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Every Saturday and Sunday 11am – 5pm (also open throughout Presteigne Festival Fri 23rd – 29th Aug and H’Art 7th – 15th September).

Parallel Visions by Lesley Wootton and Jane Farrington.

These two mixed media artists have work which is uncannily complementary, often with a surreal or tongue-in-cheek element

Opening hours: Saturday & Sunday 11am – 5pm (also open everyday during Presteigne Festival 23rd – 29th August & H’Art 7th – 15th September)

‘Out of the Wood’ at the Bleddfa Centre’s apple orchard is a contemporary sculpture exhibition bringing together 13 invited artists from Wales and England. The premise of the exhibition is a simple one – each participating artist was given a length of birch cordwood (4 feet long x 4 inches diameter) to utilize as they felt appropriate after visiting not only the exhibition site but also the source of the donated birch – the nearby Castlering Wood.

The resulting exhibition features a diverse and exciting collection of contemporary artworks by artists interested in the possibilities of making sculpture from a singular unit of wood as the start point.

The exhibition was made possible by the Knighton Tree Allotments Trust who kindly donated the birch cordwood.

An inclusive day course for singers and also for those with interests in the history of music, theology, meditation, and cultural history.

The distinctive chant notation will be explained, and all will have practical experience of original Gregorian chants celebrating the joy of singing, and of reciting together with others the straightforward music of the short monastic ‘Hour’ services.

A course booklet is given to each participant containing all the chant to be used. The course uses English texts as well as Latin. Singing experience in choral society or church choir is welcome though not necessary – former participants considering themselves not to be singers have surprised and enjoyed themselves by simply joining in.

Led by John Rowlands-Pritchard

An inclusive day course for singers and also for those with interests in the history of music, theology, meditation, and cultural history.

The distinctive chant notation will be explained, and all will have practical experience of original Gregorian chants celebrating the joy of singing, and of reciting together with others the straightforward music of the short monastic ‘Hour’ services.

A course booklet is given to each participant containing all the chant to be used. The course uses English texts as well as Latin. Singing experience in choral society or church choir is welcome though not necessary – former participants considering themselves not to be singers have surprised and enjoyed themselves by simply joining in.

Join Milly Rees to learn how to add greater depth to your cooking to make it more delicious and memorable. Turn up the flavours to make every dish the most delicious it can be. We will learn how to layer seasoning and add depth using simple techniques and ingredients. By doing a lot of tasting along the way we will discover how knowing when to add a pinch of this or a dash of that can make a huge difference to even the most humble supper. As usual, everything you make you can take home so bring a selection of spill-proof containers.£35 per person, booking essential.

Are you looking to develop your skills with machine embroidery or wanting to learn how to use unusual or different techniques? In this workshop you will play with experimental and unusual surfaces that can revolutionise your creative stitched artworks such as  dissolvable fabric, tyvek, photo transfer paper and lutradur.

We will teach you how to draw with your sewing machine and explore all of the basic techniques of Freehand Machine Embroidery. You will have the opportunity to will play with mark making and infilling using different stitch types and you will learn what can be achieved with the four creative fabrics.

Once you feel ready, we will help you to develop an image of your choice and create a small machine embroidered piece of artwork that incorporates some of the experiment fabrics. This workshop is suitable for complete beginners or anyone wanting to develop their practice.  We usually require you to bring your own sewing machine with the ability to drop the feed dog. However, if you really want to have a go before committing to buying a sewing machine, please get in touch as we can often let you use one of our own. It is also helpful if you can bring some ideas or images that you would like to work with and develop (but not essential, as we have lots of visual stimuli)

10am-4pm

Cost £60 to include tea/coffee and free parking, please contact us to book

To book this event

Email info@myartshack.co.uk

Phone 07751 362171

Or see our website for more events https://www.myartshack.co.uk

This is a day long workshop for beginners to learn the basics of working in an abstract way, designed to examine composition, form, colour and expression.
The day is very structured, and participants will engage in drawing and painting. We will consider mark making, with both intuitive and planned ideas. Working in an abstract way allows us the space to consider other possibilities.

Please bring any materials/equipment you would like to produce a piece of work with. Study paper and paint will be provided.

Nada is a fine artist whose abstract painting are formed using mark making, printing and stencilling to explore how lines, shapes and space interact. She then expands those elements into a dialogue that encompasses the canvas as a whole. She has a B.A. Hons degree in Fine Art from Falmouth University. Her skills include painting, drawing, collage, and mixed media work.

Nada was runner up in 2012 Saatchi Art competition and recently exhibited in the 2018 Oriel Davies Newtown.

Course times from 10am to 4pm. (with a break for lunch)

Cost £60

Refreshments are provided throughout the day but please bring your own lunch.

Please contact us to book.

07751 362171 or  info@myartshack.co.uk

https://www.myartshack.co.uk

Our next Telford Repair Cafe is at Forge at The Wakes on the last Saturday of the month.
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Telford Repair Cafe is on the last Saturday of every month.,

If you are planning to bring something over to our Repair Cafe then sometimes its a good idea to let us know, perhaps send us a message and we can plan for your item coming in.

This is a joint art exhibition by Jon Young and Holly Hayward. Jon’s work (people and places) will include popular North wales coastal scenes. Holly’s work (The Miners’ Lamps) are paintings which tell the stories of miners from the local coal mining industry.

A fun, informal evening to find out about Morris Dancing with Shrewsbury Morris. Everyone welcome. No experience required. Wear trainers and comfy clothing. Why not try something different? Morris dancing is good exercise, takes you to all sorts of places and an opportunity to make new friends.

MODAL JAZZ is not only a great way to learn jazz improvisation but a fantastic way to learn improvisation of any kind, whether that’s in funk, blues, fusion or beyond! HOWEVER, THERE IS ONLY ONE PROBLEM: With all the information and ideas out there, including the strange names of the modes themselves, it can get quite confusing and we can easily lose the love for a solo over the complexity of theory.

With this Modal Jazz workshop we can break down those complexities in an easy to digest manner with a practical approach in a group/band setting.

This three-part course is designed for all instruments and voice and comes with a free handy booklet for you to reference in your future practice and development. Don’t worry if you can’t make all three workshops, as there will be something for everyone in each session to take away for your journey in modal music.

SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE WILL COVER OVER THE THREE SESSIONS INCLUDE:
– history of modal music
– singing/hearing the modes
– a bit of theory…
– developing nice soloing ideas
– harmony and rhythm with modal tunes
– learning some modal tunes by ear in a band
– ’Hip’ ideas and secrets

WHO CAN ATTEND?
This course is aimed at instrumentalists and vocalists at the beginning/intermediate stage of their development. Some basic reading is helpful but not essential. The booklet will contain music in Concert, Bb, Eb and TAB for your future reference.

WHAT’S THE COST?
Each session is 2.5 hours long with a break and costs £12 for individual sessions or SAVE A LITTLE when you BOOK ALL THREE SESSIONS IN ADVANCE FOR £32!

Whatever option suits you best, prior booking is advisable.

TUTOR: Barry-Bazmatron Edwards Bmus(hons) Jazz
Barry has studied at the Birmingham Conservatoire (2002-2006) under the guidance of well-established educators and performers in their own right. Hans Koller, Dave Cliff, Phil Robson, Gene Calderazzo, Mike Williams to name just a few. He also recorded various albums with prominent improvisers on the U.K. scene such as Mark Sanders, Paul Dunmall and Philip Gibbs.

How to pay/book
👉1. www.hermonchapel.com
👉2. Ticket link 👉https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/hermonchapel/e-drkkxp
👉3. 01691 662 196
👉4.Visit us on Chapel street SY11 1LF

Led by Drusilla Cole, this active workshop is very engrossing and produces some fabulous prints, perfect for making cards or framed works to hang.

This session is perfect for first timers and those who have some experience but would like to learn more and improve their linocut techniques and ideas.

Mortimer Forest covers 1000 hectares of diverse mini habitats, with ancient oak, conifer woodland, beech, birch and plenty of bilberries. This wide variety of trees gives us a very diverse selection of tasty edible mushrooms throughout late summer and autumn.
We’ll meet at the Black Pool car park where the course starts with a short introduction on what to look for and a brief of the general countryside codes.
Then we’ll set off on a roughly 2.5 hour walk around the forest, teaching you how to identify the different edible and poisonous plants and mushrooms we find, stoping along the way for some seasonal homemade refreshments such as our lovely wild mushroom soup.
We’ll round the day off with a wild food lunch based on homemade treats and what we have found during the course.
After the course, we will email you a list of everything we talk about on the day to help you to remember what you have learnt.

Adults £50, under 16’s £25, under 12’s free.
Please see our website page for full details of times and further course dates at this venue.

‘Finding Silence’ will be anchored around James Roose-Evans’ book of the same name. This will be a day of silence (mostly but not exclusively) with some minimally led sessions (with starting points from the book), time for people to find their own corners, and optional possibles to be chosen as we go along, for example a ‘walking silence’, or meditation journaling with pencil and paper.
The retreat will be relaxed and free, light and spacious. Elizabeth will be available for individuals to have an optional ‘open reflection’ with her in a quiet place.
There will be an extended lunch as well as morning and afternoon breaks for people to talk if they want to, but the overall idea is that there will be enough silence and quietness for you to allow yourself the relief of being principally with yourself for the day.

‘Finding Silence’ will be anchored around James Roose-Evans’ book of the same name. This will be a day of silence (mostly but not exclusively) with some minimally led sessions (with starting points from the book), time for people to find their own corners, and optional possibles to be chosen as we go along, for example a ‘walking silence’, or meditation journaling with pencil and paper.

The retreat will be relaxed and free, light and spacious. Elizabeth will be available for individuals to have an optional ‘open reflection’ with her in a quiet place.

There will be an extended lunch as well as morning and afternoon breaks for people to talk if they want to, but the overall idea is that there will be enough silence and quietness for you to allow yourself the relief of being principally with yourself for the day.

This workshop is suitable for those with some previous experience of weaving. Using willow hoops as a frame you will weave a small gathering basket
Tea, coffee and home baked cakes will be provided but please bring your own packed lunch

The Hermon welcomes back Kate Allan for more monthly singing sessions, offering the chance to share your singing voice with others to make music together.

For beginners, here’s an opportunity to find your singing voice (yes, it’s there!) in a supportive group.

You might be a confident singer who wants to get away from the written page and see what comes from the group in the moment.

And for songwriters or anyone who would like to start making songs, this is a great way to open yourself up to fresh ideas and break the mould.

In a circle, starting with gentle body and vocal warm-ups, we take any note, sing it together and then invite some of the group to add another note until we’ve built a chord, listening carefully to ourselves and each other.

Then we can:-
create and develop a rhythm
explore the different sounds we can make with our voices
vary the pitch (high, low), the sound, the speed and the volume
add some body percussion eg clapping, foot tapping
come up with new ideas as a group as we go
build confidence in and awareness of our own and other people’s voices

All this happens and develops very instinctively as our intuition, creativity and innate musicality come to life.

If you’ve never heard yourself sing freely, this is the chance to find that freedom in a judgement-free, natural way.

The sessions are facilitated by Kate Allan, an experienced freelance singer songwriter and singing for health practitioner whose clients include the NHS, Severn Hospice and other health care providers.

You can find out more about Kate at:-

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-allan-4a219234/

How to pay/book
👉1. www.hermonchapel.com
👉2. Ticket link 👉https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/hermonchapel/e-rjdggk
👉3. 01691 662 196
👉4.Visit us on Chapel street SY11 1LF

This workshop is led by artist Ruth Kirkby and involves practising a fresh approach to working with watercolours. Ruth is a botanical illustrator who has received gold and silver RHS medals for her work. She is very familiar with the rules of conventional watercolour painting, however she delights in breaking those rules and has developed many techniques to produce fascinating effects using this medium.

Feedback from someone who has already attended one of Ruth’s workshops: “I have really enjoyed the last 2 watercolour sessions with you. It’s great trying all the different techniques & doing new things. I love also the way you are so at ease with us all, this makes it fun, which is what it is all about. Really looking forward to the next one.”

This workshop is led by artist Ruth Kirkby and involves practising a fresh approach to working with watercolours. Ruth is a botanical illustrator who has received gold and silver RHS medals for her work. She is very familiar with the rules of conventional watercolour painting, however she delights in breaking those rules and has developed many techniques to produce fascinating effects using this medium.

Feedback from someone who has already attended one of Ruth’s workshops: “I have really enjoyed the last 2 watercolour sessions with you. It’s great trying all the different techniques & doing new things. I love also the way you are so at ease with us all, this makes it fun, which is what it is all about. Really looking forward to the next one.”

In this one day workshop you will create your own A5 or A6 leather bound sketch pad. The day will be split into two halves – half of the day you will be working on constructing the inside of the book and on the other half you will be designing the leather cover.

For the pages of the book you will choose the paper, decide how many pages your sketch book will have and also choose what size and shape book you would like to create. After cutting the pages you will use needles and cottons (of colours that either contrast or complement your design) to stitch-bind the pages together.

For the cover you will choose a piece of leather from our stock of different colours and thicknesses. We will then teach you how to work with the leather, we will introduce skills such as basic pattern cutting, how to attach a strap and how to finish the leather. When your cover is cut you can then work on your design – using our burning tools you can design, draw and burn your decorative pattern over the sketch book cover to personalising it.
When both cover and pages are complete you will then combine the two elements to create your finished sketch book. These would make fantastic Christmas gifts!

The workshop is suitable for total beginners.

Refreshments are available throughout the day, but please bring your own lunch.

Please contact us to book.

07751 362171 or  info@myartshack.co.uk

https://www.myartshack.co.uk