Magic Wool Art and Craft Studio reviews

Maureen reviewed: "Field with red poppies" wool painting interactive online course with live tuition.

"Thank you for the workshop on Saturday, I really enjoyed it and it was something to look forward amidst the doom and gloom. It brightened my day immensely."

Jill Stolberg reviewed: "Field with red poppies" wool painting interactive online course with live tuition.

"What a wonderful day we had! Raya patiently introduced us to this new technique, and we were each able to create a variant of Raya's model. She encouraged us to be creative and to personalise our poppy pictures. I had learned lots of strategies and look forward to creating other pictures. We had the unexpected experience of being taught by Raya from a flat in St Petersburg over the internet, and there were no connection issues - amazing. It would be nice to be able to attend her workshop in Worcestershire some day."

Magic Wool Art and Craft Studio responded:

"Dear Jill, Thank you very much for your review and your kind words! I am delighted that you enjoyed the course and you feel inspired to create more wool paintings! Thanks to the wonders of internet I was able to teach everyone from abroad! I look forward to teaching you again in the future and hopefully seeing you at my studio soon. Best wishes Raya"

Alwin reviewed: "Field with red poppies" wool painting interactive online course with live tuition.

"I really enjoyed this course and learning about the history of wool painting and Raya explained everything so well. I've ended up with a lovely picture of poppy fields. Would recommend this course to anyone wanting to learn about wool painting."

Magic Wool Art and Craft Studio responded:

"Dear Alwin, Thank you so much for your review! I am delighted that you enjoyed my course. Your work looks lovely! Well done! Have a good Christmas! I hope to see you at my courses in the new year! Raya"

Mary reviewed: 'Fundamental Art Skills for complete beginners ' 10-week interactive online zoom course with live tuition

"Such wonderful 10 weeks! This is great course for absolute beginners who would like to learn how to draw. I feel that my skills advanced every week. The course touches on Art history, Art theory with a strong emphasis on practical skills. Well structured classes with expert tuition by artist Raya Brown. Thank you. I would recommend the course to every beginner in Art."

Julia reviewed: ‘Sunset in wool painting' interactive online course with live tuition

"Wonderful course. Enjoyable and relaxing 4 hours of learning a therapeutic technique of painting with wool fibres. Good clear demonstrations by Textiles Artist Raya Brown. Thank you. Would recommend this course to anyone!"

Derrick reviewed: 'Watercolour Christmas cards' interactive online Art course with live tuition.

"I attended the online Watercolour Christmas Card session ran by Raya Brown of the Magic Wool Studios. It was a really enjoyable day. A lovely group of people, Raya is a wonderful teacher. I think I might finally be getting to grips with watercolour."

Magic Wool Art and Craft Studio responded:

"Thank you very much for your review. I am so glad you enjoyed the course. So happy that you are feeling a lot more confident with watercolours. Regards Raya"

Phil reviewed: 'Fundamental Art Skills for complete beginners ' 10-week interactive online zoom course with live tuition

"Fundamental Art Skill course was very enjoyable and informative. I gained strong foundation skills in drawing and using different materials. The course covered many areas - starting from simple forms to flowers and landscapes and I am so proud of my art work that I produced. Raya is a very helpful tutor who gave us very useful feedback on every piece of art work we produced, inspired and encouraged us. Her Powerpoint presentations included in the course helped to develop our understanding of art and broadened our horizons on artists' work. I would recommend this course to any beginner in Art."

Julie Jenkins reviewed: "Field with red poppies" wool painting interactive online course with live tuition.

"Myself, my daughter and a friend did this online workshop back in the summer. What a fabulous 4 hours spent learning a new craft. To actually come away with a picture I would happily hang on the wall was amazing. The expert tuition provided by Raya was great. Nothing was too much trouble. Can’t recommend this enough."

Magic Wool Art and Craft Studio responded:

"Dear Julie, Thank you very much for your review. It was lovely teaching you . I am so happy that you enjoyed the course and finished it with a beautiful wool painting that you are proud of. Look forward to seeing you and teaching you again in the new year. Raya"

Zoe Palmer reviewed: 'Watercolour Christmas cards' interactive online Art course with live tuition.

"Really enjoyable day . I learned loads of new skills which I will be able to use again and again. Would thoroughly recommended"

Magic Wool Art and Craft Studio responded:

"Dear Zoe, Thank you very much for your review. I am so pleased that you enjoyed the course and it helped you learn new skills. Your Watercolour Christmas card looks lovely. I wish you a lot more successful art projects . I hope to see you again at my Art and Craft courses in the new year. Raya"

Dariya reviewed: 'Fundamental Art Skills for complete beginners ' 10-week interactive online zoom course with live tuition

"Dear Raya, Thank you for a great online zoom art course. I was absolute beginner in Art and had no confidence. Your Fundamental Art Skill course helped me learn basics of art and get a great foundation for developing my art skills further. I am not more confident to create my own work and have good knowledge using coloured pencils, pastels and drawing pencils. I loved working from direct observation and now continuing drawing from real life. (You will be happy to know). Thank you very much again. I would recommend this course for complete beginners in Art."

Clare reviewed: 'Fundamental Art Skills for complete beginners ' 10-week interactive online zoom course with live tuition

"The Fundamental art skills was an excellent course. Raya is a lovely, encouraging teacher."

Magic Wool Art and Craft Studio responded:

"Dear Clare, Thank you very much for your review. I am so glad that you enjoyed my course and it helped you develop your Art skills. Good luck with your future Art projects. Raya"

Clare reviewed: 10-week online watercolour for beginners course with live tuition via zoom

"I found the10 week introduction to portrait course on Zoom helped me develop my skills and built my confidence. Raya is very encouraging and a lovely teacher."

Magic Wool Art and Craft Studio responded:

"Dear Clare, Thank you very much for your review. I am so glad that you enjoyed my course. Look forward to seeing you again at my courses in the future. Raya"

June reviewed: ‘Sunset in wool painting' interactive online course with live tuition

"This was a new 'painting' technique me and I really enjoyed the course. Raya was very encouraging and explained everything well. I have ended up with a lovely picture to hang on the wall and my family were very impressed."

Magic Wool Art and Craft Studio responded:

"Dear June, Thank you very much for your comment. I am so glad that you enjoyed the course at the weekend. Your wool painting looks lovely and I am really happy that it is now being displayed. Very best wishes and I hope to see you again at my art and craft courses in the future. Raya"

Gill reviewed: ‘Sunset in wool painting' interactive online course with live tuition

"Very enjoyable and interesting. Raya explained and encouraged all the way through and left me wanting to do more!"

Magic Wool Art and Craft Studio responded:

"Dear Gill, Thank you very much for your review. I really enjoyed teaching you yesterday and I am so happy that I managed to inspire you to create more wool paintings. Your wool painting is lovely. I look forward to seeing and teaching you again at my art and craft courses in the future. Raya"

Sandra reviewed: 'Sunset' wool fibre painting kit

"Another fabulous Zoom class with Raya . Having done an earlier one, I was so pleased with it i decided to book another very quickly. Raya is a really good tutor and she explains and shows every step very clearly. The kits come well packed and secure and with full pictures and instructions"

Magic Wool Art and Craft Studio responded:

"Dear Sandra, Thank you so much for your review. It has been a pleasure teaching you and I am so glad are enjoy exploring the the wool painting technique. Your wool fibre picture of Sunset is beautiful . Well done! Best wishes Raya"

Deborah reviewed: 10-week online watercolour for beginners course with live tuition via zoom

"I've just completed a 10 week online Portrait class ran via Zoom by Raya Brown. I've always wanted to be able to draw portraits, so I was very excited to join the class. The session via Zoom were very well prepared, we could see live demonstrations from Raya over Zoom and relate easily with other class members. It was a really good experience. The classes themselves were totally absorbing, we learnt skills and techniques in drawing portraits using pencils, chalks, charcoal and fine liner. It was great fun. Raya will be running an intermediate Portrait drawing class soon which I joined. I would fully recommend all of her classes, the online classes and the face to face classes in her studio."

Alexandra reviewed: 'Sunset' wool fibre painting kit

"Just wanted to say how much I enjoyed using the'Sunset' wool painting kit and learning a new skill of painting with wool fibres! The kits was carefully packed and contained lots of colourful and soft merino wool fibers as well as silks, fabric and a lovely frame. I discovered a new way of using fibres! I also attended the zoom interactive Sunset wool painting course which helped me to use the kit and inspired me to create more beautiful 'wool watercolours'. The experienced tutor Raya Brown took us through each stage of wool painting patiently explaining and demonstration the technique and helping every student. Thank you very much, Raya, for your kit and lovely online course. I look forward to the next wool painting course with you."

Fiona reviewed: 'Field with Red Poppies' wool fibre painting art kit

"I just wanted to drop you a quick line to say thank you so much for your virtual Poppy Field wool painting tuition today. We have used the above kit that you carefully packed and posted to us which had more than enough materials to make a wool painting. I can safely say this therapeutic workshop was very much enjoyed and I believe the ladies, not least of all me, were very impressed by what they could craft. The age range was 86 years old to 10 years old and I have received really positive feedback about your delivery; you were enthusiastic, didn’t rush, warm and engaging – so it’s a big thank you from Blesma Outreach NI."

Magic Wool Art and Craft Studio responded:

"Dear Fiona, Thank you so much for your review. I am so glad that the wives of the war veterans and their relatives enjoyed this course. I really wanted to make it special as it was dedicated to Remembrance Day. I feel honoured to be chosen to work with such wonderful people. Thank you. Raya"

Fiona reviewed: "Field with red poppies" wool painting interactive online course with live tuition.

"I just wanted to drop you a quick line to say thank you so much for your virtual Poppy Field wool painting tuition yesterday. I can safely say this therapeutic workshop was very much enjoyed and I believe the ladies, not least of all me, were very impressed by what they could craft. The age range was 86 years old to 10 years old and I have received really positive feedback about your delivery; you were enthusiastic, didn’t rush, warm and engaging – so it’s a big thank you from Blesma Outreach NI."

Magic Wool Art and Craft Studio responded:

"Dear Fiona, Thank you so much for your review. I am so glad that the wives of the war veterans and their relatives enjoyed this course. I really wanted to make it special as it was dedicated to Remembrance Day. I feel honoured to be chosen to work with such wonderful people. Thank you. Raya"

Sandra johnston reviewed: 'Field with Red Poppies' wool fibre painting art kit

"I had my class with Raya today, making the Field with Poppies picture and I am so pleased with it. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting Raya on Zoom and it was a really nice experience. Raya was so good at her tuition and explanations and demonstrations of all the techniques all through the class. It has made my day today, and I will aim to do more classes with Raya"

Magic Wool Art and Craft Studio responded:

"Dear Sandra, Thank you very much for your review. It was lovely teaching you and I am so pleased that you enjoyed learning the wool painting technique. You wool fibre picture looks lovely! It is also great that you are feeling more confident and comfortable attending online classes by zoom. Look forward to seeing you again at one of my courses . Best wishes Raya Raya"

Sarah reviewed: 'Field with Red Poppies' wool fibre painting art kit

"I'm delighted with the wool painting kit, it arrived safely, well packed and looking just like the description. I know my sister in law will enjoy making it and I would certainly order again"

Magic Wool Art and Craft Studio responded:

"Dear Sarah, Thank you very much for your review. I am glad that the kit arrived safely. I hope your sister in law will enjoy making a wool painting. I look forward to hearing from her and seeing a photo of her 'Poppy field' wool fibre picture."

Alex reviewed: Advanced level Portrait 10-week interactive online zoom Art course with live tuition

"I am looking forward to doing this course and developing my skills and knowledge in the Portraiture genre further. Honestly. Try this I did the beginners class and it was wonderful. Great teaching, lovely people and an oasis from the groundhog day of COVID! You don’t need to be local since it’s zoom, and I would have said a year or two ago that I can’t draw. Thank you Raya Brown"

Magic Wool Art and Craft Studio responded:

"Dear Alex, Thank you for your lovely words. I am so happy that you enjoyed the Portrait course. I am pleased that you are going to continue learning how to draw beautiful portraits with me and my students via zoom. I will see you on 29th of October. Best wishes. Raya"

Annie reviewed: 'Field with Red Poppies' wool fibre painting art kit

"What a fantastic art and craft of wool painting! I have learnt a new skill using this amazing kit and attending Raya's zoom course (virtually). I am totally addicted to this therapeutic technique working with natural soft merino wool fibres! I would recommend this course and kit to everyone! What a great way to relax and crate a beautiful wool fibre picture. Thank you Raya. I will see you soon at your 'Sunset' wool painting zoom course."

Sheila reviewed: 'Field with Red Poppies' wool fibre painting art kit

"I received the poppy field wool painting kit with all the beautiful merino wool and silk colours. The illustrations and photographs were easy to follow in a sequence of stages. I attended Raya's online interactive Zoom course where Raya supported me by using her techniques creating a lovely colourful picture. I found it really easy as Raya took me through step by step instructions and guidance how to create a poppy field wool painting. I was amazed how much detail and colour you can get using different fibres. I completed the picture on the same day and I was delighted I was going home with a picture that I had created. I will give this picture to my sister for her birthday as she has recently had a new large kitchen fitted with loads of light shinning through showing off the colours of the poppy field wool painting."

Magic Wool Art and Craft Studio responded:

"Dear Sheila, Thank you very much for your comments. It was lovely meeting you virtually via zoom and teaching you. I am delighted that you liked my online Poppy Field wool painting course and the kit. I hope your sister will enjoy your beautiful wool painting of the poppy field. Regards, Raya"

Elizabeth reviewed: ‘Sunset in wool painting' interactive online course with live tuition

"Dear Raya Thank you once again for a lovely course, I really enjoyed it and I am going to have a go at another sunset just for the fun. My husband was very impressed with the picture he could believe that it was just done in wool fibres. I hope to see you again soon and I will show my picture at the next SCCS meeting. Best wishes"