Jewellery Workshop

Join us on Sunday 19 August for a jewellery workshop with Helen Domleo. Helen will be teaching you how to design with efcolor enamelling powder.
These brilliant and versatile powders are fixed at a low heat and can be used on metal, glass, wood, porcelain, ceramics, stone and more! There are a huge range of colours, some also with a textured effect.
During this workshop you will try out different methods of creating patterns and decorative effects onto metal to produce a finished pendant, ready to wear home!
This is a two hour morning workshop for just £15 + £5 materials charge - coffee and cake included :-)
Click this link to read more and book or phone on 01332 873929.

Hanging out the washing in the gallery courtyard...

Not your usual washing line.... here at The Beetroot Tree, we do things a little differently!

Rather than sunbathing, Alysn has been dying (and over dying) a range of fabrics and fibres to sell in our Art Supplies shop and to take with her to shows and workshops.

Hand Dyed Cotton Scrim, Silk Fibres, Flax, Linen, Milk Protein, Silk Carrier Rods, Silk Waste and much much more are transformed from their natural tones to a rainbow of colours!

 
So, if you pop over for a drink or an ice cream from our café and wish to sit in the courtyard... you may be sharing the space with the following.... enjoy!

Alysn, with a washing line full of painted Lutradur.

Dyed Linen fibres

Dyed Silk Waste

Dyed Silk Carrier Rods

Dyed Silk String

Dyed Milk Protein

Extra Extra Extra.... Try It Make It Workshops

Extra Extra Extra.... Try It Make It Workshops

It seems that you lot can’t get enough of our Monday Morning Try It Workshops, our weekly “come and  have a play” courses that enable you to learn about new art materials or processes while having fun.  Just £7.50 for each 2 hour session (materials ARE included) means you can pick and chose which ones to attend. 

Places are limited to 12 students and they become Fully Booked on a regular basis so be quick!

If you have missed out on booking a morning session, don’t worry, where possible we try to run an afternoon event on the same day.  At the moment we have made a pm workshop for the following:

Metal Effects Panel – 6^th Feb 2012 - 1:30pm
Layers of cocoon Strippings – 13^th Feb 2012 - 1:30pm

We are always happy to take suggestions of what techniques you would like to do, which materials you aren’t sure how to use or what effects you want to learn how to achieve. So get in touch and we can try and programme them in!

We are also on the look out for new tutors to create an even more varied list of workshops so if you think you can teach a lovely bunch of ladies (with the occasional man) and pass on your knowledge of all things creative, please contact Stevie with your ideas and any imagery.  stevie@thebeetroottree.com or call 01332 873929

A wonderful day was had by all on our Make an Embroidered Canvas workshop

A big thank you to Priscilla Jones - Mixed Media Artist extraordinaire - for running her wonderful "Make an Embroidered Canvas" workshop on 22nd Oct 2011.

A few quick snaps of the day can be found on out Facebook page or by clicking here.

Also, don't forget that you can find out more about Priscilla's work by visiting our "Rooms" exhibition - closing date is Sun 30th Oct - that's if you haven't visited already!

Workshops Workshops Workshops

What a fantastic range of workshops, craft courses and art sessions we have here at The Beetroot Tree.  Whether you fancy coming to play with a new medium or technique at our Monday Morning Try It workshops, joining a specialist tutored day in any medium from Fused Glass to Machine Embroidery (and everything in between) or booking your own tailor made event for a birthday, hen do or Christmas party.  There is something for everyone!

Check out the website, where you can search by medium, tutor or format and then book online any time day or night. 

Is there anything missing?   We are always one the look out for new tutors using new processes to join our long list course and workshops that we can offer. If you want to learn a particular technique or have a go with a particular medium, contact us with your suggestions.

Fused Glass Pendant and Earrings by a student on a course tutored by Stevie Davies

Metal Effects Panel made by a student on a Try It workshop

Needle Felted Panel made by a student on the Take a Stab at it! course with Alysn Misgelow-Marsden

Bottle Tops Memories

Wow, what a wonderful Try It Workshop we had this morning.  A great time was had by all 12 participants on this fully booked session so due to popular demand The Beetroot Tree will be running "Bottle Top Memories" again on Monday 5th September, 1:30pm to 3:30pm so why not book your place and come and get creative. This mini workshop was designed to coincide with our Main Gallery Exhibition "Memory" which ends on 11th September.

Woodblock carving and printing workshop in October

Feeling very excited about a new workshop here at The Beetroot Tree.
Artist Jo McChesney, who featured in our Lines in the Land exhibition earlier this year, will be teaching at the gallery in a two day weekend course.
The course runs on Saturday 1st & Sunday 3nd October 2011 from 10.30am to 4.30pm and includes refreshments and lunch. Read more about the details of the course on our website where you can also book your place.

Book now for 2 NEW Kate Bajic silver workshops

A real treat for us from Kate Bajic. She will be back at The Beetroot Tree in August for two new workshops.
Firstly on Sunday 21 August, we have Pendants, Brooches & Pins, followed by Stone Set Silver Rings on Friday 26 August.
You can also buy Kate' own work in our online shop.