19 | 20 | 21 | 22  10:00 -16:00 22/04/2021 The Old School School Road Ardington Oxfordshire OX12 8PN UK  ONSITE Gestural Calligraphy: A Sweep of the Arm- SKU: MN220421-10
| 23  All day 23/04/2021-25/04/2021  Teddy Bears Picnic- Spring 2021Bring a teddy bear and a snack for these creative arts picnics! Sing songs, play games and get crafty in this relaxed class for you and your under 4’s. 10:00 -16:00 23/04/2021-24/04/2021 The Old School School Road Ardington Oxfordshire OX12 8PN UK  SKU: RW230421-8
| 24 10:00 -13:00 24/04/2021 Monks Lane Newbury RG14 7TD  Italian for your HolidaysThis is a one day course designed to prepare students for a trip to Italy. The aim is to give students the confidence and vocabulary to be able to face simple situations and speak with a degree of confidence in Italian.
| 25 10:00 -16:00 25/04/2021-26/04/2021 The Old School School Road Ardington Oxfordshire OX12 8PN UK  £190.00 Tutor Erica Adams
10am – 4pm This two-day, onsite workshop is designed for complete beginners and those wishing to improve their knowledge. Workshop Details You will be making a shallow rectangular basket with handle, this can make an ideal trug for flowers or vegetables or a handy work basket. Using a combination of willow with or without bark will make a basket to a size that suits your requirements (contact tutor beforehand if you have a particular requirement), the one in the picture is 27cm x 57 cm by 9cm deep. Emphasis will be on good technique and material choice to ensure a functional and attractive basket that could last a lifetime. Skills/Techniques Covered - Making a flat rectangular base
- Doing the ‘Upset’ and discussing alternative methods, English, German, French or a solid base
- Waling
- A choice of rand – English or French or a slew
- Strong border with blunt or sharp corners.
- Handles can have a single central wrapped bow, or small cranked handles
- Materials
Materials are not included in the workshop fee. All materials will be provided by the tutor. The approximate cost of these will be £20 payable to the tutor during the workshop. Your tutor may not have the facilities to take card payments for materials in the workshops. Please remember to bring cash or your cheque book if your course involves buying materials from the tutor.Students – please bring with you:
All tools are provided, however if you have your own favorite secateurs please bring them.We advise that you do not buy any materials required for a course more than two weeks in advance, because occasionally a course is cancelled due to low enrolment.
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26 10:00 -12:00 26/04/2021 The Old School School Road Ardington Oxfordshire OX12 8PN UK  If you wish to take part but are unable to attend the workshop demo live, please let us know in the notes field when booking. A video playback service is provided to all students for 30 days. £38.00 Join Kelly to learn how to create beautiful spring flowers from scratch. Looking at a selection of spring flowers such as bluebells, lily of the valley, and daffodils, you will learn the different methods to create realistic looking flowers than can be used as decorations on cakes, table arrangements, or just general displays. Specific skills you will learn at the workshop- How to best use modelling tools and equipment, and alternative methods using limited resources
- The differences between sugar paste, flower paste, and modelling paste, and when to use each
- A variety of skills to create spring flowers, which can be transferred to a variety of different flowers
- How to colour and set your flowers
- How to turn them into a beautiful arrangement
Equipment & materials listMaterials are not included in the course fee. All the materials and equipment you will need are listed below. This list is for guidance only – you can improvise and source your own materials, either in advance or once you have seen the LivePlus™ workshop, giving you maximum flexibility to choose how you would like to approach this craft. You needn’t have the materials ready whilst watching the live demonstration – the demo session is a time to watch, ask and learn. After the demo you will be sent a link to the recording, which you can watch as many times as you wish for thirty days.
| 27 | 28 10:00 -16:00 28/04/2021 The Old School School Road Ardington Oxfordshire OX12 8PN UK  SKU: MP280421-8 10:00 -12:30 28/04/2021 The Old School School Road Ardington Oxfordshire OX12 8PN UK  £38.00 Tutor: Karen Carter Wed 28th April 10am – 12pm (UK time) This LivePlus™ online printing workshop is ideal for beginners and improvers. This workshop is all about learning a fun and versatile process – no experience needed. Workshop details
A fun low-tech version of drypoint etching that you can do at home without a press. Working on a small scale, with the minimum amount of specialist materials, Karen will show you how to produce a selection of plates and prints using a dessert spoon and a bit of elbow grease! You’ll create three different sorts of plates – one on plastic (family-size dessert containers are great for this!) and two on laminated card (the inside of juice cartons work well)….one of these will be predominantly linework, the other will explore tone and texture. You can make plates to your own designs, or from the templates that Karen will provide. You’ll be taught different inking methods from simple black & white, progressing into colour using various techniques. Then the exciting bit – getting your prints on paper – a metal spoon, a bit of muscle power (you’re going to be the printing press!) and tips on how to achieve a sharp image.
Specific skills you will learn at the workshop - Creating a drypoint etching plate on plastic
- Creating cardcuts and line images on laminated card (tetrapaks)
- Basic inking & printing techniques for intaglio & relief images
- Playing with colour and wiping variations
Equipment & materials list
Materials are not included in the course fee.
All the materials and equipment you will need are listed below. This list is for guidance only however – you can improvise and source your own materials, either in advance or once you have seen the LivePlus™ workshop, giving you maximum flexibility to choose how you would like to approach this craft. You needn’t have the materials ready whilst watching the live demonstration – the demo session is a time to watch, ask and learn. After the demo you will be sent a link to the recording, which you can watch as many times as you wish for thirty days. - Lightweight cartridge paper or Japanese paper (Shoji is great – available from Intaglio Printmakers or Handprinted)
- Caligo Safewash Relief Ink – Black (and/or colours if you prefer)
- Drypoint plastic or sturdy plastic food container
- Large juice carton
- Clipboard or sturdy piece of cardboard
- Bulldog clips
- Two pencils (HB and 2H or harder)
- Biro
- Masking or parcel tape
- Scissors or craft knife
- Dessert spoon
- Etching needle or compass or long nail (something sharp and pointy)
- Tracing paper or greaseproof paper
- Something flat & non-porous for rolling ink onto (glass /piece of acetate or plastic)
- Old brushes / small pieces of cardboard / old credit card
- Small roller
- Scrim or cotton rag (old pillow case)
- Newspaper
- Kitchen roll
 19:45 -21:15 28/04/2021 Corn Exchange Newbury, Market Place, Newbury, Berks RG14 5BD. United Kingdom  Ballet Black: Double BillFor her latest programme, Artistic Director Cassa Pancho brings us two original works: The Royal Ballet’s Olivier Award-winning choreographer William Tuckett’s Then Or Now blends classical ballet, music and the poetry of Adrienne Rich to ask the question: in times like these, where do we belong? Recent Olivier nominee Mthuthuzeli November contemplates the purpose of life in The Waiting Game, an exciting and energetic work about the meaning of life, infused with a dynamic soundtrack featuring the company dancers’ voices. Ballet Black is transforming the dance landscape by giving a platform to artists of black and Asian descent as well as to new and established choreographic voices whose unexpected stories and themes come from the heart to resonate with modern audiences. Please remember to bring your face covering with you as visitors are required to wear them in the building, unless you are exempt from wearing one, or if you are eating or drinking. This includes when you are watching a film or performance. If you remove it to eat or drink you must put it back on when you have finished.
| 29 10:00 -16:00 29/04/2021 The Old School School Road Ardington Oxfordshire OX12 8PN UK  SKU: LD290421-8 19:45 -21:00 29/04/2021 Corn Exchange Newbury, Market Place, Newbury, Berks RG14 5BD. United Kingdom  Thank you for Doing Nothing
| 30 10:00 -16:00 30/04/2021 The Old School School Road Ardington Oxfordshire OX12 8PN UK
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