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Lectures, Special Events and Adult and Family Craft Workshops There is something for everyone ... experience the magic www.edinburghmuseums.org.uk MJ BryantMJ Photography www.mjbryantphotography.com To book: usherhall.co.uk – go to ‘What’s On’ 0131 228 1155 Box Office, , Lothian Road, EH1 2EA

Lectures Tuesday 21 July, 10.30am Lecture mornings cost £8 and include a special tour of the On Reflection Castle and coffee and cakes. Our lecture experiences are Victoria Crowe will give an illustrated talk exploring the Welcome to truly unique and intimate, and you often get a chance to relationship between her early paintings from the 70s, to see parts of the Castle not usually seen by the public. Our work produced for the last Festival exhibition. lectures are hugely popular. From the landscape of the Scottish Borders, a life observed, the influence of Italy and the genesis of the recent Take advantage of our lecture deal – book 10 lectures at tapestry, Large Tree Group, gifted to the National Museum a special price of £60. of Scotland, the artist will share her thoughts and trace the development of her work. Victoria Crowe OBE, DHC, MA(RCA), RSA, RSW studied at Kingston School of Art Tuesday 26 May, 10.30am (1961-65) and then gained an MA from the Royal College of For more than 400 years, enchanting Lauriston Castle off Road South. Lauriston Castle is easy to Art in 1968. She now lives and works in Scotland. Victoria is has overlooked the River Forth at , near reach from all main routes. It sits between Davidson’s Druids, Knights and Fairy Folk: Scottish Art and Cramond. Set among 30 acres of woodland and beautiful Mains and Cramond. You can take numerous buses to the Celtic Revival one of Scotland’s most distinguished artists and portraitists, gardens, Lauriston Castle is a special place to visit. Davidson’s Mains, or Silverknowes Terminus; both are Spearheaded by the utopian thinker and sociologist Patrick and examples of her work are in the National Portrait The charming old glasshouse, set into the woodland, around 10 minutes walk from Lauriston Castle. See www. Geddes, the Celtic Revival coincided with a period of Gallery, London; the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, is a perfectly magical place to enjoy our programme of lothianbuses.com for details of local services. cultural renaissance in Scotland. This lecture will focus on Edinburgh; and the Danish National Portrait Gallery, as well garden events, art activities and craft workshops. As the artists such as E.A. Hornel, George Henry and John Duncan, as in many public and private collections worldwide including weather turns colder, we move indoors into the old Castle Booking who drew their inspiration from Celtic myths and legends, those of The Royal Academy and HM the Queen and the kitchen where you will get a cosy welcome and lots of Pre booking and advance payment are essential for all as well as from recent archaeological discoveries and the Duke of Edinburgh. creative inspiration. events. To book contact: stylised forms of Insular manuscripts such as the Book of Online: usherhall.co.uk – go to ‘What’s On’ Kells. Dr Frances Fowle is Reader in History of Art at the The Castle itself has a beautiful Edwardian interior, from By phone: 0131 228 1155 (Opening hours: Monday- Monday 3 August, 10.30am which we take inspiration for many of our workshops. Saturday 10am-5.30pm) University of Edinburgh and Senior Curator at the Scottish National Gallery. She is a specialist in 19th century art The Penicuik House Project Downstairs are the servants’ quarters, including the In person: Box Office, Usher Hall, Lothian Road, EH1 2EA Take a journey through the family history and the history of maids’ hall and the atmospheric old kitchen, where a (Monday-Saturday 10am-5.30pm) and the author of Van Gogh’s Twin: the Scottish Art Dealer the building of Penicuik House by Sir James Clerk (3rd Bt), warm welcome awaits you during the winter months. Alexander Reid: 1854-1928 (2010) and with Strang and to its subsequent destruction by fire and its consolidation For further information (non booking information) about Cumming S.J. Peploe (2012). Why not double up a day visiting the Castle grounds with any event, contact Margaret Findlay, Public Programmes as a ruin by the Trustees of the Penicuik House Preservation a picnic, and historic Cramond is right on our doorstep... Manager on 0131 529 3963 or Trust. Sir Robert Clerk (11th Bt) recently retired from Monday 20 July, 10.30am [email protected] practice as a Chartered Surveyor and Land Agent. Along with Free car parking is available within the Castle grounds The Natural History of Blue John other members of his family he owns and manages Penicuik Blue John is a banded variety of the mineral fluorite that is Estate, which includes farming, forestry and recreational only found near Castleton in Derbyshire. It has been worked activities for members of the public. He is a Trustee of the into ornaments since the late 18th century, and Lauriston Penicuik House Preservation Trust and Lord-Lieutenant of Castle houses outstanding collections, assembled by . William and Margaret Reid, of Blue John vases, urns, tazzas and bowls. Most veins of Blue John have now been worked Monday 10 August, 10.30am out and the mineral is in very short supply. Consequently Blue John artefacts are very valuable and highly collectable. An Enthusiasm for Looking: The Art of This lecture will show how Blue John formed and acquired Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912-2004) its remarkable purple colour, and will be followed by a The Scottish artist Wilhelmina Barns-Graham had a viewing of the Lauriston Castle Blue John collection. Godfrey professional career that spanned over 60 years. Born in Fitton is Professor of Igneous Petrology at the University of St Andrews and trained at during Edinburgh. He obtained his PhD at the University of Durham the 1930s, she relocated to Cornwall in 1940, where for work on the Borrowdale Volcanics in the Lake District, she became closely associated with the St Ives School. and has since worked on volcanic rocks in many parts of Barns-Graham is usually considered within this context, the world. as a member of the British modernist movement, working alongside Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth, Patrick Heron and Terry Frost. Yet she was also a bold and innovative artist To book: usherhall.co.uk – go to ‘What’s On’ 0131 228 1155 Box Office, Usher Hall, Lothian Road, EH1 2EA

in her own right. This lecture provides an introduction to Friday 21 August, 10.30am her life and work, tracing her career from her early student The Briggers: The Story of the Men Who Built days to the colourful abstract images she produced in her mid 80s. Barns-Graham’s dual identity as both a Scottish the For the first time, more than a century after its opening, artist and a St Ives artist will be explored, in addition to the the Briggers gives the Forth Bridge a human voice. It tells remarkable breadth of her creative output. Helen Scott is the story of the Briggers, the name given to the thousands Curator of Fine Art for Edinburgh Museums and Galleries. of men who built the bridge – who they were, where they Previously she worked for the Barns-Graham Charitable came from, what working and living conditions were like and Trust, conducting the first ever full inventory of artworks by what their impact was on the sleepy communities below the Wilhelmina Barns-Graham held by the artist’s estate. immense structure. It reveals the ultimate sacrifice made by many men and boys whilst labouring to build this amazing Wednesday 12 August, 10.30am structure. This intriguing lecture reveals the incidentals Four Houses, Three Families, Two Countries, of everyday life that make the story much more than the One Collection – The Buccleuch Collection construction of one of the world’s great engineering feats, from the daily commute from Edinburgh by workers’ train The Buccleuch Collection is regarded as the best collection and boat to the 200 pints lined up on the bar of the Hawes of fine arts still in family ownership in Britain, in respect Inn at the end of a shift. With the Briggers Team. of its quality and range. It is still seen, often in the very room for which pieces were commissioned or purchased, in Boughton House, Bowhill and Drumlanrig Castle, the extant Wednesday 9 September, 10.30am historic houses of The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch. The Forensic Medicine in Edinburgh: Historical care and display of, and access to The Collection will be discussed in a richly illustrated lecture by the Director of the Origins and Subsequent Historical Sphere of collection. Gareth Fitzpatrick MBE is The Collections, Archive Influence and Research Director for the Buccleuch Living Heritage Professor Anthony Busuttil will take you on a journey through Trust. the intriguing world of forensics in Edinburgh, and the role of the forensic medical expert in the investigative team that is assembled to deal with sudden, unexpected and suspicious Wednesday 19 August, 10.30am deaths. Professor Anthony Busuttil is Regius Professor of Shackleton’s Geologist: the Life and Works of Forensic Medicine – Emeritus, Forensic Medicine Section Sir James Mann Wordie – Department of Pathology, University of Edinburgh and Professor of Applied Pathology, Emeritus, Royal College of One hundred years ago, Shackleton’s ship Endurance Surgeons of Edinburgh. sailed to Antarctica and became stuck fast in the ice of the Weddell Sea. The story of the crew’s survival on the sea ice for months, their boat journey to Elephant Island, Monday 21 September, 10.30am and subsequent rescue by Shackleton has become the stuff of legend. Among the crew was Scottish geologist In Common Cause: Commonwealth Scots and James Wordie, whose influence changed the face of polar the Great War exploration. His personal collection of books and papers David Forsyth explores the relationship between Scottish forms the heart of the polar collections at the National migration, military traditions and emerging national Library of Scotland. NLS curator Paula Williams draws on identities within the British empire. Emigration has been an that collection to tell his story. Paula Williams is Curator of ever-present theme in Scottish history. In 1914, as the world Maps, Mountaineering & Polar Collections at the National prepared for war, thousands of men enlisted in Scotland for Library of Scotland. A degree in geography with options in military service, and across the British empire and beyond, glaciology and cartography, and a background in community thousands more of Scottish birth and descent joined up. libraries are combined in Paula’s perfect job. It allows her to David Forsyth is a Principal Curator in the Department of develop her interest in maps, exploration and discovery. Scottish History and Archaeology at National Museums ‘Saint Bride’ 1913, Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh Scotland. John Duncan

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of these roles for leading record companies. For some years Please note that children cannot be booked into workshops now Alan has been in demand as a professional director alone; at least one adult must accompany them. Since our and has directed shows annually in the King’s Theatre, workshops are family experiences the price is per adult and Edinburgh. per child.

Please also note that people do book very early for events Wednesday 18 November, 10.30am much later in the year. If you fancy a particular Christmas William Morris: Artist, Designer, Entrepreneur, workshop, book as soon as the programme comes out, Socialist because these workshops get booked especially fast. By the end of the 19th century, William Morris (1834-96) was acknowledged as the most influential designer of his day, with followers across Britain, in Europe and in the USA. Murder Mystery Many of Morris’s textile and wallpaper patterns are still in production nearly 120 years after his death, and his ideas on the relationship between art and life continues to raise Saturday 28 November, 7-10.30pm debate and to inspire contemporary artists. This talk will A Wreath for the Laurels Vincent Van Gogh ‘Farms near Auvers’ 1890, Tate, London. On long term loan to the Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh. provide a brief survey of Morris’s work in a broad range of £30 (with refreshments) media and will look at some of the ways in which he has had Come along and immerse yourself in the Edwardian era and a continuing effect on later generations. Annette Carruthers in the ‘Old Cramond Parish’ and had the ‘right’ to appoint Tuesday 10 November, 10.30am help solve a murder mystery. A funeral wreath is delivered to recently retired from the School of Art History at the the Minister of the Church of Cramond from 1597 until the the Laurels, but puzzlingly no-one is dead... yet. Come and The Houses of the Old Cramond Parish, Part University of St Andrews. Her book on The Arts and Crafts Disruption in 1843. We will then explore how the passing of exercise your skills as a detective and solve an Edwardian Movement in Scotland was published by Yale in 2013 and the Ramsay family led to the changes that we witness in the 2: The History of the Estate – murder. With Edinburgh Living History, our award winning she is currently working on a book about Ernest Gimson, one area today. Bill Weir is a retired Civil Servant. In retirement Muttonhole Revealed group of Living History performers. of Morris’s most fervent admirers. he has given more time to the Cramond Association and has This talk will outline the development of the estate from the undertaken work researching the Mansion Houses of the Old time of King Robert I to the present day. The speaker will look at ownership, outline some of the stories, successes Cramond Parish in conjunction with Cramond Heritage Trust Special Events - Family and their archive team. and failures, and tell how social development saw the old village of Muttonhole become known as Davidson’s Mains. Special Events and Bill Weir is a retired Civil Servant. In retirement he has given Family and Adult Craft Sunday 17 May, 11am-2pm Monday 9 November, 10.30am more time to the Cramond Association and has undertaken A Sporting Chance at Lauriston Castle work researching the Mansion Houses of the Old Cramond Experiences Daubigny to Van Gogh: The Artists’ Colony of £4 per person Parish in conjunction with Cramond Heritage Trust and their Auvers-sur-Oise Join us for a day of fun at Lauriston Castle exploring historic archive team. Adult Workshops and the Unique Family Van Gogh spent the last two months of his life at Auvers, Learning Experience at Lauriston. games and competing for prizes. On our beautiful lawns a picturesque village on the river Oise known for its rolling explore a bygone era of fun sports and see some Edwardians wheatfields and quaint thatched cottages. This talk focuses Wednesday 4 and 11 November, 10.30am join in. Indulge in ginger beer and strawberries and cream The Lauriston events programme is open to everyone. on the development of Auvers as a bustling artists’ colony, – classic summer croquet treats. Evoke the magic of times Ballads, Songs and Snatches: Exploring the We offer a separate adult craft programme which is initially under the leadership of the artist Charles François gone by ... very popular. Family Workshops which are labelled as Daubigny, whose house and garden Van Gogh painted, world of Gilbert and Sullivan ‘family’ have something to offer the full age spectrum – and latterly under the collector and amateur artist Doctor Please note each lecture must be booked separately. from toddlers to teenagers and grannies to grandpas! Sunday 28 June, 11am-2pm Gachet, a close friend of Camille Pissarro and Paul Cézanne. In this two-part lecture you will learn how the world-famous Occasionally, depending on the workshop, a minimum age Dr Frances Fowle is Reader in History of Art at the University partnership of Gilbert and Sullivan created their universally The Teddy Bears’ Picnic limit is set. We encourage families to work together and offer of Edinburgh and Senior Curator at the Scottish National popular series of comic operas. You will also be able to hear £6 per person a unique family learning experience. All of our artists are Gallery. She is a specialist in 19th century art and the some extremely rare recordings and view some original 19th A special family day at the Castle. Bring your teddy bear very experienced in working with a variety of age ranges. Our author of Van Gogh’s Twin: the Scottish Art Dealer Alexander century memorabilia from the original productions. Alan along and have a picnic with us in our enchanting garden. workshops offer excellent value for money, and during each Reid: 1854-1928 (2010), and with Strang and Cumming Borthwick has sung leading tenor roles in operas ranging There will be crafts and woodland trails. A special cartoonist workshop you will use only the best quality art materials. A S.J. Peploe (2012). from Poulenc to Puccini as guest artiste for companies will be there to draw a portrait of your bear. Remember to snack is also provided. throughout Scotland. He is the only singer ever to have bring a picnic. We will provide cake, strawberries and ginger performed all the tenor roles in Sullivan operas – including beer! With the Lauriston team and a few special guests. those written without Gilbert – and he has recorded many To book: usherhall.co.uk – go to ‘What’s On’ 0131 228 1155 Box Office, Usher Hall, Lothian Road, EH1 2EA

Friday 24 July, 10am-12 noon or 1-3pm Special Events - Everyone The Edinburgh Sketcher ‑ Sketching for Families Sunday 10 May, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm £5 per person We are delighted to offer a special family session with the ‘Uptown Abbey’ Lauriston Above and Below famous Edinburgh Sketcher. In this sketching tour, you Stairs will get the chance to learn speed sketching skills and Adult £5 (£6.50), Child £3 (£4.50), Family £12.50 (£17) time saving solutions which will enable you to capture the (price in brackets includes afternoon tea) world around you in ink and watercolour, no matter how Join Edinburgh Living History, our award winning troupe of long you have. You will make the most delightful drawings Living History interpreters at Lauriston Castle – Edinburgh’s and be inspired to do more in the future – a very special very own hidden Edwardian gem. This is a unique chance to opportunity. observe life in an Edwardian house. Meet the Reids, their staff and some special guests as they go about their daily lives. Sunday 4 October, 10.30am-12.30pm In the Kitchen with Mrs Mash Friday 15 May, 7.30-9pm £6 per person Join Mrs Mash the Storytelling Cook for stories, songs, Edinburgh Renaissance Band at the Castle games and food fun for all the family. Sir Archibald entertains at Lauriston Hear tales in the kitchen, make some home-made butter £15 (with refreshments) and add your own creative input to some very special fairy Around 1593 Sir Archibald Napier, master of the Scottish cakes... mint, ordered the construction of a tower house at Lauriston. At this time the court of King James VI supported a rich cultural life in Edinburgh; Scottish poets and Sunday 25 October, 10am-1pm composers collaborated with writers and musicians from Halloween at the Castle England, France and Italy. This programme presents a £6 per person selection of vocal and instrumental music which might have A slightly different structure to our usual events...come all been performed in the newly built Lauriston Castle in 1600, dressed up for Halloween and explore a host of dastardly using authentic replicas of the instruments of the time. This experience that will terrify yet enchant you... With the event is presented in partnership with the Festival of Lauriston team and a few special guests. Museums.

Sunday 13 December, 10am-1pm Sunday 21 June, 7-9pm Christmas at the Castle A Midsummer Play at Lauriston Castle £6 per person £20 (with refreshments) Experience a traditional Edwardian Christmas at the Castle. Join Edinburgh Living History, our award winning troupe of The whole team will be on hand to show you the beautifully Living History interpreters at Lauriston Castle and spend decorated Castle interior. There will be magical Christmas a beautiful midsummer’s evening evoking the Edwardian crafts and maybe a few special guests. Era. This is just a perfect way to spend a summer’s evening appreciating the light over the sea. (We will have a bad weather option!) It is 21 June 1909. You are invited to attend a wedding at The Laurels. Preparations are well under way above and below stairs. What could possibly go wrong? Take part in the action. MJ BryantMJ Photography www.mjbryantphotography.com

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Tuesday 30 June, 5.30 & 7.30pm Sunday 27 September, 2pm and 3pm The Secret Room ‘Uptown Abbey’ Lauriston Above and Below £20/£18 conc. Duration: 75mins Ages 10+ Stairs Enter Lauriston Castle and travel back in time to a world Adult £5 (£6.50), Child £3 (£4.50), Family £12.50 (£17) of clandestine laboratories, hidden passages and secret (price in bracket includes afternoon tea) rooms... A sell out in 2013 & 2014, three of the finest Join Edinburgh Living History, our award winning troupe of Scottish magicians animate the Castle’s intriguing past with Living History interpreters at Lauriston Castle – Edinburgh’s stories, performances and illusions relating to the history very own hidden Edwardian gem. This is a unique chance to of Lauriston and the Castle’s owners. A high court judge observe life in an Edwardian house. Meet the Reids, their come surreptitious alchemist, a gambler who nearly lost staff and some special guests as they go about their daily everything, what other mysteries does this wonderful castle lives. conceal? Find your answer inside ‘The Secret Room’. This is part of the Edinburgh International Magic Festival official programme, to book for this event visit www. Sunday 6 December, 2pm and 3pm magicfest.co.uk Christmas at Lauriston Adult £5 (£6.50), Child £3 (£4.50), Family £12.50 (£17) (with Christmas afternoon tea) Wednesday 15 July, 7pm Join Edinburgh Living History, our award winning troupe of Much Ado About Nothing in the Garden Living History interpreters at Lauriston Castle at Christmas. There’s a lot to shout about in The Pantaloons’ take on Evoke the true magic of the Edwardian period at Christmas Shakespeare’s timeless summer comedy of masks, music and discover what life would have been like. and mistaken identities. The boys are back from war and it’s time for celebration - but villainous Don John decides to spoil everyone’s fun with his devious plots. Will young Claudio and his love Hero fall foul of these machinations? Adult Craft Will Beatrice and Benedick stop bickering and fall in love? Find out in this fast-paced, physical and funny new Programme production. Tickets can be purchased online at www.thepantaloons. Saturday 23 May, 10.30am-3.30pm co.uk Bend it like... Wire! £20 Wednesday 29 July, 10am-4pm Join artist Lindsey Hamilton to create a colourful mobile. An Inspirational Day of Creative Writing at Explore the varied designs and patterns at Lauriston before Lauriston Castle with Janice Cairns, author of choosing a theme to base your work around. Bend wire into ‘Forgiving Nancy’ a variety of shapes and motifs then thread with beads to £40 catch the light and create an elegant hanging piece. This very special summer writing course for adults will focus on how we find the original ideas and the inspiration for Sunday 24 May, 10.30am-3.30pm writing a novel. It will focus on characterisation and how we can create memorable characters. Plotting, writing Blue and White Kitchen Delights £20 believable dialogue and using the five senses in novel writing Inspired by the beauty of Blue and White willow patterned will also be explored. The course is designed to prompt china beloved by 19th Century collectors, decorate a lovely aspiring writers from only thinking about writing a novel to teapot and then stencil a useful apron to match! With artist actually writing a novel. There will also be some advice on Tessa Asquith-Lamb. how to find a publisher. Picture courtesy: The Pantaloons

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Saturday 4 July, 10.30am-3.30pm Saturday 29 August, 10.30am-12.30pm or 1.30-3.30pm Sculpting with Sinamay Natural Jewellery from the Castle Trees £20 £20 Ever admired the incredible shapes formed in fascinators? Using wood sourced at Lauriston, create some beautiful Take inspiration from the natural forms found in Lauriston’s natural jewellery – brooches, bracelets and pendants. You stunning gardens and sculpt your response. Create will source, cut, drill, polish and assemble unique pieces individual flowers or abstract shapes using sinamay and of wooden jewellery. All tools will be provided. With artist wire. With artist Lindsey Hamilton. Stephanie Walker.

Saturday 18 July, 10.30am-3.30pm Sunday 6 September, 10.30am-3.30pm Magical Paper Sculptures Introduction to Abstract Painting £20 £20 Create a tiny moonlit silhouette scene of a village or forest Following the success of last year’s workshop we are and light it with battery operated tea lights for magical running a one day introduction to abstract painting. You effect, then construct a larger paper heart-shaped wreath will be encouraged to experiment with a variety of painting from cut and folded 3D paper flowers and leaves. With artist techniques, including pouring, texture, staining and layering, Tessa Asquith-Lamb. before creating a unique artwork on canvas. The focus is on creating a relaxed, fun day of experimentation for anyone keen to try new painting techniques. With artist Michael Saturday 1 August, 10.30am-3.30pm Craik. Art Nouveau Jewellery £20 Saturday 12 September, 10.30am-3.30pm Inspired by the stylised natural forms in Art Nouveau jewellery such as curving leaves, dragonflies and flowers, Printmaking for Autumn create a set of elegant accessories using fabrics, beads and £20 trim. This class will include some hand sewing. With artist As we move into autumn, be inspired by our Friendship Tessa Asquith-Lamb. Garden and the 19th century craze for Japanese designs. Create a Japanese-inspired wall hanging using simple printmaking techniques. Print simple animal and natural Saturday 15 August, 10am-12 noon or 1-3pm forms to create a unique artwork suspended from bamboo. Sketching Lauriston Castle with the Edinburgh With artist Tessa Asquith-Lamb. Sketcher – For adults £20 Sunday 13 September, 10.30am-3.30pm We are delighted to offer a special adult session with the famous Edinburgh Sketcher. In this sketching tour, you All Things Paper will get the chance to learn speed sketching skills and £20 time saving solutions which will enable you to capture the Explore the many ways you can manipulate paper to create world around you in ink and watercolour, no matter how a 3D image. Cut, curl, fold, scrunch, tear: a chance to long you have. You will make the most delightful drawings experiment and see what can be achieved using the humble and be inspired to do more in the future – a very special sheet of paper. With artist Lindsey Hamilton. opportunity. Sunday 20 September, 10.30am-3.30pm Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 August, 10.30 am-3.30pm Tea Time Mosaics £20 £30 Make a beautiful and unique set of placemats for your table Two Day Mosaic class. and also an enchanting wooden teapot trivet from hand- An introduction to Mosaics. Make beautiful sparking panels crafted wood, sourced from the Castle trees. With artist inspired by our gardens. With Margaret Findlay. Stephanie Walker. To book: usherhall.co.uk – go to ‘What’s On’ 0131 228 1155 Box Office, Usher Hall, Lothian Road, EH1 2EA

Saturday 26 September, 10.30am-3.30pm Wednesday 16 December, 10.30am-3.30pm Copper Crafting Capers Christmas Felted Cushions £20 £20 Try your hand at metal styling. Take inspiration from designs Make an exquisite Christmas cushion using felt in the Sheffield plate collection at Lauriston and transform making techniques. Decorate it with wonderful festive a flat copper sheet into an embossed plaque, brooch, plant embellishments. With Margaret Findlay. tag, etc. With artist Lindsey Hamilton. Friday 18 December, 10.30am-3.30pm Saturday 21 November, 10.30am-4pm Country Wreaths Delicate Watercolour Christmas Cards £30 £20 Make beautifully vintage style inspired wreaths. Decorate Make a set of beautiful hand-painted cards and hand- your wreath with a host of little unique touches. With painted envelopes for family and friends. Evoke frosty days Margaret Findlay. in the beautiful medium of watercolour. With artist Jacqui Pestell. Saturday 19 December, 10am-12.30pm or 1.30-4pm

Sunday 22 November, 10.30am-3.30pm Lauriston Wreaths £25 Vintage Advent Calendars Christmas would just not be Christmas without our fresh £20 wreath class. Make inspiring wreaths from green material Inspired by a 19th century Christmas, create a wall-hanging and beautiful embellishments. These wreaths have impact! advent calendar and tree trims of robins, fairies, holly and With Margaret Findlay and Jacqui Pestell. mistletoe in silvery tones of glitter and frost. Some hand sewing involved in this workshop. With artist Tessa Asquith- Lamb. Sunday 20 December, 10 am-12.30pm or 1.30-4pm Classic Wreaths Saturday 5 December, 10.30am-4pm £25 A second green wreath class. You will create absolutely Hand Felted Christmas Stockings stunning and dramatic wreaths in the festive class. With £25 Margaret Findlay and Jacqui Pestell. Make a stunning handmade Christmas stocking by hand felting fibres. Decorate with beautiful and unique embellishments. With artist Jacqui Pestell. Monday 21 December, 10.30am-4pm Enchanted Wooden Beds Saturday 12 December, 10.30am-4pm £20 Christmas is approaching, and if you have a tiny person in Forest Christmas Wreaths your life, this is a unique chance to make a hand-crafted £20 little magical wooden bed for a doll or a teddy. You will Create unique wreaths from hand printed birch and hazel hand-paint it and finish your project by making a little hand- pieces. You will get the chance to hand-print little scenes sewn quilt. With artist Stephanie Walker. All tools will be making something magical and individual. Also make provided, and wood will be sourced in our woodland. some candle holders and individual place settings for your Christmas table. With artist Stephanie Walker. To book: usherhall.co.uk – go to ‘What’s On’ 0131 228 1155 Box Office, Usher Hall, Lothian Road, EH1 2EA

Family Craft Programme Sunday 14 June, 11am-3pm your imagination and unleash your inner monster! With Mike Saturday 7 November, 10.30am-12.30pm Enchanting Mythical Creatures Durnan. Magical Woodland 3D Pictures £6 per person £4 per person Sunday 5 April, 10am-1pm Let your imagination run riot and create some amazing Sunday 23 August, 10.30am-12.30pm Imagine our woods by night and make a 3D picture of a Easter at the Castle mythical creatures-on- a-stick out of felt. Embellish them Knights of the Joust mysterious night-time woodland scene, with fairy lights and with magical things! With Margaret Findlay. secret animals. With Mike Durnan. £5 per person £4 per person Have fun in our idyllic setting and experience a host of crafts Lauriston Castle is always on the lookout for brave knights and trails in the woodland. Enjoy Easter cake and lots of Saturday 20 June, 10.30am-12.30pm to protect us from marauding dragons. Prepare for battle other treats with us! Watch out for lost bunnies... With the Sunday 29 November, 10.30am-12.30pm Ahoy Me Hearties! by making your very own shield with coat of arms and a Lauriston team. jousting lance to keep these fiery beasts at arms length. Santas, Snowmen and Snowflakes £4 per person With Michael Craik. £4 per person Using a secret pirate map, navigate the grounds of Lauriston Sunday 19 April, 11am-3pm Get ready for the festive season in the traditional for ‘treasure’ to help transform yourself into a pirate. Make surroundings of Lauriston Castle with this delightful Modroc Mirrors! your own crazy cutlass, pirate hat and even your own parrot! Sunday 27 September, 10.30am-12.30pm Christmas decorations workshop. Brighten up your tree this £5 per person With Mike Durnan. Beautiful Bird Boxes year with some wonderful handmade treats. With Michael Make a beautifully crafted mirror with Modroc, inspired by £4 per person Craik. the shore and the woodland. With Margaret Findlay. Sunday 5 July, 10.30am-12.30pm Decorate your very own wooden bird box. Use found natural Croquet Tea Party! objects from the grounds of Lauriston, paint and other Sunday 6 December, 10.30am-12.30pm materials to transform your bird box into a very special home Sunday 26 April, 11am-3.30pm £4 per person for your feathered friends. With Mike Durnan. Crazy Christmas Crackers Magical Story Cushions Inspired by ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’, enjoy a game £4 per person £6 per person of ‘Queen of Hearts’ croquet on the lawns of Lauriston. Then Create your very own colourful crazy Christmas crackers with Bring along your favourite story book, and create an amazing decorate some spectacular cakes and biscuits for a special Sunday 11 October, 10.30am-12.30pm jokes and treats galore. They are sure to go with a bang! cushion based on your chosen character, hand felted from tea party in the Glasshouse. With Mike Durnan. Amazing Autumn Jewellery With Mike Durnan. sheep fibres. Decorate your cushion with a host of beautiful £4 per person embellishments. With Margaret Findlay. Wednesday 15 July, 10.30am-12.30pm Take inspiration from the amazing autumn colours and Marvellous Messy Monoprints textures at Lauriston and make unique jewellery – badges, bracelets, brooches and pendants. With Mike Durnan. Sunday 3 May, 10.30am-12.30pm £4 per person Springtime Flowerpots The grounds at Lauriston Castle are teeming with wildlife. £5 per person Taking this as our inspiration, we’ll get messy with a variety Spring is here and it’s time to get green fingers in our of monoprinting techniques, materials and stamps to create glasshouse. Decorate some terracotta pots and sow some a colourful woodland masterpiece. With Michael Craik. herbs for your garden or windowsill. Create some stylish labels so you don’t forget what you’ve sown. With Michael Wednesday 22 July, 10.30am-12.30pm Craik. Bug Hunt £4 per person Sunday 10 May, 10.30am-12.30pm The grounds of Lauriston are perfect for hunting mini Pond Secrets beasties. Find all sorts of wonderful bugs hidden within the £4 per person woods and grasses, then create your favourite colourful Come along to our beautiful pond in the Japanese Garden giant bug using natural willow and paper. With Mike Durnan. at Lauriston and discover the different creatures that live there. Record your findings in a special little book. Then Thursday 6 August, 10.30am-12.30pm return to the Glasshouse to create your very own wooden sailing boat to sail back in the pond. With Mike Durnan. There’s a Dragon in the Castle! £4 per person Did you know we had a secret dragon? Come along and make an amazing dragon and hear all about dragons. Bring You can get this document on tape, in Braille, large print and various computer formats if you ask us. Please contact ITS on 0131 242 8181 and quote reference number 14-1520. ITS can also give information on community language translations.

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