and development Develop your portfolio of art and design skills. This Diploma of working together NEW skills – inspired by The Edward course is designed to prepare students to apply for entry To go fast, go alone. To go far, go together. James Archive NEW When I started the FDAD, I onto an Art and Design related degree programme. Whilst Through a series of exercises learn how to Learn how to research, reconsider and Really enjoyed my stay. I’d hit might have considered myself develop and document shared ideas for the explore wider aspects of your creativity a ‘block’ in my professional there are no formal entry requirements, it is essential that as someone who did a bit of making of collaborative artwork. Extend your to support and produce a number of new practice and now I’m raring students show a commitment to the aims of the Diploma and practice, embrace differences, define the works using The Edward James Foundation drawing as a hobby. After two common purpose and experience the power Archive as a starting point. Working to paint again. demonstrate an appropriate standard of work. years of challenging, fascinating of working together. directly with an object selected from CAROLINE WENDLING multidisciplinary the archive you will learn how to handle, Sandra Rowney, and deeply fulfilling study, I am artist extract and re-contextualise information The vision of colour Under the guidance and instruction of highly qualified, specialist tutors, you will proud to say that I consider from a collection, allowing you to October 23–26 Three Days £329 develop a rich and varied portfolio of work, ensure that your portfolio reflects myself as an artist. understand the wider range of processes Advanced 3D6528 your areas of interest and talents, and focus on your future career aspirations. that makes your work relevant today. FDAD student The archive is an extraordinary resource The West Dean Foundation Diploma is awarded when you successfully The authentic creative self – finding including letters of correspondence, complete 10 short courses, two tutorials, submit a portfolio of work and a final your voice bound volumes, photographs, journals and diaries, inventories, film, negatives and 2,000 word essay. The essay reflects on your learning and includes a statement Explore the breadth of your creativity and printing plates. that demonstrates the link between your experiences on the Diploma and your uncover your passion and purpose. Work with image, text, and form guided by your HAYLEY LOCK interdisciplinary intended next steps. senses, dreams and imagination. artist, maker supported by SARAH HUGHES The first short course is mandatory and establishes the ethos of the Diploma VERONIQUE MARIA artist, creativity research assistant with a programme of drawing and exploration. The course is programmed coach, mentor Thanks to the support of October 24–28 Four Days £426 three times a year in January, May and September. For the remaining nine October 24 One Day £121 an individual donor, a FDAD Advanced 4D6856 courses it is compulsory to attend a minimum of three courses from Drawing, Suitable for all 1D6533 bursary is available. Please Painting or Printmaking. You will receive two tutorials by a senior tutor and you apply if you are aged between will have the opportunity to attend drawing days (at a cost of £40 per day) that 18 and 30 and you would like are held every month. Your selected courses can be taken in any order but must to complete the Foundation normally be completed within a period of two years. Diploma in Art and Design, but FEES can’t afford the full fee. The £250 Diploma administration fee, payable on acceptance, includes the For further information on introductory weekend course and the two tutorials. The average cost of the Diploma and bursary completing the FDAD over two years (excluding materials and/or model contact Alison Baxter, Head charges) is £2627 (seven weekend courses and two five day courses). of Creative Enterprise, West Accommodation for a weekend, including dinner and breakfast, is available Dean College. Email from £162. [email protected] or call 01243 818262.
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The revival of basketmaking, chair seating and willow work has been Learn calligraphy and letter cutting techniques or experiment inspired by a desire to use sustainable materials. Join us to learn new with creative papermaking and uses for paper. Discover how skills and use tactile willow, rush, cane or other weaving materials to to bind your own books, create unique artist’s books or make make items for your home or garden. Inspirational tutors explore complex book repairs. These traditional processes offer a age-old techniques drawn from around the world. fulfilling contrast to the rise of digital media. Mary Butcher
Basketry – bindings, lashings, Willow basketmaking or chair Flexible basketry structures – Bookbinding and Paper Making marbled papers Making decorative objects from attachments and edges NEW seating in cane and rush looping, netting and knotting NEW Learn to produce beautiful hand marbled paper pulp Explore weavings and bindings that appear Experience three classic materials and learn Looping and netting have been used over Bookbinding repair techniques papers. Start with simple Suminagashi, using Explore the creative possibilities of reusing on basket structures from around the world. a variety of basketmaking or chair seating the past 20,000 years to make baskets, traps Chinese inks to produce delicate papers. Then paper. Learn techniques for making and Often used for decoration on handles, rims techniques as you work on projects of your and clothing. You will explore these ancient Learn how to repair your own cherished progress to traditional marbling techniques, shaping paper pulp to form your own and edges, they can also be essential as ways choice. Beginners are shown the basic skills skills and make contemporary bags, baskets books from simple joint repairs to taking using gouache paints to produce papers in a decorative objects like vases, bowls or of making a three-dimensional piece. Several while the more experienced build on their and wall hangings with natural and recycled the whole book apart and reconstructing. set of standard patterns and others of your other sculptural pieces. Experiment with the variations will be taught as you make small existing knowledge with help and support. materials. Processes covered include cleaning, applying own design. paper pulp, adding pigment to colour and leather dressing, staining, sewing and repairing scale samples and a completed form, learning LOUISE BROCKMAN paper marbler, decoration techniques. Develop your own MARY BUTCHER contemporary TIM JOHNSON artist and basketmaker corners and torn or fragile pages. about techniques and colour in flexible basketmaker, curator, author, teacher teacher designs using simply-shaped found objects as materials. February 24–26 Weekend £236 JOHN ROBINSON traditional hand moulds to create a range of individual pieces. January 13–16 Long Weekend £346 Suitable for all WE6759 bookbinder February 10–12 Weekend £253 MARY BUTCHER contemporary Suitable for all LW6677 Beginners/Intermediate WE6729 DEBBIE WIJSKAMP Dutch artist-designer basketmaker, curator, author, teacher November 21–24 Three Days £333 February 20–24 Four Days £461 Willow work for the garden Intermediate 3D6596 October 16–19 Three Days £341 Sculptural animal forms in willow Experimental papermaking – Beginners/Intermediate 4D6754 Suitable for all 3D6512 Introduce structure into your garden by material journeys Make a full-sized indigenous animal, such as making a spiral or domed plant support, Cover to cover – handmade books a deer, fox, sheep or pig using willow. Study willow hurdle, large sphere or fan trellis. Discover creative papermaking using cotton Paper embellishment for jewellery Textile basketry – exploring twined Make several individual books as you get drawings and photographs to observe how Discover weaving techniques and preparation and linen pulps. Incorporate structure using and creative uses to grips with traditional and contemporary pod forms structure and tension in the animal form can of materials. thread, wires and paper pulps. Develop your bookbinding methods and discover this Please see page 22 for further information. Create woven pod forms while weaving express meaning and animation. skills and use traditional and experimental DOMINIC PARRETTE basketmaker and satisfying creative process. Create your own HELYNE JENNINGS textile and textile-based basketry, inspired by gourds and western style papermaking techniques to DOMINIC PARRETTE basketmaker and coppice craftsman sketch or calligraphic books, albums, multi- paper artist seedpods from West Dean Gardens. Using a coppice craftsman make beautiful and unique artworks. section bindings and containers, as you variety of materials from rope to threads, the March 5–7 Two Days £280 February 20–24 Four Days £441 January 29–February 1 Three Days £389 learn about paper handling, glueing, sewing, JANE PONSFORD artist and papermaker pods can be woven in a range of sizes and Beginners/Intermediate 2D6781 Suitable for all 4D6755 Beginners/Intermediate 3D6704 attaching covers and finishing. with texture, colour and pattern. February 20–24 Four Days £438 The sustainable container – SUSAN HUFTON calligrapher, Intermediate/Advanced 4D6753 MARY CRABB contemporary letterer, bookbinder Bookbinding for all textile basketmaker Rush weaving – hats, mats, bags baskets from willow Discover the fascinating craft of bookbinding. and baskets February 5–9 Four Days £436 November 18–20 Weekend £235 Make baskets for everyday life from Beginners learn every stage of making a Suitable for all 4D6720 Beginners/Intermediate WE6591 Learn how to make hats, bags, baskets, sustainable willow. Complete two or three notebook, from folding the paper into tablemats or floor matting in English bulrush. projects of your choice from shopping sections to gluing and case-making. Progress Explore the versatility of this material, with or laundry baskets, to storage boxes and to a project such as the repair of a personal techniques such as plaiting, knotting, stringing, letter racks. Learn about willow harvesting, book. More experienced binders can pairing and stitching. construction and weaving techniques, and renovate their own cloth or leather-bound FELICITY IRONS rush weaver, handle making. books. rush merchant MARY BUTCHER contemporary JOHN ROBINSON traditional February 10–13 Long Weekend £329 basketmaker, curator, author, teacher hand bookbinder Suitable for all LW6734 March 9–12 Long Weekend £341 March 12–17 Five Days £533 Suitable for all LW6788 Suitable for all 5D6801
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Be inspired, learn new techniques and approaches to drawing that will transform your work. With an emphasis on personal development we offer clear pathways for beginners to progress to advanced courses. For those seeking a pathway leading to a qualification, see our Foundation Diploma in Art and Design on page 8. Gaynor Goffe Gaynor
Calligraphy and Creative calligraphy Letter carving in wood Drawing with wire NEW Creating and developing a Lettercutting Explore creative calligraphy using a broad- Develop your own approach to carving Make sculptural ‘drawings’ that hover between sketchbook edged nib and colour. Beginners learn how to ‘V’ lettering in wood through group and two and three dimensions using iron wire, The sketchbook is a place to record inscribe a traditional script, whilst those with individual tuition. You will learn how to plan taking inspiration from the collection and experiences, fleeting impressions, thoughts Letterpress and relief printmaking some experience can improve their skills and an inscription appropriate to the material, grounds of West Dean College. Techniques and memories. Explore a multitude of ways Please see page 40 for further information. broaden their lettering repertoire. then build your craft skills and gain a sound include drawing in wire using pliers and silver of working, including free drawing of all kinds, CHERRELL AVERY professional understanding of good letterforms for a soldering. You will start with set projects transfer techniques, printmaking and using SARAH BRYANT letterpress printer, range of end uses. while techniques are demonstrated and then book artist calligrapher, lettering artist colour media. Develop ideas both in the GARY BREEZE lettering sculptor progress on to your own work. studio and outdoors. October 16–21 Five Days £572 January 20–22 Weekend £225 and carver CATHY MILES wire, sculpture, drawing MAXINE RELTON enthusiastic, lively, Suitable for all 5D6514 Suitable for all WE6692
Jilly MorrisJilly active teaching March 17–20 Long Weekend £339 October 2–7 Five Days £546 Calligraphy penwork from historic Suitable for all LW6811 Suitable for all 5D6486 October 9–14 Five Days £532 Italic handwriting NEW Exploring drawing with five tutors Suitable for all 5D6501 sources NEW Since the Renaissance, fluent and elegant italic Italics – basic, flourished and Improve your knowledge and drawing Work from historic sources to enrich Mark-making and textural play NEW skills through five approaches all taught by handwriting styles have been used. Learn an experimental Momentum in drawing italic script to enhance and transform your your calligraphy and lettering so that you Playfully investigate mark-making on paper established artists. Each day a different tutor own handwriting. Study and learn how to use can develop your own interpretations of Explore calligraphy through projects tailored to establish, develop and build your language introduces structured exercises under one of Be inspired by the expressive aspects of a broad-edged fountain pen to enable you to calligraphic hands. Learn to choose, analyse to your experience. Beginners will learn italic of mark-making. Create your own reference the following: observation and composition; drawing as you develop an understanding of begin writing with style and panache. and develop source material to create very letterforms, letter spacing in pencil and with book, a personal ‘textural bible’ of techniques pattern and place; imagination and play; scale the physical application of various mediums personal work that is infinitely variable. the edged-pen, and will apply this script in whilst exploring and expanding your and perspective; and recording and thinking. and their potential. Devise methods to CHERRELL AVERY professional release and control your energy and calligrapher, lettering artist SUSAN HUFTON calligrapher, letterer, the design and layout of short texts. The understanding of surface. JOHN T FREEMAN painter, etcher, author bookbinder more experienced can develop and use italic JILLY MORRIS abstract textural artist ROSIE MACCURRACH artist illustrator, momentum into the drawn line, and become November 4–6 Weekend £225 variations and flourishes. textile designer aware of your innate sense of rhythm and Suitable for all WE6557 February 10–12 Weekend £225 October 2–7 Five Days £533 CHRISTOPHER GILVAN-CARTWRIGHT fluency when drawing. Intermediate/Advanced WE6730 GAYNOR GOFFE professional calligrapher and tutor Suitable for all 5D6485 MA painter, performer, animator GEORGE CHARMAN RCA drawing, JOHN T FREEMAN painter, etcher, author Calligraphy – copperplate and italic March 24–26 Weekend £225 sculpture October 20–23 Long Weekend £364 Lettercutting in stone and slate FREYA POCKLINGTON MA drawing Learn or improve italic or copperplate Suitable for all WE6824 Suitable for all LW6519 calligraphy through individual tuition and Expand your skills in carving letters with a October 2–7 Five Days £574 mallet and chisel. Beginners are introduced group demonstrations. Your chosen script Intermediate/Advanced 5D6489 Drawing winter trees in pencil will be applied in the layout and design of to the techniques of ‘V’ cutting to gain short texts. confidence. More experienced carvers and charcoal refine and improve carving techniques whilst The joy of charcoal NEW GAYNOR GOFFE professional calligrapher Investigate the structure and form of trees and tutor studying letter forms. Learn to love the versatility and expressive in their skeletal winter state using pencil TOM PERKINS lettering designer and quality of charcoal. Packed with exercises to and charcoal. Through a series of short December 5–8 Three Days £329 lettercarver explore charcoal in all its glory, you will work workshops, explore compositional choices Suitable for all 3D6627 with both abstract marks and simple still life. and improve your ability to capture the February 26–March 2 Four Days £426 movement and grace of trees. Suitable for all 4D6765 KATIE SOLLOHUB painting, drawing, teaching ANDREW FITCHETT painter October 7–9 Weekend £228 October 28–30 Weekend £228 Beginners/Intermediate WE6491 Suitable for all WE6536 Katie Sollohub
11 Booking is easy +44 (0)1243 818300 [email protected] www.westdean.org.uk Book by phone for a 10% new student discount 12 Dynamic life drawing Drawing and painting on location – This playful and dynamic approach to life mixed media drawing uses a series of set themes and Please see page 28 for further information. poses. You are encouraged to explore the FRANCES HATCH plein air painter dynamics of the imagination, as well as drawing from life, and work in both colour March 5–10 Five Days £532 and black and white. Intermediate/Advanced 5D6585 CHRISTOPHER GILVAN-CARTWRIGHT MA painter, performer, animator Drawing techniques in pen, line December 16–18 Weekend £260 and wash NEW Intermediate/Advanced WE6649 Explore techniques to make lively and responsive drawings. Discover mark Drawing portraits – accuracy and making methods using both traditional and likeness NEW contemporary pens and brushes, and how they interact with ink and watercolour An essential guide on how to plan, approach washes. Experiment and apply these working and make an accurate portrait drawing. Learn from observation in the house and gardens. about the structure of the human head and PAUL COX RCA, freelance artist and face, experiment with material techniques illustrator and enhance your skills. George Charman ANDREW FITCHETT painter March 19–23 Four Days £426 Suitable for all 4D6816 January 6–8 Weekend £252 Drawing for beginners Drawing with mindfulness John Meaker Beginners/Intermediate WE6657 Improve your powers of observation and Use all your senses, mindfulness, playfulness A drawing workshop Introduction to intuitive drawing Experimental mark-making – draw draw with confidence. Through a step-by-step and spontaneity to re-discover your ability guide of key techniques learn how to record to truly see. Cliff’s unique drawing exercises NEW and print NEW Drawing form, tone and shade Gain confidence as you learn to draw with proportion and use light and shade to give allow you to delve deeper into your intuitive pencil and charcoal. Learn about drawing Learn how to use automatic drawing Explore drawing and mark-making using Examine how you look at form in the your drawings form. response to uncover your highest levels of and composition, measuring and creating techniques and experimental processes to graphite, ink and wax resist with further figure, still life and landscape. Develop a ANDREW FITCHETT painter creativity. perspective, proportion, scale and tone. create imaginative drawings through playful explorations into monoprint, collagraph and comprehensive understanding of tone and CLIFF WRIGHT drawer, sculptor, Working in the stunning West Dean Gardens and practical approaches. relief printing. Take inspiration from the winter shade, the differences between the two and January 20–22 Weekend £228 illustrator, filmmaker create several sketches leading to developed CHRISTOPHER GILVAN-CARTWRIGHT landscape, collect material and objects as your how to work with them effectively using Beginners WE6689 studies. MA painter, performer, animator starting point for a series of explorations into February 5–9 Four Days £426 different drawing materials. JOHN T FREEMAN painter, etcher, author surface qualities through a variety of media Suitable for all 4D6719 November 2 One Day £118 JOHN T FREEMAN painter, etcher, author Creative drawing with pastels and and techniques. March 23–26 Long Weekend £348 Suitable for all 1D6550 mixed media JOANNA VEEVERS RCA trained January 12–15 Long Weekend £355 Drawing the head Beginners LW6822 ceramic artist Suitable for all LW6670 Explore the exciting possibilities of soft and Experimental pastels for beginners hard pastels and use experimental techniques Become confident drawing features and November 20–24 Four Days £467 Life drawing NEW NEW to make a series of drawings. Combine capturing character and expression. Celebrate Suitable for all 4D6593 different materials with pastel to create the sculptural qualities of the subject using With a mixture of quick and longer poses, Begin learning traditional pastel drawing mixed media pieces. Apply pastel in new and charcoal, rubbers and soft pencils to produce make studies from the model exploring form, techniques of layering, scumbling and Drawing for beginners interesting ways using fabric, fingers and other powerful and expressive A1 size drawings. composition, line and tone. feathering. You will then explore these with exploratory methods. Learn to think more EMILY BALL painter and author Learn to draw in a weekend as you cover JAKE SPICER artist, author experimental mark-making to create inspired laterally about image making, about what you the basics – measuring for perspective, scale, February 16–19 Long Weekend £369 drawings. want to communicate, and find innovative March 31–April 2 Weekend £249 tone and composition. Create several pencil Suitable for all LW6742 FREYA POCKLINGTON MA drawing and personal approaches to drawing. Suitable for all WE6841 sketches in the inspiring environment of West November 4–6 Weekend £245 Dean College. FREYA POCKLINGTON MA drawing Beginners WE6556 The dynamic sketchbook – mixed JOHN T FREEMAN painter, etcher, author January 22–27 Five Days £566 media interventions NEW Suitable for all 5D6698 November 25–27 Weekend £244 Please see page 28 for further information. Anatomy for artists – Beginners WE6601 a drawing course KATIE SOLLOHUB painting, Advanced life drawing NEW drawing, teaching Working from a life model examine the Study an exciting range of skills and The instant sketchbook February 20–24 Four Days £426 skeletal, muscular and structural forms techniques while observing the dynamics Reboot and re-energise your practice with Suitable for all 4D6751 of the body. Through demonstration and of the human form and building on your an instant sketchbook. Make one, fill one explanation, explore the diverse shapes of drawing process. Consider the model’s and make another. Experiment with drawing, the human form and deepen your knowledge posture and attitude, how it evokes gestural Drawing scale and perspective of anatomical structures – a fundamental part collage, composition and colour. responses, and explore spatial directions and Learn how to construct, shape, subvert, of confident and expressive figurative art. ANNABEL TILLEY artist, writer, curator relationships. Examine innovative, classical and distort, mirror and repeat three-dimensional ALAN MCGOWAN figurative painter, November 28 One Day £121 20th century ideas and processes to improve space using the laws of perspective, with author, teacher Suitable for all 1D6609 your figurative drawing. technical perspective drawing techniques. November 16–20 Four Days £474 JOHN MEAKER artist, teacher, lecturer GEORGE CHARMAN RCA Intermediate/Advanced 4D6586 January 29–February 2 Four Days £481 drawing, sculpture Intermediate/Advanced 4D6705 March 3–5 Weekend £225 Suitable for all WE6773 Joanna Veevers
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Whether you have a window box, a garden full of flowers or an allotment, more and more of you are choosing to experiment with planting flowers, nurturing seeds, and growing your own food to eat. Enjoy unlimited access to our award-winning gardens and be inspired by garden design, growing, planting and more. Ann-Marie Powell
Garden Lectures and Talks Guaranteeing stunning wildflower A Life of Plants NEW Floral table arrangements for Contemporary Christmas decorations Simplifying the rules – essential top spaces – a practical insight NEW From a boyhood interest in nature was born special occasions from foraged materials NEW tips for growing and picking fruit a passion for wild plants and trees, and a and vegetables Garden Lectures include entry to the Wildflowers have become a desirable part of Use unusual colour schemes and textures Create contemporary, natural decorations modern landscapes. However, establishing this desire to travel the world’s wild places to gardens and lunch. to learn a new approach to creating floral from foraged woodland materials. Spend an Learn the top tips for a healthy abundance of beautiful and biodiverse habitat eludes even see them in their native habitat. Meanwhile designs. The arrangements are a suitable size inspirational day making twiggy stars, fir cone vegetables and fruits, without digging and with the most avid gardeners and landscapers. Be a chance conversation with a local museum to decorate a table for a special celebration. garlands, wild woodland wreaths, funky tree less weeding. Take home advice on making Plants, gardens and seasons NEW curator was instrumental in Roy’s decision guided through the historical and ecological SUE HINGSTON London-trained decorations, as well as place setting and compost, using compost as mulch, propagating With unpredictable weather in Britain and significance of wildflower meadows, to become a professional gardener. His two event florist gift-wrapping ideas. plants, using covers to speed growth and the added challenge of climate change, never analysing the different methods of meadow passions combined and introduced him keep slugs and other pests at bay, polytunnels, November 5 One Day £146 ANNIE GUILFOYLE garden designer, has it been so important to understand how establishment from naturalising and seeding, to a lifelong journey, discover some of the lecturer, writer watering, harvesting and storing produce. plants react to temperature and rainfall over to the latest innovative developments in highlights of this adventure, the plants, the Beginners/Intermediate 1D6562 people and the places. December 17 One Day £126 CHARLES DOWDING horticulturalist, the course of the year. You will learn how meadow creation using turf and pre-seeded non-dig specialist grower this knowledge can be applied to choose growing. Start thinking about your own ROY LANCASTER leading UK Growing apples, pears, plums Beginners/Intermediate 1D6654 plants appropriate to their site and the effect wildflower meadow with advice from James horticulturalist and cherries February 4 One Day £111 you want to achieve. Discover basic plant Hewetson-Brown, pioneer of Wildflower Suitable for all 1D6717 March 30 Garden Talk 7–8.30pm £30 Designing your own garden physiology, global climate regions in relation Turf® and creator of over 1 million square A guide through the rewarding process of (includes a glass of wine on arrival to where our garden plants come from, and meters of wildflower spaces. Although growing your own fruit. All aspects of growing Perfect for those who have a new garden 6.30–7pm) Suitable for all GT6839 Pruning garden shrubs and climbers the varied range of plant features we can use wildflowers require little maintenance, are included from selecting rootstocks and with nothing in it, or an established garden to spice up our gardens: fresh spring leaves, understanding key principles of on-going varieties, to general care and management, in need of changes. Learn the basics of site Pruning can often strike fear into the heart seed heads, foliage, berries, stems etc., not management delivers stunning results and Garden Courses including pests, diseases and pruning. evaluation and the creation of a functional of the novice gardener, but rest assured this forgetting flowers! long-term success. Ann-Marie Powell will be JOHN NASH professional fruit grower, layout and planting plan. This can then be day covers formative, routine and renovation used as you plan and plant your own garden. pruning for all types of shrubs and climbers. NOEL KINGSBURY innovator, garden giving her expert advice on how to design horticulturalist ANNIE GUILFOYLE garden designer, Learn why it is an essential part of garden writer and lecturer wildflower areas into the garden and will be Grow your own fruit and November 12 One Day £111 discussing her garden design work. vegetables – autumn lecturer, writer maintenance and practice techniques in West March 4 Garden Lecture 9.30am–3pm Beginners/Intermediate 1D6575 Dean Gardens. £73 Suitable for all GL6780 JAMES HEWETSON-BROWN founder of As the vegetable garden begins to wind February 2–5 Long Weekend £329 Wildflower Turf® down for the season there is still plenty to Suitable for all LW6712 STEPHEN SMITH horticulturalist, ANN-MARIE POWELL award-winning Christmas wreaths and garlands garden historian garden designer, presenter, writer do. Rosie will discuss the importance of soil preparation, winter crop sowing, buying seed Using fabulous foliage from West Dean February 18 One Day £121 March 18 Garden Lecture 9.30am–3pm for the spring and planting and pruning fruit. Gardens, create a contemporary Christmas Beginners 1D6750 £73 Suitable for all GL6813 There will be a mixture of hands on practical wreath to adorn your front door. Then make demos and classroom based lectures. stunning garlands to decorate your home. All in time for Christmas. ROSIE YEOMANS horticulturalist, broadcaster, designer SUE HINGSTON London-trained event florist October 15 One Day £131 Suitable for all 1D6511 December 10 One Day £146 Beginners/Intermediate 1D6643 N oel Kingsbury
15 Booking is easy +44 (0)1243 818300 [email protected] www.westdean.org.uk Book by phone for a 10% new student discount 16 GLASS AND MOSAICS Glass 18 - 19 Mosaics 19 For Taster Courses see back pages 3 - 5
Join ourour glassglass experts experts and and explore explore materials materials and processes,processes, light light and and juxtaposition juxtaposition of colour.of colour. Create unique,unique, original original mosaics mosaics as asyou you develop develop an affinityaffinity for for the the colour, colour, tone tone and and texture texture that that can bebe achievedachieved by by working working with with stone, stone, glass, glass, marble andand pebbles. pebbles. Claire H all
Willow work for the garden Garden maintenance part one – Spring preparation in the Glass Small scale printing from engraved Making glass beads – Please see page 9 for further information. understanding the basics of garden vegetable garden glass NEW an introduction maintenance and soil care DOMINIC PARRETTE basketmaker and Spring is the perfect time to get your Stained glass for beginners Learn how to make simple successful prints Discover the possibilities of glass bead coppice craftsman Getting the best from your garden vegetable patch ready for a fantastic summer from glass engravings and discover the wide design. Use a torch flame to create coloured Learn the art of stained glass as you design comes with a thorough understanding of crop. Learn methods of raising and growing range of opportunities which ‘vitrography’ beads and learn how to apply decorative March 5–7 Two Days £280 and create your own 25cm square glass panel horticultural practice. Learn about soil, plants to harvest. Having carried out garden or printing from glass provides. Suitable for effects such as frits, canes, stringers, dots and Beginners/Intermediate 2D6781 in a weekend. Each process is covered – glass its cultivation and improvement and the trials for Gardeners Question Time and existing glass engravers and printmakers. metal leaf. selection, cutting, leading, soldering, cementing nutritional requirements of plants. With this Gardeners’ World Magazine, Rosie will help and finishing. KATHARINE COLEMAN freelance glass BARBARA MASON beadmaker for Making a low maintenance understanding of the soil and how to improve you choose the right varieties and give you engraver 18 years it, your garden will flourish. tips for successful growing. CAROLE GRAY stained glass artist garden NEW October 31–November 2 Two Days £235 January 13–15 Weekend £288 Low maintenance is always high on the list STEPHEN SMITH horticulturalist, ROSIE YEOMANS horticulturalist, October 7–9 Weekend £235 Beginners/Intermediate 2D6547 Beginners WE6676 of priorities when planning the garden. Learn garden historian broadcaster, designer Beginners WE6493 how to create a low maintenance planting March 18 One Day £121 March 25 One Day £121 Glass engraving for beginners and scheme, discover many tried and tested trees, Beginners 1D6812 Suitable for all 1D6829 Dichroic glass jewellery shrubs and perennials that will perform well intermediates throughout the seasons and require less work Create beautiful glass jewellery with depth, Experiment with drawing or lettering on glass to maintain. Garden maintenance part two – pattern and controlled design using a variety as you are introduced to the techniques of of techniques from dichroic glass. You will ROSIE YEOMANS horticulturalist, understanding the care of plants drill and hand engraving. Improvers work on learn different methods of cutting, drilling, broadcaster, designer Learn the basics of planting and the their own projects. etching and layering to complete several sets establishment of new plants, lawn care and March 11 One Day £111 of jewellery. TRACEY SHEPPARD artist, glass engraver Suitable for all 1D6796 the use of a selection of associated hand tools. You will be shown how to compile CLAIRE HALL BA glass artist December 9–11 Weekend £225 a simple outline maintenance plan for a Beginners/Intermediate WE6641 Planting a garden for interest in all October 14–16 Weekend £280 domestic garden. Suitable for all WE6510 the seasons NEW STEPHEN SMITH horticulturalist, Making coloured glass bowls garden historian It is possible to create a garden that includes Intricate surfaces – colour and Work with kiln-formed glass to create a set interest all year around with the use of March 19 One Day £121 texture with kiln-formed glass of personalised coloured glass bowls. Begin various types of plants including trees, shrubs, Beginners 1D6814 with techniques for cutting sheet glass in bulbs, climbers and perennials. You will be Explore the magic of creating texture and various shapes, and develop your own ideas introduced to the principles of planting low relief designs in glass. Make a range of for building coloured glass blanks through design, including the use of structural and Sussex trug making colourful glass nuggets as you are introduced fusing, adding decorative detail and texture. seasonal planting and how to select plants for Please see page 54 for further information. to glass cutting, slumping, kiln processes and Finally, use moulds to ‘slump’ your work as fusing with confetti, frits and glass inclusions. their foliage as well as flowers. DOMINIC PARRETTE basketmaker the intricacies of the kiln firing process are ROSIE YEOMANS horticulturalist, and coppice craftsman ALEX POWELL professional glass artist explained. broadcaster, designer March 24–26 Weekend £255 October 28–30 Weekend £280 ALEX POWELL professional glass artist March 12 One Day £111 Beginners/Intermediate WE6823 Beginners WE6540 January 8–12 Four Days £516 Suitable for all 1D6797 Intermediate/Advanced 4D6665
17 Booking is easy +44 (0)1243 818300 [email protected] www.westdean.org.uk Book by phone for a 10% new student discount 18 Landscapes and seascapes in fused glass NEW Create landscapes in fused glass using a range JEWELLERY AND of techniques and fusible glass materials. You will work with powders, frits, stringers and sheet glass to design and make several ENAMELLING original pieces of art glass. All technical Enamelling 20 and creative aspects of glass fusing will be Jewellery 21 - 22 covered, including multiple layer firings. Make Your Own Wedding Rings 20 CLAIRE HALL BA glass artist For Taster Courses see back pages 3 - 5 February 6–9 Three Days £384 Suitable for all 3D6724
Compositions in stained glass Use patchwork patterns and fragmented Enjoy creative expression through the use of church windows as inspiration to make your practical techniques in our jewellery and enamelling own design in stained glass. Create pieces of painted and textured glass and learn how to courses, suitable for complete beginners to advanced lead them together to make a small window. practitioners.
This offers a different method of making Benson Vanessa stained glass. SASHA WARD architectural glass artist Glass engraving: old techniques, Mosaics – material exploration NEW new insights February 12–16 Four Days £426 Explore mosaics working with a range of Enamelling the figure and Enamelling – exploring materials – including ceramic, stone and glass. Enamelling Suitable for all 4D6737 Explore the many possibilities of engraving on portraits NEW contemporary techniques clear and colour overlaid glass using flexible You will learn how to break these materials drive drill and sandblasting techniques. Learn up, how this process widens the medium’s Enamelling on silver Learn the technique of melting sifted particles Explore in-depth the application of enamel the subtleties of the craft from the lightest potential, and then use this knowledge to of coloured glass on to small copper panels on altered metal surfaces. Working in copper Create personal designs in coloured enamels Flame and fused glass – torch and of textures to the deepest of carvings as you develop your own designs. to produce unique images. The human with the option of also using silver, investigate on silver. Both beginners and those with kiln crossover NEW gain confidence to work independently. VANESSA BENSON mosaic artist face and figure can be rendered in enamel methods of patterning and texturing and use some experience will learn basic techniques to produce beautiful and intriguing pieces sifting techniques that enable the enamel to Explore the dynamics of flame worked glass KATHARINE COLEMAN freelance glass March 24–26 Weekend £237 or improve your skills. Receive expert tuition with styles ranging from a classical, three- interact and be altered by the underlying for fusing. This process crossover broadens engraver Suitable for all WE6825 in the techniques of cloisonné, champlevé, dimensional rendering through to cartoon or surface. You are encouraged to experiment design possibilities by manipulating glass in the March 13–16 Three Days £361 plique-à-jour and the use of foils. abstract styles and images from photographs. using samples before making a simple piece flame creating unique elements to fuse. Fluid Suitable for all 3D6803 JOAN MACKARELL artist enameller of jewellery. lines and special canes add intriguing patterns From concept to realisation – PAT JOHNSON skilled enameller floating inside giving depth and dimension. making mosaics November 3–6 Long Weekend £329 on copper JESSICA TURRELL jeweller and enameller KATRINA BEATTIE contemporary glass Mosaics Art now is often conceptually based – what Suitable for all LW6554 January 12–15 Long Weekend £329 March 24–27 Long Weekend £344 designer maker role can mosaic play in this world? We Suitable for all LW6671 Intermediate/Advanced LW6827 February 16–19 Long Weekend £394 Mosaics for beginners and will examine the ways in which ideas have Creative and experimental surfaces Beginners LW6743 improvers influenced the development of mosaic in enamel Enamelling for beginners historically and explore how this research can Develop your creativity in mosaic design using be applied to your own work. Projects are You will focus on the development of Discover the alchemy of enamelling by Glass gilding and painting – different ceramic and glass tiles. You will learn begun and can be finished at home. personal imagery and explore non-traditional practising on copper and progressing to approaches to vitreous enamel on copper simple silver jewellery. Learn how to translate verre églomisé techniques for laying, grouting and cutting tiles EMMA BIGGS artist, author, mosaicist and pre-enamelled steel. Use simple drawing, colour and texture ideas and the techniques Discover the art of verre églomisé – gilding into tesserae. March 26–30 Four Days £426 printmaking, painting and abrading methods of using fine wires and metal leaf. and painting on the back of glass. You will MARTIN CHEEK mosaic maestro, author Intermediate/Advanced 4D6834 to produce a wide range of enamel effects. experiment with several techniques, including SHEILA R MCDONALD artist, October 21–23 Weekend £225 enameller, jeweller painting on glass, laying leaf and burnishing to ELIZABETH TURRELL studio artist, Beginners/Intermediate WE6524 enamel researcher make beautiful creative pieces. January 20–22 Weekend £251 PETER BINNINGTON gilder and November 21–24 Three Days £349 Beginners WE6693 painter of glass Creative mosaics with found Intermediate/Advanced 3D6597 ceramic materials March 6–9 Three Days £374 Painting in enamel NEW Learn how to cut and assemble ceramic tiles Suitable for all 3D6786 Learn how to use on-glaze enamel paints and select elements from old decorative completing at least one hand painted vitreous plates and cups to make a mosaic wall piece. enamel plaque. Techniques include working Consider line, pattern, colour and texture and Make Your Own Wedding Rings freely and experimentally using sponge and finish by grouting your design. Create unique wedding brush, pen line and wash and embellishing JOANNA VEEVERS RCA trained ceramic with liquid gold. artist rings for each other either by re-using jewellery and metal or GILLIE HOYTE BYROM professional February 13–16 Three Days £337 enamel painter Beginners/Intermediate 3D6738 buying new metal. Email [email protected] February 17–19 Weekend £240 Intermediate WE6747 to find out more. oyte Byrom Gillie H oyte
19 Booking is easy +44 (0)1243 818300 [email protected] www.westdean.org.uk Book by phone for a 10% new student discount 20 Jewellery Photo-etching for jewellers One day jewellery workshop Paper embellishment for jewellery Twisted wire rings and bracelets Explore how to transfer images from your Please see 1D6551 for further information. and creative uses Create a variety of interesting twisted Contemporary and traditional sketchbook to metal using photo-etching. SARAH MACRAE studio jeweller, teacher Experiment with a wide range of media to wires using simple techniques to make into Learn how to enhance your images in Inspirational and helpful jewellery. You learn how to shape copper bead threading create colour and textures on paper. You then Photoshop to produce basic images to December 6 One Day £111 tutor with wealth of create a finished item or a piece of jewellery wire using draw plates, hand drills, swage Suitable for all 1D6629 Learn the art of bead jewellery to a apply to metal. You will cover the basics of knowledge. A thought with richly decorated papers of your own blocks and rolling mills. professional standard. After familiarisation Photoshop, handling of acids and how to etch design. Techniques covered include gilding, BELINDA HAGER contemporary jeweller with tools and threading techniques, make a accurately onto silver and base metals. Making jewellery in silver provoking course - embossing, laminating, burnishing and inlay. range of necklaces which may include antique March 6–9 Three Days £334 MARY ANN SIMMONS MA RCA silversmith Explore ideas for a piece of jewellery in HELYNE JENNINGS textile and paper artist and semi-precious beads. I produced work I would Suitable for all 3D6785 November 10–13 Long Weekend £344 silver and be guided through the designing PENNY DAVIS jewellery designer and not have produced February 20–24 Four Days £441 Suitable for all LW6572 and making process. Begin by communicating Suitable for all 4D6755 enameller your concept in simple drawings, then with by myself. Fastenings and findings for jewellery October 14–16 Weekend £247 one-to-one tuition you will learn a range Investigate a wide range of fastenings and Suitable for all WE6509 Jewellery making for beginners of techniques in general fabrication, surface Dawn Gear, Make jewellery from beads, buttons, findings, then learn how to integrate them Make a silver band ring as a starting point decoration (including roller-printing and Conceptual jewellery – casting charms wires and threads into your designs to make them part of your Jewellery remade – recycle silver and work towards completing an individual etching) and finishing. Learn simple wire techniques to make work, rather than a functional afterthought. project on this beginners’ course. SARAH MACRAE studio jeweller, teacher jewellery from beads and buttons. Techniques Gain individual advice on your ideas and and gold NEW Ring-linking with stones and beads projects. SARAH MACRAE studio jeweller, teacher January 8–12 Four Days £426 for jewellery shown include how to wrap a bead, thread Remake all your old silver and gold chains, and finish off necklaces and how to mend or SARAH MACRAE studio jeweller, teacher November 18–20 Weekend £233 Suitable for all 4D6666 earrings and rings into new contemporary Create an individual piece of jewellery as remodel bead jewellery. pieces using simple casting methods, stone Beginners WE6592 March 9–12 Long Weekend £329 you master the techniques of chain mail or SARA WITHERS jeweller, wire and beads setting, fusing, wire-work, chain-making One day jewellery workshop ring-linking using semi-precious stones or Intermediate/Advanced LW6789 and texturing techniques. Some soldering A focus on gemstone jewellery – Please see 1D6551 for further information. beads to add colour, pattern and detail. February 24–26 Weekend £242 experience would be useful. Beginners WE6761 design and setting techniques NEW SARAH MACRAE studio jeweller, teacher ALISON EVANS jewellery designer and Textile techniques in metal for SARAH DREW sustainable jewellery maker Learn how to add stones to your jewellery jewellery designer/maker January 17 One Day £111 Jewellery for complete beginners using contemporary stone setting techniques Suitable for all 1D6684 February 10–12 Weekend £225 Explore textile techniques with metal to October 21–23 Weekend £245 including ‘flush’ and ‘bezel’ setting. Develop an Suitable for all WE6731 using silver and other materials make jewellery from a variety of fine wires Beginners/Intermediate WE6525 understanding of the practical considerations and beads. Techniques covered include Composition, collection – a set of Learn the techniques of piercing, shaping, when incorporating stones and how to use One day jewellery workshop filing, hammering, soldering and finishing as knitting, crochet and French-knitting. Jewellery in wood with silver and these specialist tools. earrings NEW you make a simple silver ring, then explore Experiment with different colours of wire pearl inlay NEW PENNY DAVIS jewellery designer and Throw away your preconceptions of what Please see 1D6551 for further information. surface decoration with a second piece of including colour-coated copper, stainless steel, enameller jewellery can or should be, working with a SARAH MACRAE studio jeweller, teacher jewellery. soft iron wire and fine silver. Learn how to make contemporary sculptural range of materials and techniques, to make a TERI HOWES jewellery designer maker jewellery pieces using wood with silver inlay November 24–27 Long Weekend £329 February 14 One Day £111 DAPHNE KRINOS renowned jewellery set of three earrings. You will be encouraged and pearls. You will design and make a wood Intermediate/Advanced LW6600 Suitable for all 1D6739 designer March 10–12 Weekend £243 to be playful, thoughtful and inventive, pendant inlaid with small silver dots and then Beginners/Intermediate WE6794 exploring mismatched earrings and making March 3–5 Weekend £225 make a pendant or ring with a silver line or sets which are different but relate in some Beginners WE6777 embedded pearl. way, allowing them to be interchangeable. One day jewellery workshop SARAH KING contemporary jewellery designer ZOE ARNOLD artist jeweller Please see 1D6551 for further information. SARAH MACRAE studio jeweller, teacher October 28–30 Weekend £240 January 29–February 3 Five Days £556 Suitable for all WE6541 Intermediate/Advanced 5D6706 March 28 One Day £111 Suitable for all 1D6837 One day jewellery workshop Sarah King One day practical workshop with help given on an individual basis to develop your own ideas. The development of ideas through drawing will be encouraged and help then Student profile: Everybody is in that creative given to realise the idea in three-dimensions. spirit and wants to learn. Techniques are demonstrated according to Ulli Kaiser your needs. Beginners will be given a set Teachers and students project to introduce the basic techniques of After discovering short courses at share their knowledge and working with silver. West Dean over a decade ago, they SARAH MACRAE studio jeweller, teacher have become a yearly fixture. On each visit it experiences. I especially feels like I am leaving the daily grind outside November 2 One Day £111 enjoy the clear individual Suitable for all 1D6551 the gates of West Dean, to dive into a pool approach to each student’s of creative possibilities and enjoy going for inspirational walks in the park and hilly needs, pushing one gently surroundings. out of their comfort zones. As a self-taught jeweller, the wide variety of courses and the tradition to visit other After each course I come away with plenty of course groups offers me new skills and new ideas for my next collection and new ways to perspectives of the subject. evolve my work. And recharged batteries! Sarah Drew
21 Booking is easy +44 (0)1243 818300 [email protected] www.westdean.org.uk Book by phone for a 10% new student discount 22 Silversmithing One day silversmithing workshop Please see 1D6690 for further information. METALWORKING Hand engraving on metal JOHN NORGATE silver and goldsmith Blacksmithing and Metalworking 23 Explore the specialist field of hand engraving January 19 One Day £111 Clockmaking 23 through individual projects. Using a range of Suitable for all 1D6685 Silversmithing 24 tools practise various decorative techniques, For Taster Courses see back pages 3 - 5 including monograms, scrollwork, heraldic Push, slide, flip and squeeze – devices, piercing and carving. catches for boxes WAYNE PARROTT hand engraver Silversmithing – cut, bend and form on metal Learn to make a range of metal fasteners for boxes and discover methods for making Through exploration of negative space, October 7–9 Weekend £225 catches, clasps, actions for sprung lids, slides optical illusion and deconstruction, cut and Suitable for all WE6494 and other devices, in both silver and base manipulate sheet metal to make jewellery, tableware or purely abstract forms. Develop Blacksmithing, silversmithing, metalworking, we metals. Each process will be demonstrated General silversmithing with an by the tutor and individual support given as ideas through paper models before translating them into copper, brass or sterling silver. cover it all. From the basics to the complex, our emphasis on box making projects progress. expert tutors will help you develop the practical JOHN NORGATE silver and goldsmith ANE CHRISTENSEN MA RCA designer Explore the traditional silversmithing metalsmith skills you need to make vessels, gates, sculptures, techniques of raising, forging, sinking, box January 22–27 Five Days £526 February 24–26 Weekend £225 candlesticks and much more. making, soldering and finishing. Advanced Intermediate/Advanced 5D6699 makers can concentrate on making hinges Suitable for all WE6760 and joints. An introduction to Mokume Gane JOHN NORGATE silver and goldsmith General silversmithing – Discover the fundamentals of the decorative constructing and raising Basic blacksmithing Sculpture from scrap October 14–16 Weekend £225 Japanese metalworking technique known Blacksmithing and Suitable for all WE6508 as ‘wood grain metal’. Using specialist Please see 5D6608 for further information. Using mild steel become familiar with the Take on your own scrapheap challenge and equipment, you are shown how to create JOHN NORGATE silver and goldsmith Metalworking basic skills of the blacksmith to develop your create a sculpture from found metal objects laminated sheets from sandwiched layers of designs and make successful objects. assembled with blacksmithing techniques. You One day silversmithing workshop March 19–24 Five Days £526 silver, copper or gilding metals. Then learn Make garden vessels or sculptures will visit a local scrapyard and then learn basic Suitable for all 5D6818 ANDREW SMITH MA RCA blacksmith, The complete beginner will be introduced to how to develop patterns using a drill, punch, forging and joining processes. Next consider in metal metalworker, sculptor basic techniques including raising, planishing, file, chisel or twist and finally to patinate your and respond to the design possibilities of your soldering and forging. You then progress to Develop your own design to make a simple December 16–18 Weekend £271 sample Mokume Gane sheets. One day silversmithing workshop chosen recycled pieces, making a sculpture raised pieces which include the making and vessel or sculpture in copper, steel or Beginners WE6653 for your house or garden. fitting of handles, spouts, lids and in box ALISTAIR MCCALLUM MA RCA Please see 1D6690 for further information. aluminium. Explore a range of techniques silversmith JOHN NORGATE silver and goldsmith including spot and mig welding, riveting, PETER PARKINSON RCA trained, artist making you learn to score, bend and stamp February 5–9 Four Days £426 forming and colouring. Welding and joining ideas blacksmith metal and make flush and spring joints. March 30 One Day £111 Intermediate/Advanced 4D6721 MIKE SAVAGE RCA trained, metal Craftsmanship is the focus of this course with March 26–30 Four Days £484 JOHN NORGATE silver and goldsmith Suitable for all 1D6838 sculptor tuition on various hot and cold methods of Suitable for all 4D6833 October 27 One Day £111 metal welding and other joining processes. One day silversmithing workshop October 7–9 Weekend £271 Suitable for all 1D6690 Silversmithing for beginners Learn how to make a series of samples Please see 1D6690 for further information. Suitable for all WE6496 demonstrating techniques such as hot Basic blacksmithing Design and make either a napkin ring or wrapping, torch bending, riveting and abrasion. Please see WE6653 for further information. General silversmithing – JOHN NORGATE silver and goldsmith bangle, or raise a small bowl. You learn Making automata NEW ANDREW SMITH MA RCA blacksmith, ANDREW SMITH MA RCA blacksmith, constructing and raising February 16 One Day £111 methods for both creating and finishing forms, completing at least one project. No previous metalworker, sculptor metalworker, sculptor Explore your ideas for making silver objects Suitable for all 1D6741 Please see page 42 for further information. experience required. January 15–19 Four Days £526 March 31–April 2 Weekend £271 and advance your skills on this in-depth course. FI HENSHALL automata maker ABIGAIL BROWN award-winning artist Beginners 4D6678 Beginners WE6844 Learn methods for creating and finishing forms October 30–November 2 Three Days £344 in sheet metal using techniques such as press silversmith Suitable for all 3D6543 forming, casting and hand forging. The course March 31–April 2 Weekend £225 Blacksmithing for beginners Clockmaking combines contemporary and traditional Beginners WE6846 Creative blacksmithing projects Explore a range of forging techniques as you approaches as you work on individual projects. create a small candlestick or domestic item. An introduction to clock making JOHN NORGATE silver and goldsmith Work creatively in our forge to undertake Consider design and function as you learn individual projects whilst learning and how to manipulate metal using basic hand Delve into the processes used in clock November 27– December 2 Five Days extending your blacksmithing skills. In this forging, the power hammer and fire-welding. making. Starting with the design and £526 Suitable for all 5D6608 active and energetic course, you can develop calculation of individual components of the your own ideas and work towards completing JAMES PRICE contemporary blacksmith The tutor gave us space to and designer clock, you use hand tools and participate in One day silversmithing workshop your project. Bring outline ideas for discussion. practical demonstrations of machine tools. practice and learn which ANDREW SMITH MA RCA blacksmith, February 10–12 Weekend £267 This course can be seen as a precursor to Please see 1D6690 for further information. metalworker, sculptor Beginners WE6733 the full-time diploma programme. JOHN NORGATE silver and goldsmith suited me fine – but was November 9–13 Four Days £518 JONATHAN BUTT clock restorer December 8 One Day £111 always there if needed – a Suitable for all 4D6570 MATTHEW READ horology conservator Suitable for all 1D6631 great adult way to learn. and tutor Fantastic. March 26–30 Four Days £521 Beginners 4D6831 David Fitzjohn, Basic blacksmithing Alistair McCallum
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Develop your musical expertise or find your singing voice and get together with other musicians in beautiful rooms with excellent acoustics. You will share ideas, learn new techniques, and enjoy giving and listening to performances. Michael F ields
Sing from the heart Viol consort music Music appreciation – ‘Pleasure English Art Song 1600–2000 Classical guitar weekend NEW Classical guitar weekend NEW A course for performers – whether amateur 17th Century English music forms the basis in sound’, a study of French A course for performers – amateur or For classical guitarists (grade 2-5) who wish For advanced level classical guitarists (grade or professional – to explore singing in an of this course intended for intermediate or composers’ music NEW professional – to sing in an authentic and to experience the enjoyment of playing in an 6-8) who wish to experience the enjoyment authentic and personal way. Bring your own advanced players of treble, tenor or bass viols ‘Pleasure in sound’ could perhaps be the personal way, focussing on English ‘Art’ ensemble, develop their technique and learn of playing in an ensemble, develop their music, any style welcome, and you will be who are confident in sight reading and playing motto of French musicians. The distinctive Songs from the Renaissance to the present. by performing their solo music in repertoire technique and learn by performing their solo accompanied by lute, guitar or piano. In an one-to-a-part. nature of French music is absorbing, from the Singing technique, interpretation, performing classes. Some aspects of the weekend’s study music in repertoire classes. Some aspects informal and flexible masterclass format ALISON CRUM viol player, teacher, writer Baroque with its emphasis on dance through philosophy and confidence are explored will be shared with the tutor and students on of the weekend’s study will be shared with individual singers work one-to-one on to the forward looking orchestral writing in daily teaching sessions, complemented the concurrent advanced course. the tutor and students on the concurrent January 6–8 Weekend £225 technique, interpretation, language and style. of Berlioz, to Debussy, the ultimate musical by informal evening performances. ANDREW GOUGH classical guitarist, intermediate course. Intermediate/Advanced WE6658 There are opportunities to learn new music, colourist; Boulez, the master of the Avant- Accompaniment by lute, guitar or piano is ensemble director and teacher ARNE BRATTLAND classical guitarist, sing with other singers and to give several Garde, and others. A recital of French music offered, and players of these instruments are ensemble specialist/arranger and teacher informal performances. also welcome. March 31–April 2 Weekend £225 for violin and piano also features on Saturday Intermediate WE6842 March 31–April 2 Weekend £225 EVELYN TUBB unique performer, evening. EVELYN TUBB unique performer, Advanced WE6843 inspirational teacher ROY STRATFORD pianist, conductor inspirational teacher MICHAEL FIELDS accompanist on lute and lecturer MICHAEL FIELDS accompanist on lute and guitar and guitar with accompanist CLIVE POLLARD January 20–22 Weekend £235 with accompanist CLIVE POLLARD October 16–21 Five Days £551 Suitable for all WE6691 February 24–27 Long Weekend £344 Intermediate/Advanced 5D6517 Intermediate/Advanced LW6763
Ukulele workshop Recorder consort weekend Suitable for both beginners and those with For players of intermediate ability who can some previous experience of the world’s play confidently on C and F recorders. You most popular acoustic instrument – the will cover a wide variety of repertoire, from ukulele. Learn basic chords and chord the Renaissance to the present day, with inversions on your own instrument or one music carefully tailored to suit the players borrowed on the day. who attend. CLIVE HARVEY professional musician HELEN HOOKER teacher, performer, and teacher conductor November 6 One Day £111 March 10–12 Weekend £227 Beginners/Intermediate 1D6563 Intermediate WE6793
If you are interested in making musical instruments please see page 55 for further information. Roy Stratford with Oliver N elson Stratford with Oliver Roy Andrew Gough
25 Booking is easy +44 (0)1243 818300 [email protected] www.westdean.org.uk Book by phone for a 10% new student discount 26 The instant sketchbook Image transfer painting – the Please see page 13 for further information. experimental surface PAINTING ANNABEL TILLEY artist, writer, curator Discover the potential of image transfer. Transform your photographs and layer them Botanical Art 27 November 28 One Day £121 with found images, experiment with textures Mixed and Other Media 28 - 29 Suitable for all 1D6609 and different colour combinations to create Painting – Subject Led 29 - 31 unique versions of your images. Painting – Oils 31 - 32 Mixed media painting – interiors ELEANOR BUFFAM MFA fine artist Painting – Water Based 32 - 34 NEW For Taster Courses see back pages 3 - 5 March 3–5 Weekend £233 Use drawing, paper collage and painting to Suitable for all WE6774 reconstruct a three-dimensional interior space on a two-dimensional canvas surface.
H eather Gray- N ewton Experiment with process to develop a mixed Drawing and painting on location – media painting inspired by 18th century mixed media Our ethos is to offer traditional painting methods that can be applied interiors of West Dean College, or if you Explore your personal relationship with in a contemporary way, alongside innovative and experimental Mixed and Other Media prefer, your own source material. the landscape and enjoy investing time approaches to help you develop your own painting style. We offer WILLIAM SAVAGE figurative painter and support to develop your practice. Using mixed media, including tools and clear pathways for beginners to progress to advanced courses, see Mixed media images – paint, January 15–20 Five Days £526 print, collage materials found in the differing environments, our Foundation Diploma in Art and Design on page 8. Intermediate/Advanced 5D6679 experiment with drawn and painted marks Study colours, patterns and textures and and a variety of scales, both outside and in
Jo Dixon learn techniques for applying paints, dyes and Creative drawing with pastels and the studio. inks to develop your ideas into samples or a mixed media FRANCES HATCH plein air painter finished piece. The spring garden – botanical Botanical painting – auriculas and Please see page 14 for further information. March 5–10 Five Days £532 Botanical Art JO DIXON artist, printmaker, teacher painting other primulas NEW FREYA POCKLINGTON MA drawing Intermediate/Advanced 5D6585 October 24–27 Three Days £349 Capture the freshness of the spring garden Learn how to draw and paint these beautiful Botanical painting – pen and Beginners/Intermediate 3D6530 January 22–27 Five Days £566 as you learn to mix ‘clean’ colours and apply flowers and discover their wonderful range of Suitable for all 5D6698 Ink and pastel – raw still life NEW watercolour wash NEW shadows to pale flowers whilst keeping colours. Through structured exercises make Explore the use of ink and line in relationship With an emphasis on drawing and painting their original intensity. Focus on colour, observation studies with sketches and notes, Fusing photography with oil paint to soft pastel and discover the creative botanical sketches and studies, develop your colour mixing and tone, and the use of develop drawings and then complete paintings The dynamic sketchbook – mixed A mixed media painting course that will get possibilities of Chinese ink working with skills using pens of various sizes and light and shade to shape your subject. Gain of individual plants with watercolours. media interventions NEW you experimenting with ideas and processes. brush and hand cut reed pens. Work from wet-in-wet watercolour washes. confidence in your watercolour painting MARIELLA BALDWIN published Develop compositions with photographs Starting a new sketchbook can sometimes inspiring raw still life materials supplied by skills and produce several paintings. SANDRINE MAUGY botanical artist botanical artist and imagery using traditional and digital be daunting. Start by taking the book West Dean Gardens. and writer SANDRINE MAUGY botanical artist March 26–30 Four Days £431 techniques, then transfer them to board and apart as you experiment with a process of and writer JASON BOWYER painter and November 11–13 Weekend £225 Suitable for all 4D6830 canvas. Use surface textures and oil painting deconstruction and reconstruction. Fill pages draughtsman Suitable for all WE6574 February 26–March 2 Four Days £426 techniques to create atmospheric paintings. with collage, drawings, cut holes, extend, March 16–19 Long Weekend £332 Suitable for all 4D6764 HEATHER GRAY-NEWTON MA scribble over, pour ink, write and stitch using award-winning artist, teacher the wonderful grounds of West Dean as a Intermediate/Advanced LW6805 Exotic fruits – botanical source of visual inspiration. October 30–November 4 Five Days £571 painting NEW KATIE SOLLOHUB painting, drawing, Mangoes, lychees, pomegranate and figs Intermediate 5D6545 teaching provide a rich and luscious subject. Through February 20–24 Four Days £426 exercises and practise, study ideas to create Gilding for painters NEW Suitable for all 4D6751 a painting that looks as if the juicy fruit Explore traditional and creative use of could be plucked from the page. precious metals in paintings, including gilding MARIELLA BALDWIN published for acrylic, watercolour, gouache, oil and egg botanical artist tempera. December 2–4 Weekend £228 JUDY WETHERALL award-winning gilding Suitable for all WE6615 and decorative art conservator November 1 One Day £127 Suitable for all 1D6548
Experimental mark-making – draw It was all I wanted and and print NEW more, and has boosted Please see page 13 for further information. my confidence! I learned JOANNA VEEVERS RCA trained ceramic so much right from the artist first night in a really November 20–24 Four Days £467 positive way. Suitable for all 4D6593
Janet Aughey,
Freedom in watercolours for beginners Mariella Baldwin William Savage
27 Booking is easy +44 (0)1243 818300 [email protected] www.westdean.org.uk Book by phone for a 10% new student discount 28 Life painting – five approaches Expressive portrait painting – Explore five distinct approaches towards life colour and abstraction painting: the classical tradition, the singular Investigate vibrant colour, light and form stroke, the painted line, the expressive stroke through expressive portrait painting. Learn and the form abstracted. Utlilise the methods new approaches to portraiture through a and attitudes of artists representative of series of mixed media, mark-making and key periods in the evolution of the painted painting from a live model, and explore figure. Learn how to apply past techniques bold and dynamic painting with colour and to discover new strategies within your own abstraction. work. CHRISTOPHER GILVAN-CARTWRIGHT JOHN T FREEMAN painter, etcher, author MA painter, performer, animator November 6–11 Five Days £599 March 10–12 Weekend £259 Intermediate/Advanced 5D6565 Intermediate/Advanced WE6792
The figure in landscape painting Painting still life – towards NEW abstraction With West Dean as a starting point and Many artists reach a stage when Caspar David Friedrich’s Monk by the Sea as Katie Sollohub representation is not enough for personal a touchstone, explore the rich and dynamic Memory, emotion and the genius Intuitive painting – process and expression. Learn to respond directly to relationship between the figure and the loci – landscape painting imagination still life using mixed media to explore line, landscape. From initial studies learn how to form, colour and texture. Through a series develop increasingly ambitious drawings and The spirit of a place, its emotional effect on Work with themes from your imagination in of exercises get to know the objects and paintings where the expressive qualities of us and the role of memory and association a playful and practical approach to painting. develop confidence in stripping away the materials and methods of application will are the core aspects of our most intense Led by an inspirational and enthusiastic tutor superfluous to capture the essence.
N ick Bodimeade experiences. Using these sensory and you will be encouraged to free your creativity enrich and transform the bare bones of the NICK BODIMEADE painter, subject. cognitive responses to the landscape of and experiment with painting as a tool for printmaker, tutor West Dean, you will paint in different media, expression. Learn acrylic painting techniques NICK BODIMEADE painter, March 12–16 Four Days £433 printmaker, tutor locations and times of the day to produce and processes that help you explore your Liminal light – pastel drawing Painting – Subject Led a rich range of contrasting interpretations. own imagined worlds and create painted Intermediate/Advanced 4D6800 at night November 27–December 2 Five Days £533 There will be many art historic references realities. Intermediate 5D6606 Working in liminal light conditions means Painting and gilding a trecento angel made and experimentation with materials. CHRISTOPHER GILVAN-CARTWRIGHT Dynamic painting from sketchbook allowing the eyes to interpret what is NEW MARK CAZALET contemporary British MA painter, performer, animator studies NEW barely visible. This has the surprising result artist Introduction to egg tempera February 12–16 Four Days £431 in freeing your mark-making sensibility, Discover the secrets of the great Early Italian Ever wondered how to work from a painting NEW December 8–11 Long Weekend £329 Intermediate/Advanced 4D6736 producing extraordinary colour and tone Master Painters as you learn how to lay gold sketchbook once you’ve finished it? The tutor Intermediate/Advanced LW6632 combinations. This unique course is designed leaf on panel to burnish and decorate. Find Learn how to paint using traditional methods will guide you through a series of exercises for adventurous artists to respond to a range out how to make gorgeous rainbow hued and materials. Gain an understanding of Self-portraits in mixed media NEW and approaches that will keep you looking paints from earth and mineral pigments composition, under-drawing, glazing and at your sketchbook studies afresh. Great for of dawn, dusk and candlelight conditions. Crossing the bridge to abstract Discover how to capture expression in mixed with egg yolks. Create fine, jewel like optical mixes using mineral pigments on keeping your work alive and ongoing, long MARK CAZALET contemporary British painting portraits with mirrors and photographs. Make detailed finishes as you complete an icon gessoed panels. after the course has ended. artist Learn to cross the bridge between tonal studies in charcoal, then explore colour, painting of an Angel or Madonna and Child. MAZ JACKSON egg tempera painter, KATIE SOLLOHUB painting, drawing, March 31–April 3 Long Weekend £352 observation and abstract painting. Exercises composition and form using chalk and oil PETER MURPHY gilder, tempera painter printmaker teaching Intermediate/Advanced LW6847 are used to stimulate the imagination pastels. October 9–14 Five Days £593 December 2–4 Weekend £235 and extend the range of rhythmic and GEORGE POPESCO Royal Academy fine March 24–26 Weekend £225 Suitable for all 5D6500 Suitable for all WE6616 expressive processes in mark-making, colour, artist Intermediate WE6821 tonal balance and compositional dynamics. February 24–26 Weekend £238 Artists considered include Ruskin, Bomberg, Beginners/Intermediate WE6656 Pastel portraits Mondrian, de Kooning and Kandinsky. Learn to build a portrait using pastels and JENNY TYSON painter other dry media. These versatile media allow Investigate egg tempera painting us to use a contemporary approach to layer January 8–12 Four Days £431 Intermediate/Advanced 4D6664 Ancient painting methods will be demystified up an image taken from observation or as you make them your own to enrich your photographic reference. knowledge and painting skills. Make painting OLIVER JONES contemporary Chiaroscuro – painting light and surfaces from panels, and pigments from clays, British artist shadow NEW chalks, organic sources and minerals. Learn October 28–30 Weekend £249 Explore the balance of light and shade techniques in composition, under-drawing, Suitable for all WE6538 through expressive drawing and painting. glazing and optical mixes using mineral Discover the power of dramatic lighting, pigments and apply them to complete a contrasts and shadows to enhance both your unique egg tempera painting, that can last for drawing and painting skills. hundreds of years. GEORGE POPESCO Royal Academy fine MAZ JACKSON egg tempera painter, artist printmaker January 20–22 Weekend £225 March 5–10 Five Days £541 Suitable for all WE6669 Intermediate/Advanced 5D6784 Mark Cazalet Murphy Peter
29 Booking is easy +44 (0)1243 818300 [email protected] www.westdean.org.uk Book by phone for a 10% new student discount 30 Vision of colour Colour is at the heart of painting; it is used to create light, space, mood and movement, yet it is rarely fully understood. By taking five contrasting approaches and through a structured series of practical projects, your confidence builds in handling colour and understanding its role. Investigation of some of the major developments in colour theory, a slide show and video presentations are all included in this challenging week. MARK CAZALET contemporary British artist March 26–31 Five Days £526 Intermediate/Advanced 5D6835 Painting – Oils
Oil painting for beginners Discover the fundamental techniques, methods and theories when painting with oils. Brian Smith Gain confidence using and applying oils with Tom Benjamin Tom brushes and knives, colour and tone theory, Portrait painting in oils Chinese painting – ‘Three Friends in Watercolours – light and shade, and the use of paint mediums. Painting autumn landscapes Oil painting for beginners Develop a personal style and improve your Winter’ NEW warm and cool NEW JOHN T FREEMAN painter, etcher, author in oils NEW Learn the basics of oils while making paintings oil painting techniques whilst achieving a The ‘Three Friends in Winter’ is an established Learn how to create mood, atmosphere, October 7–9 Weekend £225 Autumn is a special time of year for landscape from direct observation. Discover how to likeness. Explore how to use composition to subject in Chinese painting, surrounded form and focus by using light and shade, Beginners WE6490 painters, colours can be very rich and the structure works and develop light effects, mix enhance the sense of the sitter and ways of by symbolism. Working with Chinese warm and cool colour. Explore the range weather atmospheric. Explore outdoor oil colours, build layers, create tone, develop using the wonderful qualities of oil paint to materials and techniques explore plum of options available to you to improve your impasto and finish with glazing. Portrait painting in oils painting techniques in a range of locations represent light on skin. blossom, bamboo and pine in the traditional painting skills. including woodland. We will be painting TOM BENJAMIN landscape painter in oils FELICITY GILL professional portrait way. Maggie will also demonstrate more BRIAN SMITH professional Develop your oil painting skills through outside as much as we can as well as in the December 9–11 Weekend £233 painter adventurous techniques such as washes, watercolour specialist intensive work on a long pose. After a studio. resists and collage. At the end of the course Beginners WE6638 February 10–12 Weekend £257 number of drawn studies, individual guidance you will be able to back your painting ready November 18–20 Weekend £225 TOM BENJAMIN landscape painter in oils Suitable for all WE6726 is given on composition, proportion, tone and for framing. Suitable for all WE6588 colour mixing. October 16–21 Five Days £533 Suitable for all 5D6516 MAGGIE CROSS painter, traditional ADELE WAGSTAFF Slade, portrait painter, Small scale landscape painting Chinese brush author in oils NEW Painting still life in oils for beginners October 16–20 Four Days £426 October 14–16 Weekend £249 Learn how to get a sense of the scale of a Suitable for all 4D6513 Intermediate/Advanced WE6503 A thorough introduction to painting with landscape view, expansive sky, or massive tree oils from still life. Gain confidence and into a small painting. Working small enables understanding of this wonderful medium with you to turn over ideas quickly, try things out Acrylic ink painting – movement The course was and vibrant colour structured exercises and expert guidance. transformative. The and experiment. You will then easily capture GEORGE POPESCO Royal Academy fleeting light effects on your small scale Working from both flowers and landscape fine artist brilliant tutor challenged paintings. create vibrant and dynamic studies with this versatile medium. Start with observational October 21–24 Long Weekend £353 and supported in equal TOM BENJAMIN landscape painter in oils drawing, then experiment with translucent Beginners LW6526 measure. I feel as though February 24–27 Long Weekend £336 and opaque brushwork techniques. Explore something has altered in Intermediate/Advanced LW6762 your subject with practical exercises and build Grisaille figure painting in oilsN EW my brain which allows confidence with acrylic ink’s tactile qualities A rare opportunity for extended study of the Painting – Water Based as you learn to work intuitively. Discover human figure from life models using grisaille me to see colour in a how paper behaves in relation to ink flow as methods of painting in grey monochrome. completely different way. you develop your ideas through to personal Using both transparent and opaque painting Advanced sumi-e Japanese ink conclusions. techniques, you will practice drawing with Alison Jackson-Bass, A vision of colour painting NEW CHRISTINE FORBES drawing, painting, paint, gain familiarity with oil paint handling Learn the techniques and spiritual side of Chinese methods and increase your awareness of the simple sumi-e, the art of Japanese brush painting. November 3–6 Long Weekend £354 value structures which underpin good Explore traditional ink brushstrokes through Suitable for all LW6553 figurative painting. sophisticated projects set by the tutor. WILLIAM SAVAGE figurative painter TAKUMASA ONO professional Japanese watercolourist, author December 4–8 Four Days £474 Beginners/Intermediate 4D6624 October 14–16 Weekend £243 Intermediate/Advanced WE6504 Adele Wagstaff Adele
31 Booking is easy +44 (0)1243 818300 [email protected] www.westdean.org.uk Book by phone for a 10% new student discount 32 Watercolour painting – loosen up A beginner’s guide to watercolour – without losing control NEW technique and application The simple materials of water, paper and Explore the possibilities, methods and pigment can be used creatively in a variety of techniques used with watercolours as different ways. Learn how to consider these you create a patchwork of samples for choices fully to produce individual work and your future reference. Sessions in drawing develop your own painting style. techniques will underpin your future work. BRIAN SMITH professional watercolour SUSIE HUNT landscape painter, teacher specialist March 10–12 Weekend £230 January 10–13 Three Days £329 Beginners WE6790 Suitable for all 3D6668 Dynamic life painting in watercolour Abstract painting in watercolour Learn to work in transparent watercolours, Combine visual and imaginative information to develop the speed required for painting in a unique and personal way. Distil what dynamic poses and to express the qualities is important to you as you create dynamic of light. work from drawings and other material. BRIDGET WOODS watercolourist, Christine guides you carefully through themes author: landscape, life and painting techniques as you explore your
creative painting approaches. March 17–19 Weekend £249 unt Intermediate/Advanced WE6809 H
CHRISTINE FORBES drawing, painting, Suzanne Balchin Chinese methods Susie Multi-layer watercolour painting
BridgetWoods February 2–5 Long Weekend £329 Intermediate LW6708 NEW Confidence with colour – painting Explore the transparent and opaque qualities with acrylics and mediums of watercolour in a multilayered approach Become confident mixing and arranging to build confident colour. Investigate colour colours using your visual judgments and theory and application, its context, harmony experimentation. Discover the versatility of and relationships. Be inspired by fabulous Tutor profile: acrylics when used with specific mediums, natural forms, work from direct observation from thin and transparent to thick and and discover creative ways to weave opaque. luminous colour with your brushwork. Dale Devereux Barker EMILY BALL painter and author SUZANNE BALCHIN Camberwell College, fine watercolourist November 24–27 Long Weekend £329 Dale is primarily known as a printmaker recognised for his use of reduction linocut and his unique February 10–12 Weekend £225 Suitable for all LW6598 approach and rationale. Trained as a painter, Dale now exploits the printed process, creating not Suitable for all WE6727 only flat images but experimenting with printed sculptures, large scale printed public art and ceramics. Watercolour landscapes – Freedom in watercolour and ink expressive mood and light for beginners Background: Study the emotive effects of changing light in Learn a fresh approach to painting Study at three diverse art colleges has brought a holistic approach to his work and landscape as you develop your observational, watercolours and inks through a series of method of teaching. mark-making and colour mixing skills. Learn set projects with guidance on composition techniques to apply this expressive medium and materials. Demonstrations are given Dale is constantly challenging his artistic critical awareness and in dynamic ways, from quick painting sketches on various techniques as you explore this outside, weather permitting, to longer work seeks to celebrate the creative act in both his professional and versatile medium. in the studio. educational roles. He has taught a range of courses but particularly JULIE COLLINS artist, author BRIDGET WOODS watercolourist, enjoys the desire and willingness to learn that author: landscape, life March 3–5 Weekend £234 West Dean College students bring. December 4–9 Five Days £526 Beginners WE6770 Intermediate/Advanced 5D6625 Inspirations and influences:
Acrylics for beginners NEW The absurd, the beautiful joke, the crafted image and the areas in between and outside. Learn everything you need to know to get Current projects: started with acrylics. Using both still life Dale has just published ‘Eight Portraits’ a collaborative poetry project with Tony Towle, a and images be guided through each stage including, drawing, brush handling, colour continuation of his collaboration with poets from The New York School. mixing and balancing, and composition. “Dale Devereux Barker makes art out of all sorts of things, out of pictures, out of works, out of CHRISTINE FORBES drawing, painting, humour, out of frustration, out of sitting on the beach. Since graduating from the Slade in 1986 Chinese methods he has developed a pictorial language which is distinctive in its combination of figurative imagery December 11–14 Three Days £329 and complex layering of more abstract planes and textures scavenged from outside sources.” Beginners 3D6645 Taken from ‘What does one make pictures out of?’ by Emma Hill in the Exhibition Catalogue Dale Devereux BarkerDale Devereux Julie Collins Excessive Pleasures.
33 Booking is easy +44 (0)1243 818300 [email protected] www.westdean.org.uk Book by phone for a 10% new student discount 34 An introduction to Adobe Lightroom PHOTOGRAPHY Discover the creative image-editing power and image management of Adobe Lightroom. For Taster Courses see back pages 3 - 5 Beginning with the differences of file types, this course follows the workflow of Lightroom – from importing photographs to detailed manipulation, enhancement and output. TIM SAVAGE digital photographer, author and trainer January 13–15 Weekend £235 Beginners WE6673 With the power of a click, an image, short film or creative animation can be at your fingertips. If you want to optimise the possibilities of your Designing a self-published book camera, choose from our wide range of courses. We have something for Gain confidence to self-publish a well designed book of images and words using everyone, from beginners to advanced, but on most courses you will need Blurb and Photoshop software. Make a good level of computer competence. exhibition catalogues, travel stories or simply An introduction to Photoshop Creative use of Photoshop for record a project or event – a useful skill for Learn some of Adobe Photoshop’s creative makers and artists Benjamin Graham keen photographers, artists and craft makers. Learn to plan narrative structure, page layout, features and discover how to make Create digital applied decoration from select typeface and create a book based on a enhancements to your images using many of photographs and drawings using Adobe Table top photography using Autumn colour in digital landscape An introduction to Photoshop for personal project. the software’s primary adjustment features. Photoshop. Then learn how to apply this This will include working with layers, layer natural light photography NEW textile design NEW ALISON MILNER RCA trained, surface treatment to artworks in various masks, tools and filters, while experimenting media such as glass, wood and fabric using If you aspire to be a still life photographer, Discover the secrets of capturing landscape Please see page 47 for further information. designer-maker with your own images. Lazertran. Other techniques for translating or need pictures of your work for a blog images in autumn with maximum visual SAM PICKARD printed textile designer/ January 16–19 Three Days £344 digital files into applied decoration are also or website, learn how to get good results impact. Best use of equipment and of BEYTAN ERKMEN professional maker Intermediate 3D6683 photographer, lecturer discussed. from a table top shoot. Basic knowledge of pre-planning are covered, alongside how to PETER BISHOP graphic designer, Adobe photography and camera controls needed. enhance your images. Be inspired by West certified instructor February 24–26 Weekend £235 ALISON MILNER RCA trained, designer-maker Dean and the South Downs. Photoshop Elements – simple Beginners WE6758 JACQUI HURST editorial/garden November 24–27 Long Weekend £349 photo-editing techniques photographer ROY MATTHEWS freelance Beginners/Intermediate LW6599 March 13–16 Three Days £369 photographer, teacher Learn how to use Photoshop Elements, a Beginners/Intermediate 3D6802 October 8 One Day £116 Garden photography – whatever simple way to edit, improve and transform Intermediate 1D6498 October 21–23 Weekend £235 the weather! NEW Explore black and white digital your digital photographs. Work through a Intermediate/Advanced WE6521 Gain control of your DSLR camera photography series of techniques to find out how to make Explore West Dean Gardens as you look for Maximise the quality of the images you Getting to grips with your Translate the craft and processes of analogue the most of your favourite shots, how to turn details and images to sum up winter. How to capture by investigating the multitude of DSLR camera An introduction to studio portrait black and white photography using digital them into black and white, use colour effects, experiment with black and white images or features on your DSLR camera. The mystifying lighting techniques NEW cameras within a digital workflow. Learn to create collages, panoramas and more. obtain rich and subtle tones, create graphic Increase your skills and confidence in using and abstract images are all explored. layers of technical jargon are stripped away as achieve this through considered exposure, BEYTAN ERKMEN professional your DSLR camera. Learn how to judge An overview of classic and iconic portrait your confidence and skills are developed. which programme to use and focus on taking lighting techniques, using both professional identifying subjects suited to monochrome photographer, lecturer JACQUI HURST editorial/garden and image processing using Adobe Lightroom photographer TIM SAVAGE digital photographer, author satisfying images on location. Basic computer Bowens studio flash equipment and available February 3–5 Weekend £235 and trainer skills are required. natural light. Low-key and high-key lighting and Photoshop. Beginners WE6715 March 3–5 Weekend £235 JACQUI HURST editorial/garden styles will be explored with fundamentals in TIM SAVAGE digital photographer, author Beginners/Intermediate WE6776 March 16–19 Long Weekend £344 portrait posing methods and composition. and trainer Beginners/Intermediate LW6806 photographer The urban landscape – digital October 14–16 Weekend £235 BEYTAN ERKMEN professional December 2–4 Weekend £235 photographer, lecturer photography NEW Beginners WE6506 Beginners/Intermediate WE6617 Discover the photographic potential of the October 28–30 Weekend £265 urban environment. Create images with Intermediate/Advanced WE6539 Dawn and dusk landscape added depth and mystery, relying on the photography NEW evidence of human activity for narrative, Become creatively inspired in the magical rather than people. An introduction to moments of twilight and dawn. Take your Lightroom editing is also offered to enhance images to another level by learning about images. the two elusive fundamentals of all successful ROY MATTHEWS freelance landscape studies - lighting and timing. photographer, teacher For DSLR and advanced compact users. February 17–19 Weekend £235 BENJAMIN GRAHAM internationally Intermediate WE6745 published landscape photographer December 9–11 Weekend £235 Intermediate WE6640 Benjamin Graham Beytan Erkmen
35 Booking is easy +44 (0)1243 818300 [email protected] www.westdean.org.uk Book by phone for a 10% new student discount 36 POTTERY AND CERAMICS For Taster Courses see back pages 3 - 5
Working with clay can be addictive with many of our students coming back time and again to work with leading potters and ceramic artists. We offer throwing courses for complete beginners or the chance to develop your skills and learn how to coil, hand build, sculpt and use glazes to complete your work. Dylan Bowen
Throwing and turning for beginners Hand built ceramics with inlaid Practical glazing day Animal sculptures – working Throwing and turning for beginners Hand building and throwing Work on your own potter’s wheel as you coloured clay Come back to West Dean College to glaze in miniature Gain confidence in making pots on the textured pots develop your own designs inspired by the Learn how to make and mix coloured clays pots you have made on one of our pottery Build miniature animal sculptures using clay. potter’s wheel. With exclusive use of your Use found natural and manmade objects to ceramic collection at West Dean. You are to create designs and painterly effects that courses and left behind for firing. Learn how to approach sculpting animals own wheel learn how to prepare the clay create different textures on clay surfaces and shown key techniques, including how to are rolled into slabs of clay. From these you ALISON SANDEMAN established potter in clay and the detail that can be captured and then practice the art of throwing with learn how to make plaster and clay moulds. prepare and work with clay. will then create vessels, bowls and jugs ready and teacher in something smaller than the palm of your demonstrations and individual guidance from Slab build or throw pots, slump or press for firing. hand, while gaining confidence in your the tutor. dishes and decorate surfaces with your library LOUISA TAYLOR MA RCA ceramicist November 30 One Day £116 and author sculpting skills. of textures. JANE ABBOTT colourful potter, Suitable for all 1D6612 JON BARRETT-DANES potter, animal sculptor, teacher October 7–9 Weekend £254 experienced teacher FELICITY LLOYD-COOMBES animal ALISON SANDEMAN established potter sculptures in clay and teacher Beginners WE6495 October 24–27 Three Days £348 January 6–8 Weekend £254 Suitable for all 3D6531 December 2–4 Weekend £270 Beginners WE6662 February 2–5 Long Weekend £372 Exploring porcelain – throwing Suitable for all WE6619 Suitable for all LW6711 and handbuilding Throwing and turning for beginners Slab built ceramics: responding Develop dynamic porcelain forms or Experience throwing pots on a potter’s Throwing and turning to place Wheel thrown animals and figures containers by learning how to understand wheel with one-to-one tuition and your Explore working on the potter’s wheel and, Working from the Sussex chalk landscape in clay NEW and exploit the intrinsic plastic quality of own wheel throughout the course, as you whatever your level of experience, develop surrounding West Dean, use drawing to Explore the sculptural possibilities of the porcelain. Combine inventive shaping, forming learn the techniques and processes for your skills in making (throwing) and finishing develop designs for simple slab built ceramic potter’s wheel making figurative and animal and decorative techniques to create surface completing pots. (turning) pots. Enjoy exclusive use of your platters and wall pieces. Discover ways to forms. You are shown how to adapt and quality and pattern integral to each form. ALISON SANDEMAN established potter own potter’s wheel during the course. build complex and layered surfaces with tonal construct wheel thrown forms to make JACK DOHERTY ceramicist, porcelain and teacher ALISON SANDEMAN established potter and coloured slips, using your own hand cut exciting sculptural pieces that could also vessels and teacher stencils, stamps, linocuts and sgraffitto designs. retain a functional element. November 4–6 Weekend £255 October 9–12 Three Days £384 Beginners WE6558 December 15–18 Long Weekend £368 ANNA LAMBERT ceramicist, hand-built SUSAN HALLS UK/USA ceramic sculptor earthenware Intermediate/Advanced 3D6499 Suitable for all LW6648 February 10–12 Weekend £262 Making and decorating dynamic, January 22–27 Five Days £589 Intermediate/Advanced WE6732 Suitable for all 5D6700 Exploring Japanese pottery expressive slipware NEW Explore simple Japanese pottery techniques Experimenting with paper clay With an emphasis on action and spontaneity, Practical glazing day to make vases, bowls, mugs and plates. learn and develop new approaches to Discover the exciting potential of building Techniques covered include spiral wedging, making and decorating slipware. Dylan will Please see 1D6612 for further information. with paper clay. Try a range of hand building hand building (Tebineri), wet slab making demonstrate his own making and decorating ALISON SANDEMAN established potter techniques with paper clay pulp and ready (Katatsukuri) and leather hard slab building techniques, including sliced plates and and teacher mixed clay incorporating wet, leather hard, (Itatsukuri). Then learn brush drawing or sculptural forms, wheel thrown platters and January 28 One Day £116 dry and fired components. Also experiment printing techniques to decorate your pots. carved solid shapes. From these you can then Suitable for all 1D6702 with casting, embossing and surface printing RIE TSURUTA MA RCA ceramist pursue new shapes and ideas, and learn to using underglaze colours, oxides and slips. embrace fresh directions combining slip and CLAIRE IRELAND ceramic sculptor October 21–24 Long Weekend £372 clay in truly dynamic ways. Beginners/Intermediate LW6527 DYLAN BOWEN slipware maker February 20–24 Four Days £486 Suitable for all 4D6756 November 13–17 Four Days £486 Intermediate/Advanced 4D6576 Claire Ireland
37 Booking is easy +44 (0)1243 818300 [email protected] www.westdean.org.uk Book by phone for a 10% new student discount 38 Sculpting animals in clay Immerse yourself in the Barrett-Danes family’s tradition in ceramics as you learn PRINTMAKING how to create vivid and expressive animal forms using a range of pottery techniques. For Taster Courses see back pages 3 - 5 First of all, spend time studying the unique characteristics of each animal, then consider overall balance and proportion. You will complete at least two animals, wall-mounted heads or headed pots. JON BARRETT-DANES potter, animal sculptor, teacher March 19–24 Five Days £611 Delve into printmaking and explore colour and shape to Suitable for all 5D6819 produce unique, colourful artworks either with a press or by hand. With an emphasis on personal development we offer Throwing and turning for beginners clear pathways for beginners to progress to advanced courses. Work on your own potter’s wheel as you For those seeking a pathway leading to a qualification, see our develop your own designs inspired by the Foundation Diploma in Art and Design on page 8. ceramic collection at West Dean. You are shown key techniques, including how to prepare and work with clay. LOUISA TAYLOR MA RCA ceramicist and Throwing and turning – mugs, jugs Pattern, colour, texture and line – author and teapots decorative ceramics Experimental drawing with Wood engraving Introduction to screenprinting March 31–April 2 Weekend £254 Explore turned forms for mugs, jugs and Explore a decorative technique developed Beginners WE6845 monoprint NEW Explore the potential of this small scale black Discover how to use screenprinting teapots, as you improve your throwing skills by the tutor, which has strong associations Make observations both in the landscape and white art form for detail, atmosphere techniques to produce multi-coloured design. and learn to get the most out of the clay on with intaglio printmaking. Using an and studio and explore mark-making through and dramatic graphic impact. From idea to Using paper cut stencils and water based your own wheel. There will be lots of time to engraved line and coloured slips, you the medium of monoprinting. Learn to complete print, develop a design, transfer it inks, learn how to create rich and fascinating practise your throwing skills whilst developing will learn to transfer your designs from a engage with your subject and translate the onto an endgrain wood block, engrave and imagery. forms on the wheel. You can finish your plaster surface to a ceramic body by slip qualities using monoprinting techniques, then print it. JANE SAMPSON MA fine artist/ pieces by making handles and lids. casting and make a number of test pieces from the manipulation of ink on the plate to HARRY BROCKWAY wood engraver, printmaker ALISON SANDEMAN established potter and tiles ready for firing. sophisticated printing methods using a press. illustrator November 18–20 Weekend £256 and teacher JOANNA VEEVERS RCA trained ceramic CAROLINE WENDLING multidisciplinary artist October 21–23 Weekend £225 Beginners WE6587 February 26–March 3 Five Days £591 artist and print specialist Suitable for all WE6520 Intermediate/Advanced 5D6768 March 10–12 Weekend £253 October 2–7 Five Days £571 Hybrid printmaking NEW Suitable for all WE6795 Suitable for all 5D6487 Small scale printing from engraved Experiment with multiple print methods Practical glazing day glass NEW Creative use of Photoshop for within the same image to make unique prints. Please see 1D6612 for further information. Woodcut prints – exploring the Please see page 18 for further details. Lino, dry-point, collograph and monoprint are makers and artists process ALISON SANDEMAN established potter KATHARINE COLEMAN freelance the main mediums, combined with various and teacher Please see page 36 for further information. Experiment with this ancient art form as glass engraver colour and monochrome techniques. ALISON MILNER RCA trained, you explore woodcut printing techniques MARY DALTON RCA master printmaker March 4 One Day £116 October 31–November 2 Two Days £230 designer-maker using the wood itself as a starting point. Use Suitable for all 1D6779 Beginners/Intermediate 2D6547 December 8–11 Long Weekend £329 a variety of woods and papers, experiment March 13–16 Three Days £369 Suitable for all LW6636 Beginners/Intermediate 3D6802 with cutting techniques and print with presses Understanding colour in glazes or by hand. Chine colle printmaking Gain an understanding of making and using Hand building large scale sculptural ROD NELSON author, wood-block Experimental printmaking with chine colle glazes focusing on how using colouring oxides printmaker combining lino printing with the textural affects different fluxes in a glaze. All practical ceramics NEW October 14–16 Weekend £245 elements of papers. Learn printmaking with aspects of making, testing and firing glazes An exciting opportunity to work with clay on Suitable for all WE6505 lino, printing ink and presses, and intersperse will be covered. Bring your own biscuit-fired a large scale. Explore a range of hand building paper collaged elements within these white earthenware, stoneware, porcelain techniques, incorporating traditional methods processes to create surprising and dynamic pieces or test tiles. with contemporary experimental approaches Letterpress and relief printmaking results. LINDA BLOOMFIELD PhD Eng Sci, potter to create large sculptural forms. Learn how Discover how to combine image and text DALE DEVEREUX BARKER Slade trained, to manipulate clay using formers and moulds, March 5–9 Four Days £471 elegantly using traditional skills. Learn how to linocut specialist building different types of coils and slabs. set metal type, mix ink, and print with a press Intermediate/Advanced 4D6783 November 4–7 Long Weekend £350 and by hand, alongside relief printmaking CLAIRE IRELAND ceramic sculptor Suitable for all LW6559 methods to produce images and textures. March 16–19 Long Weekend £374 Suitable for all LW6808 Sarah Mander letterpress printer, book artist October 16–21 Five Days £572 Suitable for all 5D6514 Susan H alls Mary Dalton
39 Booking is easy +44 (0)1243 818300 [email protected] www.westdean.org.uk Book by phone for a 10% new student discount 40 Expressive screenprinting Water in woodcut NEW Screenprinting is a sophisticated form of Play with light and movement on water. stencilling. Immerse yourself in a creative Printing in woodcut you will explore ripples, SCULPTURE range of techniques from handmade paper sparkles, swirls and the ways in which water stencils through to making and exposing patterns delight us. You will work with Automata 42 photo stencils. Explore combinations of beautiful tools and materials. Carving in Stone and Wood 42 Modelling, Casting and Other Techniques 43 techniques to create images that you never MERLYN CHESTERMAN woodblock thought possible. printmaker For Taster Courses see back pages 3 - 5 JANE SAMPSON MA fine artist/ ROD NELSON author, woodblock printmaker printmaker
Chris Daunt January 22–27 Five Days £571 February 26–March 3 Five Days £566 Conversations between lino blocks: Suitable for all 5D6697 Suitable for all 5D6766 advanced printmaking Take risks and get confident overprinting Monoprinting using the three colour Collagraphs – bold and richly Let your imagination soar as you learn to use with separate cut blocks of lino that merge process coloured printmaking different techniques and materials to create together to create surprising new images. Explore the painterly, mark-making Enjoy and explore working with a range of Whilst there is an element of control over figures, animals and automata. Carve in stone and possibilities of monoprint. Learn the concept materials to create textural collagraph plates. the structure of the outcomes, the beauty wood, model in clay and explore the sculptural of colour layering using the three process Print using viscosity printing techniques to is not knowing exactly what may happen. colours and find out how to overlay colours create vibrant, richly coloured prints. possibilities of paper, bronze, polystyrene and wire. Exploit the myriad of possibilities of using to produce beautiful, colourful overprints. This SARAH MANDER practising artist two or more blocks that talk to each other printmaker fast and straightforward process leaves room Jo Sweeting in different ways and be prepared to be for plenty of experimentation. surprised. March 3–5 Weekend £248 JANE SAMPSON MA fine artist/ Suitable for all WE6772 DALE DEVEREUX BARKER Slade trained, printmaker Automata Simple automata Woodcarving – a creative linocut specialist exploration February 17–19 Weekend £241 Create designs for an automaton made December 11–15 Four Days £462 Making an impression with Suitable for all WE6744 principally in wood. Discover simple ways Please see page 53 for further information. Intermediate/Advanced 4D6647 monoprint – the painterly print Making automata NEW of producing mechanical movement while MALCOLM MARTIN sculptor in wood Monoprinting is a versatile technique that will Be introduced to basic mechanisms and being encouraged to use reclaimed and other Colour wood engraving NEW Wood engraving add intrigue and surprise to your range of experiment with ways in which they can be interesting materials. The tutor’s own work December 2–5 Long Weekend £339 Experience the art of wood engraving which creative mark-making. It is the painters print combined with form to create automata and his collection of automata will provide Suitable for all LW6620 A beautiful variant of the traditional black and is executed on the endgrain of a closely and is different to printmaking, it can be a with a narrative theme. The combination of inspiration. white printmaking technique. The possibilities grained hardwood. Practise engraving then finished piece or the beginning of an addition movement and materials such as wood, wire, of creating multiple colours by overprinting ROBERT RACE automata maker Lettercutting in stone and slate learn how to transfer a design to a block, to your paintings and art works. Explore the metal tube and sheet, found objects and opens up entirely new pathways to wood print and correct proofs. possibilities of reproducing and reinventing figures will be explored with these simple February 5–10 Five Days £569 Please see page 11 for further information. engraving. mechanisms. Suitable for all 5D6722 CHRIS DAUNT wood engraving your sketches or photographic material. TOM PERKINS lettering designer and CHRIS DAUNT wood engraving blockmaker SUSIE HUNT landscape painter, teacher FI HENSHALL automata maker lettercarver blockmaker An introduction to clock making February 24–26 Weekend £227 March 12–15 Three Days £334 October 30–November 2 Three Days February 26–March 2 Four Days £426 December 16–18 Weekend £237 Suitable for all WE6757 Beginners 3D6798 £344 Suitable for all 3D6543 Please see page 23 for further information. Suitable for all 4D6765 Suitable for all WE6650 JONATHAN BUTT clock restorer MATTHEW READ horology conservator Relief carving in stone – plant forms and tutor Experience the process of carving a relief in March 26–30 Four Days £521 limestone. Taking inspiration from the shapes Beginners 4D6831 and texture of plants you will hand cut your Student profile: design directly onto stone using traditional tools, including chisels and mallets. Carving in Stone JO SWEETING sculptor and lettercarver Maria Constant and Wood My friends bought me a voucher for a March 10–12 Weekend £238 I have not only rekindled my Suitable for all WE6791 short course as a birthday present. passion for screen-printing Carving colourful stone – alabaster I was delighted as I’d always wanted to and soapstone attend a course at West Dean. I chose a but I am also planning to Sculpting slate relief and round NEW beginners course in screen-printing as it was Experiment with mark-making and texture as Slate is an undervalued material with do more in the future and you learn stone carving techniques with these something I had sampled at art college and wonderful colours and potential for sculpture. easy to carve stones. The whole process is Explore the natural rock and discover how wanted to try again. The group was a nice create my own printed covered from developing designs with models size and the tutor was patient, encouraging other artists have used it, as you learn to items to sell. through to finishing and polishing. carve in relief and in the round to create a and really passionate. She helped us develop PAULA HAUGHNEY sculptor, finished sculpture. our own style and I was surprised by how I would definitely recommend anyone wanting stone carver to do a course to explore the wonderful PAULA HAUGHNEY sculptor, stone different all our prints were. November 3–6 Long Weekend £344 carver opportunities at West Dean College. So many Suitable for all LW6552 Learning something I loved in such a beautiful diverse and stimulating courses in one of the March 26–31 Five Days £526 Suitable for all 5D6836 and inspiring setting was one of my favourite most beautiful settings in the country. I am things about the course. certainly going to look into doing more! F i H enshall
41 Booking is easy +44 (0)1243 818300 [email protected] www.westdean.org.uk Book by phone for a 10% new student discount 42 Portrait heads in terracotta – a Sculpture using paper and wire visual approach Take an exciting journey through the amazing Create a life-sized portrait head and aim possibilities of wire and papier-mâché as you TEXTILES to capture the sitter’s essence. Sensitive create your own individual sculpture. Working Sewing, Embroidery and Accessories 44 - 45 observation will inform your clay modelling directly with these low-cost media, you create Leatherwork 45 through a whole day, with two models being a three-dimensional armature with wire, then Art Textiles 45 - 49 used. You will then hollow out your second weave and mould the form with papier- portrait head for firing and receive advice on mâché. Choose colours and textures from Constructed and Woven Textiles 49 - 51 mounting and finishing techniques. recycled papers and other materials to create For Taster Courses see back pages 3 - 5
JON EDGAR sculptor the final surface. DAVID FARRER paper sculptor, wire, January 6–9 Long Weekend £373 recycled Suitable for all LW6663 March 5–9 Four Days £438 Suitable for all 4D6782 Sculptural animal forms in willow If you enjoy creating fine art textiles or something beautiful to wear Please see page 9 for further information. Sculpting the figure – capturing the or use, find the perfect course at West Dean College. Discover DOMINIC PARRETTE basketmaker and essence many versatile and absorbing techniques including screenprinting, coppice craftsman Explore the possibilities of abstraction with embroidery, sewing and quilting, silk painting, felt making, tapestry January 29–February 1 Three Days £389 the human figure by sculpting in clay. You start weaving, knitting, leatherwork and more. Beginners/Intermediate 3D6704 by looking at form and anatomy and then Paula H aughney Paula
learn to capture the essence of your creative Alice F ox Cut, fold, construct – paper ideas by investigating abstraction of form. Modelling, Casting and sculpture Processes covered include armature building and techniques and tools to use with clay. Liberating log cabin – patchwork Exploring machine embroidery Other Techniques Explore the potential and versatility of paper Sewing, Embroidery and IAN EDWARDS inspirational and quilting techniques to create sculptural three-dimensional forms. figurative sculptor Accessories Make papier-mâché boxes, masks Through group exercises looking at objects Based on the traditional log cabin patchwork Develop skills in freehand embroidery to March 19–23 Four Days £491 technique, explore strip-piecing fabrics and create a variety of effects using whip and and figures of various shapes and sizes, you will learn Hand embroidery – writing with how to use simple techniques and develop an Suitable for all 4D6815 try out innovative methods devised by your cable stitch. Fabric is layered, painted and Learn from a Mexican master of papier- individual approach to paper sculpture. a needle tutor. Having made samples, you will then worked into to develop textured samples to mâché, making a range of decorative objects create a small quilt, wall hanging or cushion, use as small pictures or cushion covers. Tutor to be confirmed Sculpting animals in clay Explore ways to make marks with meaning – masks, animal figures, boxes, skulls and through a series of exercises to inform while also studying colour and design. WENDY DOLAN experienced textile skeletons! Build up layers of paper, with February 20–24 Four Days £461 Please see page 39 for further information. your stitching. Work from your own source JANICE GUNNER textile artist and quilter artist, tutor, lecturer inspiration from Mexican festival ‘The Day Suitable for all 4D6752 JON BARRETT-DANES potter, animal material in the form of a story, letter, family October 27–30 Long Weekend £329 December 8–11 Long Weekend £334 of the Dead’. Embellish and decorate your sculptor, teacher anecdote, garment or textile to start a Beginners/Intermediate LW6633 finished pieces from a treasure trove of Suitable for all LW6535 March 19–24 Five Days £611 stitched piece personal to you. jewels, sparkles, lucky charms and transfers. Making decorative objects from pulp paper Suitable for all 5D6819 ROSALIND WYATT textile, collage BORIS SPIDER Mexican papier-mâché and calligraphy artist Shoe making in decorative fabrics – Pattern cutting and dressmaking – artist Please see page 10 for further information. ballet pumps NEW the perfect panelled skirt NEW October 6–9 Long Weekend £354 DEBBIE WIJSKAMP Dutch artist-designer Sculpture from scrap October 16–21 Five Days £546 Intermediate/Advanced LW6861 Discover shoe making from start to finish For complete beginners and more Suitable for all 5D6515 February 20–24 Four Days £461 Please see page 23 for further information. as you make a simple pair of low heeled, experienced dressmakers alike. Choose Beginners/Intermediate 4D6754 PETER PARKINSON RCA trained, artist ballet-pump shoes. Using pre-made patterns, whether you would like to focus on blacksmith Sewing projects for the home – cut your upper fabric from chosen Japanese techniques to perfect your dressmaking skills Paper sculptures – story further techniques NEW or develop design ideas through pattern March 26–30 Four Days £484 kimono fabrics, then mould the uppers, line book garments Modelling from life in plaster making to create a perfectly fitting, well Suitable for all 4D6833 Build on basic sewing skills during this and sole, to create yourself a truly unique, Please see page 46 for further information. Experience the unique immediacy of productive and fun weekend. Gain further handmade pair of shoes. finished panelled skirt. JENNIFER COLLIER stitched paper working in plaster as you build up a figurative confidence using your sewing machine to HETTY ROSE shoe designer-maker MARIA PULLEY fashion designer, pattern sculptures sculpture. Learn how to build an armature, create a beautiful home-style gift or two. cutter, seamstress how to apply the plaster, add on and carve it, November 28–December 2 Four Days November 4–7 Long Weekend £329 Choose from an array of projects including January 6–8 Weekend £238 working directly with your hands and tools. £491 Intermediate 4D6611 Suitable for all LW6560 frilly aprons and quilted oven gloves to Beginners/Intermediate WE6660 You work with a life model for one day appliqué peg bags and piped cushions. gathering information to work with as you ALICE BUTCHER AND GINNY Animal sculptures – working in develop your work. Finishing techniques are FARQUHAR sewing workshop tutors, miniature also demonstrated. authors and designers Please see page 38 for further information. JOHN BLAKELEY sculptor October 21–23 Weekend £250 FELICITY LLOYD-COOMBES animal February 27–March 3 Four Days £444 Intermediate WE6523 sculptures in clay Suitable for all 4D6769 December 2–4 Weekend £270 Suitable for all WE6619 F leur Oakes
43 Booking is easy +44 (0)1243 818300 [email protected] www.westdean.org.uk Book by phone for a 10% new student discount 44 Contemporary embroidery and Painting with the needle – silk Sashiko – the art of needlepoint NEW shading embroidery NEW Japanese quilting Embroider two projects, one creating the Learn this beautiful painterly hand Learn the beautiful Japanese hand quilting illusion of the Las Vegas lights, the other a embroidery technique in which long and technique of Sashiko – traditionally white needlepoint cushion in fast growing textured short stitch is worked in stranded cottons. stitching on indigo coloured fabric. You stitches. You will acquire a vocabulary of Beginners will create a floral motif in natural are shown traditional examples and then different embroidery stitches, using traditional silk shading, while those already familiar with contemporary ways of using the technique and non-traditional materials. the technique can try more complex colour before working on a choice of two panels, to EMILY PEACOCK needlework designer blending or learn about tapestry silk shading then make into a cushion, bag or table centre. by working on a design for a face or figure. JANICE GUNNER textile artist and quilter January 13–15 Weekend £240 SHELLEY COX specialist embroiderer, Beginners/Intermediate WE6674 teacher, needlework restorer March 30–April 2 Long Weekend £329 Suitable for all LW6840 January 29–February 1 Three Days £329 Millinery – organdie flower Beginners/Intermediate 3D6709 head dresses Leatherwork Make organdie roses and lilies to create Hand embroidery – a garden in dramatic head pieces. Learn how to dye, cut stumpwork Decorative leather fashion and shape individual flower petals to wire accessories NEW and decorate, then design a unique head An introduction to stumpwork, a traditional piece. Also covered are making additional three-dimensional hand embroidery Discover techniques including hand-stitching, straw trimmings, shaping a base and advice technique, and how to adapt it to embossing, gilding, and use of colour and on design, form and construction, fitting and contemporary practice. Learn the basic metal-fittings to create small leather goods Sam Pickard finishing. techniques of needlelace and stitches to make including purses, wallets, jewellery and other JANE CORBETT textile artist and milliner leaves, flowers and insects for a raised garden accessories. of your choice. Advice will be given on artistic KATHERINE POGSON leather accessory Paint and screenprint art textiles – Silk painting – expressive colour and Telling tales through textiles – January 16–19 Three Days £354 interpretation and how to plan your project. designer-maker, author exploring ideas NEW wax resist making and meaning NEW Suitable for all 3D6681 FLEUR OAKES embroiderer, lacemaker November 25–28 Long Weekend £329 Explore ideas in art textiles through painting Work with pure colours and steam fixed Working from your own personal collections, March 3–6 Long Weekend £329 Suitable for all LW6853 and screen printing on fabric to develop dyes, to gain confidence in colour mixing and explore ideas related to the process of Pattern cutting and dressmaking – Suitable for all LW6778 a personal vocabulary working with cloth, in freely using wet-on-wet and dry-on-wet collecting and recording through drawing a shift dress mark and colour. Examples of various techniques. Wax is the most expressive resist and experimentation; layering, erasing, Traditional English leatherwork – surface treatments are shown and explained, used in silk painting and you will paint, stamp, concealing and revealing. Investigate ways Learn pattern construction and adaptation Fabric manipulation – pleating, basic skills including open-screen work, photo stencil flick or sprinkle onto the silk to fully exploit of marking cloth and paper through simple to produce a pattern for a classic shift dress folding, stitching and appliqué NEW and heat transfer, allowing you to develop an its expressive possibilities. print methods together with stitch and which fits you perfectly. After making a toile Learn about leather, leather working hand individual approach. manipulation. Use this ideas led course to test based on your own measurements, construct Try out a wide range of fabric manipulation tools and techniques while working on MANDY SOUTHAN textile artist, bead new directions and the layering of concept, and sew a dress in your chosen fabric that techniques, taking inspiration from historic introductory projects in naturally tanned CAROLE WALLER fine art textile artist maker, author leather. Projects include making a braided media and process. has a great fit and a professional finish. Some textiles and contemporary fashion. Techniques October 10–14 Four Days £444 October 28–31 Long Weekend £347 include formal and organic pleating and wristband, a hand stitched belt and a small CAROLINE BARTLETT textile artist and sewing experience is essential. Intermediate 4D6502 Intermediate/Advanced LW6542 belt pouch or shoulder bag. educator MARIA PULLEY fashion designer, pattern folding, stitching and gathering to create interesting textures and 3D appliqué to JEREMY AND CARLA BONNER designer- cutter, seamstress Paper sculptures – story book November 13–18 Five Days £554 create bold, exciting fabrics from scratch. makers, Bonner Leather Studio Art textiles in mixed media Intermediate/Advanced 5D6577 January 19–22 Long Weekend £347 Make samples or work towards a finished garments January 29–February 2 Four Days £476 and free stitch Intermediate LW6687 textile. Beginners 4D6854 Combine a range of exciting mixed media Make paper sculptures based on small Felt making – shapes and sequences RUTH SINGER textile artist, author, tutor techniques to make textile-based images in a garments using recycled paper. Create Through making handmade felt explore Quilt making with simple patchwork March 16–19 Long Weekend £329 contemporary style. Experiment with collage, surfaces by waxing, trapping, layering and embedding into plastics, papers and fabrics, shape through scale, tone and repeat, to and appliqué Suitable for all LW6807 Art Textiles mixed media painting, experimental appliqué, then embellish using hand and machine create borders, over all pattern or multiples Create a quilt from beginning to end. All the print, free-style machine and hand stitching to build up dynamic surfaces for art textiles. stitching techniques. for art works, fashion or the interior. essential patchwork and quilting techniques Sampled and remixed – adventurous Various methods of layering fibre and resist ROSALIND DAVIS RCA graduate, JENNIFER COLLIER stitched paper are introduced – from how to cut the fabric, drawing for textiles NEW techniques will be demonstrated to discover machine piecing and quilting, to hand sewing artist-curator sculptures Explore adventurous and playful ways to interesting compositions or structures as you the binding. You’ll leave with a small quilt to November 4–7 Long Weekend £329 gather and manipulate visual imagery and October 25–28 Three Days £352 develop individual samples and ideas. be proud of. Suitable for all LW6560 develop ideas for textiles, through drawing, Suitable for all 3D6532 JEANETTE APPLETON textile artist and JANET CLARE textile designer, quilter, painting, stencilling and collage. Initially tutor author working from observation, you will then Hand sewn narrative textiles November 20–25 Five Days £526 January 22–25 Three Days £369 sample and re-mix imagery, playing with Create unique fabric pictures by combining Intermediate/Advanced 5D6594 colour, line, pattern and shape to exploit Beginners 3D6696 ideas, materials and techniques intuitively. visual information and develop ideas which Work directly with fabrics and found objects can then be translated using textile materials to piece together your composition using and processes. The emphasis will be on simple hand-sewing and shape cutting individual development and an evolving methods. personal visual language. JANET BOLTON textile artist MATTHEW HARRIS textile artist November 10–13 Long Weekend £329 October 2–7 Five Days £536 Suitable for all LW6571 Advanced 5D6488 Caroline Bartlett Jeremy and CarlaJeremy Bonner
45 Booking is easy +44 (0)1243 818300 [email protected] www.westdean.org.uk Book by phone for a 10% new student discount 46 Felt making – shapes and sequences Personal journals – sourcing Tales in papier-mâché, knitting Place-marks and images in Through making handmade felt explore inspiration for textiles and stitch experimental textiles NEW shape through scale, tone and repeat, to Discover ways of creating and exploiting Stories, lists and poems all conjure up images Focus on colour, line, texture and mark- create borders, over all pattern or multiples your journals and sketchbooks as a starting with narrative. Explore ways of working with making with fabric, paper and stitch. A for art works, fashion or the interior. point for mixed media, textile-based readily accessible materials to make creatures playful ‘what if?’ and experimental approach Various methods of layering fi bre and resist projects or three-dimensional designs. Using and their surroundings that illustrate a tale. to gaining inspiration for textile and mixed techniques will be demonstrated to discover unconventional drawing techniques, collage Use papier-mâché, fabric, wool, broken media work will be developed, enlisting found interesting compositions or structures as you and photography, capture and develop ideas toys and found objects to develop quirky objects for inspiration. An exploration of print develop individual samples and ideas. from your immediate environment. characters with a tale to tell. and mark as part of the design process will JEANETTE APPLETON textile artist CAS HOLMES paper and textile artist, JULIE ARKELL maker: papier-mâché/ help you develop an individual expression. and tutor tutor, author textiles CAS HOLMES paper and textile artist, tutor, author November 20–25 Five Days £526 December 11–14 Three Days £336 January 15–20 Five Days £529 Intermediate/Advanced 5D6594 Suitable for all 3D6646 Suitable for all 5D6680 February 17–20 Long Weekend £336 Suitable for all LW6748 An introduction to Photoshop for Silk painting inspired by natural Screenprinted textiles with stitch textile design NEW pattern and appliqué Drawing and images in felt making Aimed at designers and artists with an Focus on colour and pattern to create Merge print, stitch and appliqué by layering Explore the process of translating images with interest in textiles and printing, who wish to textiles inspired by the beautiful designs colour and texture as you develop skills a drawn quality into handmade felt. Simple learn new digital skills or improve existing found in nature. Working with steam- in basic stencil screen-printing on fabric, observational drawing exercises will help skills. You will be encouraged to follow your fixed dyes on various silks, use a range of combined with traditional needlework you to achieve detail in your composition own creative path, as you learn to scan your techniques to interpret your ideas. Choose to techniques. Experiment with scale, line, form ideas. You then make a series of felt samples artwork, create colour separations, design paint silk scarves or pieces for your personal and composition, working from imagery exploring colour blending, line, texture and repeat patterns and prepare files for digital textile projects. of your choice, to make unique panels or use of pre-felts, working towards a final felt printing using Adobe Photoshop. MANDY SOUTHAN textile artist, bead functional textiles. artwork. SAM PICKARD printed textile maker, author MAXINE SUTTON RCA trained, HEATHER BELCHER textile artist, designer/maker felt maker December 16–18 Weekend £242 textile maker PETER BISHOP graphic designer, February 17–20 Long Weekend £329 Adobe certified instructor Suitable for all WE6651 January 16–19 Three Days £354 Beginners/Intermediate 3D6682 Suitable for all LW6749 November 24–27 Long Weekend £349 Beginners/Intermediate LW6599 Machine embroidered textiles – architectural textures Experimental papermaking – Couture inspired nuno felt material journeys Approaches to stitch-based Create stitched pictures inspired by accessories NEW
Mandy Southan Please see page 10 for further information. creative practice architecture. Develop designs as you piece, patch and layer fabrics and then work Explore the rich textural qualities of the JANE PONSFORD artist and papermaker Discover different approaches to hand into them using a combination of machine nuno felt technique and learn how to add Exploring pattern in textiles Silk scarves – developing pattern February 20–24 Four Days £438 stitching as you consider the importance embroidery, hot air tools and textured paint structure and shape to fine felted fabric using Delve into pattern in textiles, drawing on We all love pattern, whether mathematically Intermediate/Advanced 4D6753 of technique, effect and exploration. Start effects. couture pattern cutting. Explore volume and Sarah’s rich experience designing printed ordered or liberated and unstructured. Learn by making sample sheets and then through texture using three-dimensional methods of WENDY DOLAN experienced textile textiles. You will consider types of pattern, how to plan scarf designs, to source and individual tutorials develop new directions artist, tutor, lecturer pleating, resisting and manipulating the felted what pattern does and the part colour plays, develop patterns, and to transfer working Rust marks – printing and dyeing for and confidence in your work as you find a surface through sampling to create unique as you work on paper with the aim of making designs to silk scarves and fabric. Wax, paste January 3–6 Three Days £335 art textiles NEW personal approach. accessories. structured marks and gain an understanding resist and some shibori techniques such as Suitable for all 3D6655 An exploration of the potential for printing JAMES HUNTING professional LIZ CLAY designer-maker, couture felt of how to construct a repeating pattern. folding, clamping, tying and direct application and dyeing with found rusty objects, embroiderer and educator of dyes can be explored. January 20–23 Long Weekend £339 SARAH CAMPBELL a lifetime in pattern producing a series of unique prints and marks November 25–28 Long Weekend £345 Intermediate LW6694 ISABELLA WHITWORTH textile artist on paper and fabric. Develop a collection January 23–26 Three Days £329 and dyer Intermediate/Advanced LW6603 Intermediate 3D6701 of samples and small works by responding February 5–8 Three Days £349 to your printed rust marks with hand stitch, Beginners/Intermediate 3D6718 collage and simple book making techniques. Metallic media for textiles NEW Conjuring colour and texture – ALICE FOX textile artist, author Explore a wide range of metallic media fabric dyeing including real metal leaf, metallic powders and Hand sewn images – developing March 7–10 Three Days £329 Dye patterned and textured fabrics working metallic transfer foil for a variety of textile, your own voice Beginners/Intermediate 3D6787 with procion MX dyes. Using dye-baths paper and plastic surfaces. Experiment with in trays and small containers, you will dye A chance for textile artists to concentrate on layering and distressing to produce dramatic and over-dye fabrics applying various resist following and developing personal inspirations starting points for further embellishment. techniques to conjure a palette of beautiful and to gain confidence to trust in the value JO MABBUTT furniture painter, metallic coloured cloth to stitch, quilt or piece. of their own ideas. Janet will illustrate how decoration CHRISTINE CHESTER textile artist diverse ideas can be linked to create a unique November 28–30 Two Days £225 and personal piece of work. Throughout the Beginners/Intermediate 2D6610 January 29–31 Two Days £231 course, the freedom of stitching by hand and A brilliant course - I learnt a Beginners/Intermediate 2D6703 directly with the materials available will be explored. lot and will return. JANET BOLTON textile artist Mary Stringer, Shibori dyeing for textiles February 6–9 Three Days £329 Intermediate/Advanced 3D6723
47 Booking is easy +44 (0)1243 818300 [email protected] www.westdean.org.uk Book by phone for a 10% new student discount 48 Creative use of Photoshop for makers and artists Please see page 36 for further information. ALISON MILNER RCA trained, designer- maker March 13–16 Three Days £369 Beginners/Intermediate 3D6802
Experimental batik on paper Inspired by contemporary examples, create art works and designs in resists of hot wax, dyes and bleach. As you experiment, you will make spontaneous images in batik and collage on various papers. HETTY VAN BOEKHOUT batik artist, Academie trained Antwerp March 17–19 Weekend £233 Beginners/Intermediate WE6810 L ucinda Guy The circle in woven tapestry NEW Northern knits – folk knitting Constructed and For tapestry weavers who would like techniques for garments to develop their skills and widen their Learn some of the stunningly colourful and Woven Textiles experience in weaving circles. Colour field, original techniques used in Northern folk stripes, even diagonals are relatively simple hand knits, using authentic Nordic knitting Bobbin lacemaking Swedish Nålbindning for woollen Flexible basketry structures – Feltmaking: the basics to master, the circle on the other hand is a wool. Explore black and white Norwegian Try out lacemaking without buying any textiles NEW looping, netting and knotting NEW different kind of challenge. You will look at equipment if you are a beginner, or work on An introduction to the hugely versatile Lusekofte, the traditional Fair Isle sweater and Get to grips with the basics of Nålbindning, Please see page 9 for further information. the curve, the simple circle, the circle within a your chosen patterns – including Bucks Point, process of handmade wool felt. Learn the the classic yoked Icelandic Lopi, the uniquely an ancient Scandinavian technique which uses TIM JOHNSON artist and basketmaker circle and the distorted circle. Torchon or Bedfordshire lace – to develop basics of mixing colours with loose wool northern technique of steeking (cutting your a single needle to create woollen textiles your lacemaking skills. February 24–26 Weekend £236 fibres, creating marks, making felt balls and PAT TAYLOR tapestry weaver knitting to create openings) and the basics using authentic Nordic wool yarns. of the unique Swedish knitting technique JAN TREGIDGO bobbin lace maker, Suitable for all WE6759 complete a small seamless purse. Be inspired October 30–November 3 Four Days £456 LUCINDA GUY knitwear designer-maker, tvåändsstickat (twined knitting). author and qualified teacher author by a wide range of the tutor’s samples and Intermediate 4D6544 explore this magical process. LUCINDA GUY knitwear January 6–8 Weekend £225 February 14–16 Two Days £235 Textile techniques in metal for designer-maker, author Suitable for all WE6659 jewellery HEATHER BELCHER textile artist, felt Braid weaving using an inkle loom Beginners 2D6740 maker November 21–24 Three Days £329 Please see page 22 for further information. Learn how to use an inkle loom to create Intermediate 3D6595 October 7–9 Weekend £225 Passementerie – drop tassels TERI HOWES jewellery designer maker narrow braids and deep fringes. Either create Tapestry weaving for beginners Beginners WE6492 and cords a range of samples using a variety of methods Tapestry weaving – the art of Learn woven tapestry techniques for shaping, March 10–12 Weekend £243 including picots, gimp and pick-up techniques Drop-tassels (without skirts) are used as shading and weaving diagonals while you gain Beginners/Intermediate WE6794 Basketry – bindings, lashings, or work on a specific project. Those with translation curtain tie-backs and key fobs in historical experience and understanding of this medium attachments and edges NEW inkle weaving experience can explore making Examine the process of translating an art interiors. Employing traditional methods, to make a sample panel. passementerie. make one, or more, tassels in richly coloured Please see page 9 for further information. work into woven tapestry and the criteria CARON PENNEY artist, artisan, tapestry JULIE KLINE hand weaver, passementerie for selecting or designing an image, as you cotton, learning to roll conical or domed weaver MARY BUTCHER contemporary maker consider scale, technical aspects and blending wooden moulds with gimp, cover and basketmaker, curator, author, teacher February 17–19 Weekend £229 and shading techniques. decorate it. November 15–18 Three Days £344 October 16–19 Three Days £341 Beginners WE6746 Beginners 3D6584 PHILIP SANDERSON master weaver, ANNA CRUTCHLEY Passementerie Suitable for all 3D6512 designer, tutor designer-maker Textile basketry – exploring twined December 2–4 Weekend £229 February 3–5 Weekend £225 Tapestry weaving and dyeing Intermediate/Advanced WE6618 Beginners/Intermediate WE6713 techniques pod forms Please see page 9 for further information. Learn the essentials of tapestry weaving, Swedish crochet Nålbindning and from setting up a simple frame loom to MARY CRABB contemporary textile Smygmask Virkning weaving and finishing. Explore how to use basketmaker Learn two ancient Scandinavian crochet colour, blend and shade, and consider the November 18–20 Weekend £235 techniques: the Swedish crochet Nålbindning technical aspects of warp setting, weft, Beginners/Intermediate WE6591 technique, used traditionally to make mittens cartoon production and factors which affect and socks; and Smygmask Virkning, a slip stitch the woven surface. You will spend some time crochet technique used to give colourful and in the dye-lab to extend your knowledge of decorative edging. creating a colour palette. LUCINDA GUY knitwear designer-maker, PHILIP SANDERSON master weaver, author designer, tutor February 12–14 Two Days £225 October 17–21 Four Days £456 Intermediate 2D6735 Beginners 4D6518
49 Booking is easy +44 (0)1243 818300 [email protected] www.westdean.org.uk Book by phone for a 10% new student discount 50 Modular hand knitting – building shapes for wearable and throws If you have acquired basic hand knitting skills WOODWORKING AND and would like to gain confidence to explore and experiment to design your own pieces, this course will show you the way. Through FURNITURE MAKING knitting creatively and learning new stitches Furniture 52 and methods, you will discover how to play Wood, Carving and Turning 52 - 54 with stitches and shaping to alter the resulting Picture Framing, Gilding and Decorative Finishes 54 knitted fabric. Musical Instrument Making 55 ALISON ELLEN knitter, designer, teacher, author Philip Sanderson March 12–15 Three Days £329 Developing skills and creative language in Intermediate 3D6799 Tapestry Weaving (2 year, part-time course) Our expert tutors offer a diverse range of traditional woodworking skills. In a supportive workshop environment you Creating tapestry – further weaving Year 1: £1050 (fees cover all three units) can learn traditional furniture and cabinet making, woodworking, techniques Unit 1: SETTINGS, WEAVING TECHNIQUE AND TRANSLATION upholstery, gilding, marquetry, picture framing, woodcarving, and November 6–9, 2016 Three Days Intermediate 3D6850 Take your knowledge of tapestry weaving woodturning to name just a few. a step further as you learn to interpret an image in an individual way. Explore making Unit 2: CARTOONS, SCALE AND THE WEAVER’S PALETTE shapes, blending and hatching as one January 29–February 1 Three Days Intermediate 3D6851 Regester Dave technique, dovetailing an edge, creating lines and cartoon making. Unit 3: FINISHING PROCESSES/PLANNING A PERSONAL PROJECT Make simple furniture – for Furniture making for beginners – CARON PENNEY artist, artisan, tapestry April 23–26 Three Days Intermediate 3D6852 Furniture weaver complete beginners a dovetailed box March 20–23 Three Days £337 Fine furniture techniques – a steam Learn basic woodworking techniques as you Suitable for anyone who would like to extend Year 2: Course dates and fees for Units 4, 5 and 6 will be announced in November 2016 Intermediate 3D6820 bent and inlaid tray make a small bench. Timber is supplied and all their woodworking experience to include This two year programme made up of six, three day courses, aims to essential tools, hand planes and chisels will be dovetailing. Learn how to make a dovetailed Learn key furniture making techniques, provided. box, through demonstrations and practical offer tapestry weavers a deeper insight into the technical and creative including steam bending, moulding, grooving, Kumihimo – Japanese braidmaking TOM KEALY furniture designer, maker, work, using basic woodworking tools. You will veneering and marquetry, as you make a Develop skills in Japanese Kumihimo braiding techniques of tapestry weaving, so that you can begin to develop your tutor be taken step-by-step through all the relevant stylish oval serving tray with steam-bent sides and learn techniques to combine it with skills and creative language. techniques, such as the use of cutting gauges, and a base inlaid with simple marquetry. December 2–5 Long Weekend £344 chisels and the basic use of a router. beads. Cover the basics of equipment, warp It is aimed at anyone who has completed a beginners’ course at Beginners LW6621 threads, braiding sequences and pattern TOBY WINTERINGHAM contemporary TOM KEALY furniture designer, maker, design, then move on to consider bead types, West Dean College or elsewhere, and is looking for extended study. furniture designer, marquetry specialist tutor design ideas and finishing. You’ll produce a October 21–23 Weekend £265 Basic woodworking skills – step-up Tutor Philip Sanderson has designed tapestries for numerous clients, notably for the New March 15–19 Four Days £446 range of samples and a finished item. Suitable for all WE6522 stool project Parliamentary Buildings in Westminster. In 2014 his tapestry ‘Nowhere’ was shortlisted for Beginners/Intermediate 4D6804 JACQUI CAREY maker, author and the John Ruskin Prize. As Master Weaver at the West Dean studio, he has worked on a Guided by the tutor, learn the techniques and researcher of braids wide range of tapestry commissions, many in collaboration with leading contemporary arts Advanced furniture making – skills needed for each stage of the project. March 24–27 Long Weekend £344 practitioners, and also on the recreation of the Hunt of the Unicorn Tapestries for Stirling individual projects You will gain confidence in using workshop Wood, Carving Suitable for all LW6826 Castle. He is also a tutor on the full-time Visual Arts programmes. tools and equipment as you measure, cut out, and Turning If you have a sound understanding of assemble and finish a practical and attractive You will study in the unique environment of West Dean Tapestry Studio, one of the UK’s furniture construction and good practical stool. only professional tapestry studios. skills, extend your practice by working on a MARK CASS cabinet maker, Editor The Make an English long-bow piece of furniture of your own design. Plans Course overview Woodworker magazine Laminate the stave from timber, cut and for a suitable project are drawn with the Between each course you will be asked to develop your own line of research in response. shape the bow, attach the string and make tutor in advance, to maximise making time January 13–15 Weekend £285 This includes the production of small woven sample pieces as a way of developing and a handle to finish your long-bow before during the course. Ideally suited to those Beginners WE6675 experimenting with images, brought to the start of the following course for discussion and shooting a volley of arrows on the West who have attended several furniture making dissemination. Dean lawn at the end of the course. courses at West Dean College. Country chairmaking – a Welsh GAVIN POND specialist craft teacher By the end of the first year you will have a greater understanding of tapestry weaving and a BERNARD ALLEN furniture designer- ‘stick’ style NEW larger knowledge base that will provide you with the ability to confidently move through all craftsman, teacher October 14–16 Weekend £300 stages of the production process at both technical and aesthetic level. Construct an elegant but sturdy chair, based Suitable for all WE6507 November 27–December 2 Five Days on a Welsh ‘stick’ style, whatever your level The second year of study will explore additional techniques, dyeing, experimental ways of £624 Advanced 5D6607 of woodworking experience. Work with working and, where relevant, developing strategies for the production of larger tapestries. traditionally used hardwoods, learn to shape Exhibition the legs, back sticks and arm supports using An exhibition of students’ tapestries, supporting material, sketches and samples is planned rotary planes, and shape the seat with within the college on completion of the programme. travishers and spokeshaves to complete your chair. Find out more at www.westdean.org.uk PHIL SHIPLEY country chair maker, To apply please download an application form or email [email protected] teacher PHILIP SANDERSON, master weaver designer, West Dean Tapestry Studio and February 26–March 3 Five Days £551 Associate Tutor West Dean Visual Arts programme Suitable for all 5D6767 Toby Winteringham Toby Alison Ellen
51 Booking is easy +44 (0)1243 818300 [email protected] www.westdean.org.uk Book by phone for a 10% new student discount 52 Introducing woodturning – bowls, Picture framing spindles and boxes Experience and practise all aspects of the Work at your own lathe and become familiar picture framer’s craft. Using basic equipment, with its use and accessories. Study the bowl- you will learn techniques for creative mount making process through demonstrations and cutting, mitre cutting, joining mouldings, practice, using the various tools in sequence choosing colour, proportion and glass cutting. to produce a small bowl in seasoned ash or JOHN HILL teacher, picture framer and sycamore. framing consultant DAVE REGESTER professional woodturner March 19–23 Four Days £426 February 2–5 Long Weekend £363 Suitable for all 4D6817 Beginners LW6710 Beaten gold – the art of loose-leaf Simple automata oil and water gilding Please see page 42 for further information. Learn traditional techniques of water and oil ROBERT RACE automata maker gilding for new surfaces. Water gilding, suitable for wooden objects, is practised as you gild February 5–10 Five Days £569 a small mirror or frame by applying layers of Suitable for all 5D6722 gesso and coloured bole, before laying the gold leaf, burnishing and pattern tooling. Oil Greenwood spoon carving with gilding, suitable for both interior and exterior Letter carving in wood uses, is also introduced and practised as you traditional tools Picture Framing, Gilding learn how to prepare small objects in a wide Make a wooden spoon from the branch of a Please see page 11 for further information. and Decorative Finishes range of base materials to gild, again with tree using traditional woodcarving tools. Each GARY BREEZE lettering sculptor and traditional beaten gold leaf. step of the process is demonstrated from the carver JUDY WETHERALL award-winning selection and cleaving of greenwood, using An introduction to picture framing March 17–20 Long Weekend £339 decorative art conservator a hand axe, chip knives, gouges and cabinet Learn basic skills to mount and frame works Suitable for all LW6811 March 24–28 Four Days £506 scrapers to final finishing. of art to a high standard. Using quality Beginners/Intermediate 4D6828 NIC WEBB artist-maker: wood and clay materials and minimum equipment at each Log to bowl – greenwood turning stage, you will leave with the knowledge to February 10–12 Weekend £250 work independently. Suitable for all WE6728 Learn the techniques for woodturning unseasoned green timber. Start by making JOHN HILL teacher, picture framer and a turning blank from a log, then learn how framing consultant Woodcarving for beginners to make the most of the grain or figuring in November 14–17 Three Days £329 the wood and how to deal with movement After learning about timber and the use Beginners 3D6582 of hand tools, practise carving exercises to as it dries out. You are encouraged to take an open minded approach to this style of
Alex Jones develop your hand skills before you embark on a relief-carving project based on natural forms. woodturning as you make bowls and vessels. Japanning: Western lacquerwork Starting out in woodturning Woodturning – bowls with texture TED VINCENT RCA trained, woodcarver MARK HANCOCK designer-maker, for beginners NEW woodturner Discover and explore the beauty of this Discover spindle and bowl turning techniques Develop bowl turning skills as you explore March 3–5 Weekend £235 as you make a bowl, a goblet shape and March 19–23 Four Days £446 esoteric decorative-art. Historic and the versatility of the bowl gouge. Emphasis is Beginners WE6775 lidded box. Learn essential tips such as the on learning good technique and bowl design, Suitable for all 4D6832 innovative alternative methods and materials properties of wood, sharpening tools, chucks with methods for texturing, colouring and will be used to japan a pencil box, applying your chosen design in pure gold leaf. and chucking methods. finishing. Sussex trug making COLIN SIMPSON registered professional COLIN SIMPSON registered professional JUDY WETHERALL award-winning woodturner woodturner Using traditional hand tools, cleave, shave decorative art conservator and steam-bend sweet chestnut to make the November 18–20 Weekend £291 October 27–30 Long Weekend £360 December 9–11 Weekend £251 handle and rim for your trug, then complete Beginners LW6534 Beginners/Intermediate WE6639 it with white willow boards and feet. Beginners/Intermediate WE6590 DOMINIC PARRETTE basketmaker and Woodcarving – a creative Wildlife woodcarving in relief NEW coppice craftsman Decorative furniture painting exploration Explore the craft of woodcarving and its March 24–26 Weekend £255 techniques NEW Explore carving with hand tools creatively, as potential to depict the beauty and vibrancy of Beginners/Intermediate WE6823 Learn the proper way to use unique, you are encouraged to expand and challenge the natural world. Discover how to realise a eco-friendly chalk paints. Master a range of your ideas of carving and find a new direction design of your own choice, carved in relief as decorative techniques suitable for different of your own. Discussion and demonstration a decorative panel and learn about the safe furniture styles, including popular French and on different carving techniques, traditions use of woodcarving hand tools. Scandinavian styles. Build up a series of samples from around the world and the tools they ALEX JONES fine woodcarver, sculptor before applying skills to small pieces of furniture. use are considered as you develop a personal JO MABBUTT furniture painter, metallic project. January 19–22 Long Weekend £331 decoration Beginners/Intermediate LW6686 MALCOLM MARTIN sculptor in wood February 3–5 Weekend £225 December 2–5 Long Weekend £339 Beginners/Intermediate WE6714 Suitable for all LW6620 Phil Shipley
53 Booking is easy +44 (0)1243 818300 [email protected] www.westdean.org.uk Book by phone for a 10% new student discount 54 Musical Instrument Musical instrument making Musical instrument making – violins, Making On our annual nine day course you will work violas and cellos in small groups, with an experienced maker as CORNELIA SCHRIJVER violin and bow, WRITING your tutor, selecting an instrument from the maker and restorer Musical instrument making – range offered according to your interests and Intermediate/Advanced MI6860 starting or continuing projects previous woodworking experience. Instrument options include some which are suitable for An exciting opportunity to either start complete beginners. Instruction is given in the BVMA – Violin and Bow Restoration making a new instrument in preparation to principles of making, assembling and finishing join our nine day course or to continue one West Dean hosts The British Violin Makers the instrument, allowing you to start a new you have already begun. If you are starting a Association professional development course project or complete one already in progress. new instrument or are new to these courses, for violin and bow restorers for the 6th time The tutor will contact you prior to the course please contact us before booking. Instruments in 2017. This course offers professionals an to discuss your choice and the materials should be selected according to your opportunity to extend their knowledge of required. Please note many instruments take woodworking experience and interests. The new restoration techniques and network with more than nine days to complete. tutor will contact you to discuss your choice international makers. Release your imagination and discover how to and the materials required. April 10–19 Nine Days £992 For more information and an application (including all dinners) hone your ideas for books, magazines or short November 8–13 Five Days £556 form please contact the Bookings Office at West Dean. stories. Share thoughts and gather inspiration March 31–April 9 Nine Days £992 with other writers, and learn from tutors who Renaissance and baroque viols – Musical instrument making – classical or steel strung acoustic guitars (including all dinners) are published authors. starting or finishing Intermediate/Advanced PETER BARTON luthier RENATE FINK violin maker and restorer Violin and Bow Restoration Suitable for all MI6857 (instruments) VM6848 Suitable for all 5D6566 Violin and Bow Restoration (bows) VM6849 Taboo – writing and sense of Writing fiction – how to create an Self-publishing – finding your Musical instrument making – Violins, violas or cellos – starting place NEW engaging plot NEW way NEW or finishing instruments traditional stringed and keyboard instruments Learn how to introduce a complex emotional What makes a reader want to read on? The world of publishing has developed GEOFF BOWERS violin maker world into the stories you write. Through What keeps them turning the pages? The plot. exponentially presenting new opportunities and restorer GEOFF BOWERS violin maker discussion, writing exercises and critical You will examine the building blocks that for writers. Harness your creativity and take and restorer reading you will explore how taboo and go towards writing an absorbing and practical steps towards the most satisfying Intermediate/Advanced 5D6567 ANDY BUTTERWORTH musical instrument maker and restorer A fantastic course in which setting can enable risk taking in writing the fulfilling plot. way to publish your book. stories that mean something to you. LESLEY THOMSON best selling writer JILL MARSHALL novelist, lecturer, Suitable for all MI6858 Traditional stringed and keyboard I learnt many new and MARIAN GARVEY short story writer ELLY GRIFFITHS award-winning writer publisher instruments – starting or finishing inspiring things. An excellent January 13–15 Weekend £225 March 31–April 2 Weekend £225 Musical instrument making – October 28–30 Weekend £225 ANDY BUTTERWORTH musical Suitable for all WE6537 Suitable for all WE6672 Suitable for all WE6855 instrument maker and restorer Renaissance or Baroque viols first course here- I will be Suitable for all 5D6568 back to further my skills. RENATE FINK violin maker and restorer Writing fiction – developing Freelance writing Suitable for all MI6859 Graham King, Woodturning – character and perspective NEW Have you ever read a newspaper, magazine Guitars – starting or introduction to bowl turning or online article and wondered if you could finishing instruments Great characters are at the heart of great fiction, the most compelling stories contain write like that? If so, this inspiring course is PETER BARTON luthier unforgettable characters we are curious for you. Covering the basics of how to pitch and write articles for newspapers, magazines Suitable for all 5D6569 about and believe in. Through guided discussion, exercises around point of view and websites, learn how to hone ideas, and hands-on writing this course will help judge whether a piece is ‘right’ for an outlet, you to transform your existing characters and and techniques for writing for the current encourage you to unearth a few new ones newspaper, magazine and online market. along the way. JOANNA MOORHEAD freelance ISABEL ASHDOWN novelist, writing tutor journalist, writer November 25–27 Weekend £225 March 3–5 Weekend £225 Suitable for all WE6602 Beginners WE6771 L esley Thompson
55 Booking is easy +44 (0)1243 818300 [email protected] www.westdean.org.uk Book by phone for a 10% new student discount 56 Level of experience needed for each course BEG: Beginners INT: Intermediate CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF ADV: Advanced ALL: Suitable for all DEVELOPMENT (CPD) COURSES AND EVENTS Dates when courses run over the weekend are in bold. Maroon page numbers relate to back pages. IN CONSERVATION OCT 1–2 Apple Affair NOV 10–13 Photo-etching for jewellers ALL 21 OCT 2–7 Drawing Week 2 NOV 11–13 Botanical painting – pen and watercolour ALL 27 OCT 2–7 Drawing – mark-making ALL 12 NOV 12 Growing fruit BEG/INT 16 Building Conservation Masterclasses (BCMs), provide training in technical and practical skills in OCT 2–7 Drawing with wire ALL 12 NOV 13–17 Slipware – making and decorating INT/ADV 37 OCT 2–7 Experimental drawing with monoprint ALL 40 NOV 13–18 Textiles – making and meaning INT/ADV 46 the repair and maintenance of historic structures. These intensive short courses are the result OCT 2–7 Drawing for textiles ADV 45 NOV 14 Watercolour painting taster BEG 4 of an ongoing collaboration with Historic England (formerly English Heritage). All courses are OCT 2–7 Exploring drawing with five tutors INT/ADV 12 NOV 14 Sculpting faces in clay – a taster day ALL 5 OCT 6–9 Writing with a needle INT/ADV 44 NOV 14 Hand sewn angels in fabric – a taster day BEG 5 recognised by Historic England and adhere to its guidelines and standards aimed at improving OCT 7–9 Oil painting for beginners BEG 31 NOV 14 Glass beadmaking – taster BEG 3 practice. A Professional Development Diploma can be achieved through the successful OCT 7–9 The joy of charcoal BEG/INT 12 NOV 14–17 Picture framing BEG 54 OCT 7–9 Feltmaking: the basics BEG 49 NOV 15 Sew a fabric wreath and fruit BEG 5 completion of 10 BCMs and the submission of a 3,000-word portfolio. Relevant to conservators, OCT 7–9 Stained glass BEG 18 NOV 15–18 Braid weaving BEG 49 conservation officers, architects, surveyors, specifiers and specialist contractors, the courses are OCT 7–9 Hand engraving on metal ALL 24 NOV 16–20 Anatomical drawing INT/ADV 13 OCT 7–9 Pottery – throwing and turning BEG 37 NOV 18–20 Introduction to screenprinting BEG 40 delivered by leading practitioners. OCT 7–9 Make garden vessels in metal ALL 23 NOV 18–20 Watercolours – light and shade ALL 32 OCT 8 Monoprint – a taster day BEG 5 NOV 18–20 Japanning: Western lacquerwork BEG/INT 54 Object and Materials Conservation courses (OMCs) are designed for professional conservators keen to refresh their skills and knowledge OCT 8 Table top photography INT 35 NOV 18–20 Textile basketry BEG/INT 9 OCT 9–12 Exploring porcelain INT/ADV 37 NOV 18–20 Jewellery making BEG 21 of developments in materials and techniques. Collaboration with relevant organisations and specialists has resulted in an outstanding range of OCT 9–14 Painting and gilding a trecento angel ALL 29 NOV 20–24 Experimental mark-making ALL 13 expertise on each course. Some courses are workshop-based while others are conference-style events. OCT 9–14 Developing a sketchbook ALL 12 NOV 20–25 felt making – shapes INT/ADV 47 OCT 10–14 Paint and screenprint art textiles INT 46 NOV 21–24 folk knitting – garments INT 49 British Library courses: OCT 14–16 Portrait painting in oils INT/ADV 31 NOV 21–24 Bookbinding repair techniques INT 10 We have collaborated with the British Library to deliver courses in preservation and collection care for libraries. Courses OCT 14–16 Sumi-e Japanese ink painting INT/ADV 32 NOV 21–24 Enamelling – creative surfaces INT/ADV 20 focus on Continuing Professional Development and are aimed at professionals, conservation students and others interested in furthering their skills in OCT 14–16 Woodcut printmaking ALL 40 NOV 24–27 Painting with acrylics and mediums ALL 33 OCT 14–16 understanding your DSLR camera BEG 35 NOV 24–27 Photoshop for textile design BEG/INT 47 this area. OCT 14–16 long-bow making ALL 52 NOV 24–27 Gemstone jewellery – design and set INT/ADV 21 OCT 14–16 General silversmithing ALL 24 NOV 25–27 Drawing for beginners BEG 13 We can also create bespoke conservation courses, so whether you are a contractor who wants some training for your employees or an OCT 14–16 Bead threading ALL 21 NOV 25–27 Writing – developing characters ALL 56 OCT 14–16 Dichroic glass jewellery ALL 18 NOV 25–28 Stitch-based creative practice INT/ADV 47 organisation wanting to learn the basics, we can help. OCT 15 Growing fruit and vegetables – autumn ALL 15 NOV 25–28 Decorative leather fashion accessories ALL 45 OCT 16–19 Basketry – bindings and edges ALL 9 NOV 26 Festive willow decorations BEG 3 OCT 16–20 Chinese painting – winter ALL 32 NOV 27 Bookbinding – create a unique journal BEG 3 For further information contact [email protected], 01243 818219 or visit www.westdean.org.uk OCT 16–21 letterpress printing ALL 40 NOV 27–DEC 2 The figure in landscape painting INT 29 OCT 16–21 Papier-mâché – boxes, figures, masks ALL 43 NOV 27–DEC 2 Advanced furniture making ADV 52 OCT 16–21 Painting landscapes in oils ALL 31 NOV 27–DEC 2 General silversmithing ALL 24 OCT 16–21 Singing for performers INT/ADV 25 NOV 28 The instant sketchbook ALL 13 OCT 17–21 Tapestry weaving and dyeing BEG 49 NOV 28–30 Metallic media for textiles BEG/INT 47 OCT 20–23 Momentum in drawing ALL 12 NOV 28–DEC 2 Shoe making – ballet pumps INT 44 OCT 21–23 Wood engraving ALL 40 NOV 30 Pottery – a practical glazing day ALL 37 OCT 21–23 Photography – autumn colour INT/ADV 35 DEC 1 Gold gilded glass baubles ALL 3 affiliated with OCT 21–23 fine furniture – an inlaid tray ALL 52 DEC 2 Mosaics taster BEG 3 DeGREES OCT 21–23 Sewing projects for the home INT 44 DEC 2–4 Botanical painting – exotic fruits ALL 27 OCT 21–23 Mosaics BEG/INT 19 DEC 2–4 Egg tempera painting ALL 29 OCT 21–23 Jewellery – recycling silver and gold BEG/INT 21 DEC 2–4 Black and white digital photography BEG/INT 35 OCT 21–24 Painting still life in oils BEG 31 DEC 2–4 Tapestry weaving INT/ADV 49 AND DIPLOMAS OCT 21–24 Exploring Japanese pottery BEG/INT 37 DEC 2–4 Animal sculptures – in miniature ALL 38 OCT 23–26 Collaborative practice ADV 7 DEC 2–5 Woodcarving – creative exploration ALL 53 You can study up to Masters level on our specialist Conservation and Creative Arts OCT 24 Mosaics taster BEG 3 DEC 2–5 Make simple furniture BEG 52 programmes; accredited by the University of Sussex: OCT 24 Finding your creative voice ALL 7 DEC 3 Silk painting – cards ALL 5 OCT 24–27 Mixed media images BEG/INT 28 DEC 4 Glass Christmas decorations BEG 3 OCT 24–27 Ceramics – hand built forms ALL 37 DEC 4–8 Grisaille figure painting in oils BEG/INT 31 • Conservation of Clocks, Furniture, Books, Ceramics or Metalwork, from diploma to OCT 24–28 Creative skills inspired by The Edward James Archive ADV 7 DEC 4–9 Watercolour landscapes INT/ADV 33 MA Conservation Studies OCT 25–28 Art textiles: mixed media and free stitch ALL 46 DEC 5 Glass Christmas decorations BEG 3 OCT 27 Day silversmithing workshop ALL 24 DEC 5–8 Calligraphy – copperplate and italic ALL 11 • Foundation Degree (FdA) in Historic Craft Practices specialising in Clocks, Furniture, OCT 27–30 Woodturning BEG 53 DEC 6 Greenwood spoon carving – a taster ALL 5 * OCT 27–30 Patchwork and quilting ALL 44 DEC 6 Day jewellery workshop ALL 21 Metals or Musical Instruments OCT 28–30 Drawing winter trees ALL 12 DEC 8 Woodturning – a small bowl – taster BEG 5 OCT 28–30 Writing – taboo and sense of place ALL 56 DEC 8 Day silversmithing workshop ALL 24 • Visual Arts, with specialisms in Painting and Drawing, Sculpture, or Tapestry and Textile OCT 28–30 Pastel portraits ALL 29 DEC 8–11 Landscape painting INT/ADV 30 Art, from diploma to MA and MFA OCT 28–30 Photography – portrait lighting techniques INT/ADV 35 DEC 8–11 Machine embroidery techniques BEG/INT 44 OCT 28–30 Kiln-formed glass BEG 18 DEC 8–11 Hybrid printmaking ALL 40 • MA Creative Writing and Publishing p/t OCT 28–30 Jewellery in wood with inlay ALL 21 DEC 9 Woodturning – a small bowl – taster BEG 5 OCT 28–31 Silk painting INT/ADV 46 DEC 9 Make a silver spoon ALL 4 • MA Collections Care and Conservation Management* p/t (New) OCT 29 Blacksmithing BEG 4 DEC 9–11 Oil painting BEG 31 OCT 30 Blacksmithing BEG 4 DEC 9–11 Woodturning – bowls with texture BEG/INT 53 Students are equipped with advanced levels of practical skills and enjoy a low OCT 30–NOV 2 Making automata ALL 42 DEC 9–11 Dawn and dusk photography INT 35 OCT 30–NOV 3 The circle in woven tapestry INT 49 DEC 9–11 Glass engraving BEG/INT 18 student-to-staff ratio. OCT 30–NOV 4 fusing photography with oil paint INT 28 DEC 10 Make a silver spoon ALL 4 OCT 31–NOV 2 Glass – small scale printing BEG/INT 18 DEC 10 Creating Christmas wreaths and garlands BEG/INT 16 The college’s flexible interdisciplinary approach underpins all programmes of study and OCT 31 Botanical painting taster BEG 4 DEC 11 Silver leaf earrings or pendant ALL 4 NOV 1 Gilding for painters ALL 28 DEC 11–14 Acrylics for beginners BEG 33 stimulates open exchange of ideas and information. Many graduates go on to become NOV 1 Carve a rose in wood – a taster BEG 5 DEC 11–14 Inspiration for textiles ALL 47 leading practitioners in their field. NOV 2 Intuitive drawing ALL 13 DEC 11–15 Printmaking INT/ADV 41 NOV 2 Day jewellery workshop ALL 21 DEC 15–18 Pottery – throwing and turning ALL 38 NOV 3–6 Colourful stone carving ALL 42 DEC 16–18 Dynamic life drawing INT/ADV 13 Resources include large studios, dedicated workshops, open from 7am to 10pm seven NOV 3–6 Acrylic ink painting ALL 32 DEC 16–18 Colour wood engraving ALL 41 days a week, a specialist Art and Conservation Library and Analytical Laboratory. NOV 3–6 Enamelling on silver ALL 20 DEC 16–18 Silk painting ALL 47 NOV 4 Lino printmaking – a taster day BEG 5 DEC 16–18 Basic blacksmithing BEG 23 NOV 4–6 Pastels for beginners BEG 13 DEC 17 Gardening – Christmas decorations BEG/INT 16 In a 2015 student survey 92% chose West Dean College to progress their career path NOV 4–6 Italic handwriting ALL 11 JAN 3–6 Stitched textiles – architectural textures ALL 47 and improve employment prospects. NOV 4–6 Pottery – throwing and turning BEG 37 JAN 6–8 Drawing portraits BEG/INT 13 NOV 4–7 Printmaking – chine colle ALL 40 JAN 6–8 Viol consort music INT/ADV 25 Funding opportunities available for full time study. NOV 4–7 Paper sculptures ALL 46 JAN 6–8 Bobbin lacemaking ALL 50 NOV 5 Floral table arrangements BEG/INT 16 JAN 6–8 Dressmaking – a panelled skirt BEG/INT 44 * NOV 6 Ukulele workshop BEG/INT 25 JAN 6–8 Throwing and turning BEG 38 subject to validation NOV 6–9 Tapestry weaving (two year course) Unit 1 INT 51 JAN 6–9 Portrait heads in terracotta ALL 43 NOV 6–11 Life painting INT/ADV 29 JAN 8–12 Abstract painting INT/ADV 30 NOV 8–13 Musical instrument making – starting or continuing 55 JAN 8–12 Making coloured glass bowls INT/ADV 18 NOV 8–13 Making renaissance and baroque viols ALL 55 JAN 8–12 Making jewellery in silver ALL 21 Find out more +44 (0)1243 818291, NOV 8–13 Making violins, violas or cellos INT/ADV 55 JAN 9 Botanical painting taster BEG 4 NOV 8–13 Making stringed and keyboard instruments ALL 55 JAN 10–13 Watercolour painting – loosening up ALL 33 [email protected] NOV 8–13 Making acoustic guitars ALL 55 JAN 12–15 Drawing form, tone and shade ALL 13 NOV 9–13 Creative blacksmithing projects ALL 23 JAN 12–15 Enamelling – face and figure ALL 20 prospectus online www.westdean.org.uk. NOV 10–13 narrative textiles ALL 46 JAN 13–15 Writing plot ALL 56
57 Booking is easy +44 (0)1243 818300 [email protected] www.westdean.org.uk Book by phone for a 10% new student discount 58 CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF USEFUL INFORMATION COURSES AND EVENTS CONTINUED JAN 13–15 An introduction to Adobe Lightroom BEG 36 FEB 26–MAR 2 Botanical painting – the spring garden ALL 27 JAN 13–15 Embroidery and needlepoint BEG/INT 45 FEB 26–MAR 2 lettercutting in stone and slate ALL 11 JAN 13–15 Basic woodworking skills BEG 52 FEB 26–MAR 3 Printmaking – water in woodcut ALL 41 Course fees listed by each course are non-residential. Courses lasting more than one day start early evening. Dinner on the first JAN 13–15 Making glass beads BEG 18 FEB 26–MAR 3 Country chairmaking ALL 52 evening is included along with lunch, tea and coffee throughout your stay. Students enjoy use of all the College facilities, including the JAN 13–16 Basketmaking and chair seating ALL 9 FEB 26–MAR 3 Pottery – mugs, jugs and teapots INT/ADV 39 JAN 15–19 Blacksmithing – welding BEG 23 FEB 27–MAR 3 Modelling from life in plaster ALL 43 Computer Suite and Library as well as access to West Dean Gardens. To book accommodation with evening meals and breakfast, JAN 15–20 Mixed media painting – interiors INT/ADV 28 MAR 3–5 Freedom in watercolour and ink BEG 33 please refer to the fees on page 64. JAN 15–20 Make creatures to illustrate a tale ALL 47 MAR 3–5 Freelance writing BEG 56 JAN 16–19 Millinery – organdie flowers ALL 45 MAR 3–5 Printmaking – colour collagraphs ALL 41 JAN 16–19 Textiles – screenprinting and stitch BEG/INT 47 MAR 3–5 Drawing scale and perspective ALL 14 JAN 16–19 Designing a self-published book INT 36 MAR 3–5 Image transfer painting ALL 28 JAN 17 Day jewellery workshop ALL 21 MAR 3–5 Woodcarving BEG 53 ACCOMMODATION The college has two mobility scooters; please JAN 19 Day silversmithing workshop ALL 24 MAR 3–5 Photography in all weathers BEG/INT 36 book these in advance. If you are deaf or hard JAN 19–22 Wildlife woodcarving in relief BEG/INT 53 MAR 3–5 Jewellery for beginners BEG 22 All guest rooms are provided with JAN 19–22 Dressmaking – a shift dress INT 45 MAR 3–6 Hand embroidery – stumpwork ALL 45 complimentary tea, coffee and toiletries as of hearing we can supply a Deafgard vibrating JAN 20 Enamel silver earrings – taster BEG 4 MAR 4 Pottery – a practical glazing day ALL 39 pad to place under your pillow to alert you JAN 20–22 Painting light and shadow ALL 30 MAR 4 Plants, gardens and seasons – lecture ALL 15 well as towels, hair dryer, clock radio, iron and JAN 20–22 Drawing for beginners BEG 14 MAR 5–7 Willow work for the garden BEG/INT 9 if the fire alarm is sounded. If you require JAN 20–22 Music appreciation – French composers ALL 25 MAR 5–9 Sculpture using paper and wire ALL 43 ironing board. Most rooms are ensuite or JAN 20–22 Creative calligraphy ALL 11 MAR 5–9 Understanding colour in glazes INT/ADV 39 with adjacent private facilities. Ten rooms are this facility please indicate this on your postal JAN 20–22 Enamelling BEG 20 MAR 5–10 Drawing and painting on location INT/ADV 28 booking form or in ‘special requirements’ if JAN 20–23 Nuno felt accessories INT 47 MAR 5–10 Egg tempera painting INT/ADV 30 located in the Vicarage just behind the college JAN 21 Violin and piano recital ALL 7 MAR 6–9 Twisted wire rings and bracelets ALL 22 and annexes in the grounds are used in the booking online. Pets, other than assistance JAN 22–25 Quilt making with appliqué BEG 45 MAR 6–9 Glass gilding and painting ALL 19 dogs, cannot be accommodated at the college. JAN 22–27 Expressive screenprinting ALL 41 MAR 7–10 Art textiles – printing and dyeing BEG/INT 48 Easter and summer holidays. JAN 22–27 Creative drawing ALL 14 MAR 9–12 Willow basketmaking ALL 9 Please don’t leave dogs in vehicles in the JAN 22–27 Silversmithing – catches for boxes INT/ADV 24 MAR 9–12 Jewellery – fastenings and findings INT/ADV 22 college car park at any time. JAN 22–27 Slab built ceramics ALL 38 MAR 10–12 Beginner’s watercolour painting BEG 34 ACCESSIBILITY JAN 23–26 Exploring pattern in textiles INT 48 MAR 10–12 Stone carving in relief ALL 42 JAN 28 Pottery – a practical glazing day ALL 38 MAR 10–12 Expressive portrait painting INT/ADV 30 The main house is a large historic building DINING JAN 29–31 Fabric dyeing BEG/INT 48 MAR 10–12 Recorder consort weekend INT 26 with several changes in floor level. It has JAN 29–FEB 1 Animal forms in willow BEG/INT 9 MAR 10–12 Textile techniques in metal for jewellery BEG/INT 22 The dining room is a self-service restaurant JAN 29–FEB 1 Silk shading embroidery BEG/INT 45 MAR 10–12 Decorative ceramics ALL 39 been adapted to help people with a disability JAN 29–FEB 1 Tapestry weaving (two year course) Unit 2 INT 51 MAR 11 Making a low maintenance garden ALL 17 attend courses. Please contact the Bookings which provides an extensive range of JAN 29–FEB 2 life drawing INT/ADV 14 MAR 12 Planting a garden – all seasons ALL 17 salads, hot dishes, and a vegetarian option JAN 29–FEB 2 Traditional English leatherwork BEG 45 MAR 12–15 Monoprint – the painterly print BEG 41 Office to discuss access or any other concerns JAN 29–FEB 3 Earrings – composition, collection INT/ADV 21 MAR 12–15 Modular hand knitting INT 51 and indicate these on your postal booking at every service. If you have specific dietary FEB 2 Woodturning – a small bowl – taster BEG 5 MAR 12–16 Painting still life – towards abstraction INT/ADV 30 requirements please indicate these on FEB 2–5 Abstract painting in watercolour INT 33 MAR 12–17 Bookbinding ALL 10 form or in ‘special requirements’ if booking FEB 2–5 Introducing woodturning BEG 53 MAR 13–16 Creative use of Photoshop BEG/INT 36 online. There is an ensuite guest room in the your postal booking form or in ‘dietary FEB 2–5 Pottery – textured pots ALL 38 MAR 13–16 Glass engraving ALL 19 requirements’ if booking online. If you would FEB 2–5 Designing your own garden ALL 16 MAR 15–19 furniture making – a dovetailed box BEG/INT 52 house adapted for wheelchair users which is FEB 3–5 Passementerie – drop-tassels BEG/INT 50 MAR 16–19 Still life – ink and pastel INT/ADV 28 accessible by lift. The lift also gives access to like to discuss your needs please contact the MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT FEB 3–5 Furniture painting techniques BEG/INT 54 MAR 16–19 Gain control of your DSLR camera BEG/INT 36 Head Chef on 01243 818268. FEB 3–5 Simple photo-editing techniques BEG 36 MAR 16–19 fabric manipulation ALL 45 some guest rooms on the second floor which FEB 4 Our workshops and studios are all well- Silver jewellery taster BEG 4 MAR 16–19 large scale sculptural ceramics ALL 39 are suitable for visitors with limited mobility FEB 4 Top tips for growing fruit and vegetables ALL 16 MAR 17–19 life painting in watercolour INT/ADV 34 equipped with relevant tools and equipment. FEB 5–8 Silk scarves – pattern BEG/INT 48 MAR 17–19 Experimental batik on paper BEG/INT 49 but not for wheelchair users. IMPORTANT INFORMATION MAR 17–20 You will receive course details when FEB 5–9 Drawing with mindfulness ALL 14 letter carving in wood ALL 11 Mobile phone reception for most networks FEB 5–9 Making handmade books ALL 10 MAR 18 Maintenance and care of the soil BEG 17 The two first-floor Art Studios in the house booking which include a list of materials and FEB 5–9 Mokume Gane – Japanese metal working INT/ADV 24 MAR 18 Guaranteeing stunning wildflower spaces – lecture ALL 15 is limited both in and around the college. FEB 5–10 Simple automata ALL 42 MAR 19 are reached by a single flight of stairs or a equipment you need for each course. Gardening – the care of plants BEG 17 Free Wi-Fi is available in most public areas FEB 6–9 Hand sewn images INT/ADV 48 MAR 19–23 Sculpting the figure ALL 43 stair-lift. The Forge, Old Dairy, Orangery, FEB 6–9 Fused glass – land and sea ALL 19 MAR 19–23 Pen, line and wash drawing ALL 14 of the college. A payphone is situated near On some courses, material costs, or part FEB 10 Rush basketmaking – taster BEG 3 MAR 19–23 Picture framing ALL 54 Auditorium and Sculpture Courtyard are not the reception desk in the college. Drinking of these costs, are included in the fees. The FEB 10–12 Portrait painting in oils ALL 32 MAR 19–23 Woodturning ALL 54 in the house. The Orangery Studio is situated FEB 10–12 Multi-layer watercolour painting ALL 33 MAR 19–24 General silversmithing ALL 24 water can only be taken into workshops and course details also list the materials and FEB 10–12 Greenwood spoon carving ALL 53 MAR 19–24 Sculpting animals in clay ALL 39 in the gardens, 25 metres from the house; the FEB 10–12 studios in sports-top bottles. Bottled water equipment that will be stocked in our Craft Making marbled papers BEG/INT 10 MAR 20–23 Developing tapestry weaving INT 51 Auditorium, Forge, Old Dairy and Sculpture FEB 10–12 Calligraphy – historic penwork INT/ADV 11 MAR 23–26 A drawing workshop BEG 14 is available from the bar. Smoking is not Shop for your course. However, it is best to FEB 10–12 Jewellery – chain-making ALL 22 MAR 24–26 Painting from sketchbook studies INT 30 Courtyard are part of The Edward James FEB 10–12 MAR 24–26 permitted anywhere in West Dean College or wait and discuss requirements with the tutor Wheel thrown animals and figures INT/ADV 38 Sussex trug making BEG/INT 54 Studios approximately eight minutes’ walk from FEB 10–12 Blacksmithing BEG 23 MAR 24–26 Calligraphy – italics ALL 11 its associated outbuildings. before purchasing specific items. Any items FEB 10–13 Rush weaving ALL 9 MAR 24–26 Mosaics – material exploration ALL 19 the house. FEB 12–14 Swedish crochet Nålbindning INT 50 MAR 24–27 Japanese braidmaking ALL 51 that you need to bring are listed separately. FEB 12–16 Painting – process and imagination INT/ADV 30 MAR 24–27 Enamelling – contemporary techniques INT/ADV 20 Please remember that on practical courses FEB 12–16 Compositions in stained glass ALL 19 MAR 24–28 loose-leaf oil and water gilding BEG/INT 54 FEB 13–16 Creative mosaics BEG/INT 19 MAR 25 Preparing the vegetable garden ALL 17 you will often need to purchase materials FEB 14 Day jewellery workshop ALL 22 MAR 26–30 Botanical painting – auriculas and primulas ALL 27 FEB 14–16 Swedish Nålbindning BEG 50 MAR 26–30 Clock making – an introduction BEG 23 throughout the course to complete projects FEB 16 Day silversmithing workshop ALL 24 MAR 26–30 Sculpture from scrap ALL 23 – e.g. jewellery materials and paints etc. All FEB 16–19 Drawing the head ALL 14 MAR 26–30 Making mosaics INT/ADV 19 FEB 16–19 Flame and fused glass BEG 19 MAR 26–31 Painting – the vision of colour INT/ADV 31 personal protection equipment is supplied FEB 17–19 Monoprinting with three colours ALL 41 MAR 26–31 Sculpting slate relief and round ALL 42 by the college except footwear – steel toe FEB 17–19 Urban landscape photography INT 36 MAR 28 Day jewellery workshop ALL 22 FEB 17–19 Tapestry weaving BEG 50 MAR 30 Day silversmithing workshop ALL 24 capped safety boots are required for courses FEB 17–19 Painting in enamel INT 20 MAR 30 A Life of Plants – evening talk ALL 15 held in the Forge. FEB 17–20 Experimental textiles ALL 48 MAR 30–APR 2 Sashiko – Japanese quilting ALL 45 FEB 17–20 Felt making – drawing and images ALL 48 MAR 31–APR 2 life drawing ALL 14 FEB 18 Pruning BEG 16 MAR 31–APR 2 Classical guitar INT 26 OVERSEAS STUDENTS FEB 20–24 Paper Week 2 MAR 31–APR 2 Classical guitar ADV 26 FEB 20–24 The dynamic sketchbook – mixed media ALL 28 MAR 31–APR 2 Basic blacksmithing BEG 23 UK immigration rules state that if you plan to FEB 20–24 Paper sculpture ALL 43 MAR 31–APR 2 Pottery – throwing and turning BEG 39 FEB 20–24 Experimental papermaking INT/ADV 10 MAR 31–APR 2 Silversmithing BEG 24 study while you are in this country you should FEB 20–24 Decorative objects from paper pulp BEG/INT 10 MAR 31–APR 2 Writing – self-publishing ALL 56 enter the UK as a student, not as a tourist. You FEB 20–24 Paper embellishment for jewellery ALL 22 MAR 31–APR 3 Pastel drawing at night INT/ADV 29 FEB 20–24 Experimenting with paper clay ALL 38 MAR 31–APR 9 Violin and bow restoration (instruments) INT/ADV 55 may apply for a Student Visitor Visa in advance, FEB 24–26 Self-portraits in mixed media BEG/INT 30 MAR 31–APR 9 Violin and bow restoration (bows) INT/ADV 55 or apply for entry clearance as a Student FEB 24–26 Wood engraving ALL 41 APR 10–19 Musical instrument making 55 FEB 24–26 An introduction to Photoshop BEG 36 APR 10–19 Making acoustic guitars ALL 55 Visitor when you arrive at a UK airport. Please FEB 24–26 Basketry – looping, netting and knotting ALL 9 APR 10–19 Stringed and keyboard instruments ALL 55 check which applies before you travel. Find FEB 24–26 Silversmithing ALL 24 APR 10–19 Renaissance and baroque viols ALL 55 FEB 24–26 Making jewellery BEG 22 APR 10–19 Violins, violas and cellos INT/ADV 55 out more at ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk FEB 24–27 Small scale landscapes in oils INT/ADV 32 APR 23–26 Tapestry weaving (two year course) Unit 3 INT 51 FEB 24–27 English Art Song 1600–2000 INT/ADV 26
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You will need to pay the full fee historic city of Chichester and 60 miles south of Morning and afternoon tea/coffee when booking online. London. How did you hear about this course? breaks are taken to suit the flow CHEQUE of teaching. A confirmation email will be sent asking you Road: the College postcode is PO18 0QZ. Please make cheques payable to ‘The Edward James Foundation Ltd’ 9.15am to download the full course details and arrival There is convenient road access from London information. If you have booked accommodation, (65 miles) and from Gatwick, Southampton and Full fee or Deposit I’d like to receive the email newsletter Yes No Morning classes you will receive a separate email confirmation Heathrow airports. I’d like an email notification when the new brochure is online Yes No 12.45pm within three working days. In the event that the Signature Date Rail: the nearest railway station is Chichester course is full, we will contact you within three I’d like to receive a postal copy of the new brochure Yes No Lunch (from London Victoria) from where the college working days to suggest alternative courses or to 2pm minibus collects students at certain times. It arrange a full refund. I’d like my confirmation Emailed Posted Afternoon classes is within reach of Eurotunnel connections as 5pm well as cross channel ferries from Portsmouth, COURSE DETAILS Please refer to each course listing in brochure for fees Call 01243 818300 Dover and Newhaven. Further travel details will Classes finish Courses Course code Course/lecture title Dates Cost (£) Between 7.30am and 8pm, seven days a week. be sent with your booking confirmation letter. From 6.30pm Dinner The full fee is payable when booking. We will (for residential students only) send you confirmation, course details and arrival EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 1st course information. If this is your first course you will 8pm As part of The Edward James Foundation, receive a 10% discount. 2nd course Evening working – students may have West Dean College is committed to equality evening access to certain workshops of opportunity for its staff and students. It 3rd course in the absence of their tutor, but only By post, fax or email values diversity and strives to create a positive with their tutor’s permission and Simply complete a booking form per person. and inclusive atmosphere based on respect for others in which people are actively encouraged provided it is safe to do so. If you need additional forms please photocopy ACCOMMODATION Accommodation required? No Yes (please indicate your preferred room type and enter costs in the table below) the form or download one from our website, to reach their full potential. 1st course 2nd course 3rd course Some courses and lectures follow www.westdean.org.uk. A deposit of £125 per different timetables. Details are person, per course is payable, or the full cost of Annexe room with ensuite shower (Easter and Summer Holidays only) Single occupancy sent with your booking confirmation. the course if £125 or less. The final payment is Departure – last day due six weeks before the start of the course. Full Standard room with ensuite or adjacent private bathroom (*Main house/Vicarage) Single occupancy payment is therefore required if you make your Morning tea/coffee break is taken to booking within six weeks of the course. If paying Twin occupancy (see below) suit the flow of teaching. by credit or debit card final payment will be taken six weeks before the course starts. Superior room with ensuite bathroom (*Main house/Vicarage) Single occupancy 9.15am Morning classes After booking we will send you a confirmation Twin occupancy (see below) 10am pack with course details, arrival information and notice of any outstanding payment. If the course *Please select one Main house (bath or shower or bath /shower)
Residential students are asked to is fully booked we will contact you promptly to vacate rooms discuss alternative courses or arrange a refund. Vicarage (bath/shower) 12.45pm Post to Bookings Office, West Dean College, Is twin occupancy required? Yes No Lunch West Dean, Chichester, West Sussex PO18 0QZ Sub-total 1st course If yes, please state the name of the person you will be sharing with 3pm Fax +44 (0)1243 818293 (incl. accommodation) Classes finish Email [email protected] 3.30pm We are always happy to help with any queries If they are attending a course, please state the code (a separate booking form must be completed if they’re attending a course) Sub-total 2nd course (incl. accommodation) Tea then departure you have when making your course selection. Call us on 01243 818300. If they are attending on a resident only basis (non-student) please add £72 per night (dinner, bed and breakfast) Sub-total 3rd course if sharing a Standard room and £84 per night (dinner, bed and breakfast) if sharing a Superior room. (incl. accommodation)
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We will use this data to carry out our obligations arising from your booking with us, TOTAL 61 Booking is easy +44 (0)1243 818300 [email protected] www.westdean.org.uk to provide you with information about other courses and events or to notify you about changes to our courses. 10% DISCOUNT FOR NEW STUDENTS 62 10.3 The College shall not be liable to you for any 14 Invalidity 18 Enquiries and other important information of the following losses or damage (whether or not 14.1 If any provision of these Terms (or part of any 18.1 The following are not permitted on the WEST DEAN COLLEGE TERMS AND losses or damage were foreseen, direct, foreseeable, provision) is found by any court or other authority College’s premises (or in the courtyard eating area): known or otherwise): loss of revenue; loss of actual of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or 18.1.1 Smoking; or or anticipated profits (including without limitation unenforceable, that provision or part-provision shall, 18.1.2 pets, other than assistance dogs (and such CONDITIONS AND ACCOMMODATION FEES loss of profits on contracts); loss of the use of to the extent required, be deemed not to form part must not be left in vehicles in the College’s car park money; loss of business; loss of opportunity; loss of these Terms, and the validity and enforceability 4.2 If you fail to pay the full Course Fee when it is 6.3.2 fail to attend all or any part of the Course for at any time). WEST DEAN COLLEGE TERMS AND of goodwill; loss of reputation; loss of, damage to of the other provisions of these Terms shall not be due the College reserves the right to cancel your any reason whatsoever including (without limitation) 18.2 The College will endeavour to cater for special CONDITIONS or corruption of data; or any indirect, special or affected. place on the Course with immediate effect and to ill health. diets required for medical reasons. You must provide 1 Booking a Course consequential loss or damage howsoever. 14.2 If a provision of these Terms (or part of any keep any Deposit that you may have paid. 6.4 Save as provided for in clauses 6.1 and 5.3, the details on your booking form if you have any special 1.1 Courses are open to anyone aged sixteen (16) 10.4 Subject to clauses 10.2 and 10.3 above, the total provision) is found illegal, invalid or unenforceable, 4.3 The Course Fee and Accommodation Fee are as College will be under no obligation to refund your dietary requirements. If you wish to discuss your and over. aggregate liability of the College arising out of, or in the provision shall apply with the minimum stated in the Brochure. The Course Fee includes use Deposit. requirements in detail, contact the Head Chef on 1.2 In order to book a place on a Course you must connection with these Terms whether for negligence modification necessary to make it legal, valid and of the facilities and refreshments as further described telephone number 01243 818268. complete the Booking Form and return it to the 6.5 Subject to clause 6.1, you will not be entitled or breach of contract or any case whatsoever shall enforceable. in the full course description. 18.3 A copy of our current Student Complaints and Booking Office with the appropriate Deposit, unless to a Refund of any Course Fee (or other fees) if be capped at the total amount of sums paid to the 15 Entire Agreement Appeals Policy is available on our website or on booking online. 4.4 You may pay (or part-pay) the Course Fee the College terminates this Agreement due to your College by you. for short courses (including any accommodation breach of any of these Terms. 15.1 These Terms and its Schedule constitute the request from the College. 1.3 Your place on a Course will be subject to 10.5 The terms of this clause 10 shall survive the entire agreement and understanding between the charges) using gift vouchers (which are available 7 Accommodation 19 Definitions availability and your place on any Course will not termination of these Terms. parties and supersedes any previous agreement from the College in the values of £5, £10, £25, £50 19.1 In these Terms the following words shall have be confirmed until we send you the Course joining 7.1 Accommodation for Course study is allocated 11 Changes to Published Information between the parties relating to the subject matter of and £100). the following meanings: instructions. on a first-come, first-served basis. If the College 11.1 While the College has made reasonable this Agreement. 4.5 You must pay all charges in connection with any does not offer you your preferred choice of 19.1.1 “Brochure” means the current Course 1.4 If the College is unable to offer you a place on endeavours to ensure the accuracy of the Brochure, 15.2 You acknowledge and agree that in accepting payments made by bank transfer. accommodation, then the College will use brochure in which the Course was advertised; the Course of your choice, it will notify you and your the College reserves the right to make changes these Terms you do not rely on, and shall have no 4.6 Any damage caused by you (other than fair wear reasonable endeavours to allocate you alternative name will be added to a Course waiting list. Any to any Courses (or other information) as may be remedy in respect of, any statement, representation, 19.1.2 “Booking Form” means the form contained and tear) to the College, its facilities, equipment or accommodation and your fees will be adjusted sums you have already paid to the College in respect necessary. You will be notified of any proposed warranty, or understanding (whether negligently or within the Brochure; resources will be separately invoiced by the College accordingly. of this Course will be returned to you. changes to the Course in advance, wherever this is innocently made) of any person (whether party to 19.1.3 “College” means West Dean College, part of and such amounts shall be payable by you on 2 The College’s Rights and Obligations 7.2 The College will use reasonable endeavours to reasonably possible. these Terms or not) other than as expressly set out The Edward James Foundation Ltd (charity number demand. ensure that your room is available from 4.00pm on 2.1 The College reserves the right to change the 12 Notices in these Terms. Nothing in this clause shall operate to 1126084, company number 6689362); 5 Course Transfer/Cancellation the day you are due to arrive and you must vacate venue, time, date, or Tutor of any Course where 12.1 Any notice or other communication required to limit or exclude any liability for fraud. 19.1.4 “Cooling Off Period” means the period after rooms by 10.00am (both times GMT) on the last such change is necessary to facilitate the delivery or 5.1 You may transfer your booking to an alternative be given by you to the College under these Terms, 15.3 Unless otherwise expressly provided elsewhere your booking is confirmed by the College and day of your Course. better delivery of such Course. published course, providing there is a place available shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally, in these Terms, the Agreement may be varied only by ending upon the expiry of the following fourteen on that course, however your request must be 7.3 You must ensure that the accommodation, its 2.2 The College reserves the right to modify the or sent by pre-paid first-class post or recorded a document signed by both parties. (14) day period; received at least six (6) weeks prior to the Course furnishings and effects are kept as clean and tidy content or method of delivery of any Course from delivery or by courier, to the Group Head of Finance 16 Exclusion of third party rights 19.1.5 “Consumer Protection Regulations” means start date for the original Course. The College will as is consistent with their proper use and in any time to time. at the address set out on the back cover of this 16.1 The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation charge you an administration fee of twenty-five event you shall ensure that such are in no worse a Brochure or as otherwise specified by the College in and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013; 2.3 The College reserves the right to withdraw from pounds (£25) in order to transfer courses. If the condition (fair wear and tear excepted) upon the 1999 shall not apply to these Terms and no person writing to you. 19.1.6 “Course” means the course of study run by any accreditation scheme at any time or to cancel Course Fee for the alternative Course is more end of your stay than they were when you originally other than the parties to the Agreement shall have 13 Waiver the College; any Course if in the College’s opinion it is no longer expensive than the original Course you must pay entered such accommodation. any rights under it, nor shall it be enforceable under viable. 13.1 A waiver of any term, provision or condition of that Act by any person other than the parties to it. 19.1.7 “Course Fee” means all the fees to be paid by any additional Course Fee immediately upon making 7.4 You will notify the College immediately of any these Terms shall be effective only if given in writing you or on your behalf to the College under these 2.4 The College reserves the right to give your the request to transfer. The College will reimburse damage to the accommodation, its furnishings or 17 Governing law and jurisdiction and signed by both parties and then only in the Terms, as stipulated in the Brochure; contact details to your Course Tutors unless you the difference in Course Fees to you (less the £25 effects (whether caused by you or otherwise) on 17.1 These Terms, and any dispute, controversy, instance and for the purpose for which it is given. contact our Bookings Office to opt out. admin charge) if the original Course Fee was more vacating your room. You are not permitted to share proceedings or claim of whatever nature arising out 19.1.8 “Deposit” means the deposit to be paid to the 3 Your Rights and Obligations expensive than the Course Fee for the alternative your room with anyone else at any time unless 13.2 No failure or delay on the part of the College of or in any way relating to them or their formation, College to reserve your place on the Course (as set 3.1 You should bring your joining instructions with Course. arranged in advance with the College and any in exercising any right, power or privilege under shall be governed by and construed in accordance out in the Brochure); you to the start of the Course. 5.2 The College reserves the right to cancel this additional fees have been paid. these Terms shall operate as a waiver of such right, with the laws of England and the parties submit to 19.1.9 “Refund” means a refund of the Course power or privilege, nor shall any single or partial 3.2 You must notify the College, in writing, if any of agreement with you if it is prevented from or 8 Accessibility the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts. Fee following cancellation under clause 5 of these exercise of any right, power or privilege preclude any Terms such refund to be made within fourteen (14) your registration details change including but not delayed in the carrying on of its business due to 8.1 The College’s premises comprise a large historic other or further exercise of it or the exercise of any days beginning with the date on which notice of limited to your name, address, telephone number circumstances beyond its reasonable control. building with several changes in floor level. The other right, power or privilege. cancellation was sent; and/or e-mail address. 5.3 The College reserves the right to cancel the College has made adaptations to its premises in an 3.3 You agree to comply with all of the College’s Course at any time, in this event you will be notified attempt to enable those with disabilities to attend 19.1.10 “Terms” means these standard terms and policies and procedures applicable to you and to act as soon as possible. Courses. You must indicate any concerns you may conditions. with courtesy, consideration and integrity at all times 5.4 If your booking and/or Course is cancelled by the have in relation to access (or any other concerns) on towards the College, its staff and other students at College you can: your booking form. You can give specific details on a ACCOMMODATION FEES WINTER 2016/17 Annexe Rooms STANDARD ROOMS SUPERIOR ROOMS Price per person. with ensuite shower with private bath/shower, ensuite or with ensuite bath/shower the College. The College reserves the right, in its 5.4.1 transfer to another Course (you will have to separate, confidential, sheet of paper. You will then be Accommodation includes dinner and breakfast (Easter and Summer adjacent (Main House/Vicarage) (Main House/Vicarage) absolute discretion, to terminate this agreement pay any additional Course Fee); or contacted by a member of the College’s staff who (See course entries for course fees.) Holidays only) and to remove you from the Course and/or to 5.4.2 receive a full Refund for any Course Fee or will discuss your individual requirements. Single occupancy Single occupancy Twin occupancy Single occupancy Twin occupancy exclude you from the College in circumstances Deposit you have paid. 9 Materials and Equipment WE Weekend (Fri eve to Sun pm) £122 £162 £112 £202 £132 where your conduct is deemed by the College to 5.5 Cancellation of bookings by you. 9.1 Prior to the start of your Course you will be be unfit or unsuitable or damaging to the College or given a detailed list of materials and/or equipment 2D 2 day course £122 £162 £112 £202 £132 its reputation. If you are removed from the Course 5.5.1 if you wish to cancel your booking, You must notify the Bookings Office as soon as possible by which are needed for the Course. The cost of such LW Long weekend (Thu/Fri eve to Sun/Mon pm) £187 £247 £172 £307 £202 in accordance with this clause, the College will not materials and/or equipment is not always included refund any sums paid by you to the College. telephone and then confirm such cancellation in 3D 3 day course £187 £247 £172 £307 £202 writing; in the Course Fee, thus you may have to pay for 3.4 The College may take and use without a credit such materials and/or equipment in addition to the 6 Refund Policy 4D 4 day course £252 £332 £232 £412 £272 images of you and/or your work (including any videos Course Fee. or photographs or sound recordings) (“Images”) 6.1 If you cancel your booking within the Cooling 10 Limitation of liability 5D 5 day course £317 £417 £292 £517 £342 for any purpose in connection with promoting the Off Period (as defined in clause 19.1.4), you will be 10.1 This clause 10 sets out the entire liability of the 7D 7 day course £447 £587 £412 £727 £482 College and its activities. You must notify the College entitled to a full Refund (including Refund of your College in respect of any breach of these Terms; and * * * * * in writing prior to the Course start date if you do not Deposit), pursuant to the Consumer Protection MI 9 days Musical Instrument Making £513 £693 £468 £873 £558 any tortious act or omission including negligence agree to any such Images being used. Regulations. * * * * * arising under or in connection with these Terms. VM 9 days British Violin Making Association £513 £693 £468 £873 £558 4 Payment and Charges 6.2 Subject to clause 6.1, provided you cancel your 10.2 Notwithstanding any other provision in these booking no later than six (6) weeks prior to the * 4.1 You must pay the Deposit at the same time as Terms, neither party’s liability to the other for death The course fees shown against the course entries for MI and VM include all dinners as evening sessions are planned – the room rates have therefore been reduced accordingly. you send the College the Booking Form. Payment Course start date, the College will refund all sums paid by you in respect of the booking save for the or personal injury resulting from its own negligence RESIDENT ONLY NON-STUDENTS of the Course Fee (less any Deposit paid) will be shall be limited. due six (6) weeks prior to the Course start date. If Deposit value stated in the Brochure. A rate of £72 per night dinner, bed and breakfast is payable by a guest sharing a Standard room with a paying student and £84 per night dinner, bed and the Course Fee is less than or equal to the Deposit 6.3 The College will refund neither the Course Fee breakfast if sharing a Superior room with a paying student. Lunch, if required, can be booked in advance or at Reception on arrival. value stated in the Brochure, or if booking online or nor your Deposit if you: COURSE DEPOSITS (POSTAL BOOKINGS ONLY) by telephone, you must pay the full Course Fee at 6.3.1 cancelled your booking within six (6) weeks of Per person per course: More than six weeks prior to the course, a deposit of £125 secures a place (or the full course fee if £125 or less). the time of booking. the Course start date; or Any balance is payable six weeks prior to the start of the course.
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Visual ARTS and Crafts THEMED WEEKS AND TASTER COURSES THEMED WEEKS TASTER COURSES
Learn a new skill on a one day course. Choose from a variety of art and craft subjects, perfect for both beginners and more Delve deeper across the arts on one of our exciting experienced artists and craftspeople looking to try something themed weeks. Working with inspiring themes, we have different. What could be better than the prospect of a day grouped courses together for you to explore. In this spent absorbed in creativity? programme take inspiration from the following subjects – Drawing and Paper. Each tutor brings new ideas and One day courses (1D) start at 9.15am and finish at 5pm. Further perspectives and evening talks will feature. one day courses can be found in the Gardening Section. Jilly MorrisJilly
DRAWING WEEK Exploring drawing with five tutors paper pulp NEW BASKETMAKING AND GLASS AND MOSAICS Mosaics NEW Please see page 12 for further information. Please see page 10 for further information. Learn the basic techniques of making a JOHN T FREEMAN WILLOW WORK mosaic from the design stage to adhering Explore working in three-dimensions, DEBBIE WIJSKAMP Dutch artist-designer ROSIE MACCURRACH Mosaics materials onto a base. mark-making, monoprints, drawing with five CHRISTOPHER GILVAN-CARTWRIGHT February 20–24 Four Days £461 Learn how to cut and shape ceramic and Festive willow decorations VANESSA BENSON mosaic artist approaches, textiles or wire. GEORGE CHARMAN Beginners/Intermediate 4D6754 vitreous glass tiles to make a small mosaic Weave Christmas decorations to treasure FREYA POCKLINGTON picture. December 2 One Day £123 in willow. Learn how to make fish, trees and Mark-making and textural play October 2–7 Five Days £572 Beginners 1D6614 Paper embellishment for jewellery stars which will last from year to year. MARTIN CHEEK mosaic maestro, author NEW Intermediate/Advanced 5D6489 and creative uses October 24 One Day £131 Please see page 12 for further information. DOMINIC PARRETTE basketmaker and Please see page 22 for further information. coppice craftsman Beginners 1D6529 Make coloured glass Christmas JILLY MORRIS abstract textural artist decorations PAPER WEEK HELYNE JENNINGS textile and November 26 One Day £121 October 2–7 Five Days £533 paper artist Beginners 1D6604 Glass beadmaking NEW Make a set of three Christmas decorations Suitable for all 5D6485 – an angel, a bell and a tree, as you learn Make glass drops and beads and create Investiage this versatile material in two- and February 20–24 Four Days £441 how to cut and prepare glass, copperfoiling, unique jewellery. You will learn the basics of three- dimensions and various scales. There Suitable for all 4D6755 Rush basketmaking NEW soldering and finishing. Drawing with wire NEW will be an optional visit to Khadi Papers. this absorbing craft melting glass in a torch Glimpse the beauty, flexibility and possibilities flame to produce decorated beads. CAROLE GRAY stained glass artist Please see page 12 for further information. The dynamic sketchbook – mixed Experimenting with paper clay of working with English rush as you make two CATHY MILES wire, sculpture, drawing small items, a table mat and small basket. BARBARA MASON beadmaker for 18 years December 4 One Day £141 media interventions NEW Please see page 38 for further information. Beginners 1D6623 October 2–7 Five Days £546 Please see page 28 for further information. CLAIRE IRELAND ceramic sculptor FELICITY IRONS rush weaver, rush November 14 One Day £141 Suitable for all 5D6486 merchant Beginners 1D6581 KATIE SOLLOHUB painting, February 20–24 Four Days £486 drawing, teaching February 10 One Day £121 Make coloured glass Suitable for all 4D6756 Christmas decorations Experimental drawing with February 20–24 Four Days £426 Beginners 1D6725 Gold gilded glass baubles Suitable for all 4D6751 Experience historic gilding techniques as you Please see 1D6623 above for further monoprint NEW information. Please see page 40 for further information. use pure gold leaf to decorate luscious glass BOOKS baubles for Christmas, each one unique to you. CAROLE GRAY stained glass artist CAROLINE WENDLING multidisciplinary Cut, fold, construct – paper sculpture JUDY WETHERALL award-winning artist and print specialist Please see page 43 for further information. December 5 One Day £141 Bookbinding – create a unique decorative art conservator Beginners 1D6626 October 2–7 Five Days £571 Tutor to be confirmed journal NEW December 1 One Day £139 Suitable for all 5D6487 February 20–24 Four Days £461 Create a one of a kind book while you Suitable for all 1D6613 Suitable for all 4D6752 learn key bookbinding techniques. You will Sampled and remixed – adventurous make a multi-section binding with a playful drawing for textiles NEW Experimental papermaking – combination of different papers, page sizes, pockets and envelopes for inclusions, and Please see page 45 for further information. material journeys even simple pop-ups and fold outs. MATTHEW HARRIS textile artist Please see page 10 for further information. TRACEY BUSH paper and book artist October 2–7 Five Days £536 JANE PONSFORD artist and papermaker November 27 One Day £117 Advanced 5D6488 February 20–24 Four Days £438 Beginners 1D6605 Intermediate/Advanced 4D6753
Making decorative objects from Jennings Helyne
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Hand sewn angels in fabric NEW Make individually designed, hand sewn, hanging angels from a selection of colour and fabric choices, to use as tree decorations or attach to Christmas cards. JANET BOLTON textile artist November 14 One Day £113 Beginners 1D6580
Make a festive fabric wreath and WOODWORKING fruit NEW Working with a mix of Liberty print fabrics Carve an English rose NEW decorate a willow wreath and sew a Learn the basic techniques and processes partridge, pears or apples to embellish or of woodcarving as you create the illusion of keep as separate festive gifts. rose petals in limewood and get to grips with SANDRINE MAUGY botanical artist, the carver’s tools. writer, maker ALEX JONES fine woodcarver, sculptor PRINTMAKING November 15 One Day £146 November 1 One Day £117 Beginners 1D6583 Beginners 1D6549 Monoprint NEW JEWELLERY AND METALWORKING PAINTING An introduction to the exciting and Silk painting – seasonal and Greenwood spoon carving ENAMELLING expressive qualities of monoprint. Learn festive cards NEW techniques of mark-making, inking and Carve a wooden spoon from the branch of a Blacksmithing Botanical painting for beginners Explore silk painting techniques to create printing with a press. tree. Each step is demonstrated from cleaving Silver leaf earrings or pendant Learn to forge hot metal using fire, hammer Discover botanical painting techniques for exciting effects in vibrant colours to make a of greenwood to final finishing. and hand. You bend, twist, shape and punch to drawing and painting plants from West CAROLINE WENDLING multidisciplinary range of personalised seasonal greeting cards. Make either a stylish pair of leaf earrings or artist and print specialist NIC WEBB artist-maker: wood and clay make both practical pieces and sculpture. Dean Gardens. HILARY SIMON textile artist, costume a pendant by piercing, forming and texturing December 6 One Day £126 the metal with reticulation. JAMES PRICE contemporary blacksmith MARIELLA BALDWIN published botanical October 8 One Day £123 designer and designer artist Beginners 1D6497 Suitable for all 1D6628 ABIGAIL BROWN award-winning artist December 3 One Day £135 silversmith October 29 One Day £132 October 31 One Day £128 Suitable for all 1D6622 Beginners 1D6561 Beginners 1D6546 Woodturning – make a small bowl December 11 One Day £126 Lino printmaking Create a small bowl as you try your hand Suitable for all 1D6644 Create a variety of exciting and unique Blacksmithing Introduction to watercolour artworks, cut designs into printing blocks, at woodturning. Please see 1D6561 above for further painting NEW overlay images and use printing inks and COLIN SIMPSON registered professional Enamel silver earrings stencils. woodturner information. Discover the creative possibilities of Learn basic enamelling techniques and make DALE DEVEREUX BARKER Slade trained, December 8 One Day £131 a pair of simple drop earrings. JAMES PRICE contemporary blacksmith watercolour, learn how to build colour, form and designer and light; be inspired by exquisite autumnal linocut specialist An excellent taster which Beginners 1D6630 SHEILA R MCDONALD artist, subjects and paint from direct observation. November 4 One Day £120 enameller, jeweller October 30 One Day £132 made me appreciate the Beginners 1D6564 SUZANNE BALCHIN Camberwell Beginners 1D6555 Woodturning – make a small bowl January 20 One Day £128 skill involved. It was taught College, fine watercolourist Please see 1D6630 above for further Beginners 1D6688 with enthusiasm and I made Make a silver spoon November 14 One Day £115 SCULPTURE information. Beginners 1D6578 something to take home Experience hand forging sterling silver using COLIN SIMPSON registered professional Silver jewellery woodturner hammers to make a silver spoon as a special which gave me a huge sense Discover basic jewellery making techniques as Sculpting faces in clay NEW gift or a family heirloom. Botanical painting December 9 One Day £131 Working from a model learn how to capture of achievement. you make and decorate a simple silver ring. Beginners 1D6635 ABIGAIL BROWN award-winning artist Learn how to depict striking flowers in a facial expressions in clay onto a flat board. SARAH MACRAE studio jeweller, teacher silversmith botanical style as you are shown wet-in-wet Rachel Studholme, techniques, using plants from West Dean IAN EDWARDS inspirational figurative Blacksmithing February 4 One Day £131 December 9 One Day £141 sculptor Woodturning – make a small bowl Beginners 1D6716 Gardens. Suitable for all 1D6637 November 14 One Day £134 Create a small bowl as you try your hand at SANDRINE MAUGY botanical artist and woodturning and make objects from ash or writer Suitable for all 1D6579 Make a silver spoon sycamore. January 9 One Day £127 DAVE REGESTER professional woodturner Please see 1D6637 above for furher Beginners 1D6667 information. February 2 One Day £131 ABIGAIL BROWN award-winning artist Beginners 1D6707 silversmith December 10 One Day £141 Suitable for all 1D6642
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Escape the everyday and dive into a wealth of creative and cultural events with performances, musical concerts, gardening talks and more. The Chilingirian Quartet Irina Kulikova CONCERTS 2016/17 Guitar Open Day Including exhibitions of music and instruments, a guitar makers’ showcase, Visit the gardens GARDEN TALK 2017 The Old Library, West Dean College masterclass with Benjamin Verdery and recital The Chilingirian Quartet in Concert by Sean Shibe. West Dean Gardens is one of the greatest restored gardens open to the public in England. The Haydn Op 54 No 2, Bartok No 3, Sunday 21 August,11.30am–7pm 300ft Edwardian Pergola, Walled Gardens, Victorian Glasshouses, Spring Garden and Arboretum The Old Library, West Dean College Beethoven Op 18 No 1 GC6340 £12 are yours to explore throughout the seasons. A Life of Plants NEW Tuesday 19 July, 8pm QT6435 £15 Please see page 15 for further information Recital by Sean Shibe Garden events include Chilli Fiesta (5-7 August 2016) the UK’s largest chilli festival and Public Masterclass with Apple Affair (1-2 October 2016) as well as Easter, Halloween and Christmas family events. ROY LANCASTER leading UK Sunday 21 August, 6pm GC6341 £5 horticulturalist The Chilingirian Quartet Join our creative community Wednesday 20 July, 2pm QT6436 Concert by Berta Rojas Visit www.westdeangardens.org.uk Thursday, 30 March, 7–8.30pm and support the artists and £8 including interval tea Monday 22 August, 8pm GC6344 £12 GT6839 £30 (includes a glass of wine on arrival 6.30–7pm) conservators of the future. The Chilingirian Quartet in Concert Concert by Irina Kulikova GARDEN LECTURES 2017 Our Friends are passionate about the Beethoven Op 18 No 5, Edgar Bainton Tuesday 23 August, 8pm GC6345 £12 creative arts and conservation. As a Quartet, Mozart K464 College Friend you will join our vibrant Concert by the Aquarelle Thursday 21 July, 8pm QT6437 £15 The Auditorium, Guaranteeing stunning wildflower community and be able to visit this Guitar Quartet The Edward James Studios spaces – a practical insight NEW wonderful place of inspiration, peace and Students’ ‘Showcase’ Concert Wednesday 24 August, 8pm GC6346 £12 creative energy whenever you choose. Please see page 15 for further information Friday 22 July, 8pm QT6438 £6 Plants, gardens and seasons NEW In addition, you will enjoy exclusive JAMES HEWETSON-BROWN founder of member benefits. Recitals of Music for Violin Please see page 15 for further information ® Students’ Informal Concert Wildflower Turf • A bespoke programme of Friend events and Piano Noel Kingsbury innovator, garden ANN-MARIE POWELL award-winning Saturday 23 July, 2pm QT6439 £6 writer and lecturer garden designer, presenter, writer • Complimentary year round entry to the The Old Library, West Dean College Gardens and our public events Saturday 4 March, 9.30am–3.00pm Saturday 18 March, 9.30am–3.00pm International Guitar Festival • Annual magazine ‘Discover more’ and Recital with Roy Stratford (piano) GL6780 £73 GL6813 £73 regular eNewsletters Open Day, Masterclasses and and Oliver Nelson (violin) • Use of our Craft Shop, College bar and Concerts A journey through Beethoven’s piano sonatas Dining Room The Old Library, West Dean College. Saturday 24 September, 8pm EC6418 £10 West Dean College is part of The Edward The Auditorium, The Edward James Studios James Foundation, a charity established and St Andrew’s Church, West Dean. “Pleasure in sound” a journey through to nurture creative talent through the Sponsored by the Ramiréz Guitars, Classical the distinctive and sensual music of teaching of arts, conservation and craft Guitar Centre Birmingham, Classical Guitar French composers heritage skills. When you become a Magazine and the D’Addario Foundation. Saturday 21 January, 8pm EC6695 £10 Friend you support the development of this world-class education establishment Concert by Benjamin Verdery enjoyed by you and thousands of other Saturday 20 August, 8pm GC6337 £15 people each year. To find out more, please visit www.westdean.org.uk/friends or call us on 01243 818256 and begin your journey of creative discovery today! James Hewetson-Brown L ancaster Roy
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