Workshops
ABOUT THE HOPE & ELVIS CREATIVE workshops
A Hope & Elvis day is a great experience set in a large, inspirational studio.
You will receive a friendly welcome, expert guidance from artists and makers and have time, materials and space to explore your creativity.
If you are coming far, please let me know if you need any help with local places to stay to make a relaxed weekend away.
Looking to join us for our regular, untutored studio days instead of a workshop, click here.
Booking workshops
Full payment is required to secure bookings. Please use the Paypal links or to pay by cheque or bank transfer please email me at wendy@hopeandelvis.co.uk and I will save you the seat if available.
Once your payment is made your booking is confirmed and subject to the Terms & Conditions. A confirmation will be emailed to you within a few days, this will include a copy of all the booking Ts & Cs.
In the event of a cancellation payments are non-refundable but if the place can be filled a credit may be given to be used for future workshops minus a £15 administrative fee.
Please check our booking cancellation policy and other useful information here.
Lovely feedback from previous workshops
"Thank you so much for providing such a fab workshop... I went away feeling confident and inspired. It was so inclusive of everyone and the vibe was that we were all having a great time! Perfect outcome!" Claire
"Thank you for organising such an enjoyable workshop for us yesterday. [We] came away from Hope & Elvis really enthused and inspired. I just need more time in my life!" Jane-Ann
Birds and Botanicals with Priscilla Edwards – 26 & 27 July 2025
Priscilla Edwards began creating sculptural textiles while studying embroidery at Manchester Metropolitan University. Here she was encouraged to nurture her love of found materials and transform the lost and overlooked into arresting works of art. These charming sculptures transcend the familiar qualities of the original materials and capture Priscilla’s perceptions of beauty, fragility and intrigue. … Continue reading Birds and Botanicals with Priscilla Edwards – 26 & 27 July 2025
A Sense of Place with Liz Cooksey – 20 & 21 September 2025 – Fully booked, please email to be added to waiting list
The Artist “My works combine wire and thread to create intricate and delicate two dimensional and three-dimensional works reflecting observations of nature. The inspiration stems from the love of natural forms in which I look for shapes, textures, colours, within what might be a hedge row or a motorway verge, recording the small and … Continue reading A Sense of Place with Liz Cooksey – 20 & 21 September 2025 – Fully booked, please email to be added to waiting list
“No Rules” Retreat – Hope & Elvis – 26 to 28 September 2025 – Fully booked, please email to be added to waiting list
Join us for a long weekend of breaking the rules, permission to play and forgetting all the “should dos”! Deep dive into your creative aesthetic, explore textile techniques and mix them up in unusual ways. This will be an ideas incubator of a weekend, an exploration into YOU, and creating visual interpretations of this. You … Continue reading “No Rules” Retreat – Hope & Elvis – 26 to 28 September 2025 – Fully booked, please email to be added to waiting list
Building Stories through Collage with Jenny Stevenson – 11 October 2025 – Fully booked, please email to be added to waiting list
Jenny Stevenson is a collage and book artist whose work explores the intersections of memory, architecture and community. She creates layered, textured works that evoke narratives of place and the passage of time. In recent years, she has focused on projects capturing the stories of workers and the legacy of industries that shaped local communities, … Continue reading Building Stories through Collage with Jenny Stevenson – 11 October 2025 – Fully booked, please email to be added to waiting list
Mid-Century Wallhanging with Anne Kelly – 18 & 19 October 2025
UK based textile artist Anne Kelly is an award-winning artist, author and tutor. Her multi-layered and densely stitched textiles have been described as ‘small worlds’. Trained in Canada and at Goldsmiths College in London, she creates wall hangings and objects using a mixture of mixed media collage and hand and machine embroidery. Her inspirations are … Continue reading Mid-Century Wallhanging with Anne Kelly – 18 & 19 October 2025
Junk Journal with Paper Lithography – Sue Brown 25 & 26 October 2025 – Fully booked, please email to be added to waiting list
Sue Brown is an artist who uses printmaking to tell stories. She is inspired by process as much as nature. Her work springs from the pages of her sketchbooks and she develops carefully researched themes using printmaking processes. Sue uses her work to explore the relationships we have with our garden visitors; she is … Continue reading Junk Journal with Paper Lithography – Sue Brown 25 & 26 October 2025 – Fully booked, please email to be added to waiting list