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Come and learn Papier Mache. Whether it is sculpture, restoration, tuition, specialist techniques or creative fun this is where to enjoy this fascinating skill.

At college, Anita learned the techniques  of Mexican Papier Mache sculpture where amazing fantasy dragons are made for the Day of the Dead. Creative collage, paint skills and patterns can be used to embellish the piece and your imagination can run riot.

As everyone is looking for something unique, Anita  is offering to share her 25 years of skills, research and vast experience - commercial and personal - to set you on your own individual way. 
Every person leaves with the skills to make whatever they would like and picks up many artist’s tips along the way.
All materials included just bring your imagination and a sense of humour.

Anita will help you bring your own idea to life or she has many reference materials and several dozen books to choose your idea from. You will learn how to transfer your design into a 3D base shape using wire, card and other recycled material. You will then learn how to make your own flour and water organic glue and use this to add three layers of papier mache. This will then need to dry (usually takes around 3 days). Ongoing  lessons are available for finishing and paint techniques or you can finish at home.

Workshops take place in her colourful indoor studio where her art surrounds the large oak table overlooking the garden. On sunny days workshops are set in her beautiful garden.

Please look through the images to see the creations that students have made within two to three sessions. However, normally,  a base model can be made in one session.

Papier Mache Sculpture Session

Gabriela Zajarosova

I loved the workshop! Anita is very passionate about this craft. I love the way she showed me the technique and how I can progress with it at home. I highly recommend this workshop to learn a new skill :) Thank you Anita

Muriel Zingraff

I enjoyed a most delightful and productive evening at Anita s lovely cottage learning all kinds of tips to improve my skills and getting all my questions answered. Anita has a wealth of knowledge and experience and encouraged my papier  mâche beginnings with enthusiasm 

Yen Soon

My daughter and I had an amazing time. Anita is really knowledgeable about papier mache as well as many other disciplines in art. We learned so many tips and tricks from her. It was also a lovely environment. We felt really relaxed afterwards. We would happily attend another workshop with Anita and would highly recommend her. 

Aneta Zajac

I really enjoyed it! Anita's personality, her  skills and her house are amazing ! So much creativity all around ! Loved it. 

Raja 

Anita was great. She was keen to understand exactly what I wanted to work on and even prepared a papier mache model beforehand so that I could see the process from beginning to end. 

jean-michel orieux

Great afternoon with Anita learning how to make papier mache 👍
Anita is fun welcoming and  very patient making the process super simple!
Experience I would recommend to anyone. 
We could have carried on !

Learn to design a papier mache sculpture and turn your design into a 3D creation.

Anita took up Papier Mache in 2000, learning at RACC with a tutor who had learnt from the famous Linares
family in Mexico.

Their form of Papier Mache sculpture is unique as it is very creative, expressive and full of imagination. She adapted the technique to suit her own style and has had many commissions, including an Alastair Darling sculpture commissioned by Channel 4.

She has been giving workshops in the art in her bijou cottage for 16 years. Classes are small and intimate with refreshments and lots of creativity and laughter. Surrounded by her colourful art, students are inspired by her energy and patience.

Fifteen years working with special needs teens in a mainstream school has inspired her to believe everyone can unleash their hidden creativity.

Students have found the atmosphere huge fun and are always inspired by Anita's positive energy and creativity.

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