HAWKWOOD COLLEGE
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Hawkwood College, near Stroud, is a registered charity and an independent centre for adult education.
Its founding anthroposophical ethos provides a welcoming context for short courses on the theme of creative exploration.
Our courses are in a wide variety of formats, typically from one day to over a week, or longer modular courses
extending over a year. If you live locally you are welcome to attend on a non-residential basis. Our course
participants come from throughout the United Kingdom as well as abroad, enjoying the comfortable, homestyle
residential opportunities. You are advised to book your courses early to ensure yourself a place on the
course as well as accommodation on-site, if needed.
Courses 2018
Beginners Monoprinting
Children's Book Illustration
Create a Singing Bowl
A meditative process with a master craftsman
Drawing in Charcoal
Exquisite Japanese Embroidery
Handbuilt Pottery
Introduction to Woodcarving
Friday 24 - Sunday 26 August
May Day Festival
Mindful Drawing
Presence and Absence
Sketching in Ink & Watercolour
Summer Oil Painting with Nature and Imagination
The Art of Woodblock Printmaking
The Photographer's Eye
Whittling in Wood
These include arts & crafts as well as personal and spiritual development, music, health & well-being, nature and
sustainability. There is a friendly, informal atmosphere and no formal qualifications are needed to participate.
Hawkwood offers short courses in a wide variety of subjects.
(In alphabetical order)
with Cathy Mills
Saturday 23 June
Full details at Hawkwood College website
£75
Friday 25 - Sunday 27 May
The art of children's book illustration is not merely about illustrating for children,
it also offers an opportunity to paint in a fun and whimsical way with watercolour. In her warm,
approachable way, Julia Cairns teaches you a variety of techniques and encourages you to tap into your own unique style.
Open to all levels. With Julia Cairns.
Non-res only £190 course fee, includes all meals except breakfast
Full details at Hawkwood College website
Tuesday 10 - Friday 13 July
The rhythm of metal work, the heat of the forge and the alchemical process of shaping your own instrument in an outdoor studio offers a unique combination of physical and spiritual engagement. This summer school offers daily sessions of sound healing meditation alongside practical skills in metalsmithing. You will choose the metal alloy that you want to work with and craft a singing bowl to take home. With Ton Akkermans and Carolina Schomper.
Full details at Hawkwood College website
single £485; shared £425; non-res £365 materials extra £25 - £50
with Nigel Westaway
Friday 13 July
Full details at Hawkwood College website
£75
Sunday 25 - Wednesday 28th February
13-17 May
11-15 November
Using traditional methods and techniques you will produce truly stunning works of art and learn about Japanese culture.
Various Prices
Full details at Hawkwood College website
The bowl: exploration of form and surface
Friday 27 - Sunday 29 July
The work will be fired and glazed after the course for collection or posting. All abilities are welcome.
We will explore the many possibilities and aesthetics of this most quintessential
of forms to create a unique and functional vessel, employing the techniques of pinching,
coiling and slabs and the decorative techniques of impressing, incising and brushwork with slips.
With Sue Harker and Sam Mukumba
Full details at Hawkwood College website
single £300; shared £260; non-res £220 including materials and firing
Introduction to Blacksmithing
with Arian Leljak
Saturday 7 or Sunday 8 July
Full details at Hawkwood College website
£90 per day
Tools will be provided for the course and you may also bring
your own. Tutor David Lovemore will also advise you on what tools to buy and how to maintain and sharpen them.
Enjoy a weekend learning woodcarving skills in the beautiful grounds of Hawkwood.
You will be introduced to the techniques of relief carving and three-dimensional sculpture
in a well-equipped workshop.
Full details at Hawkwood College website
single £275; shared £235; non-res £195 materials extra £5 - £20
Monday 7th May
An enjoyable day for the whole family!
Hawkwood's annual May Day Festival is a fun day out for all the family and a place to
meet old and new friends in beautiful surroundings.
The gates open at 10am and the day runs until 5pm.
Entry is free There is a charge of £3 per car in the car park.
May Day Festival
Friday 21st - Sunday 23rd April
Mindful Drawing is an exploration of drawing as meditation. Inspired by the work of Frederick Franck,
author of The Zen of Seeing, the emphasis is on process rather than outcome. This fascinating method
stimulates us to observe the beauty of everyday life and capture its essence in simple drawings with Anna Black.
Full details at Hawkwood College website
Single £275; shared £235; non-res £195. Materials list provided on booking.
Drawing with paper, cloth and thread
Friday 6 - Sunday 8 July
In this creative textiles weekend we will explore materials, consider surface and
space within composition and different ways of introducing content and detail.
Through mark-making, collage, layering and stitching processes, we will develop
ideas leading towards a new piece of work. With mentoring and shared inspiration,
everyone can develop the confidence to take risks with their ideas and nurture their
creativity.
With Gizella Warburton.
Full details at Hawkwood College website
single £315; shared £275; non-res £235
with Alison Vickery
Thusrday 12 & Friday 13 July
Full details at Hawkwood College website
£140
Soulscapes Painting Day
with Herewood Gabriel
Sunday 24 June
Full details at Hawkwood College website
£75 
with Liri Filippini
Saturday 23 June
Full details at Hawkwood College website
£75
Friday 16th - Sunday 18th March
This short course with master printmaker Rod Nelson will equip you with the tools, techniques and material needed to produce your own beautiful images
Various Prices
Full details at Hawkwood College website
with Kel Portman
Sunday 8 July
Full details at Hawkwood College website
£70
with David Lovemore
Friday 13 July
Full details at Hawkwood College website
£75
Crafts In Gloucestershire
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Website:
www.hawkwoodcollege.co.uk
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| Pricing guide: Weekend workshops:
One day workshops £75 per day |