Art

Melbourne’s Hoddle grid is full of wonderful heritage buildings. Have you noticed their details and flair? Would you like to know them a bit better? let’s capture our favourite memories of these places and draw, ink and watercolour a heritage building.

Marloes will guide us through the process, offering tips and advice on how to use watercolours, pens or markers to create your own watercolour heritage building image. This class is suited to any age and skill level.

The charm of the humble doorway, old, new, worn, or polished, local or from anywhere around the world. Doorways have long been an inspiration for artists and have been depicted in many forms and their images grace many walls with their unspoken mystery and are often used as a symbol of choices to be made, the suggestions of the danger or promise of adventure on the other side? They simply beg to be opened!

Learn how to represent these and make people feel welcome to enter the door into your world.

‘Calligraphy’ is the art of letters. It exists all around us: on TV, magazines, advertisements, menu, signboards… Calligraphy has a simple but strong impact on our lives; used well, you can leave unforgettable impression on people. In this class we’ll show you a few different ways to make your art.

Celebrating Christmas with an introduction to the world of abstract illustration (or Doodles) as a gateway to relaxation, meditation and mindfulness. This highly addictive art form is easy, fun & portable and anyone can do it, no artistic talent needed, all you need is a desire to try something new and fun.

Side effects can be – Outbursts of spontaneous creativity with associated smiling, growing sense of tranquillity and a burgeoning passion for fine pens and papers!

What do J.R.R. Tolkien, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Amy Adams have in common? They’re all historical linguists*. Learn about the history of language in a 75-minute introductory class on Historical Linguistics. From how the field developed, to changing meanings of words, you’ll come away with a newfound appreciation of the language(s) you speak.

Learning how to create your own beautiful decorative and personalised map of the neighbourhood of your choice is fun!

Create a lovely illustrative map of some of your favourite spots to hang out, your neighbourhood or a treasured holiday journey. These can decorate your home? or send to friends and family as a way of sharing your favourite haunts and moments with those you care about.

Join us and illustrate the iconic landmarks and places in your life – like the best place to brunch? and revisit your favourite places by putting them down on paper.

In this class you will create your own unique galaxy… with watercolours! Get lost in the stars end enjoy a relaxing and mindful painting class.

Learn how to play with the fluidity of watercolours and mix tones together to create a beautiful cloudy galaxy. Add some stars, constellation or other celestial bodies of your choice. You will each create your own personal watercolour to take home and leave with the skill to create some more at home!

Playing with paints in abstract formate is so fun and freeing! Put that brush down and let’s explore different tools and methods to get creative with paints!

So join us as we let out our inner child and play with paints – think of it like finger painting for adults! This session is about play, colour and exploration and is totally enjoyable (and a little messy) introducing flow string painting!

Learn this fun and easy embroidery on canvas technique to create a striking work of art for your home or as a personal gift!  Combining paint and thread, using easy stitches and templates.  The results are so satisfying and they make an ideal great personal Christmas gift too!

Learn how to use watercolours and brushes to create beautiful brush calligraphy!
Mix the colours and play with the unique quality of watercolour to create beautiful illustrations with letters. Use this technique for cards, posters, or any illustration you can think of, and considering the time of year, perhaps a Christmas message? 

Emilie will share tips and techniques to use letters in composition, improve your brush skills and try different colour palettes.