Workshops
Weathered Cloth Workshop with Debbie Lyddon – 13th & 14th April 2024 – Fully booked, please email to be added to waiting list
Debbie Lyddon is an artist and maker. Her work explores landscape and place, and her inspiration comes from experiencing and paying attention to her surroundings. Cloth is at the centre of Debbie’s practice and she enjoys the process of making and constructing with it. She combines traditional stitch techniques with non-traditional materials such as bitumen, … Continue reading Weathered Cloth Workshop with Debbie Lyddon – 13th & 14th April 2024 – Fully booked, please email to be added to waiting list
quilted collage with Maria Thomas 20th April 2024 – Fully booked, please email to be added to waiting list
Maria studied Embroidery at Manchester Polytechnic during the early 1990’s and has continued to practice and exhibit textiles ever since. Her love of patchwork and quilting techniques combined with found objects and memories inspire her to create. Teaching and making textiles for over 30 years, she currently works at her home studio in Kenilworth, … Continue reading quilted collage with Maria Thomas 20th April 2024 – Fully booked, please email to be added to waiting list
everything all at once with Helen Hallows 27 April 2024 – Fully Booked, please Email to be added to waiting list
Helen Hallows is a restless landscape artist who wishes that every day could be spent making. Reluctant to limit herself, her art crosses genres and she works with paint, textiles, and more recently ceramics. Known for her landscapes, these have moved towards abstraction where she enjoys the combinations of textures and marks to express … Continue reading everything all at once with Helen Hallows 27 April 2024 – Fully Booked, please Email to be added to waiting list
“Times 16” A Framed Landscape Story with Sally Kheng – 28 April 2024 – fully booked, email to be added to waiting list
Sally studied Art, Design and Business Studies at Trent College and Fine Art at Edinburgh College of Art. She has spent many years sketching and painting her local Lincolnshire landscape. “I see the landscapes in vivid shades and I want to share my rose-tinted glasses with the viewer. I first depict the subject in … Continue reading “Times 16” A Framed Landscape Story with Sally Kheng – 28 April 2024 – fully booked, email to be added to waiting list
Altered Photograph Artworks with Jane Chipp – 4th May 2024 – Fully booked, please email to be added to waiting list
The Artist “I am a textile, collage, assemblage and book artist and I work mainly with found objects, old papers and photographs. I’m never happier than when I’m wandering around a flea market, picking up bits of ephemera and working out how to use them in my art. I like to create stories from … Continue reading Altered Photograph Artworks with Jane Chipp – 4th May 2024 – Fully booked, please email to be added to waiting list
Enfolded Memories with Jane Chipp – 5th May 2024 – Fully booked, please email to be added to waiting list
The Artist “I am a textile, collage, assemblage and book artist and I work mainly with found objects, old papers and photographs. I’m never happier than when I’m wandering around a flea market, picking up bits of ephemera and working out how to use them in my art. I like to create stories from … Continue reading Enfolded Memories with Jane Chipp – 5th May 2024 – Fully booked, please email to be added to waiting list
The Lacemakers with Jane Chipp – 6th May 2024 – Fully booked, please email to be added to waiting list
The Artist “I am a textile, collage, assemblage and book artist and I work mainly with found objects, old papers and photographs. I’m never happier than when I’m wandering around a flea market, picking up bits of ephemera and working out how to use them in my art. I like to create stories from … Continue reading The Lacemakers with Jane Chipp – 6th May 2024 – Fully booked, please email to be added to waiting list
Collage @ Hope & Elvis – 11th and/or 12th May 2024 – Now Fully booked, please email to be added to waiting list
This weekend coincides with World Collage Day! It will be facilitated by Wend (Hope & Elvis) and fellow collage enthusiast Jenny Cross. It’s an opportunity to join other like minded collage lovers to experiment with different styles and approaches, mixing media and papers / materials. We’ll draw inspiration from published artists: books and examples … Continue reading Collage @ Hope & Elvis – 11th and/or 12th May 2024 – Now Fully booked, please email to be added to waiting list
Botanical Alphabet Masterclass with Adriana Torres – 1 June 2024 – Fully booked, please email to be added to waiting list
The Artist Adriana Torres, artist, illustrator and founder of Miga de Pan studied architecture and graphic design at the University of Buenos Aires. (Instagram: @soymigadepan) Her label was selected by Ministry of Foreign Affairs to be part of the national pavilions at 100% Design London, Maison & Object Paris, and Pitti Bimbo in Italy … Continue reading Botanical Alphabet Masterclass with Adriana Torres – 1 June 2024 – Fully booked, please email to be added to waiting list
Play & Mend Masterclass with Adriana Torres – 2 June 2024
The Artist Adriana Torres, artist, illustrator and founder of Miga de Pan studied architecture and graphic design at the University of Buenos Aires. (Instagram: @soymigadepan) Her label was selected by Ministry of Foreign Affairs to be part of the national pavilions at 100% Design London, Maison & Object Paris, and Pitti Bimbo in Italy … Continue reading Play & Mend Masterclass with Adriana Torres – 2 June 2024
GRACIAS – Needlelace with Knots – Adriana Torres 3 June 2024
The Artist Adriana Torres, artist, illustrator and founder of Miga de Pan studied architecture and graphic design at the University of Buenos Aires. (Instagram: @soymigadepan) Her label was selected by Ministry of Foreign Affairs to be part of the national pavilions at 100% Design London, Maison & Object Paris, and Pitti Bimbo in Italy … Continue reading GRACIAS – Needlelace with Knots – Adriana Torres 3 June 2024
Sculptural Textile Art Workshop with Priscilla Edwards – 8th June 2024
The Artist Priscilla Edwards began creating sculptural textiles while studying embroidery at Manchester Metropolitan University during the 1990’s. It was here she was encouraged to nurture her love of found materials and transform the lost and overlooked into arresting works of art. These charming yet slightly dark fairy-tale like sculptures transcend the familiar qualities … Continue reading Sculptural Textile Art Workshop with Priscilla Edwards – 8th June 2024
Experimental Free Machine Embroidery with Priscilla Edwards – 9th June 2024
The Artist Priscilla Edwards began creating sculptural textiles while studying embroidery at Manchester Metropolitan University during the 1990’s. It was here she was encouraged to nurture her love of found materials and transform the lost and overlooked into arresting works of art. These charming yet slightly dark fairy-tale like sculptures transcend the familiar qualities … Continue reading Experimental Free Machine Embroidery with Priscilla Edwards – 9th June 2024
Textile Surfaces with Emily Notman – 6th July 2024 – Fully booked, please email to be added to waiting list
The Artist “I create bespoke textiles mixing media and building up tactile delicate surfaces. I work and rework my pieces with paint, dyes, bleach and ink, burning and layering until finishing it with hand stitch. I find beauty in flaky walls, overgrown buildings and encrusted surfaces; this is something I like to recreate in my … Continue reading Textile Surfaces with Emily Notman – 6th July 2024 – Fully booked, please email to be added to waiting list
Natural collection with Liz cooksey 27 and 28 July 2024 – Fully Booked, 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 Natural collection with Liz cooksey 27 and 28 July 2024 – Fully Booked, Email to be added to waiting list
Collagraph with Botanical Printed Backgrounds – Sue Brown – 10 & 11 August 2024 – Fully Booked, please email to be added to waiting list
The Artist 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; … Continue reading Collagraph with Botanical Printed Backgrounds – Sue Brown – 10 & 11 August 2024 – Fully Booked, please email to be added to waiting list
Wet Felted Art scarf with Eve Marshall 7th September 2024
The Artist Eve is a Lincolnshire based Felt Artist and has been working with wool for over 17 years. She uses a variety of wet and needle felting techniques to create her art, and is inspired by the countryside and her wacky brain. “I love exploring texture and colour when I am creating a piece, … Continue reading Wet Felted Art scarf with Eve Marshall 7th September 2024
Re-imagined with Rachael Singleton 21 & 22 September 2024
Rachael is an experimental textile and mixed media artist living in West Yorkshire, England and loves bringing together materials in the chase of an idea. All this leads her to make one-off pieces or very small series. “The natural world is a constant source of enchantment and I also have a few preoccupations such as … Continue reading Re-imagined with Rachael Singleton 21 & 22 September 2024
Kitchen Tales – Cloth Collage with Ali Ferguson 5 & 6 October 2024 – Fully booked, please email to be added to waiting list
The Artist Ali draws inspiration from everyday people and everyday things and is endlessly fascinated by people and their stories, particularly their memories of ordinary home and working lives. Wherever possible she works with old and used materials. Seeking out fragments of old clothing, household linens and the everyday bits & pieces that are … Continue reading Kitchen Tales – Cloth Collage with Ali Ferguson 5 & 6 October 2024 – Fully booked, please email to be added to waiting list
Nature Memory Box with Anne Kelly – 2nd & 3rd November 2024
The Artist 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 … Continue reading Nature Memory Box with Anne Kelly – 2nd & 3rd November 2024
“Stitching Stories”with Sabine Kaner 16 & 17 November 2024
The Artist Following her wonderful exhibition at the Knitting and Stitching show in November 2023 we are delighted that mixed media artist Sabine Kaner will be joining us at Hope and Elvis for a workshop packed with creativity. If you enjoy mixed media textiles this workshop is perfect for you! Sabine’s textile practice is … Continue reading “Stitching Stories”with Sabine Kaner 16 & 17 November 2024
Screenprinting with Natural Dyes onto Fabric – Jacqui Symons – 23 & 24 November 2024
The Artist Slow Lane Studio forages, cultivates and uses plants to create colour for textiles, paper, printmaking and pigments. Wanting to be more environmentally aware, buy and consume fewer products and generate less waste, Jacqui began exploring natural colour and dyes and developed the use of plant-based pigments for oil-based printmaking inks. She expanded into … Continue reading Screenprinting with Natural Dyes onto Fabric – Jacqui Symons – 23 & 24 November 2024