Adults Craft Club Part 2
11am-12:30pm | Ages 18+ | £30 for 2 Workshops | £18 for individual session
Adults Craft Club:
Led by artist and Mission Gallery’s outreach creative Safiyyah Altaf, These workshops are designed to offer a relaxed space for adults to explore craft skills without pressure. Come away with new knowledge on traditional techniques.These classes are ideal for those looking to meet new people, make memories and connect in a creative space.
Classes can be booked individually or as two sessions under reference as craft club part 1 or craft club part 2.
Adult Craft Club Part 2:
Saturday 18th July
11am-12:30pm
Batik
In this workshop we will be using cold wax and cold dyes to build up a design on cotton fabrics. Using brushes you will mask off resist areas on your fabric with a wonderful design, then you will build up your piece by painting on fabric dyes. Once finished the wax is removed to reveal beautiful layers of texture and colour.
These workshops are part of the project ‘Our voice through making, Ein llais trwy creu’ which is kindly funded by the Ashley Family Foundation with in kind support from Mission Gallery. With a strong outreach focus these workshops aim to connect the local community with two young female artists in Wales, Bonnie Grace and Safiyyah Altaf.
Saturday 25th July
11am-12:30pm
Indigo Dyeing
Indigo dyeing is a rich and historical natural dye. In this workshop we will explore creating a dye vat together as a group for indigo dye. You will have the opportunity to dye pieces of cotton fabric and explore the process in a beginner friendly environment.
These workshops aim to be fun and exploratory rather than a full technical breakdown of the processes involved. Space is limited, booking required. Sessions last for one and a half hours and will take place on a Saturday.
Artist Bio
A story teller by nature but an artist by choice, Safiyyah / Sprig & Star Studio starts her creative journey through intuitive research, finding unique stories within the environment around. Seeking hidden memories hiding in the natural world, museums, people & streets. Safiyyah often works with an array of techniques to explore the stories of nature, heritage and culture with an added twist of the ethereal to enhance our mystic experience of the environment around us. She is currently pursuing creative outreach work. by working as Mission Gallery’s Outreach Creative, exploring how to connect with communities in a shared love of creativity.
Sign up now to ensure a space !
Purchasing a ticket will ensure that you have reserved a space on each of the 2 upcoming workshops. Upon purchasing a ticket we will get in touch to provide you with a sign up form to be completed for the Craft Club.
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Due to our venue’s capacity, spaces are limited. If you book onto our workshops we would ask you to honour your commitment to attend.
We aim for our workshops to be as accessible as possible, but would ask that you make a donation on the day if you can. Please consider contributing if you are able to support the future workshop and education programmes at Mission Gallery.
For further information please contact :
Safiyyah Altaf, Outreach Creative: on 01792 652016 or email Outreach@missiongallery.co.uk
Megan Leigh, Learning & Engagement Coordinator, on 01792 652016 or email megan@missiongallery.co.uk
Materials are provided, limited places, booking is essential. Please inform us of any access requirements, allergies or medical conditions.
Access is by one-step entry from pavement level through our main entrance.
The workshops will take place in the gallery and education space located on the first floor of the gallery.
Due to building limitations access to the first floor education space is via steep stairs.
Staff are on hand to provide assistance if needed.
