Top 10 Best Collage classes, courses, learnings kits and gifts in the UK

Before painting we will be doing warming up sketches and etudes. After lots of thumbnail compositional drawings we will choose favourite one to paint. We will be exploring colour pallet making a caterpillar colour shades then after will using that tones to start the first painting steps. During painting we will be also looking at world famous artist works depending similarities with subject and composition related to our themes. In 2 hours painting session we will be completing the work and taking it home. Looking forward to see you.

Write a short story, journey along a walk, meander through a dream, develop a short thriller or crime story, just bring an idea with you that travels in some way from an A to a B. Starting from point A, whether that’s your front door, the description of your main character, or a seafront view, or... we’ll include hidden secrets, pop up surprises, layers of intrigue, letters of mystery, building pages with hand made ephemera that take us on a circuitous route for your reader to get to your point B. Will that be the end of your walk? the crime solved? or will you leave them wondering aimlessly on a moor not knowing what to do next? We’ll be using drawing, collage, layers of transparent papers, patterns, rubber stamps, letters, postcards, napkins, maps and/or pop ups, along with some written words, (whatever works best with your piece and you’d like to use) to create your interactive book. You can include teasers, wrong turnings in your plot or just go underground to find new worlds in your small book with packed pages. This is a journey to discover your own imagination. Whether you start with a murder mystery plot or a walk around the park, we’ll embroider the stories into exciting hand made artists’ books.

In this workshop you will create a small artists’ book that holds flowerpots filled with our closest family and friends, seeds of hope, words of wisdom, rays of sunshine, positive thoughts and we’ll also sieve all the negativity into the compost bin! As we walk around your life’s garden we’ll discover ways to create dawn light and calm moonlight into our daily routines. We’ll also work out how to make the grey dull rain filled days have a positive twist to them! You will be able to work with collage, drawings, and painting, making envelopes, cut outs and pop ups. You can bring pressed flowers from your own garden, your own bits of ephemera or memories, perhaps some photographs and we’ll create little vegetable and flower patches of happiness and sunshine all captured in a little book that you can keep with you always.

Would you like to learn a skill that will help you to be creative, de-stress and reconnect with yourself? If you are looking for a fresh, more mindful approach to art making, then Art journaling is for you. Art Journaling is a fun and simple way to incorporate creativity into everyday life. An art journal is a great place to experiment and try out different approaches to art without the pressure of creating a masterpiece. It is an artistic form of self-expression – instead of using words alone; you will be using various media and different art techniques to express your creativity. In a busy world, largely driven by technology, taking time to be creative can often seem frivolous and indulgent. But studies show that creative activities encourage positivity and significantly improve our wellbeing. Art journaling is a simple and effective way to de-stress and practice self-care. Join us for this 6-week Introductory course in Art journaling with Sai, an experienced teaching artist, avid art journaler and calligrapher. From simple mark making to elaborate mixed media art you will learn a variety of new skills; gain confidence in your artistic ability and develop an amazing creative habit that is both enriching and nourishing. Whether you have five minutes or half an hour to spare, Art journaling will inspire you to be creative, practice self-care and reconnect with yourself. An introduction to Art Journaling. Simple markmaking and warmup exercises every week with various tools. A 3-minute Mindfulness practice before beginning the day’s project. Each week we will cover a different theme/ technique/ project. Some of the media we will explore includes watercolours, acrylics, collage, pen and ink drawings & mixed media. All materials will be provided including a Beginners Art journaling kit. Refreshments included. We also have a deluxe Kit which is the perfect tool to get you started on your art-journaling journey, check it out here: https://obby.co.uk/products/learning-kit/art/art-journaling-deluxe-kit---a4-with-watercolours-1637838488

In this small workshop of up to 4 people, you will have the opportunity to create beautiful self portraits with mixed media including collage and the ink blot technique made famous by Andy Warhol and his shoe drawings. This workshop is aimed at anyone who would like to get creative but lacks the space, materials or motivation to get started. You do not need any special skills to take part. Carla will guide you through any technical processes and help you compose your images. The workshop will start with Carla taking a quick iphone portrait of you, that she will turn into black and white, and then print out. This will be the main image source for each participant of the workshop. There will also be plenty of magazines and papers for you to experiment with. By the end of the afternoon you will have learnt some new skills and have a beautiful picture to take home with you.