Grown-up Art Club

I can’t believe we are already halfway through my first Art Club for adults! I’ve been ABSOLUTELY loving it – I mean, REALLY REALLY loving it. Some of the participants are ‘creative’ in some way (in ” marks because of course everyone is creative in one way or another), others feel quite unsure and unconfident with creativity and have been pushed right out of their comfort zones!

Last night was my favourite session so far. It was also the one I was most anxious about – because even though I’d planned a couple of things to do, I was a bit unsure about it, plus it was meant to be a session setting up forfuture projects and someone had just let me know they weren’t coming… I arrived slightly late, then opened my car boot and some of the things I’d taken with me fell out and smashed, shattering glass all over the dark car park which added to my anxiety. Instead, my planned session morphed into something quite different and unexpected, and utterly wonderful (well I thought so anyway 🙂 )

I’d planned a 15 minute fun drawing excersize to loosen everyone up and get creative juices flowing. I’d taken along a selection of very different shaped and textured objects, some man made, some natural, some man made but altered by nature.

They each chose what they wanted to draw first off, and I set a timer for 5 minutes. Their task was to draw what was in front of them for 5 minutes, looking at just the shapes. Then 5 minutes drawing just the negative spaces (the bits between the bits!) Then, 5 minutes drawing without looking at the paper – we all loved that one so much that we did ity twice! Then, 5 minutes using our non dominant hand.

The results we re really interesting!

Then I had a brief comfort break (basically I needed a wee) and on an A4 piece of paper we chose new objects, and drew for 10 minutes without taking the pen off the paper, for 10 minutes. Then another object-swop, and then we ‘drew’ these new objects with scissors, into our non-stop line drawings! We were then left with shapes with lines on.

On the backs of our big pieces of paper, we scribbled the outline of the cut out shapes, which made beautiful patterns. Some of us chose to stick our cut-out shapes onto here, others chose to scribble onto another A4 paper and stick them onto there. The results are all lovely.

It was lovely how everyone got quite meditative, the atmosphere was really calm and peaceful.

That’s just one of the amazing good things that drawing does for you!

Spacefruit Art Club Evenings…

For grown ups… because why should kids have all the fun?!

An art club with a difference, for grown ups, where we will be doing a different project every 1 – 3 weeks.

From painting, to stitching, to drawing, to mark making, to creating a unique personal journalling/doodling book, to printing… the list goes on.

Bring only your imagination, an open mind and an apron in case things get messy, (plus a few pennies to purchase refreshments from the cafe) – I will provide the rest.

2 quality hours to yourself to escape the routine and chores at home.

Book now for an 8 week block, starting on Tuesday September 30th. Following dates will be: October 7th, 14th, 21st. November 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th.

If that seems like too much of a financial commitment to you, just get in touch with me and we can organise drop in sessions to fit around projects that span over more than 1 week.

Time: 7 – 9 pm

Venue: The Rusty Tractor Farm Cafe, Countrymans Choice, Cadleigh Park, Ivybridge, PL21 9JL.

Click HERE to book

contact: becky@myspacefruit.com

Clay animals workshop

So much fun! A great way for children in South Brent to start their summer holidays – by coming to a workshop run by me, to make some wonderful clay animals. Almost all of them had never touched clay before, but look at some of the marvellous things they made! I was so impressed with their determination and quick learning. And such attention to detail – the photo of the curled snake does not show off its teeth to their finest, sharpest and scariest! A really great bunch of creative kids (who didn’t even think they were creative!) who learnt very quickly.

Family craft workshop at Make Southwest

Over the summer holidays, I had the pleasure of running a day of family workshops at Make Southwest in Bovey Tracey. Children and their adults came along to make some stunning tissue paper and wire flowers. Using pliers, snips, scissors, felt pen and water sprays they made some amazing collections of flowers, then they drilled holes in wood blocks to display them in.

As usual, I was blown away by the creativity and skill that some quite young children brought along with them; The flowers were quite tricky for young fingers to make, but as you can see from just a few of the resulting flowers below, they really outdid themselves!

A massive thank you to everyone who came along and made the day so enjoyable, and to Make Southwest for hosting me again.

Family Half Term Holiday Creative Workshop – Lamp Making for children and their adults for a full family experience. Working together to learn lifelong skills.

This half term holiday, why not book onto a lamp making workshop. Children will have the opportunity to explore their creativity in a family-focused lamp-making workshop. Guided by myself and my husband Peter Lanyon, participants will learn the basics of lampshade design, and woodworking with hand tools.

Each child will make a lampshade using wax-resist pastels and high-quality watercolour paints, allowing them to personalise their creations.

The hands-on woodworking experience not only fosters creative skills but also encourages children to use and explore sharp tools in a safe, nurturing environment. Starting with a simple stem they will learn to use the drawknife and spokeshave to create an elegant tapering lamp stem. They will refine the shape of their base, mount the stem, and learn some simple electrical wiring skills. By the end of the workshop, each child will leave with a handcrafted lamp to brighten their bedroom, instilling a sense of accomplishment and pride in their work.

This is a half-day course. Minimum age – 8. Each child must be accompanied by a paying adult with a maximum of two children per adult. Adults will also produce a lamp.

If adults don’t want to make a lamp they don’t need to pay for a place, but they will need to stay to support the child they bring.

Saturday 15th February 2025 and Saturday 5th April 2025 – Arrive 12.40pm, leave at 5pm.

Healthy drinks and snacks provided.

Please advise of any allergies.

£60 per person.

For more information and booking, please click on the link.

https://www.peterlanyonfurniture.co.uk/courses-1/p/childrenswoodworking

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Christmas at Lambside is back for 2024!

Pop along to Lambside Farm this weekend – Home to Peter Lanyon Furniture (what.3.words present.discussed.display – Address Lambside Farm, PL8 1HG, just off the coast road halfway between Battisborough Cross and Noss Mayo) to join us for mince pies beside a roaring fire and a weekend of local crafty loveliness.

There will be several of us makers – myself, Peter Lanyon (furniture, lighting), Toby Hodges (woodwork), Zoe Singleton (stone carving), Kevin Jenkins design (ceramics), Joey Pots (ceramics) and my lovely daughter Alba-Lily with her delightful papier-mache mice!

This year I’ve been busy with my blow torch making silver jewellery again which has been wonderful – rekindling ideas which never got resolved over 30 years ago on my degree course in Preston, Lancashire.

Combine visiting us with a trip to the lovely South Devon coast, you can come for some cake and tea by the fire to warm your toes. We’ll be there from 10 – 4:30 Saturday 14 – Sunday 15 December. Be there or MISS OUT!

Do you love shapes, colours and patterns?

Book yourself onto a relaxing, creative evening out with your friends. Come and make your own foam and rubber stamp shapes and get down with making patterns. You’ll soon be stamping your own wrapping paper, book covers, cards and more. 

During this stamp making workshop you will draw some designs on paper, then transform them into versatile little wooden stamps using foam and rubber sheet, glue, scissors, scalpels and simple wooden blocks. You’ll then spend the rest of the session playing with creating your own pattern designs with acrylic paints and paper. They can be as simple or as complex (within reason!) as you like. 

After this session you’ll be able to get creative at home and stamp your own designs on fabric or paper. 

Materials list 

Materials for making the stamps along with paper and pencils will be provided. You may like to bring your own sketchbook if you have one, for doodling down your ideas into. 

Click HERE to book on.

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Easter Holiday Family Art Workshop in Ermington, South Hams, Devon.

Anyone who knows me in real life will be able to tell you that I LOVE COLLAGE and I LOVE POP_UPs! This Easter school holiday I get to do both and hopefully inspire others too, as I’m running a workshop to create a wonderful, colourful, magical paper collage pop-up flower jungle.

Using both upcycled and new papers you will make a jungle of your own.

This workshop is suitable for anyone who can use scissors and glue, wants to use their imagination, and wants to have fun making art! Under 7s will need to be accompanied by an adult. Any participating adults will also need to purchase a place.

Spaces are limited, so book yours today, by clicking HERE

Join in the fun on Tuesday 9th April 10 – 12 at Ermington Store Community Space.

I’ve actually been digging out some old collages and pop-ups that I made years ago. One day I’ll get around to putting the collages up for sale on my website!

Christmas bunting workshop – recycled aluminium

WHAT: Why not come along to this workshop to get yourself in a real Christmas festive mood at the start of the school Christmas school holidays. Make some handmade, recycled, upcycled festive bunting.

In this workshop, we will be designing and making some recycled aluminium bunting by embossing patterns onto pre cut shapes, using a selection of embossing tools along with recycled ones. You will string your finished shapes onto some festive string for you to hang up in your home.

This workshop is suitable for adults and children over 7. Any participating adults accompanying children will need to also purchase a place on the workshop. Word of warning, there will be sharp edges, so care needs to be taken!

WHERE: Newton Ferrers WI Hall, 4 Parsonage Road, Newton Ferrers, PL8 1AS

WHEN: Monday 18th December, 2023

WHO: children over 7, and adults