Winter Foliage in Festive Bas Relief Casting

Create 3-5 festive decorations inspired by collected and curated plant material, leaves and cones from the garden, arranged in clay before recreating as small casts suitable to hanging on a Christmas tree or as other decorations around your home. Each cast can be finished with ribbon and embellished with a touch of maybe gold or silver leaf or metallic paint.

You will be guided through choosing a selection of suitable materials to add just enough detail and interest to each decoration. Using the initial clay impression enables you to try different imprints and impressions to capture the wintry foliage and seasonal interest in a set of festive decorations.   

Lisa will also be bringing some materials kits for sale so that you can continue to make more decorations at home. 

Tutor: Lisa Richards has been an art teacher for 15 years and has worked as an artist in residence in numerous locations over this period, creating large scale collaborative installations as well as working with students to create individual outcomes. 

Location and arrival information: The workshop will take place mostly in the Peter Buckley Learning Centre, with some time also spent outside in the garden for inspiration. Please allow 15 minutes to park in the main visitor car park, enter the garden and get to the Learning Centre.  

Catering: Tea / coffee and biscuits will be available in the classroom at the start of the workshop.

For this workshop you will need:

• Your booking reference number to show to the team at the Garden Entrance. 
• A notebook and pencil to make notes.
• Wear old clothes and layers, and closed-toed shoes.
• Bring a coat or suitable outer later as part of the day will be spent seeking inspiration from the garden.

Skill Level: General – I want to enjoy, discover or learn from this workshop, whatever what my existing skill level.