What a treat! Immerse yourself in a full day of creativity, trying enamelling and mosaic.

The lovely Katie Sanderson, a local enamel artist and teacher, is back in the studio to collaborate, bringing you a unique and exciting all-day workshop experience, where you can try your hand at two crafts in one day.

You will get three hours with each of us and will be able to make a selection of stunning  pieces to take home. 

With Katie you will be creating a kiln fired enamel mini Landscape, plus a piece of jewellery that can be either earrings, pendant or brooch.

You will learn how to:

* apply the enamel to copper by sieving, wet packing, stencilling and adding decoration

* how to fire your own work (everything is fired and finished on the same day)

* how to file polish and present your pieces either to leave wearing that day or take home and mount.

This is an introduction to enamelling and requires no previous experience. You will be able to choose 2 pieces to create including a mini landscape picture, and jewellery. Katie has lots of copper shapes to choose from and a huge array of enamel colours to play with!
The enamelling will all be finished that day ready to wear, mount or display.

Then with me you will create a mosaic using the direct method, incorporating broken pottery. Perhaps you have some that you would like to incorporate into your design? You will learn how to:

* plan a design

* shape your tiles

* glue your tiles

* grout your finished piece

You can choose from any of my 20cm shapes, including hearts, or perhaps you would like to to just come up with your own unique design on a circle or square.

We won’t get time to grout as the glue will still be wet, but a demo will be given and you’ll be given enough grout to finish your piece at home.

No experience necessary, suitable for beginners. 

 (Shapes measure approximately 20cm)

 On: Friday 25th April 2025

 At: The Inspiring Creativity Studio, The Old Saddlery. Old Park. Lydney Park Estate. Lydney Glos. GL15 6BU

 From: 10am to 5pm

All the tools, materials, tuition and tea & cake provided. Please bring your own lunch.

 Just £110 per person.

There are just 16 spaces on this day and you will be split into two groups of 8, swapping over the two activities after lunch.

If you have any special dietary needs, please email info@rachelshilston.co.uk