Workshops
Join us for a relaxed and friendly workshop, where you can learn or hone a new skill in a small group of 5-10 attendees. All prices include materials and refreshments. You can also book by calling the gallery (10-4) on 01953 850135 or (after 4pm) on 07867537419.
Natural Wreath Making Workshop
Sat 30th November / Sunday 1st or 8th December
10-12:30 or 1:30-4 £30
Join in some festive fun making your very own individual Christmas wreath from 100% Hingham grown fully biodegradable materials. We will provide instruction and ample foliage and embellishments such as pine cones and berries, but feel free to bring your own materials to make it truly personal.
Fluffology Needlefelt Workshop £40
Saturday 7th December 10-3 Festive Decorations
Join Tracey Baldwin from Fluffology felting and take part in this relaxing craft, each month's workshop has a different subject.
Marbled Beauty Ceramic Bauble Decoration
Sat 14th December 10-12:30 (SOLD OUT) or 13:30-4 £30
Decorate your own batch of six beautiful ceramic tree baubles with marbled patterns under the guidance of Anne Hickley from Marbled Beauty (maker of beautiful marbled silk and leather accessories).
Family Friendly Christmas Peg Doll Workshops
Sunday 15th December 10:30, 12:30, 14:00, 15:00
£10 for one adult and child (make a peg doll each), extra children £2 each
(pay for extra children on the day).
Pewter Casting
Saturday 18th January 10-1 £30
Introduction to casting, using a cuttlefish mould to cast a pewter pendant or charm, with Sarah Reynolds from Laserly Designs.
Pen and Wash Watercolour Workshops
10-1 Saturday 26th January, 22nd February, 22nd March 26th April. £35
Enjoy this quick way of painting, especially useful if you’re travelling. using watercolour to free up and find your style. With Pauline Bull. All materials and refreshments provided.
Floragami Crepe Paper Flowers £40-£45
Sat 25th January 10-1:30 Snowdrop pots
Sat 8th February 10-1 Hellebores
Sat 10th May 10-1:30 Cyclamen pots
Join Meg Lowder from Foragami and transform crepe paper into a beautiful realistic flower. No artistic experience necessary and all materials and refreshments included.
Wildlife Sculpture Workshops 10am-4pm Sundays, £60
26th January - Otter
23rd February - Owl
23rd March - Hare
27th April - Fox
18th May TBC
Sculpt a different animal each month with Wendy Barlow. All materials and firing included. Your finished animal(s) will be ready to collect a few weeks later after firing.
Jewellery enamelling £40
Sat 1st February 10-1 Personalised silver jewellery
Sat 1st March 10-1 Contemporary Copper and Silver Jewellery
Sat 29th March 10-1 Enamelled Copper Tiles
In this introduction to enamelling, Angela will guide you through the process of making your own earrings and/or pendant, embellishing them by kiln-firing with enamel. You will also learn about the history of enamelling, how to use jewellery making tools and how to clean and polish the jewellery to finish it ready for wearing.
Archive (these workshops may be held again the future- please email harrodsofhingham@gmail.com if you would like to express an interest in a future class or book one for a private group of 6-8 attendees.
Woodcarving Workshop
£40
Whittle your own spoon from sustainable local wood, learning to use woodcarving tools safely with Martin Pigg, wood sculptor and tree surgeon.
Fluffology Needlefelt Workshop £40
Barnowls £40
Join Tracey Baldwin from Fluffology felting and take part in this relaxing craft, each month's workshop has a different subject.
Introduction to Pyrography
Sunday 10th November 10-1 or Sunday 17th November 2-5pm £30
Try your hand at 'writing with fire'. Come along and learn about pyrography under the instruction of Mike Pond. Create your own individual designs and patterns on wood. You will be provided with 'bark on' wooden discs which can be used as coasters or you can bring your own wooden object to decorate.
10-1 Friday 8th November £35
Enjoy the process of freeing up body and mind to let your artistic talent flow, using watercolour to free up and find your style. With Pauline Bull. All materials and refreshments provided.
Lino Printing Workshop with Gill Thornton
Sunday 17th November 10-1 £35
Learn how to create a single block A5 linocut with Gill Thornton. All tools, materials and example designs provided, but please feel free to bring your own tools/ sketches/photographs if you have any. You will be printing by hand using a small relief press and will go away with your carved lino block and prints.
Shaggy Bag Workshop
10-1 November £35
Create your own handmade drawstring bag with Diana Mullis of 'Tattered Cloth', learn some lovely hand stiches to embellish a rustic recycled cloth and natural fibre bag.
Family Friendly Halloween Peg Doll Workshops
10:30, 12:30, 14:00, 15:00
£10 for one adult and child, extra children £2 each
(pay for extra children on the day).
Floragami Crepe Paper Flowers
Wild Roses £40
Join Meg Lowder from Foragami and transform crepe paper into a beautiful realistic flower. No artistic experience necessary and all materials and refreshments included.
Calligraphy
10-12:30 £45
Learn the basics of modern calligraphy, a style that combines traditional techniques with contemporary flair. You'll learn to use dip pen and ink and how to form letters and words in an intimate, personal workshop run by Clare from Clare Warren Calligraphy.
Soap Making Workshop with Seagreen Soap
10 - 1 £50
Learn the traditional craft of cold press soap making under the expert tuition of Lindsay Maclean from Seagreen Soap. Save on your year's soap supplies and gifts by making 8+ bars of natural soap with different combinations of essential oils in a shea, coconut and olive oil base, bursting with botanicals ready for Spring! *note soap will take 4 weeks to cure.
Jane Kelly will take you step by step through the process to make your own beautiful woven items. Some manual dexterity required.
Oil Painting for the Petrified
A friendly, inclusive 4-week beginners course teaching oil painting basics in a small group for adults who’ve never tried this fantastic, flexible art medium before. Each 2-hr session will cover a little bit of theory and a lot of practice, in a supportive, cheerful and relaxed environment. By the end of the course you will have gained the basics you need to progress with confidence.
Join Diana Mullis from Tattered Cloth for an enjoyable Sunday workshop learning all about organic hand dyed textiles and fibre and make your own beautiful artwork using a variety of techniques.
Ceramic Sculpture Workshops With Wendy Barlow £60
All materials and firing included (your finished animal will be ready to collect a few weeks after firing) Fox, Hare, Owl
Portrait Painting Courses with Louisa Button
10-1: Painting People
7-9pm, Horses & Hounds £100
Do you panic when it comes to faces? This short course is the answer. Gain confidence is a positive, relaxed masterclass with experienced portrait painter Louisa Button.
Creative Thursdays (Summer Holiday Club) £15
Thursday 1st August 10:30-12:30
Thursday 8th August 10:30-12:30
Fun and creative summer holiday club for school aged children.
Zoe's Story Beginners Sewing Techniques
Saturday 10:30-4 Machine Sewing: a fitted skirt
Join dressmaker Zoe Arnold for a fun and satisfying workshop suitable for all ages making a different project each time.
Recycled Copper and vintage tin earrings
10-1 Saturday
Join Sarah Ilsley from Happy Seashells on an upcycling masterclass, transforming pieces of salvaged tin and copper into your own unique and glamorous earrings.
Fluffology Needlefelt 'Painting' with wool: Hare Portrait
10-2:30 Sunday 12th May £35
Join Tracey Baldwin from Fluffology felting and take part in this relaxing craft, each month's workshop has a different subject- check on facebook for full details or click below to book your choice of workshop.
Drawing Classes
Four Weeks £48 (£12 per week)
A 4-week course suitable for the complete beginner or those that wish to develop the skills they have. The course covers selection of drawing materials, composition, proportions, perspective, light, tone and texture, in a stress-relieving friendly atmosphere.
Tote Bag Printing Workshop:
11-1 Sunday 21st April £15
Print your own Tote bag with Emma from Crafty Owl
Monthly LIFE drawing & painting evenings
7-9pm Third Wednesday of the month £15
Practise your life drawing and painting skills with a variety of models and mediums. Click here for more information. Booking essential.
Floragami Crepe Paper Daffodils
6:30-9:30pm £35
Join Meg Lowder from Foragami in this workshop ideal for celebrating Mother's day, transforming crepe paper into a Spring Daffodil. With no artistic experience necessary and all materials supplied you’ll be delighted at what you can achieve in 3 hours.
Join dressmaker Zoe Arnold for a fun and satisfying workshop learning how to create a variety of beautiful visible mends to give your fabric and knitted items new life. Includes mending kit and guide. Bringing an item to mend is optional.
'Show me how to paint'
6 week beginners course in Acrylics 10-1 £120
'Show me more'
4 week improvers painting course Thursdays 10:15-12:45 £80
With tutor Gail Dorrington. Build skills, gain in confidence, be inspired by the masters and find your own style week by week in themed lessons within a sociable group.
Fox Ceramic Sculpture Workshops With Wendy Barlow
10-4 £60
All materials and firing included (your finished animal will be ready to collect the following week after firing)
Floragami Crepe Paper Peonies
10-1, £35
Join Meg Lowder from Foragami in this workshop designed to teach you how to transform crepe paper into a stunning Brides Dream Peony. With no artistic experience necessary and all materials supplied you’ll be delighted at what you can achieve in a few hours.
Morning tea and home made cake included
Floragami Crepe Paper Poppies
10-1, £35
Join Meg Lowder from Foragami in this workshop designed to teach you how to transform crepe paper into a beautiful Icelandic Poppy. With no artistic experience necessary and all materials supplied you’ll be delighted at what you can achieve in 3 hours.
Morning tea and home made cake included.
Fluffology needlefelt Christmas decorations
10-4:30, £35
Morning only 10-1 mini felt christmas trees (freestanding or hanging) £20
Afternoon only 1:30-4:30 mini penguin chick decorations £20
Starter kit and enough wool to make more at home included. £5 Discount if attending both. *Robin on a bobbin needlefelt kits also available at the gallery!
One day Ceramic Hare Making Workshop With Wendy Barlow 10-4 £60
All materials and firing included (your finished hare will be ready to collect the following week after firing)
Fused Glass Workshops 10-12:30 or 1:30-4 £35
Join Alison Pentland from Glass by Alison on a fun workshop making your very own autumnal suncatcher.
Fluffology Needlefelt 'Painting' with wool:
Join Tracey Baldwin from Fluffology felting and take part in this relaxing craft, each month's workshop has a different subject- check on facebook for full details or click below to book your choice of workshop.
Weave and Unwind: Christmas decorations £25 10 - 1
Join in some festive fun making naturally beautiful willow decorations - a flat weave Christmas tree with lights, and Rudolf Reindeer, and if time, a wall star to give as gifts or keep for yourself! No prior experience necessary, but some finger strength and manual dexterity required.
Botanical Casting with Yuyu £20 10 - 1
Join Fine Art Graduate Yuyu Tse on a masterclass in plaster casting seasonal flowers and leaves, using clay moulds to create a decorative tile.
Jesmonite (eco-terazzo) workshops £35
Join Sarah Ilsley from Happy Seashells on a workshop using this new eco friendly resin material to create unique and modern gifts.
19th August and 16th September
Clove Bindery Book Making Workshops £15 - £35
Wendy Meeple from the Clove Bindery will guide you through a different book making or papercraft technique each week.
Wensum Arts painting and drawing classes £25
(Usually the last Saturday of every Month)
Join John Madeley from Wensum Arts to brush up on a different technique each month, from sketching to watercolour to pastels. Check on facebook for full details or click below to book your choice of workshop.
Yuyu Creates! 3D Storyboarding: A Youth Art Course
2-4 £12 per session (£48 total) Aimed at 12-18s
Weeks 1- 2 will take you through the process of illustration and developing your characters using collage, modelling and drawing.
Weeks 3-4 will take you through scenery and set design to create your final storyboard, picture book or short animation.
There will be the opportunity to exhibit your work at the end. Tutor: Yuyu - BA Fine Art, fully insured and DBS checked.
Calligraphy for Beginners 10-1 £50
Includes a 3 nib manuscript calligraphy pen set suitable for left and right handed, neat handwriting not necessary.
A condensed course covering all the main techniques and tips to get the most out of your calligraphy under the wonderful tuition of Jane Aldridge. Get yourself all set up and inspired!
Fall in love with Collage, all materials provided and you will go away with a mounted A3 artwork of your own creation.
Portrait photography Workshop £15 10:30 - 1
Join December's special exhibitor, Malcolm Clarke for a portrait photography masterclass. With 40 years professional experience under his belt, Malcolm will guide you through how to use the light to create interest, both inside and outside the studio, and analyse photographs on the laptop. You are welcome to bring a well behaved pet for photographing too if you wish!
Fluffology: Needlefelt garden birds workshop. 10-2:30
Join Tracey Baldwin from Fluffology felting and make any one of these little perching birds on this mindful and relaxing needlefelt workshop suitable for beginners. £35 including all the materials you'll need to make a bird on the day, and a starter kit to take home with everything you'll need to make a second bird at home!
Decoupage with Jo
2-4pm every Tuesday, just £2 per session towards materials.
Join Jo Colvin to learn the art of decoupage, and decorate a plant pot with your own unique and quirky design! Fun for all ages :) *You can come for just one session but it is best to come to several so your work can dry between stages and you can make a beautiful finished product. Pots- 1-2 sessions, scallop shells 2-3 sessions,
Weave and Unwind: Mother's Day Heart Wreath Workshop. 10-12 Saturday 19th March £20
Join Jane Kelly for a relaxing workshop creating a pretty heart shaped wreath. Refreshments and all materials provided. (Workshop designed for adults)
Weave and Unwind: Bird feeder Workshop. 10-1 Saturday 19th February £30
Join Jane Kelly for a workshop on the ancient and relaxing craft of willow weaving where you will create a basket bird feeder to take home and hang up. Refreshments and all materials provided. £30 for the morning. This workshop is designed for adults.
Drawing with Kay Barker
1:30-4 Saturday 30th October £25
Gain confidence with drawing with expert tutor Kay Barker. Explore the techniques of the great artists like Rembrandt, Elizabeth Frink, Henry Moore, Henri Matisse, Maggie Hambling, and Moira Huntly, and experiment with exciting mark making for different effects.
Weave and Unwind: One day Gathering basket workshop. 10 - 4 £50
Join Jane Kelly for a workshop on the ancient and relaxing craft of willow weaving where you will create your very own small basket for harvesting, foraging, shopping and more. Refreshments and all materials provided. £50 for the day. This workshop is designed for adults.
Fluffology: Needlefelt fun owls workshop.
10-2:30 Saturday 9th October £35
Join Tracey Baldwin from Fluffology Felting to make a fun and colourful owl which will look equally great on the mantlepiece or used as a pin cushion companion. £35 including all the materials you'll need to make one owl on the day, plus a starter kit to take home with everything you'll need to make a second owl at home and get totally hooked on needlefelt!
Mindful Mondays: 7-9pm £20
Join Johno Cornish, The Screwdriver Artist, for an evening of something different, creating a piece of art using his drip and drag technique, during which you'll get totally carried away and forget everything else! £20 per session.
Drawing with Kay Barker
10-12:30 or 1:30-4 (introductory or continuation) £25
Gain confidence with drawing with expert tutor Kay Barker. Explore the techniques of the great artists like Rembrandt, Elizabeth Frink, Henry Moore, Henri Matisse, Maggie Hambling, and Moira Huntly, and experiment with exciting mark making for different effects.
Fluffology: Needlefelt seal workshop.
10-2:30 £35
Join Tracey Baldwin from Fluffology felting to make a Horsey seal on this mindful and relaxing needlefelt workshop suitable for beginners. £35 including all the materials you'll need to make a seal on the day, and a starter kit to take home with everything you'll need to make a second seal at home!
Needlefelt mouse workshop: 10am-2:30pm
Join Tracey Baldwin from Fluffology felting and learn to make this sweet sleeping mouse on this mindful and relaxing needlefelt workshop suitable for beginners. £35 including all the materials you'll need to make a hare on the day, and a starter kit to take home with everything you'll need to make a second mouse at home!
Pewter workshop 11am-3pm £30
Join Hazel Aldridge (Pewter by Hazel), to learn this lovely craft, and create a personalised finished gift. A 1 day workshop including all materials and finished product!
Pastels pencil workshop: 2-4pm £25 How to draw a tulip using pastel pencils. Afternoon class with Emily Rose Fine Art
In this introduction to pastel pencils, Emily Rose will guide you through the process of drawing this elegant Tulip flower.
This is a perfect class for people who wish to try pastel pencils for the first time, or, who fancy a shorter class and a rewarding project. This class will teach you how to build highlights, midtones and shadows, as well as some colour theory which will make your work more exciting and lively!
The techniques you will learn are also transferable to other flowers which are perfect projects for practising with pastel pencils to gain control and master your techniques.
email harrodsofhingham@gmail.com to book, stating the time and date of the workshop you wish to attend.
Pastel pencil workshop 10am-1pm £35 Wood mouse and introduction to drawing fur with pastel pencils. Morning workshop with Emily Rose Fine Art
This half-day class is a perfect introduction for learning how to create fur in pastel pencils. This class will be focusing on how pastels can be layered to achieve a realistic result that you can use in your own drawings. We will begin with an underpainting and then use different tones and colours to build depth and textures. You will be shown how to properly draw fur with Emily's technique that she uses to create her own wildlife and pet portrait drawings.
Emily will go through your materials and those which she most recommends and why, how to begin any drawing with effective transferring techniques, how to build up form by using tone and create the texture of fur. This class is a brilliant introduction for those who haven't tried pastels before or those who would like to properly learn how to create fur for mammals.
You can rent the materials needs from Emily, or, you can use the materials list below to order your own and bring them to the workshop.
email harrodsofhingham@gmail.com to book, stating the time and date of the workshop you wish to attend.
How to draw a hare's eye using pastel pencils. Morning workshop with Emily Rose Fine Art £35
Come and join Emily Rose on a relaxing and friendly workshop in pastel pencils where she will guide you through drawing a bright and alert eye of a hare.
This beginner-friendly class includes some exciting techniques, like, how to make something look reflective and how to give a convincing depth and texture to hair and fur. 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 study under her tuition.
You will begin by learning how to transfer an image and from there will build up the painting in layers, known as an underpainting. Emily will then show you how to add the glinting reflection to the eye and surround it convincingly with a soft-enough-to-touch brow.
email harrodsofhingham@gmail.com to book, stating the time and date of the workshop you wish to attend.
2pm-4pm How to draw a horse's eye using pastel pencils. Afternoon class with Emily Rose Fine Art £25
In this introductory class to pastel pencils, Emily Rose will guide you through the process of drawing a beautiful horse eye from the side.
This is a perfect class for people who wish to try pastel pencils for the first time, or, who fancy a shorter class and a rewarding project. This class will teach you how to build highlights, midtones and shadows, as well as some colour theory which will make your work more exciting and lively! The taster class will focus on building up a convincingly round eye ball, with shadows and a gleaming highlight. The eye lids and sockets around, will be suggested with some gestural shading to complete the effect
email harrodsofhingham@gmail.com to book, stating the time and date of the workshop you wish to attend.
10am-1pm How to draw a peacock butterfly using pastel pencils. Morning workshop with Emily Rose Fine Art £35
Join Emily Rose on a relaxing and friendly half day 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 pastels and wildlife and you are sure to enjoy producing this Butterfly under her tuition. You will begin by learning how to transfer an image and from there will build up the painting in layers, known as an underpainting. Emily will then show you how to add the illusion realism by balancing sharp detail and soft edges, finished off with a very convincing shadow under the wings - it may just take flight!