PAST COURSES
GAMES DESIGN - EXTRA SESSION
Matt George 29 August 2015 2-4 pm
Due to popular demand we are having an additional session of Games Design for young people.
PLEASE BRING A PC
Cost £12/10 for members
To book your place contact openstudiosaltrincham@gmail.com or ring Jo 07873263271.
Non refundable deposit of £5 required when booking
Lots of different subjects at our Summer Hangout. Followed each day by Minecraft Club. Minecraft £2/Session.
TEENY TINY TEXTURED POT
Curious Clare 04 July 2015
You will learn the technique of slab building in order to create a series of small, textured pots. Once fired you will be able to collect the post from OSA.
Open Studios Altrincham members £30, non members £40. Materials, tools, firing and refreshments all included.
Non refundable deposit of £10 required when booking
VINTAGE HAIR & MAKE-UP
20 June 2015
6-8 pm
Learn how to create beautiful vintage make-up with strong eyes and flawless red lips. In the end of the class, get your picture taken and head off to the Saturday night looking like a movie star.
Cost 25/20 for members. Deposit of £5 secures a place, non refundable.
To book call Jo 07873263271
MAKE A RING
Jo Lavelle 20 June 2015
Come along to this wire based workshop and learn how to make a ring using pliers, hammers, ring triblets and files and leave wearing your creations! Copper will be provided for free at the the workshop and silver will be available to buy at cost if you wish to proceed further.This 2 hour workshop is the perfect introduction to making jewellery from wire and is suitable for beginners.
Cost £30/25 for members. Deposit of £5 secures a place, non refundable.
To book call Jo 07873263271
PHOTOGRAPHY: One and Half Day Workshop
Teina Ryynanen 19 & 20 June 2015
Friday 7-9 pm
Saturday 12.30-5.30 pm
Are you stuck with your creativity when it comes to photography? Do you have an SLR-camera, but you always use it on automatic setting? Would you like to get feedback on your photography skills?
The purpose of the two day workshop is to see through your camera's lense in a different way and get new ideas for more creative and better pictures. It often doesn't take much, but understanding about composition, framing and rule of thirds can help you. And the most fun part, breaking the "rules" can be as much fun too! Main thing is a good idea - this is not a studio or technical course where we go through all of the cameras' different menus.
Friday night will be more of an introduction to basic photography techniques and talk about "what makes photo a good one"? Saturday we go out and take photographs and get feedback on them.
All you need is your camera, SLR or not, it doesn't matter. Also take a lead or memory card reader to load the photos to the computer.
Cost £55/45 for members. Deposit of £5 secures a place, non refundable.
To book call Jo 07873263271
GAMES WORKSHOP
Matt George 9 May 2015
Matt is a Digital media experts from drive-by.co.uk. He will help participants to create an online game – shaping a storyboard, building and photographing plasticine characters and editing for a game using software.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to design, build and publish your own game. You will learn how to make a platform game, make all the graphics and upload your game. There is a prize for the most promising newbie. You don’t need to have any previous experience but you will need a windows laptop... There are three potential time slots: 10am-12, 12.30-2.30pm or 3-5pm. There are only ten places at each time and places will be given on a first come first served basis. A game industry expert will judge the most promising newbie.
Cost £15/10 for members. Deposit of £5 secures a place non returnable.
To book call Jo 07873263271
SILVER CLAY JEWELLERY
Curious Clare 16 May 2015
Design & make a pendant or earrings using precious metal clay. Precious metal clay is a fantastic material that handles like clay but once fired turns into hallmark quality silver. This fun workshop will show you how to handle, mould and texture silver clay in order to create two to three pieces of your own jewellery. At the end of the session, your creations will be taken away to be dried out and fired before being returned to you.
Cost £70/60 for members (includes silver clay, firing & finishing costs)
To book call Jo 078 73263271
COMIC WORKSHOP
Rick Eades 18 April 2015
Rick is an illustrator based in Manchester. His work has been described as a combination of fun, cute and sometimes gross. His influences and thirst for drawing came from reading comics such as Oink! and Buster in his youth. Learn how to create your own comic characters and comic strips, in this fun workshop. All abilities and ages welcome, enthusiasm is more important than drawing skills.
Cost £15/10 for members. Deposit of £5 secures a place non returnable.
To book call Jo 07873263271
THE WHITE LINE PRINT: One Day Workshop
Leighton Bohl 25 April 2015
The ‘white line print’ was the innovation of a group of American women printmakers working in Provincetown, Maine, during the 1930s and 40s. The Provincetown artists adapted Japanese woodblock printing, but without its detailed, multiplate complexities. In fact, the ‘Provincetown Print’ is made without a printing press and on a single plate, but with as many colours as the artist/printmaker desires.
The purpose of the two day workshop is to introduce three distinct approaches to the white line, or Provincetown print using materials that are easily accessible and with printing methods that do not require any studio equipment. With an understanding of a few simple processes, prints can be created that are colourful and striking.
All the materials will be supplied, including inks, although students might like to bring along a basic water colour set and/or some tubes of gouache.
Cost £55/45 for members. Deposit of £5 secures a place non returnable.
To book call Jo 07873263271
ROMAN BLIND PROJECT
Agnes from Greenginger Sunday 26th April 2015 10-4pm
Agnes and Joe Gleave ran GreenGinger as a family run business for over 20 years. Standing in shop talking to Agnes about the workshop you begin to get an idea of how much knowledge and advice Agnes, Joe and their team of loyal shop assistants have. Stuck and don't know what to do? Bet you nip in Greenginger and ask. Agnes patiently and tirelessly gives out help, such as picking up helps with knitting patterns, shows how to sew a zip or knit scarf or anything really.
We've convinced the very talented Agnes to shares some of her knowledge with us. How do you make a high quality Roman Blind? Agnes will show you, in an inspiring way, all the practical aspects of sewing and constructing a simple roman blind. She will take you through construct a sample. After the workshop, you will have the know-how and confidence to tackle Roman Blind projects in your own home like a professional.
Cost £55/45 for members tea/coffee provided. Deposit of £10 secures a place non returnable.
To book call Jo 07873263271
COLOUR
Pam Bradshaw 26 September 2015 10 am -13 pm
This workshop is of particular interest to Artists, Architects and designers. But it is also useful to those working in Marketing Advertising and PR.
"Every colour has a meaning, a significance. When you choose a colour it has a very important affect on people. This workshop helps you make an informed decisions about what colours you choose and why, in all areas of your life."
During the workshop you will be completing representational and abstract work.
Pam has extensive experience in Art and Design, both as a practising artist and as a lecturer. She trained as a set and costume theatre designer and was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts for her Designs. She exhibited widely, illustrated several books, worked as an artist-in-residence, and was a founding member of the Yorkshire Mural Artist Group. She has run workshops and given talks and was Head of Art at North Trafford College. She is the published author of a text book for Art Students and now works freelance.
To book your place contact openstudiosaltrincham@gmail.com or ring Jo 07873263271.
Cost £50/45 for members Non refundable deposit of £5 required when booking