Classes are filling up fast, so book early to avoid disappointment. Both the bright and airy main space and craft room are being kept clean and as safe as possible, so you can enjoy being creative with likeminded people. We look forward to seeing you at Yardley Arts.
Beccy Gillat runs a number of 3 hour, whole day and evening workshops throughout the year in our jewellery studio. Workshops include cabochon stone setting, spoon making and sea glass setting, all suitable for total beginners and those with some experience.
To view all workshops, please visit Beccy’s website.
Learn how to work with air-drying clay and how to build up layers to create a relief form.
This course is ideal for both beginners and improvers who would like to explore the art of relief sculpting and painting in a friendly and creative environment.
In this short intensive course with Sara Myers, we will sculpt a 3/4 life size portrait. If you prefer to work life size, you will need to contact Sara in advance. You will leave with a wet clay head – and instructions for firing. The piece once fired will require fixing to a base in your own time. So, there will be time required after the 2-day workshop to finish up.
Have you seen the Rodin exhibition at the Tate? Feeling inspired? Want to try sculpture but don’t know where to start? Already tried modelling in clay, but would like to progress? In this short intensive course with Sara Myers, you will sculpt a small reclining nude, working directly from life.
In this short intensive course with professional sculptor Sara Myers, you will sculpt, prep and then fire a half life-size female torso, working directly from life - ending up with a fired ceramic torso to take home at the end.
Always wanted to try your hand at portrait sculpture? Working from the model, you will create a 3D life-size portrait sculpture in clay at this 3-day course led by Clare Abbatt, a classically trained sculptor. You will learn measuring techniques to help achieve a likeness. Modelling stands, armature, clay and tools are provided.
This is a rare all-day workshop with artist and tutor, Sara Myers, where you will be modelling a small seated figure from a life model. Working from turntables with the life model on a raised turntable (banker), you will learn how to sculpt a small size figure in the round, looking at volumes and how to work to sculpt the figure to scale.
Any budding sculptors out there? This a short course run by artist Sara Myers to provide you with an introduction to figurative sculpture.
Always wanted to try your hand at portrait sculpture? Working from the model, you will create a 3D life-size portrait sculpture in clay at this 3-day course led by Clare Abbatt, a classically trained sculptor. You will learn measuring techniques to help achieve a likeness. Modelling stands, armature, clay and tools are provided.
Whether you are new to sculpture or more experienced, this course provides an opportunity to sculpt, mould and cast a wall-mounted head and look carefully at understanding the forms in the head and what makes an interesting portrait.
Never made sculpture before? Want to make something 3-D but need help? Yardley Arts are piloting a new open sculpture workshop where advice, materials and tools will be available for making small table top size pieces in clay or plaster with the guidance of experienced sculptor, Sara Myers.
Always wanted to work in clay and learn to mould and cast? This is an easy 2-hour workshop, led by Clare Abbatt, for adults and children of 8 and over (children under 12 must be accompanied. At the end of the workshop you will take home your own Plaster of Paris relief.
A coil and slab clay workshop, led by Clare Abbatt, for adults and children aged 8 and over (children under 12 must be accompanied). You'll learn about the different techniques and create your own individual piece in this morning session.
Always wanted to work in clay and learn to mould and cast? This is an easy one-day workshop, led by Sara Myers, where you can spend the morning modelling a small relief sculpture and after lunch make a simple mould and cast the relief in plaster. At the end of the day you will take home your own clay relief.
