Cambridge Art Makers

Create your own unique jewellery, choose from designing and creating a bespoke ring, earrings, bangle, or pendant to gift to someone special or to wear yourself. This course provides the opportunity to explore the basics in jewellery and silver-smithing techniques. The well equipped studio enables students to learn a wide range of processes such as soldering, sawing, annealing, soldering, texturing, filing, & finishing. There will be some copper and brass available to begin the course, moving on to silver in the afternoon. This course is suitable for those with no...

Come and join Emily Rose on a relaxing and friendly workshop in pastel pencils where she will guide you through drawing a delicate and detailed Peacock Butterfly. This beginner-friendly class, calls for vibrant colours and basic core techniques which Emily will teach you throughout the workshop. Pastel pencils are a versatile and rewarding medium to work in, Emily is a specialist in not only pastels but wildlife and you are sure to enjoy producing this Butterfly under her tuition. You will begin by learning how to transfer an image and...

Come and join Emily Rose on a relaxing and friendly workshop in pastel pencils where she will guide you through drawing a bright and chirpy Robin. Emily’s classes are open to beginners as well as enthusiasts, everyone will learn something and all will leave with a beautiful drawing. You will learn how to transfer an image to begin with, followed by, core pastel techniques to achieve a supportive under painting which will have you ready learn how to handle pastel pencils to achieve a convincing and shiny plumage on his...

Miniature books are always admired and loved. In this class you will learn how to scale things down and produce a selection of beautiful, useable miniature books! You will make a long stitched leather bound book as well as some different hardbound and folded book structures. They make ideal gifts, keepsakes, necklaces or even Christmas tree decorations. Brilliant for stockings! With just 5 participants on this course you will receive dedicated attention from Helen. All equipment and materials will be provided along with step-by-step demonstration and practice. The course is...

With Olly Mosses. On this course you will learn how to carve an eating or cooking spoon from a branch of locally sourced green wood (probably cherry, alder or walnut depending on availability) using an axe, straight knife and curved knife. We will learn how to use these tools safely and efficiently by understanding the edge geometry of the blades and how this relates to the grain of the wood. As part of understanding how to read the grain to make a strong spoon we will look at how a...

Try your hand at stained glass and create twinkling, unique christmas decorations or tea light holders. Using the copper foiling technique learn to plan out your design, cut and prepare the glass, copper-tape it and solder it together. Use of tools and all materials are included in the cost. Suitable for all levels of participant. Read all about our tutor Jill Fordham on the Cambridge Art Makers’ course tutors page. Please note that although this course is in our workshop downstairs, our kitchen and toilets are on the first floor...