Workshops
Jo has been delivering workshops for 20 years at West Dean College, Higham Hall, Embroiderers Guilds, textiles and art groups, and private providers covering mixed media metallics, gilding for textiles, metallics for Christmas, experimental gilding, and gilding fresh, pressed and dried flowers, leaves, cones and seedheads.
Available Workshops
Experimental Gilding
This course will introduce a range of gilding media - real metal leaf, metallic powders, metallic transfer foil and their application techniques. Develop patterns and designs which can be layered, cut, or used as abstract backgrounds, and experiment with colouring, distressing and texturing metallic surfaces. Layer combinations of media on both flat and raised surfaces, and build up a collection of samples which will provide starting points for future use, further embellishment and / or use in celebratory projects.
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Gilding for Textiles
This workshop will introduce a range of metallic media, including real metal leaf, metallic powders and metallic transfer foil, suitable for use on a variety of textiles including Lutradur.
Learn to use different adhesives to attach the metallic media and explore techniques to colour and texture the surfaces. Experimental use of layering and manipulating will produce a wide collection of dramatic starting points for further embellishment.
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Christmas Metallics
Learn to use real metal leaf, metallic transfer foil and metallic powders to create striking patterns and designs, bold and subtle images, intriguing embellishments and backgrounds. Print and stencil with metallic varnishes and waxes for wrapping paper designs and textures. Experiment with combinations and layouts before assembling your Christmas cards.
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Gilding Nature
Learn various techniques for gilding flowers, leaves and seedheads from your garden and the wild with real metal leaf. Starting on flat pressed leaves and flowers, you will move onto more challenging three dimensional items - dried pods, seed heads, cones, bark, fresh leaves and flowers, pebbles, shells etc. You will be able to create gorgeous pieces for Christmas arrangements and decorations, weddings and anniversaries.
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Scheduled 2024
Gilding Nature
Sunday 3rd to Tuesday 5th November 2024
Higham Hall, Higham Hall, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 9SH, +44 (0)17687 76276
Christmas Metallics
Tuesday 5th to Thursday 7th November 2024
Higham Hall, Higham Hall, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 9SH, +44 (0)17687 76276
