Note – the date of this workshop has changed from Saturday 28th to Sunday 29th June.

Whether making a simple concertina book or constructing something more intricate, this workshop is all about bookbinding that only requires folding. No stitching, no difficult mechanisms and no expensive or complicated equipment. Just folding paper to make beautiful books that can be used for drawing, painting, nature journaling, collaging or recording your life story.

Join Kerrie and explore the many and varied book forms that can be made with a piece (or pieces) of paper. We’ll begin the day making simple book forms and slowly build our knowledge to develop more intricate forms to take our books to a whole new level. We’ll look at papers to select and use, how to create covers, simple tools and their alternatives, plus a whole lot more. We’ll use a variety of beautiful papers for our books and covers to create a small collection of handmade books for you to take home at the end of the day.

Please note – there is an additional materials fee for this workshop. See below.

Cost: $140.00 includes morning tea. There is a $10.00 materials fee for this workshop – this is payable on the day of the workshop, in cash, to your tutor.

Please bring your own lunch – our fridge and microwave will be available for you to use along with any cutlery and crockery you may need.

Workshop Hours: 10am – 4pm 

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Light, Bright and Fresh are natural qualities of the translucent, flowing medium of watercolour painting. But sometimes our tones and colours can look muddy and overworked, washed out or too dark.

In this one-day workshop focusing on watercolour landscape painting, we will investigate the processes, techniques, colours and mindset which help make our paintings look cleaner, clearer and livelier. We will work to better express the vitality and beauty of this versatile medium.

Suitable for all levels of experience.

Please note – there is an additional materials fee for this workshop. See below.

Cost: $150.00 includes morning tea. There is a $15.00 materials fee for this workshop – this is payable on the day of the workshop, in cash, to your tutor.

Please bring your own lunch – our fridge and microwave will be available for you to use along with any cutlery and crockery you may need.

Workshop Hours: 10am – 4pm 

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During 2024 Kerrie challenged herself to draw every day of the year focusing on both a personal project exploring one theme for each month of the year; along with many other drawings created along the way in online challenges and just for the fun of drawing.

Join Kerrie for this workshop where she will share what she discovered over 365 days of drawing (plus a lifetime before!), along with helping you to explore a variety of drawing techniques and media. We’ll begin by looking at the basics of drawing, explore how to combine various wet and dry media in our drawings, try out some exercises to loosen up and hone our drawing skills, and have a whole lot of fun along the way!  We’ll be creating drawings using a variety of subject matter and themes, so compare prepared to try something new, take risks and learn some of the secrets of how to develop your drawing skills.

Please note – there is an additional materials fee for this workshop. See below.

Cost: $140.00 includes morning tea. There is a $15.00 materials fee for this workshop – this is payable on the day of the workshop, in cash, to your tutor.

Please bring your own lunch – our fridge and microwave will be available for you to use along with any cutlery and crockery you may need.

Workshop Hours: 10am – 4pm 

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Due to the interest in this workshop I’m considering running a second workshop on Sunday 20th July – get in touch now if you’d like to join me on that date!

Basketmaking is a craft that has been practiced around the world for centuries in virtually every country. Initially made as utilitarian objects to carry food and essential needs for survival, store goods, belongings and so on, baskets have also now become works of art and expression. In this workshop Kerrie will be teaching making coiled baskets with raffia. We will also look at how we can incorporate snippets of other recycled materials to create lovely vessels with colour and texture. We will look at how to start a basket, how to construct different shapes using the coiling method, how to build your basket form and finishing off and completing your basket. Join Kerrie for a relaxing and meditative day as you learn this gentle and addictive craft!

Please note – there is an additional materials fee for this workshop. See below.

Cost: $140.00 includes morning tea. There is a $10.00 materials fee for this workshop – this is payable on the day of the workshop, in cash, to your tutor.

Please bring your own lunch – our fridge and microwave will be available for you to use along with any cutlery and crockery you may need.

Workshop Hours: 10am – 4pm 

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Held over two Saturdays, this workshop with artist Harry Westera, focuses on creating a series of landscapes using oil paints. You will create a series of small, simplified oil paintings: a beach scene, hills rolling into the distance, a winding river, a townscape, a grove of trees and more. You will learn to capture the soft light of morning and of the hot midday sun and evoke the misty atmosphere of a rainy day.

Develop basic oil painting techniques. Learn to mix any colour and create harmonious colour schemes in your work. Develop a simplified, step-by-step method to paint your realistic landscape scenes. Suitable for all levels of experience.

Everything is provided: paint, canvas, brushes, easels, reference images etc.  And no cleaning up at the end of the day!

Please note – this workshop is held over two Saturdays and students attend both days. There is an additional materials fee for this workshop. See below.

Cost: $300.00 includes morning tea. There is a $30.00 materials fee for this workshop which covers both days – this is payable on the first day of the workshops, in cash, to your tutor.

Please bring your own lunch – our fridge and microwave will be available for you to use along with any cutlery and crockery you may need.

Workshop Hours: 10am – 4pm each day

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Join Harry for his second watercolour workshop in 2025 where he will be focussing on creating moody watercolours! It is not just the subject of an artwork that evokes an emotional response in us. More importantly, it is the manner in which the subject is portrayed. The same portrait, still life or landscape could be bright and cheerful, dark and wintry, warm and comfortable, terrifying, or just fun and playful. We will explore how to use colour, light and shade, design, brushwork and painting processes to communicate a range of themes, moods and feelings in watercolour.

Please note – there is an additional materials fee for this workshop. See below.

Cost: $150.00 includes morning tea. There is a $15.00 materials fee for this workshop – this is payable on the day of the workshop, in cash, to your tutor.

Please bring your own lunch – our fridge and microwave will be available for you to use along with any cutlery and crockery you may need.

Workshop Hours: 10am – 4pm 

SPOTS AVAILABLE – get in touch today!

FREE FOR EVERYONE!