A seasonal focused workshop to introduce a range of waxes and techniques, including traditional Bees Wax, paraffin wax and modern natural waxes such as soya wax. Create an autumnal themed candle, a novelty shaped bees wax candle and a traditional pillar candle. Mixing scent into wax will also be included Read more…
Explore and experiment with the Victorian photographic technique of cyanotype. Have a go at printing your own cyanotypes on a range of coloured paper and fabrics and learn all about this fascinating method of early chemical photographic development. Designs will be provided however if you wish to use your own Read more…
A study day exploring the distinctive and fascinating buildings and structures of our man-made waterways. Talks will include Conserving the Waterways Heritage, Birmingham Roundhouse & Other Canal related Buildings, Sir Thomas Telford. There will also be a guided tour around the canal arm and boat dock. Full programme available here. Read more…
On this course you will learn the basics of traditional glass painting in enamels using tracing, stippling and sgraffito. Once fired, your pictures will be permanent and like the painted glass in churches, will still be beautiful in a thousand years! This is a fun class ideal for beginners wanting Read more…
Julie Tonkin, one of the UK’s leading canal artists will teach you the traditions of folk canal art. Undertake practice artwork before painting a design on a piece of canal ware to take home. On this half day course you will learn the techniques to paint a traditional castles design. Read more…
A day of talks and demonstrations exploring how the Second World War and ensuing social upheaval changed society. Subjects covered include Make do and Mend, exploring how women used innovative methods to keep fashionable during wartime, the National Savings Movement, the arrival of the NHS in the Black Country, Canals Read more…