Paper Poppies Cut Collage

Date/Time
Date(s) - 07/09/2019
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Location.
Rural Antics at Hanwell Wine Estate
Melton Road, Hickling Pastures,
Melton Mowbray,
Leicestershire,
LE14 3QG.

Event Description

Paper Poppies Cut Collage Workshop              

Saturday 7th September 2019 | 10am – 4pm

Spend a day learning the wonderful art of paper cutting. Relax in our cosy craft barn and be inspired by the beautiful surrounding views of Nottinghamshire’s rolling countryside.  Guided by our exceptionally talented, collage and paper cutting artist Vanessa Stone, whose distinctive art is inspired by the natural landscape. You will create a beautiful cut paper collage using fine drawing papers and craft knives.

You will learn the main techniques of paper cutting with additional infills and collage – at first working with customisable templates and then going on to design and make your very own unique cut paper collage which will be framed for you to take home at the end of your session. The perfect way to spend your day, learning a new craft and discovering a new passion.

This workshop is perfect for all levels of ability, no experience needed. All materials, a range of beautiful pastel papers, tools, 2 course homemade lunch served with wine are included in the workshop price so you don’t need to bring anything, just yourself.

Outline of your session

9.55am  Arrival and enjoy light refreshments

10am   Welcome and introduction to your tutor, Vanessa

10.05    Be inspired by what you are about to make

Shown the tools, materials and techniques

Start work on your picture

11.15am  Refreshments with a snack

12.30pm   Enjoy a 2 course homemade lunch served with wine

1.15pm Continue where you left off

3.00pm Refreshment break

4.00pm Home time with your wonderful framed picture ready to hang in your home.

About Vanessa Stone

An inspirational paper cutting artist who makes richly coloured collages that are inspired by the places and spaces she’s lived in and explores in England. She uses scissors and a scalpel to cut into layers of cut and painted papers, abstracting and paring down to capture the essence of a place and a moment. Vanessa’s work has lead her to solo exhibitions in Salisbury and Cambridge and her work can be seen throughout the year at Byard Art in Cambridge. Vanessa publishes luxury greeting cards that are sold in bookshops, shops and museums as well as often working to commission for private and business clients.

Vanessa started her paper cutting journey in 2007 after specialising in textiles for many years. She trained as a carpet and rug designer on the UK’s only Carpet Design degree course in the Midlands. Eleven years ago she started to translate architecture into cut paper and develop her distinctive hand cut style of collages, making collages of iconic buildings in Cambridge and beyond. Vanessa regularly runs adult workshops in paper cutting and collage. She has worked with children and adults of all ages delivering workshops in all settings and is a great exponent of sharing skills to enable others to develop their own creativity.

To ensure the quality of your personal experience, group size will be limited to 8.

For more information about this event or other Rural Antics workshops, contact Hanwell Wine Estate, events@ruralantics.co.uk or 01949 81393

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