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Online Celtic knotwork drawing classes – now live!

Online Celtic knotwork drawing classes – now live!

by Carrie on 9th October 2020 with No Comments

I’m really pleased to announce that booking for my online Celtic knotwork drawing classes are now live! I have a selection of classes available from beginners to more advanced, a few samples of which are above. As I want to … Read More

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Mini workshop in Rowlands Gill, 30 March 2019

Mini workshop in Rowlands Gill, 30 March 2019

by Carrie on 8th March 2019 with No Comments

If you are in the area of Rowlands Gill, Tyne and Wear, then come along to a fun packed four hours of taster craft workshops being held at Strathmore Road Methodist Church on 30 March 2019 between 10am and 2pm. … Read More

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Guest blog post for Louise Lewis – and a freebie download!

Guest blog post for Louise Lewis – and a freebie download!

by Carrie on 29th September 2018 with No Comments

The lovely Louise Lewis asked me to be a guest blogger this month, and I was absolutely thrilled to be asked! My blog is all about how I prepare for my workshops, so if you’re thinking of putting on your … Read More

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Lino printing with Chester le Street Friendly Art Group

Lino printing with Chester le Street Friendly Art Group

by Carrie on 9th August 2018 with No Comments

Yesterday I spent a lovely morning teaching the members of the Chester le Street Friendly Art Group how to lino print. It was a really welcoming group that meet at Chester le Street Community Centre on a Wednesday morning. We … Read More

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Lino printing workshop with Lanchester Art Group

Lino printing workshop with Lanchester Art Group

by Carrie on 20th May 2018 with No Comments

I was really pleased to be asked to conduct an introduction to lino printing class at Lanchester Monday Art Group last week. There were 20 people in the class and I took everyone through the basics of lino cutting and … Read More

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New Colour Your Life workshops

New Colour Your Life workshops

by Carrie on 21st September 2017 with No Comments

As part of the Colour Your Life social prescribing programme, I will be teaching two different courses on Wednesday afternoons from the end of September up until just before Christmas. For the first six weeks, from 27th September until 1st … Read More

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New workshop! Wear Your Words – creative writing and bead making

New workshop! Wear Your Words – creative writing and bead making

by Carrie on 13th April 2017 with No Comments

I’m really pleased to announce a new workshop with I’m delivering along with the lovely Rachel Cochrane. It’s taking place on 13th May 2017 in the beautiful Garden Cottage at Gibside National Trust. It will be a relaxed an informal … Read More

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Hand bound books with Colour Your Life

Hand bound books with Colour Your Life

by Carrie on 1st April 2017 with No Comments

This week and last week I showed my students how to create hand-marbled papers and then how to make them into hand-bound books. A few students had some paper beads left over from an earlier class too, and added those … Read More

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Paper bead jewellery with Colour Your Life

Paper bead jewellery with Colour Your Life

by Carrie on 6th March 2017 with No Comments

We’ve been having fun making jewellery from hand made paper beads during my Colour Your Life classes recently! This is a really cheap and creative way of making beads for jewellery and produces some absolutely fabulous results, as you can … Read More

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Collagraphs and painterly prints with Colour Your Life

Collagraphs and painterly prints with Colour Your Life

by Carrie on 24th February 2017 with No Comments

The printmaking workshops I’ve been running with Colour Your Life this month (and next) are going really well, and everyone is producing such beautiful work, I just had to share it with you! These first pieces are collagraph prints, where … Read More

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Four free colouring pages are now up on my website Four free colouring pages are now up on my website for you to download. Just go to www.dendryad.co.uk (link in bio) and then click on 'Colouring Pages'. Happy colouring ๐ŸŒž
On the right, painted in acrylics 2 years ago. On On the right, painted in acrylics 2 years ago. On the left, drawn and coloured in pencils today. Think this might be the subject of another video tutorial, if you're interested?
Get creative! ๐ŸŒž I put a tutorial up on my YouTu Get creative! ๐ŸŒž I put a tutorial up on my YouTube channel yesterday on how to draw this Celtic style floral mandala. I recorded it in real time, so that you can draw along with me. Feel free to tag me with your art once you've finished, I'd love to see it ๐Ÿ˜Š Search 'Press for Design' on YT to find it ๐Ÿ‘
My art postcard donation is ready to be posted to My art postcard donation is ready to be posted to @twitterartexhibit #TAE21 tomorrow. Loved every minute of creating this! Created with @derwentartofficial Graphitint and Inktense pencils.
Lots of dots. Art postcard donation in progress fo Lots of dots. Art postcard donation in progress for #TAE21 @twitterartexhibit
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