Workshops calendar for 2009

Sat 21st February, 2009
Shibori and dye workshops with Leonie Andrews and Ola Robertson
Leonie Andrews and Ola Robertson will teach shibori and share their use of natural dyes.
Cost: $45 ($20 booking fee)
For more information email Joan James at durleyjj [at] bigpond.net.au or phone 62541505 after hours.
28th and 29th March, 2009 - 10:00am to 4:00pm
Bookbinding workshop with David Hodges
In this intensive workshop you will learn how to hand stitch a hard cover journal or sketchbook. We will use an artist quality paper and, time permitting, decorate our own endpapers.
Cost: $220 (All materials provided)
Enrolment and deposit of $100 required by Monday 23rd March
For more information
email David - davidhodges [at] bigpond.net.au or phone 0439 551 505.
2/3 May, 2009
Looking at still life with Michael Winters
A painting and drawing workshops that explores the creative possibilities of still life.
All initial enquiries to Michael Winters at philhellene [at] hotmail.com
23/24 May, 2009
Looking at landscape with Michael Winters
A painting and drawing workshop that explores the creative possibilities of landscape.
All initial enquiries to Michael Winters at philhellene [at] hotmail.com
13/14 June, 2009
The portrait with Michael Winters
A painting workshop that looks at various ways and techniques of painting a portrait.
All initial enquiries to Michael Winters at philhellene [at] hotmail.com
4/5 July, 2009
Wood fired workshop #1 with Lindsay Oesterritter
A two weekend workshop with international ceramic woodfired artist, Lindsay Oesterritter.
These workshops are specifically designed for the wood fired enthusiast or those with a burning desire to know more about the wood firing process.
Hand building, throwing, demonstrations and talks on suitable clay bodies and forms for wood firing.
11/12 July, 2009
The figure with Michael Winters
A drawing workshop that explores the human figure through a range of various drawing mediums and styles.
All initial enquiries to Michael Winters at philhellene [at] hotmail.com
25/26 July, 2009
Wood fired workshop #2 with Lindsay Oesterritter
Glazing, loading and firing the kiln.
All initial enquiries to aoesterritter [at] yahoo.com or info [at] strathnairn.asn.au
29/30 August 2009
All about drawing with Michael Winters
To secure a place, students must enrol by the Friday the 11th of August.
Download an information and enrollment form.
12 September 2009
A day with Owen Rye
Cost $30 - includes lunch (soup and bread)
To book, or for more information:
Phone (02) 6254 2134 or email info [at] strathnnairn.asn.au
Read more about Owen Rye in Artists in Residence
Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th September 2009
Professional development for artists with John Lethbridge
Preparing the ground and developing the surface
This two day workshop will focus on the technical aspects of surface and ground preparation.
  1. You will prepare a canvas for drawing using paint binder and gesso.
  2. You will prepare a number of sheets of paper with a developed ground using a number of techniques for the production of a series of works. This approach allows for large scale works based on the grid format, the standard contemporary structuring device. Once the ground is prepared, the drawing is already half way to completion, in fact the drawing can proceed to completion by focusing solely on ground development using the process is the artwork method.
  3. The structure of the workshop will be surface and ground preparation in the morning and figure ground development in the afternoon.
More information about this workshop.

26/27 September 2009
The portrait with Michael Winters
To secure a place, students must enrol by the Friday the 11th of September.
Download an information and enrollment form.
Saturday, 21 November, 2009
Cyanotype Workshop with Barbara Schey
This technique is the same as used previously by architects to produce copies of their drawings, ie blueprints.
More information about this workshop.