MODEL MAKING WORKSHOP WITH JIM PARKYN
Workshops taking place on: Saturday 24, Sunday 25 + Monday 26 Aug
Workhop times: 11.30am–12.30pm, 1.30–2.30pm + 3.30–4.30pm
Suitable for ages 4+ | Education Suite
Ticket Price: £15 per person
(all under 18s must be accompanied by an adult)
Join sculptor, model maker and character designer Jim Parkyn for a special model making workshop where you can make your very own Harewood creature!
With over 25 years in the animation industry, Jim has been involved in many best loved animations for Aardman Animations, the BBC and many other clients.
As a sculptor, model maker and character designer Jim is the helping hand behind many classic characters including Wallace and Gromit, Shaun The Sheep, Creature Comforts and animated feature films and commercials.
Suitable for all the family, all workshop participants will follow Jim Parkyn through a step-by-step demonstration as you craft your very own model some of Harewood’s most well known wildlife creatures!
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ROSA HARRADINE: BRUSH MAKING WORKSHOP
Saturday 31 Aug | 10.30am–1.30pm | Suitable for age 18+ | Education Suite
Ticket Price: £80 per person
Create/Elevate Artist Rosa Harradine, and learn first hand how she creates her beautiful brushes, which can be seen on display as part of our Biennial Exhibition.
Rosa will discuss the techniques and history of brush-making and you will learn how to make three different brushes using tampico, arenga and broomcorn fibres. These will be bound with nylon cord and finished with a cotton strap for hanging. You will have the chance to experiment with different colours and come away with three brushes by the end of the session.
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ROSA HARRADINE: COBWEB BROOM MAKING WORKSHOP
Saturday 31 Aug | 2.30–5.30pm | Suitable for age 18+ | Education Suite
Ticket Price: £80 per person
Join Create/Elevate Artist Rosa Harradine, and discover the craft of cobweb broom making.
The cobweb broom is the broom you never knew you needed! Perfect for cobwebs in high-up ceiling corners, but also other hard-to-reach places like underneath the dishwasher, behind the fridge or radiator, in between blinds or on top of curtain rails. You will learn how to make one cobweb broom using broomcorn fibre. A selection of wooden broomsticks and a variety of colours of nylon thread will be provided for you to choose from. You will learn how to sort the broomcorn, prepare the wooden broomstick, weave the stalks onto your broom handle and how to stitch the fibres together.