Adult Art & Craft Workshops - Karori Arts & Crafts

Embellishing Printed Fabric - with Cathrine Lloyd

Saturday, 31 October<br>10 am to 3 pm <br><br>Come and enjoy a relaxing, creative day of embroidery in our Embellishing Printed Fabric class. Learn how to transform printed designs with beautiful threads, sequins and beads, while discovering fun techniques to add texture and dimension. We’ll explore appliqué using felt, pipe cleaners, and other three-dimensional objects, incorporating them with creative couching techniques. Suitable for all levels, this is a wonderful opportunity to learn new stitches, pick up useful embroidery tips, and enjoy some time stitching in a friendly, inspiring atmosphere. Bring your creativity and come have some fun!<br><br>This course is suitable for all levels. Attendees will learn new embroidery skills in a friendly, encouraging environment. <br><br>

$96.00 - $111.00

Hands-On Colour: origins & theory - with Stephanie Woodman

Sunday, 15 November<br>10 am to 4 pm<br><br>Spend a day exploring the fascinating world of colour, where it comes from, how it works, and how to use it with confidence. Through hands-on mixing exercises using acrylics (a forgiving, easy medium to experiment with), you'll work through the fundamentals of colour theory and problem-solving, alongside fun facts about the origins and amazing history of colour.<br><br>Presented in a fun, intuitive style that will keep you engaged all day with hands-on learning. Make a workbook of colour notes and references to take home and build on, with knowledge that transfers directly into watercolour, oils, craft and design, whatever medium you paint in.<br><br>Suitable for anyone with an art or craft practice who wants a deeper, more confident understanding of colour.

$87.00 - $105.00

Collagraph Printmaking - with Kirsty White

Saturday 31 October<br>10 am to 4 pm <br><br>Collagraph printmaking is an accessible and environmentally friendly way of making very interesting prints with unique textures. At its simplest, it is a method of printing from collaged plates; at its most sophisticated, it is an innovative and exciting experimental medium. <br><br>In this class, create a small set of collagraph printing plates predominantly using the cardboard peeling method, whereby layers of cardboard are gradually peeled back to create a variety of subtle depths. Extra details and textures are added using etching tools, PVA, and or wallpaper.<br><br>These collagraph plates will loosely run along a landscape theme with details of natural textures inspired by landscape.<br>You will learn the diverse ways of printing these plates through cutting them up, overprinting, masking, and exploring composition and whitespace.<br>

$115.00 - $130.00

Crazy Patchwork Christmas Stocking - with Maria Champion-Forster

Saturday, 14 November<br>10 am to 12:30 pm<br><br>Learn the charming crazy patchwork technique while making a small (23cm) Christmas stocking, perfect for hanging on the tree or gifting small treasures. Discover how a little fabric and a handful of scraps can come together into something beautiful. Your chosen fabrics can take your stocking from playful and childlike to elegant and grown-up. Along the way, pick up skills that go well beyond this project, like working with bias binding and finishing raw edges neatly, techniques you can carry into other projects like oven mitts and quilts.<br><br>Suitable for older teens and adults with an interest in handmade Christmas decorations.<br><br>Note: Students will begin hand-sewing the binding in class but may need to finish this step at home.

$43.00 - $51.00

Jigsaw Linocut - with Julie Moonlight

Sundays, 29 November and 6 December<br>10 am to 1 pm<br>6-hour course spread across 2 days<br><br>Jigsaw linocut is a form of relief printmaking that allows for the simultaneous printing of multiple colours. An image is carved into a piece of linoleum, then cut into separate pieces to enable the individual pieces to be inked separately in different colours, reassembled like a jigsaw, and printed in one go. <br>In this course, learn different ways to create and print a multi-coloured image using the jigsaw linocut method. Receive expert advice on how to plan a design, cut the linoleum, and print the image. <br>

$95.00 - $110.00