Creative therapy courses

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Creative therapy courses and workshops across the UK, along with online creative therapy courses. Arts and crafts have long been established as effective ways of enhancing the human journey - both physical and mental.

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Abstract Art Workshop with Jo Garden Art in a beautiful rural Norfolk/Suffolk border setting

Abstract Art Workshop with Jo Garden Art in a beautiful rural Norfolk/Suffolk border setting

In-person course

Suffolk - Next course on 11th October 2020

Welcome to an absorbing day creating your own piece of abstract art with Jo Garden Art workshops. Whether you are familiar with abstract painting or have never tried it, you will have the freedom to experiment and enjoy this fascinating process. There is a YouTube video on the Jo Garden Art website which gives load of information! Your ‘canvas’ is smooth solid pine rectangle, pre-painted with a warm grey gesso. You can choose from a long single piece, 120cm x 15cm or two shorter pieces, 60cm x 15cm. These have...

Carving & sculpture workshops

Carving & sculpture workshops

In-person course

Cheshire - Next course on 28th September 2020

Learn how to carve in a single day with one-to-one tuition. A one day course specifically aimed at complete beginners with no previous knowledge. Learn how to carve a relief in wood in a single day, (the very foundation of all sculpture in the round) with highly personal one to one tuition in the beautiful surroundings of the Peak District National Park. One to one tuition is by far the best and quickest way to learn a new skill, without the usual distractions of a group situation. This is a...

Art painting watercolour weekend holiday retreat in spa hotel Rye East Sussex

Art painting watercolour weekend holiday retreat in spa hotel Rye East Sussex

In-person course

East Sussex - Next course on 23rd October 2020

Learn to paint in a weekend! - Have a mini art holiday! Don't be scared, you will not be a beginner after this weekend, even if you haven't painted since a child! The art course is for beginners or intermediates (10-18 in a class) in watercolour painting and includes all the materials you will need. You will be shown from scratch how to stretch paper, apply paint, mix colour and all watercolour techniques to get you started. For improvers we will help you to expand your knowledge and introduce you...

Mixed media workshops in Staffordshire

Mixed media workshops in Staffordshire

In-person course

Staffordshire - Next course on 3rd October 2020

No experience is necessary to enjoy this course, I will take you through every step in a relaxed and friendly environment. Learn to craft in my converted 400 year old stables. Each week will cover a different type of technique and media and you will go away with a completed piece every week. Perfect courses for people who would love to add special decorations to their home and give handmade gifts and cards to friends and loved ones. Craft can be an escape from the world. It can help us...

Celtic Pattern, Geometry and Imagination

Celtic Pattern, Geometry and Imagination

In-person course

East Sussex - Next course on 25th October 2021

The course will explore the interplay between traditional geometry and imaginative freehand ornament within Celtic Art from its Palaeolithic beginnings through to its Classical and Christian periods. Students will learn to draw and compose the traditional forms of Celtic knot work, zoomorphic animal patterns and Celtic key patterns as well as the unique geometrical methods of compass drawn spiral patterns. The Celtic practice of composing manuscript pages using the geometry of squares and proportional rectangles will also be covered.

Creative art as therapy

Creative art as therapy

In-person course

Buckinghamshire - Next course on 17th October 2020

Solitude is for the fount of healing, which makes my life worth living. Talking is often a torment for me, and I need many days of silence to recover from the futility of words. Carl Jung MindFlow Art Retreat is a holistic well-being programme, designed to support people to access creativity and begin their personal artistic journey. We all have potential to create art. Throughout the day, you will be encourages to explore mindful awareness to create drawings and paintings. Integrating meditation and mindful awareness to make art. Meditation is...

Needle felt and mindfulness workshop

Needle felt and mindfulness workshop

In-person course

Gloucestershire - Next course on 28th September 2020

A half day needle felting courses in Stroud. Yvonne is a fully qualified adult education teacher with a Fine Art degree, and has been meditating for over 10 years on a daily basis. You will enjoy the benefits of Mindful Meditation with a Needle Felt Workshop. Get in touch with yourself, be in the moment to create your own needle felt picture. You will be taught the techniques of needle felt and be guided in mindful meditations to feel relaxed and empowered, enabling inspiration and creativity.

Arty party painting & Prosecco evening in Broadstairs : learn to paint in acrylics

Arty party painting & Prosecco evening in Broadstairs : learn to paint in acrylics

In-person course

Kent - Next course on 22nd October 2020

What is a Paint Party? We hold our parties at Birchington in Kent, at least once a month or we can come to you at your own venue, for parties, corporate events and fund raising. Everyone is welcome on our parties, whether single, a couple, as a group of friends. The course is suitable for a party, fund raising event, social & corporate events, hen nights, stag dos or just for a fun night out. See our reviews. It is a relaxing but fun party. Come and lose yourself in...

One day intensive traditional stained glass for beginners

One day intensive traditional stained glass for beginners

In-person course

Orkney - Next course on 28th September 2020

Based in Herston, a hamlet sitting in a sheltered spot alongside Widewall Bay in South Ronaldsay, one of the beautiful islands that make up the county of Orkney. I have been making stained glass panels inspired by the Orkney scenery, nature and culture for the past 12 years and would like to share my passion with both locals and visitors to Orkney. Join me for a fun filled intensive one day course to learn the skills and use glass, lead and tools to make your own stained glass panel. The...

Creative Being: Intuitive mark making with mixed-media and collage

Creative Being: Intuitive mark making with mixed-media and collage

In-person course

Devon - Next course on 31st October 2020

Creative Being is a mixed media workshop where the emphasis is on liberating the creative spirit to find expression through the intuitive process of mark making. Creative Being came out of an understanding that it is a challenge to find the time and energy to be creative within the rhythm of work and family life. Over the course of time an adult life is all too often stifled by responsibility and routine, and our intrinsic expression of creativity is buried deep within. During a Creative Being Workshop we become a...

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