Intro to Glaze Making with Marc Sauvage
Are you ready to take your ceramics journey to the next level? Are you spending too much money on commercial glazes that don’t offer the possibilities that you’re after for your creative work? Are you ready to get your hands dirty? Then one of the Introduction to Glazemaking classes might be just what you need.
Both options, Introduction to Glazemaking (Basic) and Introduction to Glazemaking (Intensive), require no knowledge of ceramic chemistry, are practical and hands-on, and will teach you how to mix, process and apply glazes from existing recipes. You will also learn how to blend different glazes to create new ones and add colourants to a base glaze to create a whole new range of glazes.
In addition, the Introduction to Glazemaking (Intensive), will cover triaxial and quadriaxial glaze blends, explore the melting temperatures of a range of ceramic raw materials, and investigate and test glazes on a number of different mid-fire clays.
On completion, through a process of testing, observation, discussion, and group sharing of results, all participants should have developed a number of practical and usable glazes which will help to fuel further interest in glaze development for their creative practice.
Are you ready to take your ceramics journey to the next level? Are you spending too much money on commercial glazes that don’t offer the possibilities that you’re after for your creative work? Are you ready to get your hands dirty? Then one of the Introduction to Glazemaking classes might be just what you need.
Both options, Introduction to Glazemaking (Basic) and Introduction to Glazemaking (Intensive), require no knowledge of ceramic chemistry, are practical and hands-on, and will teach you how to mix, process and apply glazes from existing recipes. You will also learn how to blend different glazes to create new ones and add colourants to a base glaze to create a whole new range of glazes.
In addition, the Introduction to Glazemaking (Intensive), will cover triaxial and quadriaxial glaze blends, explore the melting temperatures of a range of ceramic raw materials, and investigate and test glazes on a number of different mid-fire clays.
On completion, through a process of testing, observation, discussion, and group sharing of results, all participants should have developed a number of practical and usable glazes which will help to fuel further interest in glaze development for their creative practice.
Colour Theory & Colour Mixing
with Lizzie Connor
DATE: Saturday November 4
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $145 and BFF Members $135
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Join Lizzie Connor in this informative workshop and learn about the art and science of colour theory! In this workshop, students will develop an understanding of colour mixing and how to put build a colour scheme. Buying a ready-made colour wheel is useful, but creating your own and mixing the colours yourself is a far better method of coming to understand colour theory. Students will be using primary colours only to create their own colour wheel and colour scheme examples, then applying this to a simple painting to take home.
This workshop is suited to all levels of experience.
Please bring along an A4 visual diary.
with Lizzie Connor
DATE: Saturday November 4
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $145 and BFF Members $135
BOOK HERE
Join Lizzie Connor in this informative workshop and learn about the art and science of colour theory! In this workshop, students will develop an understanding of colour mixing and how to put build a colour scheme. Buying a ready-made colour wheel is useful, but creating your own and mixing the colours yourself is a far better method of coming to understand colour theory. Students will be using primary colours only to create their own colour wheel and colour scheme examples, then applying this to a simple painting to take home.
This workshop is suited to all levels of experience.
Please bring along an A4 visual diary.
Maria's beautiful, one-off mid-fired slab vessels are original, fresh, contemporary and exciting, characterised by echoes of ancient times. During this brilliant three-day workshop Maria will explain and demonstrate all the steps and processes required to make her vessels, from design, planning, slab making, construction, incising and under glazing.
Day One: August 26
Today will focus on the planning and making of templates for the pre-rolled slabs and construction of the vessel. Pots will be left wrapped in plastic to slowly firm up to leather-hardness during the week.
Day Two: September 2
The leather-hard vessels will be incised with linear and curved designs which students have created as homework from week one. Mark making and application of texture will be explored. Vessels are then left to dry, ready for bisque firing.
Day Three: September 23
The bisque-fired vessels will be under glazed using a selection of delicious colours and then undergo the second and final firing. Students will be emailed when vessels are ready for collection.
Please note: the vessels are vitrified, but considered decorative rather than functional objects.
Day One: August 26
Today will focus on the planning and making of templates for the pre-rolled slabs and construction of the vessel. Pots will be left wrapped in plastic to slowly firm up to leather-hardness during the week.
Day Two: September 2
The leather-hard vessels will be incised with linear and curved designs which students have created as homework from week one. Mark making and application of texture will be explored. Vessels are then left to dry, ready for bisque firing.
Day Three: September 23
The bisque-fired vessels will be under glazed using a selection of delicious colours and then undergo the second and final firing. Students will be emailed when vessels are ready for collection.
Please note: the vessels are vitrified, but considered decorative rather than functional objects.
It is preferred that students have had some experience hand building with clay.
All materials included. Morning tea provided. BYO lunch.
Maria Brown
Maria has been making and teaching art for over 40 years, and now focuses primarily on ceramics. Her hand-built vessels, totems and sculptures are informed by her connection and response to the natural environment interest in the diversity of human cultures throughout art history. Maria’s experience as a teacher means she is able to provide a highly supportive, encouraging and engaging group environment.
Slab Vessel and Surface Decoration
with Maria Brown
A three-part masterclass
DATES: 26 August/2 September/23 September
TIME: 10am - 3pm
COST: $385 or BFF discount $375
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Sunday Saggar Firing
with Kay Wright
DATE: Sunday August 6
TIME: 10am - 3pm
COST: $120 or $110 BFF members
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We’re delighted to offer a pop-up saggar firing with Kay Wright in August! Bring your own bisque-fired pots, dried organic materials for wrapping and strong aluminium foil. All abilities are welcome, but you'll need to make pots in good time and get them bisque fired in good time! An information pack detailing all you need to do will be sent after registering.
Make your three pots no larget than 150mm high using one of the following clays: Mid Fire Porcelain, White Raku (Kay Uses Keane’s White Raku), any Mid Fire (Cone 6) White Clay, Walkers 10 White Stoneware. You can handbuild or throw your vessels. As this is a communal firing, students will need to stay within size guidelines so everyone has the chance to take home three saggar-fired pots.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
If you wish to apply terra sigillata (TS) to prepare the surface of your pots before bisque firing at 950C – 980C we can let you know how to easily get some once registered. You CAN saggar fire pots without TS treatment.
Please note the day is a SUNDAY. We'll be flowing between two kilns, the studio's kiln and Kay's own.
with Kay Wright
DATE: Sunday August 6
TIME: 10am - 3pm
COST: $120 or $110 BFF members
BOOK HERE
We’re delighted to offer a pop-up saggar firing with Kay Wright in August! Bring your own bisque-fired pots, dried organic materials for wrapping and strong aluminium foil. All abilities are welcome, but you'll need to make pots in good time and get them bisque fired in good time! An information pack detailing all you need to do will be sent after registering.
Make your three pots no larget than 150mm high using one of the following clays: Mid Fire Porcelain, White Raku (Kay Uses Keane’s White Raku), any Mid Fire (Cone 6) White Clay, Walkers 10 White Stoneware. You can handbuild or throw your vessels. As this is a communal firing, students will need to stay within size guidelines so everyone has the chance to take home three saggar-fired pots.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
If you wish to apply terra sigillata (TS) to prepare the surface of your pots before bisque firing at 950C – 980C we can let you know how to easily get some once registered. You CAN saggar fire pots without TS treatment.
Please note the day is a SUNDAY. We'll be flowing between two kilns, the studio's kiln and Kay's own.
Fundamentals of Portraiture
with Karen Osborn
DATE: Saturdays July 15 & 22
TIME: 10:00am - 3:00pm
COST: $200 or $190 BFF members
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In this 2 day workshop, Karen Osborn will take you for a deep dive into the fundamentals of drawing a realistic portrait. You will cover the basics of proportions and anatomy of the human face; breaking it down into different sections. Beginning with drawing eyes, nose, mouth , ears, and hair individually, then put it all together into an A4 drawing in graphite.
Reference notes will be provided.
Please bring: Reference image
A4 sketchbook
Kneadable eraser
Mono Tombow eraser
Desk easel if already owned
with Karen Osborn
DATE: Saturdays July 15 & 22
TIME: 10:00am - 3:00pm
COST: $200 or $190 BFF members
BOOK HERE
In this 2 day workshop, Karen Osborn will take you for a deep dive into the fundamentals of drawing a realistic portrait. You will cover the basics of proportions and anatomy of the human face; breaking it down into different sections. Beginning with drawing eyes, nose, mouth , ears, and hair individually, then put it all together into an A4 drawing in graphite.
Reference notes will be provided.
Please bring: Reference image
A4 sketchbook
Kneadable eraser
Mono Tombow eraser
Desk easel if already owned
Gel Plate Printing Part 2
with Brooke Barnett
DATE: Saturdays July 1
TIME: 10:00am - 3:00pm
COST: $130 or $120 BFF members
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Join artist, Brooke Barnett in this fun masterclass and make a series of colourful, textural images printed on cards, using gel plates, prepared and found objects, stencils, and acrylic paints.
Following on from gel plate masterclass held in January, this class will go beyond the basics and focus on using the plates to create multi-layered images.
Gel Plate printing has surged in popularity lately with artists and newcomers to the scene, not just because it is an immediate, fun process, but because of its ability to produce a professional artworks!
You will emerge from this workshop as a true ‘monotype artist’!
All materials included.
with Brooke Barnett
DATE: Saturdays July 1
TIME: 10:00am - 3:00pm
COST: $130 or $120 BFF members
BOOK HERE
Join artist, Brooke Barnett in this fun masterclass and make a series of colourful, textural images printed on cards, using gel plates, prepared and found objects, stencils, and acrylic paints.
Following on from gel plate masterclass held in January, this class will go beyond the basics and focus on using the plates to create multi-layered images.
Gel Plate printing has surged in popularity lately with artists and newcomers to the scene, not just because it is an immediate, fun process, but because of its ability to produce a professional artworks!
You will emerge from this workshop as a true ‘monotype artist’!
All materials included.
Brooke Barnett is a local professional artist who majored in the Graphic Investigation workshop and Painting at ANU and has gone on to exhibit woodblock prints, paintings, sculpture and mixed media works in both solo and group exhibitions since. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Education (Hons) and has run artist workshops in various states around Australia.
Winter School Holiday Workshop
2 session workshop
DATE: Mondays June 26 & July 3
TIME: 10:00am - 12:00pm
COST: $90
As we honour the winter solstice, we will create candle holders/lanterns, sculpted in clay. Inspired by the season of Samhain, holding a light in the dark, cold slumber of winter, showing a path back to the sun and the familiarity of another cycle.
In the first week, we will create one-of-a-kind, avant-garde candle holders, using a variety of hand building techniques, as well as extruded and hand sculpted embellishments. The second week we will paint and decorate these creations, as well as hand roll pure beeswax candles, to adorn our holders.
Ages 7 years +
All materials supplied.
BOOK HERE
2 session workshop
DATE: Mondays June 26 & July 3
TIME: 10:00am - 12:00pm
COST: $90
As we honour the winter solstice, we will create candle holders/lanterns, sculpted in clay. Inspired by the season of Samhain, holding a light in the dark, cold slumber of winter, showing a path back to the sun and the familiarity of another cycle.
In the first week, we will create one-of-a-kind, avant-garde candle holders, using a variety of hand building techniques, as well as extruded and hand sculpted embellishments. The second week we will paint and decorate these creations, as well as hand roll pure beeswax candles, to adorn our holders.
Ages 7 years +
All materials supplied.
BOOK HERE
Intro to Glaze Making
10 week course
$395
A beginner friendly introduction into the world of glazing. This comprehensive 10 week course will cover formulating glaze recipes, explore methods of application and gain an understanding of kilns and the firing process, including the glazing mistakes that can happen. We will also discuss 'natural' glazes, slips and engobe. This is a hands-on course, where you’ll be mixing, testing, keeping records, experimenting in application, and enjoying surprises straight from the kiln.
Glazes and firing included. Please bring a notebook and pencil, a mask to wear when mixing pigments (a wet cotton hanky works well too) and an apron.
Thursdays
9:30am-12:00pm
Next course starts July 13
BOOK HERE
10 week course
$395
A beginner friendly introduction into the world of glazing. This comprehensive 10 week course will cover formulating glaze recipes, explore methods of application and gain an understanding of kilns and the firing process, including the glazing mistakes that can happen. We will also discuss 'natural' glazes, slips and engobe. This is a hands-on course, where you’ll be mixing, testing, keeping records, experimenting in application, and enjoying surprises straight from the kiln.
Glazes and firing included. Please bring a notebook and pencil, a mask to wear when mixing pigments (a wet cotton hanky works well too) and an apron.
Thursdays
9:30am-12:00pm
Next course starts July 13
BOOK HERE
Learn the basics of wheel throwing, creating functional ceramics, on the wheel. We will start with understanding foundational skills, of how to center the clay and create simple wheel thrown vessel forms, over five weeks. We will also have the opportunity to finish our creations and learn how to trim and turn a simple foot. All materials included, all work will be fired and glazed.
Ages 7 years and over.
Ages 7 years and over.
Tuesdays May 23, 30, June 6, 13 & 20
$160
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Paypal pay in 4 available!
Wednesdays from May 24
$160
BOOK HERE
Paypal pay in 4 available!
$160
BOOK HERE
Paypal pay in 4 available!
Wednesdays from May 24
$160
BOOK HERE
Paypal pay in 4 available!
Abstract Stencil Workshops with Cecile Bell
Retro Troppo Abstracts
DATE: Thursday January 12
TIME: 9:30 - 11:00am or 12:00pm - 1:30pm
COST: $50
This exciting workshop gives your child an opportunity to take home their own multi layered masterpiece on canvas. Using free painting, stencils, spray and posca this workshop gives your mini artists plenty of opportunities to splash, drip, spray, paint washes and mark making etc. The results are rich, complex and colourful. All materials provided. 5 years +
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Retro Troppo Abstracts
DATE: Thursday January 12
TIME: 9:30 - 11:00am or 12:00pm - 1:30pm
COST: $50
This exciting workshop gives your child an opportunity to take home their own multi layered masterpiece on canvas. Using free painting, stencils, spray and posca this workshop gives your mini artists plenty of opportunities to splash, drip, spray, paint washes and mark making etc. The results are rich, complex and colourful. All materials provided. 5 years +
BOOK HERE
Wheel Throwing 4 session course
DATE: December 12, 13, 19 & 20
January 9, 10, 16 & 17
TIME: 9:30 - 11:00
COST: $140
Over four sessions we will learn basic centring techniques and how to throw a pot, as well as various finishing techniques, including how to turn a foot and traditional pulled handle. We will look at various surface design and finishing considerations, including glazing. All work produced will have the opportunity to be glazed and fired. All materials supplied. Ages 7yrs and up. Parents are welcome to book in and learn alongside their children. All welcome for this unique, whole family, immersive, learning opportunity.
7yrs +
SOLD OUT
Email hello@butterfactoryartscentre.com.au to go on the wait list!
DATE: December 12, 13, 19 & 20
January 9, 10, 16 & 17
TIME: 9:30 - 11:00
COST: $140
Over four sessions we will learn basic centring techniques and how to throw a pot, as well as various finishing techniques, including how to turn a foot and traditional pulled handle. We will look at various surface design and finishing considerations, including glazing. All work produced will have the opportunity to be glazed and fired. All materials supplied. Ages 7yrs and up. Parents are welcome to book in and learn alongside their children. All welcome for this unique, whole family, immersive, learning opportunity.
7yrs +
SOLD OUT
Email hello@butterfactoryartscentre.com.au to go on the wait list!
Clay Club mini course
DATE: January 9 & 16
TIME: 12:00 - 3:00
COST: $80
An immersive program intended to expand our connection to our inner creative selves, connecting to our hands and our sense of touch, developing skills within our hands to create a variety of sculptural forms, exploring foundational construction techniques and sculptural concepts. All work will be fired and glazed. All materials included.
7yrs +
BOOK HERE
TIME: 12:00 - 3:00
COST: $80
An immersive program intended to expand our connection to our inner creative selves, connecting to our hands and our sense of touch, developing skills within our hands to create a variety of sculptural forms, exploring foundational construction techniques and sculptural concepts. All work will be fired and glazed. All materials included.
7yrs +
BOOK HERE
Pen & Wash
with Lizzie Connor
DATES: Saturday May 20
TIME: 10.00am - 3.00pm
COST: $135 or $125 BFF Members
Join Lizzie Connor in creating dynamic images using a Pen & Wash technique. Pen & Wash is a fresh, fun way of combining watercolour techniques with your drawing skills. This workshop will explore creating a number of pen sketches using a range of tonal areas, then overlaying a wash of colour to emphasis focal points of the drawing. If you aren’t keen or confident with drawing, this is a great way to up your skills! Pen & Wash is a relaxed and loose way of working as the brush work is soft and the pen work holds the image together, giving it strength and texture. Let your creativity flow with the ink!
Please bring: A4 sketchbook
Nib / fountain pen
Artline fine tip pens, varying sizes
SOLD OUT
with Lizzie Connor
DATES: Saturday May 20
TIME: 10.00am - 3.00pm
COST: $135 or $125 BFF Members
Join Lizzie Connor in creating dynamic images using a Pen & Wash technique. Pen & Wash is a fresh, fun way of combining watercolour techniques with your drawing skills. This workshop will explore creating a number of pen sketches using a range of tonal areas, then overlaying a wash of colour to emphasis focal points of the drawing. If you aren’t keen or confident with drawing, this is a great way to up your skills! Pen & Wash is a relaxed and loose way of working as the brush work is soft and the pen work holds the image together, giving it strength and texture. Let your creativity flow with the ink!
Please bring: A4 sketchbook
Nib / fountain pen
Artline fine tip pens, varying sizes
SOLD OUT
Saggar Firing: a three part masterclass
with Kay Wright
Saturday May 6: Terra sigillata application + bisque
10am – 12pm
Saturday May 27: Saggar firing + bonus Kintsugi workshop
10am – 3pm
Sunday May 28: Unpacking your treasures
10am – 12pm
Cost: $260 or $250 BFF members
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10am – 12pm
Saturday May 27: Saggar firing + bonus Kintsugi workshop
10am – 3pm
Sunday May 28: Unpacking your treasures
10am – 12pm
Cost: $260 or $250 BFF members
BOOK HERE
Beautiful, subtle, unpredictable and unexpected results will always occur with a saggar firing, and these enigmatic qualities are the reason why ceramic artists are magnetically drawn to the process. Diverse organic materials, combustibles, minerals and oxides held close to the ware make every firing different and each piece one of a kind. Earthy and elemental, yet delicately nuanced, the patterns and colours which emerge during firing are perfect for ornamental vessels, statement pieces and sculpted forms.
Learn Kay Wright’s saggar process from start to finish, including surface treatment, types of organic materials to use, preparation and wrapping of saggars, loading and firing the kiln and how to finish your pieces. Kay built her own kilns so has an abundance of knowledge of the firing process to share. At the end of the sessions you will have original saggar-fired pots of your own to take home. The masterclass includes a bonus workshop on the Japanese art of Kintsugi (to join with gold ): learn how to transform a treasured cracked or broken vessel into a thing of even greater beauty. .
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE MASTERCLASS WILL BE SENT AFTER BOOKING.
Kay Wright
Kay formed an instant connection to the saggar firing process during her visual art studies. Fascinated by its serendipitous nature and unpredictable results, she set off on her own single-minded exploration. Kay is intrigued by patterns in nature and uses the techniques she has developed to emulate natural elements and effects in her ceramic pieces. A regular exhibitor and finalist in numerous art awards, Kay works from her home studio, firing in kilns she built herself. Her saggar vessels can be found in private collections overseas, as well as Australia.
Learn Kay Wright’s saggar process from start to finish, including surface treatment, types of organic materials to use, preparation and wrapping of saggars, loading and firing the kiln and how to finish your pieces. Kay built her own kilns so has an abundance of knowledge of the firing process to share. At the end of the sessions you will have original saggar-fired pots of your own to take home. The masterclass includes a bonus workshop on the Japanese art of Kintsugi (to join with gold ): learn how to transform a treasured cracked or broken vessel into a thing of even greater beauty. .
- Two options: students can choose two or three beautiful pots handmade by Kay (kindly offered at just $10 each direct to Kay on the day) or bring along pots of your own, prepared to Kay's specifications. Full details will be sent shortly after booking.
- All other materials supplied.
- SUITABLE FOR ALL LEVELS
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE MASTERCLASS WILL BE SENT AFTER BOOKING.
Kay Wright
Kay formed an instant connection to the saggar firing process during her visual art studies. Fascinated by its serendipitous nature and unpredictable results, she set off on her own single-minded exploration. Kay is intrigued by patterns in nature and uses the techniques she has developed to emulate natural elements and effects in her ceramic pieces. A regular exhibitor and finalist in numerous art awards, Kay works from her home studio, firing in kilns she built herself. Her saggar vessels can be found in private collections overseas, as well as Australia.
Hand Building
5 week course
Join us for an introduction to ceramic hand building techniques. During this program we will use this medium to connect with our own unique, innate creativity. Allowing a creative flow through our hands, bringing a sense of peace and calm into our bodies, as we tap into our own creative flow, through this immersive medium. We will cover all the basics of hand building construction, from slab building, pinch pots and coil building, as well as a variety of mark making and surface design explorations. During this program we will create, sculptural tea lights, botanically printed flat forms, functional ware, figurative forms and much more! This open ended medium, has unlimited creative potential and is a great way for your child to enjoy a whole body learning experience, that will encourage an understanding of their own creativity and expansion of individual ability and connection to our hands and sense of touch.
Ages 7 years and over
Each Monday from May 22, 4pm - 6pm
$178
BOOK HERE
Paypal pay in 4 available!
5 week course
Join us for an introduction to ceramic hand building techniques. During this program we will use this medium to connect with our own unique, innate creativity. Allowing a creative flow through our hands, bringing a sense of peace and calm into our bodies, as we tap into our own creative flow, through this immersive medium. We will cover all the basics of hand building construction, from slab building, pinch pots and coil building, as well as a variety of mark making and surface design explorations. During this program we will create, sculptural tea lights, botanically printed flat forms, functional ware, figurative forms and much more! This open ended medium, has unlimited creative potential and is a great way for your child to enjoy a whole body learning experience, that will encourage an understanding of their own creativity and expansion of individual ability and connection to our hands and sense of touch.
Ages 7 years and over
Each Monday from May 22, 4pm - 6pm
$178
BOOK HERE
Paypal pay in 4 available!
Stephen Roberts
Stephen Roberts is a successful production potter with more than 30 years’ experience in the field. He has participated in cultural exchange events in South Korea and also shown his work in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Australia. Stephen produces work for Australia’s best-known environmentally-aware commercial pottery studio, based right here in the Noosa region.
Enjoy this four-week journey through the doorstep of the pottery into the beautiful world of glazing. This well-balanced overview of glaze-making and exploration of pigments and minerals will give you a foundational understanding of the glazing process and help transform your work into something beautiful and individual. The endless colours, moods, shadows and time sequences of our landscape will be your inspiration. Use Stephen's signposts to guide you and take scenic detours of your own.
You’ll learn how to follow recipes, formulate glazes, explore methods of application and gain an understanding of kilns and the firing process, including the glazing mistakes that can happen. Stephen will also discuss 'natural' glazes, slips and engobe. This is a hands-on course, where you’ll be mixing, testing, keeping records, experimenting in application and enjoying surprises straight from the kiln.
Ideal for beginners or intermediate.
Glazes and firing included. Please bring a notebook and pencil, a mask to wear when mixing pigments (a wet cotton hanky works well too) and an apron.
SOLD OUT
You’ll learn how to follow recipes, formulate glazes, explore methods of application and gain an understanding of kilns and the firing process, including the glazing mistakes that can happen. Stephen will also discuss 'natural' glazes, slips and engobe. This is a hands-on course, where you’ll be mixing, testing, keeping records, experimenting in application and enjoying surprises straight from the kiln.
Ideal for beginners or intermediate.
Glazes and firing included. Please bring a notebook and pencil, a mask to wear when mixing pigments (a wet cotton hanky works well too) and an apron.
SOLD OUT
The Landscape of Glazing
with Stephen Roberts
DATES: Saturdays April 1, 15, 22 and 29
TIME: 9.30am - 12.30pm
COST: $220 or $210 BFF Members
Textile Design
with Ruth Horton & Trudie Hood
DATE: Saturday April 1
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $130 or $120 BFF Members
Join local designers Ruth Horton and Trudie Hood in this fun and creative printing workshop! You will create stencils based on organic forms that you will then use to print onto a linen tea towel and a square of fabric suitable for a small cushion cover.
Let your creativity take control as you explore different designs and patterns; from simple motifs to overlapping images.
All materials provided, aprons recommended.
SOLD OUT
Join the waitlist HERE
with Ruth Horton & Trudie Hood
DATE: Saturday April 1
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $130 or $120 BFF Members
Join local designers Ruth Horton and Trudie Hood in this fun and creative printing workshop! You will create stencils based on organic forms that you will then use to print onto a linen tea towel and a square of fabric suitable for a small cushion cover.
Let your creativity take control as you explore different designs and patterns; from simple motifs to overlapping images.
All materials provided, aprons recommended.
SOLD OUT
Join the waitlist HERE
Drawing the Equine
with Karen Osborn
DATES: Sunday April 2
TIME: 10.00am - 3.00pm
COST: $135 or $125 BFF Members
This is a unique opportunity to work with internationally acclaimed equine artist and tutor Karen Osborn. The focus will be on key fundamentals of drawing the horse. Karen is known for her ability to teach fundamentals of drawing which enable artists to progress quickly and confidently in a supportive environment This workshop will focus on finding the underlying shapes of the horse, which will also give you skills to draw the horse from life. Karen has studied equine anatomy extensively, and is also a qualified equine bodyworker. She is a horsewoman, and lives with her herd of 7 horses which she draws on for reference and inspiration daily. If you have ever wanted to draw your own horse, this is the workshop for you.
This workshop is run in conjunction with the Seeing the Soul exhibition by Hoofbeats Sanctuary, 31 March - April 30
Materials required: A4 sketchbook / visual diary
BOOK HERE
with Karen Osborn
DATES: Sunday April 2
TIME: 10.00am - 3.00pm
COST: $135 or $125 BFF Members
This is a unique opportunity to work with internationally acclaimed equine artist and tutor Karen Osborn. The focus will be on key fundamentals of drawing the horse. Karen is known for her ability to teach fundamentals of drawing which enable artists to progress quickly and confidently in a supportive environment This workshop will focus on finding the underlying shapes of the horse, which will also give you skills to draw the horse from life. Karen has studied equine anatomy extensively, and is also a qualified equine bodyworker. She is a horsewoman, and lives with her herd of 7 horses which she draws on for reference and inspiration daily. If you have ever wanted to draw your own horse, this is the workshop for you.
This workshop is run in conjunction with the Seeing the Soul exhibition by Hoofbeats Sanctuary, 31 March - April 30
Materials required: A4 sketchbook / visual diary
BOOK HERE
This residency is kindly sponsored by Eumundi Guest House and B&B.
The Butter Factory has partnered with Eumundi Guest House to provide beautiful accommodation for visiting artists to complete a studio residency.
The Butter Factory has partnered with Eumundi Guest House to provide beautiful accommodation for visiting artists to complete a studio residency.
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A unique opportunity to work with production potter Ellen Terrell whose breath-taking reduction-fired lustre decoration techniques rely on skills and knowledge fast becoming lost to the world. Learn first-hand from a master of her craft and benefit from Ellen’s many years of experimentation and fine tuning.
The mystery surrounding lustre and its shimmering, magical effects is not only due to its beauty but also to its temperament and the need for exacting kiln management. This ancient form of decoration dates as far back as the 9th century, so being part of this masterclass means you will also be part of the long history of lustre work. The precious silver and copper lustres you’ll be using are hand-made by Ellen, who will share her method.
Ellen will make and bring a variety of vessels already bisque-fired and glazed with the specialised recipes required for lustre application. This bypasses lengthy preparation for students and offers more control so students may sink entirely into the processes of lustre application and focus on kiln management. Up to five pots will be available to each student at a modest charge.
Ellen will also teach an integrated workshop in sgraffito, relief and carving during one of the kiln warm-ups, techniques exemplified in her own work. Ellen’s extensively researched lustre-friendly base glaze recipes will be shared, along with much wisdom.
We thank Ellen for her wholehearted commitment to passing on this art and look forward to this beautiful event!
Ellen will be working extensively in the studio in the weeks leading up to the masterclasses and during the interim week of the masterclasses. Students are welcome to join her at any time to observe, talk, participate and learn. Further details will be emailed after booking. Numbers are strictly limited.
Ellen Terrell
A life-long production potter and ceramics teacher based in the Daintree, we found Ellen by old school word of mouth. Her work and experience is what speaks to us, not her social media presence nor her website (Ellen does neither). Ellen is an experienced, dedicated and very generous teacher, with a finely-honed attention to detail and is totally committed to sharing and passing on her knowledge, handed down to her by renowned lustre potter, the late Bob Connery.
The mystery surrounding lustre and its shimmering, magical effects is not only due to its beauty but also to its temperament and the need for exacting kiln management. This ancient form of decoration dates as far back as the 9th century, so being part of this masterclass means you will also be part of the long history of lustre work. The precious silver and copper lustres you’ll be using are hand-made by Ellen, who will share her method.
Ellen will make and bring a variety of vessels already bisque-fired and glazed with the specialised recipes required for lustre application. This bypasses lengthy preparation for students and offers more control so students may sink entirely into the processes of lustre application and focus on kiln management. Up to five pots will be available to each student at a modest charge.
Ellen will also teach an integrated workshop in sgraffito, relief and carving during one of the kiln warm-ups, techniques exemplified in her own work. Ellen’s extensively researched lustre-friendly base glaze recipes will be shared, along with much wisdom.
We thank Ellen for her wholehearted commitment to passing on this art and look forward to this beautiful event!
Ellen will be working extensively in the studio in the weeks leading up to the masterclasses and during the interim week of the masterclasses. Students are welcome to join her at any time to observe, talk, participate and learn. Further details will be emailed after booking. Numbers are strictly limited.
Ellen Terrell
A life-long production potter and ceramics teacher based in the Daintree, we found Ellen by old school word of mouth. Her work and experience is what speaks to us, not her social media presence nor her website (Ellen does neither). Ellen is an experienced, dedicated and very generous teacher, with a finely-honed attention to detail and is totally committed to sharing and passing on her knowledge, handed down to her by renowned lustre potter, the late Bob Connery.
Sustainable Rag Rugs
Petra Hilsen
DATE: Saturday March 11
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $90 or $80 BFF Members
Looking for a sustainable way to recycle your old textiles?
This is the workshop for you! Petra Hilsen has brought her expertise to Cooroy from Newcastle to guide you through the process of braiding and weaving a rug from your scrap material.
Bring along any old textiles you may have: bed sheets, towels, t-shirts, fabric offcuts, you name it!
Petra is a felt-maker and textile artist, finding her love of textiles through observing her family making their clothes as she grew up in Germany.
BYO textiles.
BOOK HERE
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $90 or $80 BFF Members
Looking for a sustainable way to recycle your old textiles?
This is the workshop for you! Petra Hilsen has brought her expertise to Cooroy from Newcastle to guide you through the process of braiding and weaving a rug from your scrap material.
Bring along any old textiles you may have: bed sheets, towels, t-shirts, fabric offcuts, you name it!
Petra is a felt-maker and textile artist, finding her love of textiles through observing her family making their clothes as she grew up in Germany.
BYO textiles.
BOOK HERE
3D Painting
with Petalia Humphreys
DATE: Saturday February 18
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $125 or $115 BFF Members
Join artist Petalia Humphreys for a playful examination of formal approaches to two-dimensional and three-dimensional painting. Exploring and reinterpreting familiar architectural surrounds, this workshop will guide you through Petalia’s making processes that includes digital photography – using an iPhone to capture compositions that are translated to digital and paper templates to then inform three-dimensional paintings. Considering the potentiality of form and perception participants will work with gouache/watercolour to explore the 2D component of the process, then transfer designs onto a small wooden box using acrylic paint that become ‘Active Objects’.
Petalia Humphreys is a full-time artist with a background in Visual Art education. Working with building materials, Humphreys’ practice spans from small-scale hand-crafted paintings through to large site-specific public art installations. Her works reveal concern for the physical mapping of spaces, of spatial and perceptual shifts. Petalia is the founder of Studio 26, launching its first series of critical conversations and exhibitions in 2022.
All materials supplied.
BOOK HERE
with Petalia Humphreys
DATE: Saturday February 18
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $125 or $115 BFF Members
Join artist Petalia Humphreys for a playful examination of formal approaches to two-dimensional and three-dimensional painting. Exploring and reinterpreting familiar architectural surrounds, this workshop will guide you through Petalia’s making processes that includes digital photography – using an iPhone to capture compositions that are translated to digital and paper templates to then inform three-dimensional paintings. Considering the potentiality of form and perception participants will work with gouache/watercolour to explore the 2D component of the process, then transfer designs onto a small wooden box using acrylic paint that become ‘Active Objects’.
Petalia Humphreys is a full-time artist with a background in Visual Art education. Working with building materials, Humphreys’ practice spans from small-scale hand-crafted paintings through to large site-specific public art installations. Her works reveal concern for the physical mapping of spaces, of spatial and perceptual shifts. Petalia is the founder of Studio 26, launching its first series of critical conversations and exhibitions in 2022.
All materials supplied.
BOOK HERE
Garden Totem Workshop
with Maria Brown
Saturday February 11 and 25
OR
Saturday February 18 and March 4
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $250 or $240 BFF Members
Integrate meaningful hand-built symbols into a beautiful and lasting sculpture for your garden.
After Maria’s two sell-out totem sculpture workshops last year, her first workshop of 2023 focuses on building a larger totem to install as a stunning centrepiece in your garden.
Suitable for all levels. Beginners will learn hand-building techniques including pinch, coil and slab, while experienced students are free to explore more challenging forms.
The construction of your totem sculpture begins in week one by creating individual totem components using our hand-recycled clay. Let your creative thinking and expression fly. Make objects that are uniquely symbolic and meaningful for you, or work on a theme of your choice such as nature, or the ocean. Alternatively, go with the flow and produce what feels good on the day.
After the first workshop, objects will undergo a drying period and bisque firing in our kiln. When you return for the second workshop, you’ll spend the day painting, decorating and assembling your totem components onto a sturdy totem pole.
All materials and tools supplied.
Due to popular demand, this second workshop with Maria has just been added to the program.
SOLD OUT
with Maria Brown
Saturday February 11 and 25
OR
Saturday February 18 and March 4
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $250 or $240 BFF Members
Integrate meaningful hand-built symbols into a beautiful and lasting sculpture for your garden.
After Maria’s two sell-out totem sculpture workshops last year, her first workshop of 2023 focuses on building a larger totem to install as a stunning centrepiece in your garden.
Suitable for all levels. Beginners will learn hand-building techniques including pinch, coil and slab, while experienced students are free to explore more challenging forms.
The construction of your totem sculpture begins in week one by creating individual totem components using our hand-recycled clay. Let your creative thinking and expression fly. Make objects that are uniquely symbolic and meaningful for you, or work on a theme of your choice such as nature, or the ocean. Alternatively, go with the flow and produce what feels good on the day.
After the first workshop, objects will undergo a drying period and bisque firing in our kiln. When you return for the second workshop, you’ll spend the day painting, decorating and assembling your totem components onto a sturdy totem pole.
All materials and tools supplied.
Due to popular demand, this second workshop with Maria has just been added to the program.
SOLD OUT
Maria Brown
After a busy career as an art teacher in both primary and secondary schools in SE Queensland Maria now focuses on her own ceramic arts practice and conducts small-group workshops for all levels of ability. Maria’s experience as a teacher means she is able to provide a highly supportive, encouraging and engaging group environment.
Into Blue: Cyanotype on Ceramics with Charmaine Lyons
DATE: Saturday February 4
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $125 or $115 BFF Members
Join artist, Charmaine Lyons in exploring processes of cyanotype application on bisqueware, through a contemporary lens. Using nontraditional techniques such as brushing, spraying and full immersion, as well as the traditional photogram application, participants will develop a series of unique, collaborative vessels.
Charmaine is a multidisciplinary artist working across the genres of ceramics, photography and textiles.
All materials supplied
SOLD OUT
DATE: Saturday February 4
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $125 or $115 BFF Members
Join artist, Charmaine Lyons in exploring processes of cyanotype application on bisqueware, through a contemporary lens. Using nontraditional techniques such as brushing, spraying and full immersion, as well as the traditional photogram application, participants will develop a series of unique, collaborative vessels.
Charmaine is a multidisciplinary artist working across the genres of ceramics, photography and textiles.
All materials supplied
SOLD OUT
Gel Plate Printing
with Brooke Barnett
DATE: Saturday January 21
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $125 or $115 BFF Members
Gel Plate printing has surged in popularity lately with artists and newcomers to the scene, not just because it is an immediate, fun process, but because of its ability to produce a professional artistic product! Join artist, Brooke Barnett in this fun masterclass and make a series of colourful, textural images printed on cards, using gel plates, prepared and found objects, stencils, and acrylic paints. There is nothing like creating beautiful, unique, handmade personal cards to give to friends and loved ones for the upcoming year AND you can make your mark as a ‘monotype artist’ at the same time!! (Monotype is the fancy name for the type of ‘one-off’ printing process).
Brooke Barnett is a local professional artist who majored in the Graphic Investigation workshop and Painting at ANU and has gone on to exhibit woodblock prints, paintings, sculpture and mixed media works in both solo and group exhibitions since. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Education (Hons) and has run artist workshops in various states around Australia.
All materials supplied.
No experience required.
BOOK HERE
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $125 or $115 BFF Members
Gel Plate printing has surged in popularity lately with artists and newcomers to the scene, not just because it is an immediate, fun process, but because of its ability to produce a professional artistic product! Join artist, Brooke Barnett in this fun masterclass and make a series of colourful, textural images printed on cards, using gel plates, prepared and found objects, stencils, and acrylic paints. There is nothing like creating beautiful, unique, handmade personal cards to give to friends and loved ones for the upcoming year AND you can make your mark as a ‘monotype artist’ at the same time!! (Monotype is the fancy name for the type of ‘one-off’ printing process).
Brooke Barnett is a local professional artist who majored in the Graphic Investigation workshop and Painting at ANU and has gone on to exhibit woodblock prints, paintings, sculpture and mixed media works in both solo and group exhibitions since. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Education (Hons) and has run artist workshops in various states around Australia.
All materials supplied.
No experience required.
BOOK HERE
Intro to Wheel Throwing 101
5 week course
Join us for an insightful pottery class that will take you on a journey of discovery and creativity, where you will learn the fundamentals of wheel throwing and cover various techniques and applications. Our experienced tutor offers expert advise and guidance as an established ceramicist. Suitable for Beginners.
Clay, tools & firing included.
Next course TBA
Bookings Closed
5 week course
Join us for an insightful pottery class that will take you on a journey of discovery and creativity, where you will learn the fundamentals of wheel throwing and cover various techniques and applications. Our experienced tutor offers expert advise and guidance as an established ceramicist. Suitable for Beginners.
Clay, tools & firing included.
Next course TBA
Bookings Closed
Wheel Throwing 102
5 week course
If you have experience working on the wheel or have previously done the Intro to Wheel Throwing 101, this ones for you! We go beyond the fundamentals of wheel throwing and cover the next level of techniques and applications.
Our experienced tutor offers expert advise and guidance. Clay, tools and firing of 5 pieces included.
Next course TBA
Bookings Closed
5 week course
If you have experience working on the wheel or have previously done the Intro to Wheel Throwing 101, this ones for you! We go beyond the fundamentals of wheel throwing and cover the next level of techniques and applications.
Our experienced tutor offers expert advise and guidance. Clay, tools and firing of 5 pieces included.
Next course TBA
Bookings Closed
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Botanical Printing on Silk
with Zephyr Marama
DATES: Saturday October 29
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $125 or $120 BFF Members
Enjoy creating a one-of-a-kind silk scarf, using a direct contact printing method known as botanical printing. We will use minerals, heat and pressure to impart the plant's natural pigments in silk. We will go through the basics of mordanting on protein fibres, extracting dye from traditional, natural sources, as well as the basics of mineral colour modifiers.
Using this knowledge, participants will create and take home a 100% silk habutai scarf, 45x180cm.
All materials supplied.
with Zephyr Marama
DATES: Saturday October 29
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $125 or $120 BFF Members
Enjoy creating a one-of-a-kind silk scarf, using a direct contact printing method known as botanical printing. We will use minerals, heat and pressure to impart the plant's natural pigments in silk. We will go through the basics of mordanting on protein fibres, extracting dye from traditional, natural sources, as well as the basics of mineral colour modifiers.
Using this knowledge, participants will create and take home a 100% silk habutai scarf, 45x180cm.
All materials supplied.
Winter Blues: Cyanotype Masterclass
with Amanda Bennetts
DATES: Saturday October 15
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $125 or $120 BFF Members
Join artist Amanda Bennetts for an introduction to creating cyanotypes that go beyond botanicals, using digital negatives to collage original compositions. Amanda is a photo-media, installation and projection artist and the Founder and Co-Curator of the 40 Under 40 Exhibition and Art Prize, held here at the Butter Factory.
This immersive workshop will explore this alternative method of photography using photographs, collage and physical objects to produce your very own print(s) to take home. Throughout the workshop you will gain an understanding of the chemical process of preparing paper for cyanotype printing, the historical and contemporary uses of the process, exposure times and methods and the developing process. You will also be shown how to create a digital negative so you can continue creating at home.
All levels of experience welcome.
All materials supplied
with Amanda Bennetts
DATES: Saturday October 15
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $125 or $120 BFF Members
Join artist Amanda Bennetts for an introduction to creating cyanotypes that go beyond botanicals, using digital negatives to collage original compositions. Amanda is a photo-media, installation and projection artist and the Founder and Co-Curator of the 40 Under 40 Exhibition and Art Prize, held here at the Butter Factory.
This immersive workshop will explore this alternative method of photography using photographs, collage and physical objects to produce your very own print(s) to take home. Throughout the workshop you will gain an understanding of the chemical process of preparing paper for cyanotype printing, the historical and contemporary uses of the process, exposure times and methods and the developing process. You will also be shown how to create a digital negative so you can continue creating at home.
All levels of experience welcome.
All materials supplied
Artisan Workshop:
Macramé Projects
with Leisa Gunton
DATES: Sundays September 4 & 11
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $120 or $115 BFF Members
Leisa Gunton is one of the Artisans selling her work in our Artisan Store. She inspired by the rainforest and influenced by natural forms and geological origins.
Join Leisa over 2 Sunday classes to create your own macramé wall hanging adorned with hand crafted beads.
In session one you will be sculpting terracotta beads and a small pot, as well as learning the basics of macramé.
Then you will return the following Sunday to complete your project.
All materials and small morning tea provided.
Macramé Projects
with Leisa Gunton
DATES: Sundays September 4 & 11
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $120 or $115 BFF Members
Leisa Gunton is one of the Artisans selling her work in our Artisan Store. She inspired by the rainforest and influenced by natural forms and geological origins.
Join Leisa over 2 Sunday classes to create your own macramé wall hanging adorned with hand crafted beads.
In session one you will be sculpting terracotta beads and a small pot, as well as learning the basics of macramé.
Then you will return the following Sunday to complete your project.
All materials and small morning tea provided.
Luscious Oils: The Art of Landscaping
with Ruth Horton
DATES: Saturday August 13
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $125 or $120 BFF Members
A fun, creative painting workshop with local artist and art educator Ruth Horton, will explore the medium of OILS on canvas. Ruth’s art practice explores a myriad of themes and mediums from printing on fabric to drawing and painting. She captures scenes of flora and fauna in a highly personal, lively and colourful way. Currently her attention has focused on the natural environment. Artists in the workshop will be encouraged to bring drawings /photos relating to their own experiences and travels. Studies of natural plant and landscape forms will combine to form imaginative Art works that reflect the diversity of Noosa and its surrounds. Students will prime the canvas, mix oils, explore colour palettes, working directly with palette knife and brush.
Suited to intermediate skill level
BYO table easel (if you have one)
All other materials supplied.
with Ruth Horton
DATES: Saturday August 13
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $125 or $120 BFF Members
A fun, creative painting workshop with local artist and art educator Ruth Horton, will explore the medium of OILS on canvas. Ruth’s art practice explores a myriad of themes and mediums from printing on fabric to drawing and painting. She captures scenes of flora and fauna in a highly personal, lively and colourful way. Currently her attention has focused on the natural environment. Artists in the workshop will be encouraged to bring drawings /photos relating to their own experiences and travels. Studies of natural plant and landscape forms will combine to form imaginative Art works that reflect the diversity of Noosa and its surrounds. Students will prime the canvas, mix oils, explore colour palettes, working directly with palette knife and brush.
Suited to intermediate skill level
BYO table easel (if you have one)
All other materials supplied.
Abstracting the Landscape: Mark Making, Collage & Composition
with Kym Barrett
DATES: Saturday 30 & Sunday 31 July
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $200 or $190 BFF Members
EVENT: Let you hair down and immerse yourself in the sensations of natural bushland near the gallery in this two day workshop. To begin, participants will go on a small field trip to a scenic area near the gallery where they will respond to their surroundings quickly and loosely with their own unique marks, free from pressure of accurately describing what you see. Instead, play with the materials and enjoy the process. Returning to the gallery, you will discuss abstraction, looking at examples by the artist, who will demonstrate her collage technique. You will make a series of abstract landscape collages that may prompt a host of new possibilities for your practice.
BYO A3 visual journal, all other materials supplied.
with Kym Barrett
DATES: Saturday 30 & Sunday 31 July
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $200 or $190 BFF Members
EVENT: Let you hair down and immerse yourself in the sensations of natural bushland near the gallery in this two day workshop. To begin, participants will go on a small field trip to a scenic area near the gallery where they will respond to their surroundings quickly and loosely with their own unique marks, free from pressure of accurately describing what you see. Instead, play with the materials and enjoy the process. Returning to the gallery, you will discuss abstraction, looking at examples by the artist, who will demonstrate her collage technique. You will make a series of abstract landscape collages that may prompt a host of new possibilities for your practice.
BYO A3 visual journal, all other materials supplied.
Vibrant Abstraction
with Odessa Mahony-DeVries
DATES: Saturday 23 July
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $125 or $120 BFF Members
EVENT: Join Odessa Mahony-de Vries to create your own vibrant abstract painting on quality coloured paper and a final canvas piece. Designed for beginners through to professionals, this workshop will guide you in gaining an understanding for composition, mark making, and colour theory. These three vital elements of abstract art will enable you to create a strong artwork that will feel well resolved and ready to frame for your home.
Odessa is currently exhibiting at the Noosa Regional Gallery in the group show 'Paint' (April 29 - June 16).
All materials supplied.
with Odessa Mahony-DeVries
DATES: Saturday 23 July
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $125 or $120 BFF Members
EVENT: Join Odessa Mahony-de Vries to create your own vibrant abstract painting on quality coloured paper and a final canvas piece. Designed for beginners through to professionals, this workshop will guide you in gaining an understanding for composition, mark making, and colour theory. These three vital elements of abstract art will enable you to create a strong artwork that will feel well resolved and ready to frame for your home.
Odessa is currently exhibiting at the Noosa Regional Gallery in the group show 'Paint' (April 29 - June 16).
All materials supplied.
Gaze & Expression: Ceramic Portrait Sculpture
with Erika Mayer
DATES: Friday July 15 - Sunday July 17
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $400 or $390 BFF/Pottery member
EVENT: Create lifelike and profound portraits in clay. During a three-day workshop participants will learn to successfully create physical harmony and expression, while balancing techniques, and creativity. Erika will lead participant through the anatomical study of the skull and individual features to create expression and narrative. Over the course students will gain fluency in the handling of clay and a visceral understanding of the human face.
The workshop is open to all levels of experience.
All materials included.
with Erika Mayer
DATES: Friday July 15 - Sunday July 17
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $400 or $390 BFF/Pottery member
EVENT: Create lifelike and profound portraits in clay. During a three-day workshop participants will learn to successfully create physical harmony and expression, while balancing techniques, and creativity. Erika will lead participant through the anatomical study of the skull and individual features to create expression and narrative. Over the course students will gain fluency in the handling of clay and a visceral understanding of the human face.
The workshop is open to all levels of experience.
All materials included.
Totem Sculptures
with Maria Brown
DATES: Saturday 11 and Saturday 18 June
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $220 or $200 BFF/Pottery member
EVENT: Join ceramicist Maria Brown over two consecutive Saturday's to create your own abstract totem.
On the first Saturday, participants will use hand building techniques to create a variety of abstract forms layered with textures and patterns.
After a bisque firing, participants will return the following Saturday to paint and assemble the forms with metal and wood.
All materials and firing included.
with Maria Brown
DATES: Saturday 11 and Saturday 18 June
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $220 or $200 BFF/Pottery member
EVENT: Join ceramicist Maria Brown over two consecutive Saturday's to create your own abstract totem.
On the first Saturday, participants will use hand building techniques to create a variety of abstract forms layered with textures and patterns.
After a bisque firing, participants will return the following Saturday to paint and assemble the forms with metal and wood.
All materials and firing included.
The Next Step: Intermediate Watercolour
with Libby Derham
DATES: Sunday 29 May
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $125 or $120 BFF
Have you just begun on your watercolour journey or dabbled just a little? Come and learn more about finding your balance between tightness and looseness and techniques in saturation, water control, layering and so much more. Guided by local, award-winning artist Libby Derham, enjoy the finest artist quality paints - Daniel Smith Watercolours for the day and explore painting onto different papers. This workshop will provide opportunities to explore controlled watercolour versus loose, abstract and flowing watercolour. Ideal for those with some experience in watercolour, especially those that have completed Libby's 'Introduction to Watercolour' workshops and would like to extend their skills. New to watercolour? Look out for Libby's one-day Introduction workshops.
with Libby Derham
DATES: Sunday 29 May
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $125 or $120 BFF
Have you just begun on your watercolour journey or dabbled just a little? Come and learn more about finding your balance between tightness and looseness and techniques in saturation, water control, layering and so much more. Guided by local, award-winning artist Libby Derham, enjoy the finest artist quality paints - Daniel Smith Watercolours for the day and explore painting onto different papers. This workshop will provide opportunities to explore controlled watercolour versus loose, abstract and flowing watercolour. Ideal for those with some experience in watercolour, especially those that have completed Libby's 'Introduction to Watercolour' workshops and would like to extend their skills. New to watercolour? Look out for Libby's one-day Introduction workshops.
Intro to Watercolour
with Libby Derham DATES: Saturday 28 May
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $125 or $120 BFF
Come and explore the beautiful medium of watercolour and create luscious washes and magical mixes. Understand about the different papers, types of paints, mark making and so much more in this whole day workshop with local, award winning artist Libby Derham. Come away with a collection of techniques ready to use at home. The workshop concludes with an introductory abstract piece of art, bringing together several techniques learnt during the day. Aimed at the beginner level, this workshop will provide you with the skills to get you started.
with Libby Derham DATES: Saturday 28 May
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $125 or $120 BFF
Come and explore the beautiful medium of watercolour and create luscious washes and magical mixes. Understand about the different papers, types of paints, mark making and so much more in this whole day workshop with local, award winning artist Libby Derham. Come away with a collection of techniques ready to use at home. The workshop concludes with an introductory abstract piece of art, bringing together several techniques learnt during the day. Aimed at the beginner level, this workshop will provide you with the skills to get you started.
Puppet Making
with David Erskine
DATES: Saturdays May 7 & 14
TIME: 10:00am - 3:00pm
COST: $180
Puppetry is one of the oldest forms of storytelling, with traditions stretching back through history to almost all civilizations. In this masterclass, performance artist David Erskine takes you on an inspirational journey into the
art of puppet making.
Over two consecutive Saturdays, you will be taken through the process of creating puppet heads using one of David’s favourite methods. The first session will focus on sculpting characters out of clay and casting them in latex. In the following session participants will be removing their work from the
mould and bringing it to life by giving it colour and expression with acrylic paint.
All materials supplied.
SOLD OUT
Keep an eye out for more from David Erskine!
with David Erskine
DATES: Saturdays May 7 & 14
TIME: 10:00am - 3:00pm
COST: $180
Puppetry is one of the oldest forms of storytelling, with traditions stretching back through history to almost all civilizations. In this masterclass, performance artist David Erskine takes you on an inspirational journey into the
art of puppet making.
Over two consecutive Saturdays, you will be taken through the process of creating puppet heads using one of David’s favourite methods. The first session will focus on sculpting characters out of clay and casting them in latex. In the following session participants will be removing their work from the
mould and bringing it to life by giving it colour and expression with acrylic paint.
All materials supplied.
SOLD OUT
Keep an eye out for more from David Erskine!
Totem Sculptures
with Maria Brown
DATES: Saturday 19 and Saturday 26 March
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $220 or $200 BFF/Pottery member
EVENT: Join ceramicist Maria Brown over two consecutive Saturday's to create your own abstract totem.
Saturday 19th and Saturday 26th March, 10am - 3pm
On the first Saturday, participants will use hand building techniques to create a variety of abstract forms layered with textures and patterns.
After a bisque firing, participants will return the following Saturday to paint and assemble the forms with metal and wood.
All materials and firing included.
with Maria Brown
DATES: Saturday 19 and Saturday 26 March
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $220 or $200 BFF/Pottery member
EVENT: Join ceramicist Maria Brown over two consecutive Saturday's to create your own abstract totem.
Saturday 19th and Saturday 26th March, 10am - 3pm
On the first Saturday, participants will use hand building techniques to create a variety of abstract forms layered with textures and patterns.
After a bisque firing, participants will return the following Saturday to paint and assemble the forms with metal and wood.
All materials and firing included.
Coloured Portraits
with Jandamarra Cadd
DATES: Sunday 20 February
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $125 or $120 BFF
EVENT: Facilitated by Archibald Finalist Dr Jandamarra Cadd you will create a portrait in full spectrum of colours.
In this one-day workshop using acrylic paints you will be guided by a master portrait artist on his personal technique of creating depth and portrait likeness using a full spectrum of colour.
Participants will be required to have a sketch portrait prepared prior so they can get straight into painting..
Open to all artists of all levels. All paints and brushes supplied.
with Jandamarra Cadd
DATES: Sunday 20 February
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $125 or $120 BFF
EVENT: Facilitated by Archibald Finalist Dr Jandamarra Cadd you will create a portrait in full spectrum of colours.
In this one-day workshop using acrylic paints you will be guided by a master portrait artist on his personal technique of creating depth and portrait likeness using a full spectrum of colour.
Participants will be required to have a sketch portrait prepared prior so they can get straight into painting..
Open to all artists of all levels. All paints and brushes supplied.
Intro to Watercolour
with Libby Derham
DATES: Saturday 12 February
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $125 or $120 BFF
EVENT: Come and explore the beautiful medium of watercolour and create luscious washes and magical mixes. Understand about the different papers, types of paints, mark making and so much more in this whole day workshop with local artist Libby Derham.
Aimed more at the beginner level, this workshop will provide you with the skills to get you started.
All materials supplied.
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $125 or $120 BFF
EVENT: Come and explore the beautiful medium of watercolour and create luscious washes and magical mixes. Understand about the different papers, types of paints, mark making and so much more in this whole day workshop with local artist Libby Derham.
Aimed more at the beginner level, this workshop will provide you with the skills to get you started.
All materials supplied.
Expressive Drawing Masterclass
with Kerry Wilson
DATES: Saturday 29 January 2022
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $125 or $120 BFF
EVENT: This masterclass will focus on basic drawing elements, mark making and incorporating mixed media.
Participants will be guided to work intuitively through a series of exercises to produce layered, dynamic and resolved works.
Open to beginners through to experienced artists.
All materials supplied.
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $125 or $120 BFF
EVENT: This masterclass will focus on basic drawing elements, mark making and incorporating mixed media.
Participants will be guided to work intuitively through a series of exercises to produce layered, dynamic and resolved works.
Open to beginners through to experienced artists.
All materials supplied.
Painting Interiors
with Shyanne Clarke
DATES: Saturday February 4
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $125 or $120 BFF Members
There are layered stories in the domestic setting, join artist Shyanne Clarke to create a domestic interior painting that shares a luminous narrative. This full day workshop will cover fine art fundamentals perspective/tone/colour as well as exploring your design style with dynamic brushstrokes in acrylic. Shyanne is generous in her knowledge, she teaches to the group and 1:1 to suit all skill levels, creating a personalised learning experience. Using these learned skills, participants will create and take home a finished painting. All materials are supplied. Please bring along an interiors reference image to work from if you prefer but options will be available.
BOOK HERE
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $125 or $120 BFF Members
There are layered stories in the domestic setting, join artist Shyanne Clarke to create a domestic interior painting that shares a luminous narrative. This full day workshop will cover fine art fundamentals perspective/tone/colour as well as exploring your design style with dynamic brushstrokes in acrylic. Shyanne is generous in her knowledge, she teaches to the group and 1:1 to suit all skill levels, creating a personalised learning experience. Using these learned skills, participants will create and take home a finished painting. All materials are supplied. Please bring along an interiors reference image to work from if you prefer but options will be available.
BOOK HERE
Animal Antics
with Fiona Groom
School Holiday Workshop
DATE: Tuesday December 13
TIME: 10.00 - 11.00am OR 12.00 - 1.00pm
COST: $35
Come paint your favorite animal on a tile using under glazes with local
Artist Fiona Groom who will guide the kids through the drawing and painting process.
Tiles will be fired and can be picked up before Christmas .
Suitable for ages 5 years +
All materials and firing included.
BOOK HERE
TIME: 10.00 - 11.00am OR 12.00 - 1.00pm
COST: $35
Come paint your favorite animal on a tile using under glazes with local
Artist Fiona Groom who will guide the kids through the drawing and painting process.
Tiles will be fired and can be picked up before Christmas .
Suitable for ages 5 years +
All materials and firing included.
BOOK HERE
Monster Mayhem
with Fiona Groom
School Holiday Workshop
DATE: Tuesday Jan 03, 2023 & Friday Jan 13, 2023
TIME: 10.00 - 1.00pm, both sessions
COST: $100
Session 1
Lets make a monster! Come and create a monster using air dry clay and with guidance from Artist Fiona Groom. Children will learn how to mold the clay, join, blend and create a fun creature.
Session 2
Returning 11 days later the monsters will be dry enough to paint using acrylic paints and lots of crafty bits!
Suitable for Ages 8 years +
BOOK HERE
TIME: 10.00 - 1.00pm, both sessions
COST: $100
Session 1
Lets make a monster! Come and create a monster using air dry clay and with guidance from Artist Fiona Groom. Children will learn how to mold the clay, join, blend and create a fun creature.
Session 2
Returning 11 days later the monsters will be dry enough to paint using acrylic paints and lots of crafty bits!
Suitable for Ages 8 years +
BOOK HERE
UnMasked Movement & Sound Workshops
Deconstruction: Plaster and Movement
with Ruby Donohoe
DATES: Friday December 2
TIME: 11:00am - 1:00pm
COST: FREE
This 2-hour workshop offers a series of embodied practices as pathways for object creation and proposes ways of using the body as time-based sculpture. In response to Sharka Bosakova's latest UnMasked Exhibition at Cooroy Butter Arts Factory, participants will be guided by interdisciplinary performance-maker Ruby Donohoe to explore various stages of plaster cast creation using movement improvisation and somatic research.
This process will be used to excavate relationships between the animate and inanimate, objectivity and subjectivity, and temporal negotiations of space. Through a series of poetic invitations and physical instructions, the workshop will offer processes for tuning into impulse, somatic information, materiality, and site.
WHAT TO EXPECT
- Plaster will be applied directly to participants' torsos over the top of their clothing.
- Participants should wear comfortable, long-sleeved pants and tops that they are ok with getting wet and/or dirty. Participants will be working barefoot.
- Please note the workshop will be in Cooroy Butter Arts Factory exhibition space on polished concrete floors.
- Open to all levels of movement experience.
WHEN REGISTERING
- Please indicate previous injuries or movement restrictions; access needs; and/or previous movement experience.
TIME: 11:00am - 1:00pm
COST: FREE
This 2-hour workshop offers a series of embodied practices as pathways for object creation and proposes ways of using the body as time-based sculpture. In response to Sharka Bosakova's latest UnMasked Exhibition at Cooroy Butter Arts Factory, participants will be guided by interdisciplinary performance-maker Ruby Donohoe to explore various stages of plaster cast creation using movement improvisation and somatic research.
This process will be used to excavate relationships between the animate and inanimate, objectivity and subjectivity, and temporal negotiations of space. Through a series of poetic invitations and physical instructions, the workshop will offer processes for tuning into impulse, somatic information, materiality, and site.
WHAT TO EXPECT
- Plaster will be applied directly to participants' torsos over the top of their clothing.
- Participants should wear comfortable, long-sleeved pants and tops that they are ok with getting wet and/or dirty. Participants will be working barefoot.
- Please note the workshop will be in Cooroy Butter Arts Factory exhibition space on polished concrete floors.
- Open to all levels of movement experience.
WHEN REGISTERING
- Please indicate previous injuries or movement restrictions; access needs; and/or previous movement experience.
Enter the Poetry of the Self: Butoh workshop
with Megan Janet White
DATES: Saturday December 3
TIME: 10:00am - 2:00pm
COST: FREE
Megan Janet White is a body-based performer, teacher, choreographer, installation artist and costume designer, based in Brisbane. She has been studying Butoh, a form of Japanese dance theatre, and running workshops for over 10 years and has kindly brought her expertise to the Butter Factory!
Butoh ignites the positive imagination, where the body is moved by poetic imagery that offers a bridge between the conscious, unconscious and subconscious. This workshop is intended to engage gentle practice to awaken the senses; to become curious and more aware of our inner terrain as well as our surroundings.
The four hour workshop moves at a gentle and steady pace with time to rest and integrate as well as check-in with conversation along the way. We will have a tea and snack break halfway through. All practices are self-based within the positive company of the group and always moving with space in between. Megan guides the workshop with care and sensitivity to all unique participants.
No prior dance/performance experience necessary
TIME: 10:00am - 2:00pm
COST: FREE
Megan Janet White is a body-based performer, teacher, choreographer, installation artist and costume designer, based in Brisbane. She has been studying Butoh, a form of Japanese dance theatre, and running workshops for over 10 years and has kindly brought her expertise to the Butter Factory!
Butoh ignites the positive imagination, where the body is moved by poetic imagery that offers a bridge between the conscious, unconscious and subconscious. This workshop is intended to engage gentle practice to awaken the senses; to become curious and more aware of our inner terrain as well as our surroundings.
The four hour workshop moves at a gentle and steady pace with time to rest and integrate as well as check-in with conversation along the way. We will have a tea and snack break halfway through. All practices are self-based within the positive company of the group and always moving with space in between. Megan guides the workshop with care and sensitivity to all unique participants.
No prior dance/performance experience necessary
Memory & Movement Emergence workshop
with Gemma Wright
DATES: Sunday December 4
TIME: 10:00am - 12:00pm
COST: FREE
Gemma Wright is a Sunshine Coast based Holistic Health practitioner and creative, bringing her love of nature together with evolutionary alchemy. Through movement exercises, Gemma will be guiding you on an emotvie jounrey of your body landscape. Exploring reflection, memory and connection.
No materials required.
TIME: 10:00am - 12:00pm
COST: FREE
Gemma Wright is a Sunshine Coast based Holistic Health practitioner and creative, bringing her love of nature together with evolutionary alchemy. Through movement exercises, Gemma will be guiding you on an emotvie jounrey of your body landscape. Exploring reflection, memory and connection.
No materials required.
2021
Traditional Watercolour Landscape Techniques
with Phil Egan
DATES: Saturday 4 December
TIME: 10am-3pm
COST: $125 or $120 BFF
EVENT: Be guided by watercolour artist Phil Egan through traditional watercolour techniques such as monochrome and tonal washes and using a limited palette to create a landscape work you can take home.
Participants can bring own brushes/paints if they desire.
with Phil Egan
DATES: Saturday 4 December
TIME: 10am-3pm
COST: $125 or $120 BFF
EVENT: Be guided by watercolour artist Phil Egan through traditional watercolour techniques such as monochrome and tonal washes and using a limited palette to create a landscape work you can take home.
Participants can bring own brushes/paints if they desire.
Alla Prima Painting
with Lauren Jones
DATES: Saturday 27 November
TIME: 10am – 2pm
COST: $135 or $130 BFF
EVENT: Join artist Lauren Jones for a fun oil painting workshop that explores the ‘Alla prima’ technique. Alla Prima is a direct painting approach where paint is applied wet on wet without letting the earlier layers dry. The workshop will explore shape and tone as a part of a gestural and expressive painting practice. All levels welcome. Oil paint, canvas and brushes all supplied. Participants will take home a ‘finished artwork’.
with Lauren Jones
DATES: Saturday 27 November
TIME: 10am – 2pm
COST: $135 or $130 BFF
EVENT: Join artist Lauren Jones for a fun oil painting workshop that explores the ‘Alla prima’ technique. Alla Prima is a direct painting approach where paint is applied wet on wet without letting the earlier layers dry. The workshop will explore shape and tone as a part of a gestural and expressive painting practice. All levels welcome. Oil paint, canvas and brushes all supplied. Participants will take home a ‘finished artwork’.
The Art of Living
Still life workshop
with Ruth Horton
DATES: Saturday 20 November
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $125 or $120 BFF
EVENT: Artist/educator Ruth Horton will adopt a creative approach to the subject matter 'Still Life’ - using lead -in exercises to stimulate ideas and processes. You will be working with vessels constructed from clay and found materials.
Artists will draw, print and collage their responses as a way into a fuller composition. Participants are invited to bring their own tool box of drawing and painting materials.
Paper and support material will be provided.
Still life workshop
with Ruth Horton
DATES: Saturday 20 November
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $125 or $120 BFF
EVENT: Artist/educator Ruth Horton will adopt a creative approach to the subject matter 'Still Life’ - using lead -in exercises to stimulate ideas and processes. You will be working with vessels constructed from clay and found materials.
Artists will draw, print and collage their responses as a way into a fuller composition. Participants are invited to bring their own tool box of drawing and painting materials.
Paper and support material will be provided.
Coloured Portraits
with Jandamarra Cadd
DATES: Saturday 13 November
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $125 or $120 BFF
EVENT: Facilitated by Archibald Finalist Dr Jandamarra Cadd you will create a portrait in full spectrum of colours.
In this one-day workshop using acrylic paints you will be guided by a master portrait artist on his personal technique of creating depth and portrait likeness using a full spectrum of colour.
Participants will be required to have a sketch portrait prepared prior so they can get straight into painting..
Open to all artists of all levels. All paints and brushes supplied.
with Jandamarra Cadd
DATES: Saturday 13 November
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $125 or $120 BFF
EVENT: Facilitated by Archibald Finalist Dr Jandamarra Cadd you will create a portrait in full spectrum of colours.
In this one-day workshop using acrylic paints you will be guided by a master portrait artist on his personal technique of creating depth and portrait likeness using a full spectrum of colour.
Participants will be required to have a sketch portrait prepared prior so they can get straight into painting..
Open to all artists of all levels. All paints and brushes supplied.
Glazing Masterclass
with Dennis Forshaw
DATEs: Saturday 16 October
to Saturday 13 November
TIME: 10am – 1pm
COST: $295 or $290 BFF
Over 5 weeks be guided by master ceramist Dennis Forshaw to learn all about the processes and techniques of glazing. You will learn all about glaze applications, testing, using pigments and stains and experiment with different firing temperatures.
The masterclass is suitable for beginners through to those with experience.
All materials supplied.
to Saturday 13 November
TIME: 10am – 1pm
COST: $295 or $290 BFF
Over 5 weeks be guided by master ceramist Dennis Forshaw to learn all about the processes and techniques of glazing. You will learn all about glaze applications, testing, using pigments and stains and experiment with different firing temperatures.
The masterclass is suitable for beginners through to those with experience.
All materials supplied.
Abstract Painting
with Odessa Mahony-de Vries
DATE: Saturday 16 October
TIME: 10am – 2pm
COST: $125 or $120 BFF
Artist Odessa Mahony-de Vries will guide participants through a series of mark-making, collage and abstract painting techniques. The workshop will focus on experimentation and process, and then be focused on producing a resolved artwork to take home.
Suitable for all levels.
All materials supplied.
TIME: 10am – 2pm
COST: $125 or $120 BFF
Artist Odessa Mahony-de Vries will guide participants through a series of mark-making, collage and abstract painting techniques. The workshop will focus on experimentation and process, and then be focused on producing a resolved artwork to take home.
Suitable for all levels.
All materials supplied.
Intro to Watercolour
with Libby Derham
DATES: Thursday 7 October
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $125 or $120 BFF
EVENT: Back by popular demand!
Come and explore the beautiful medium of watercolour and create luscious washes and magical mixes. Understand about the different papers, types of paints, mark making and so much more in this whole day workshop with local artist Libby Derham.
Aimed more at the beginner level, this workshop will provide you with the skills to get you started.
with Libby Derham
DATES: Thursday 7 October
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $125 or $120 BFF
EVENT: Back by popular demand!
Come and explore the beautiful medium of watercolour and create luscious washes and magical mixes. Understand about the different papers, types of paints, mark making and so much more in this whole day workshop with local artist Libby Derham.
Aimed more at the beginner level, this workshop will provide you with the skills to get you started.
The Art of Landscaping
with Ruth Horton
with Ruth Horton
DATE: Sunday 26 September
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $115 or $110 BFF
EVENT: A fun, creative painting workshop with local artist and art educator Ruth Horton, will explore the medium of acrylic on paper and canvas. Artists in the workshop will be encouraged to bring photos relating to their own experiences and travels. Studies of natural plant and landscape forms will combine to form imaginative Art works that reflect the diversity of Noosa and its surrounds.
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $115 or $110 BFF
EVENT: A fun, creative painting workshop with local artist and art educator Ruth Horton, will explore the medium of acrylic on paper and canvas. Artists in the workshop will be encouraged to bring photos relating to their own experiences and travels. Studies of natural plant and landscape forms will combine to form imaginative Art works that reflect the diversity of Noosa and its surrounds.
Plein Air Abstract Watercolour
with Libby Derham
DATE: Saturday 25 September
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $125 or $120 BFF
EVENT: Join local watercolour artist Libby Derham on a relaxing day outdoors learning to loosen up with watercolours.
Begin by ‘drawing whilst walking’ and then build on this as you begin your watercolour and mark-making ‘sampling’ outdoors. The culmination of the day is bringing it together to create an individual abstract or semi-abstract painting on Clayboard.
Ideal for those with some experience in watercolour.
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $125 or $120 BFF
EVENT: Join local watercolour artist Libby Derham on a relaxing day outdoors learning to loosen up with watercolours.
Begin by ‘drawing whilst walking’ and then build on this as you begin your watercolour and mark-making ‘sampling’ outdoors. The culmination of the day is bringing it together to create an individual abstract or semi-abstract painting on Clayboard.
Ideal for those with some experience in watercolour.
Tac - Tiles Paper Sculpture
with Jaime Kiss
with Jaime Kiss
DATE: Saturday 4 September
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $80 or $75 BFF
EVENT: Create your own modular sensory artwork, inspired by Max Bill words: "an infinite number of very different developments can be evolved according to individual inclination and temperament."
Participants will start constructing the square tiles (using primary and neutral colours paper strips) and will be inspired by the ‘concrete art movement’ and its precise and pre-emptive compositional structures, to use their tiles to compose
a unique paper sculpture.
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $80 or $75 BFF
EVENT: Create your own modular sensory artwork, inspired by Max Bill words: "an infinite number of very different developments can be evolved according to individual inclination and temperament."
Participants will start constructing the square tiles (using primary and neutral colours paper strips) and will be inspired by the ‘concrete art movement’ and its precise and pre-emptive compositional structures, to use their tiles to compose
a unique paper sculpture.
Botanical Contact Printing
with Rhonda Rettke
DATE: Saturday 31 July
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $145 or $140 BFF
EVENT: Discover nature's colour and patterns in this eco dying workshop. You'll be delighted by the slow reveal of transferring natural materials to textiles. Participants will use flowers and leaves to create unique prints to make their own silk scarves and art journal. Ticket includes $45 materials.
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $145 or $140 BFF
EVENT: Discover nature's colour and patterns in this eco dying workshop. You'll be delighted by the slow reveal of transferring natural materials to textiles. Participants will use flowers and leaves to create unique prints to make their own silk scarves and art journal. Ticket includes $45 materials.
Alla Prima Oil Painting with Lauren Jones
DATE: Sunday 25 July
TIME: 10am - 2pm
COST: $125 or $120 BFF
EVENT:
Join artist Lauren Jones for a fun oil painting workshop that explores the ‘Alla prima’ technique. Alla Prima is a direct painting approach where paint is applied wet on wet without letting the earlier layers dry. The workshop will explore shape and tone as a part of a gestural and expressive painting practice. All levels welcome. Oil paint, canvas and brushes all supplied. Participants will take home a ‘finished artwork’.
TIME: 10am - 2pm
COST: $125 or $120 BFF
EVENT:
Join artist Lauren Jones for a fun oil painting workshop that explores the ‘Alla prima’ technique. Alla Prima is a direct painting approach where paint is applied wet on wet without letting the earlier layers dry. The workshop will explore shape and tone as a part of a gestural and expressive painting practice. All levels welcome. Oil paint, canvas and brushes all supplied. Participants will take home a ‘finished artwork’.
Playful Printmaking
with Melissa Stannard
DATE: Saturday 17 July
TIME: 10.30am - 2.30pm
COST: $125 or $120 BFF
EVENT: Working with easy carve lino and found objects, participants will explore various ways of printmaking that are achievable at home with very little cost..
TIME: 10.30am - 2.30pm
COST: $125 or $120 BFF
EVENT: Working with easy carve lino and found objects, participants will explore various ways of printmaking that are achievable at home with very little cost..
Print & mark making on clay
with Ellen Appleby
DATE: Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 July
TIME: 9.30am - 3.30pm (both days)
COST: $198 or $187 BFF
EVENT: This hands-on workshop suitable for beginners and more experienced ceramic artists will cover several print and mark making on clay techniques including tetra-pac intaglio and transfer monoprints.
Ellen is an established Noosa based ceramic artist well known for her highly decorated porcelain vases, bowls and sculptural work.
TIME: 9.30am - 3.30pm (both days)
COST: $198 or $187 BFF
EVENT: This hands-on workshop suitable for beginners and more experienced ceramic artists will cover several print and mark making on clay techniques including tetra-pac intaglio and transfer monoprints.
Ellen is an established Noosa based ceramic artist well known for her highly decorated porcelain vases, bowls and sculptural work.
Throwing Large Forms
with Barry Tate
DATE: Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 May
TIME: 9.30am - 3.30pm
COST: $320 or $310 for Pottery/BFF members
Over two days, master ceramicist Barry Tate will guide you to work with large sections of clay and teach you how to create your own large forms. Pick up tips on how to make taller and wider wares. Participants will complete two large pieces.
Clay and coloured slips included. Optional firing at extra cost.
Suitable for beginner and intermediate potters.
TIME: 9.30am - 3.30pm
COST: $320 or $310 for Pottery/BFF members
Over two days, master ceramicist Barry Tate will guide you to work with large sections of clay and teach you how to create your own large forms. Pick up tips on how to make taller and wider wares. Participants will complete two large pieces.
Clay and coloured slips included. Optional firing at extra cost.
Suitable for beginner and intermediate potters.
Wild Life Art
with Ruth Horton
DATE: Saturday 10 April 2021
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $115 or $110 BFF
EVENT: Participants in the workshop will be encouraged to express their ideas in a creative and encouraging environment. Participants will create studies of animal life rendered in charcoal, ink and watercolour, which will reference the current exhibition focusing on Australian wildlife. Paper, charcoal and ink will be provided with artists encouraged to bring their own toolbox.
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $115 or $110 BFF
EVENT: Participants in the workshop will be encouraged to express their ideas in a creative and encouraging environment. Participants will create studies of animal life rendered in charcoal, ink and watercolour, which will reference the current exhibition focusing on Australian wildlife. Paper, charcoal and ink will be provided with artists encouraged to bring their own toolbox.
Creating animal textures
with Fiona Groom
DATE: Saturday 1 May 2021
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $125 or $120 BFF
EVENT: Join Fiona Groom as we explore the world of textures, using acrylics we will create a variety of animal and background swatches.
Learn a wide range of painting techniques and how to use different types of paint brushes. These skills will be useful to apply to your art practice in regards to animal art.
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $125 or $120 BFF
EVENT: Join Fiona Groom as we explore the world of textures, using acrylics we will create a variety of animal and background swatches.
Learn a wide range of painting techniques and how to use different types of paint brushes. These skills will be useful to apply to your art practice in regards to animal art.
An Evening with Malcolm Greenwood
DATE: Monday 15 March
TIME: 6 - 8pm
COST: $35
(includes a light meal)
EVENT: Join renowned potter Malcolm Greenwood for a conversation about his career spanning 43 years. Malcolm will share his knowledge of Japanese and West African pottery techniques, and tableware commissions for Australia's leading restaurants.
Malcolm's high quality porcelain wares have been commissioned by The Bentley Restaurant and Bar, Monopole, Yellow, Masuya Group,Ormeggio and Bennelong and featured inVogue Entertaining, Gourmet Traveller and Vogue Living.
TIME: 6 - 8pm
COST: $35
(includes a light meal)
EVENT: Join renowned potter Malcolm Greenwood for a conversation about his career spanning 43 years. Malcolm will share his knowledge of Japanese and West African pottery techniques, and tableware commissions for Australia's leading restaurants.
Malcolm's high quality porcelain wares have been commissioned by The Bentley Restaurant and Bar, Monopole, Yellow, Masuya Group,Ormeggio and Bennelong and featured inVogue Entertaining, Gourmet Traveller and Vogue Living.
SeedArt Lab: Seeds to Abstraction
with Sophie Munns
DATE: Saturday 6 March 2021
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $135 or $130 for BFF members
(includes $10 materials)
EVENT: Come and dig into the world of Bio-cultural diversity through the lens of Seeds with a morning of experimental drawing and mark-making followed by an afternoon constructing an artist book to tell your story around seeds & important places in your life using a lively semi-abstract or abstract visual approach, exploring seeds as both motif and symbol.
Sophie Munns launched her Homage to the seed project in 2010 and continues to share this all-encompassing fascination with others.
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $135 or $130 for BFF members
(includes $10 materials)
EVENT: Come and dig into the world of Bio-cultural diversity through the lens of Seeds with a morning of experimental drawing and mark-making followed by an afternoon constructing an artist book to tell your story around seeds & important places in your life using a lively semi-abstract or abstract visual approach, exploring seeds as both motif and symbol.
Sophie Munns launched her Homage to the seed project in 2010 and continues to share this all-encompassing fascination with others.
Earth Pigment Painting
Workshop
with Mo Riggs
DATE: Saturday 20 Feb 2021
TIME: 10am – 2pm
COST: $85 or $80 for BFF members
EVENT: Participants will experience a profound joy of creating long lasting colourful artworks using hand made and locally found earth pigment powders. Discover the rich vibrant palette of earth and mineral based pigments. Be guided how to mix the powders into various thick and thin textures and opaque and transparent hues. The Flying with Rainbows earth pigment painting workshops are colour explorations transforming the way we think about paint in todays world. Suitable for all levels. Materials incl & Morning Tea Provided - BYO Lunch
TIME: 10am – 2pm
COST: $85 or $80 for BFF members
EVENT: Participants will experience a profound joy of creating long lasting colourful artworks using hand made and locally found earth pigment powders. Discover the rich vibrant palette of earth and mineral based pigments. Be guided how to mix the powders into various thick and thin textures and opaque and transparent hues. The Flying with Rainbows earth pigment painting workshops are colour explorations transforming the way we think about paint in todays world. Suitable for all levels. Materials incl & Morning Tea Provided - BYO Lunch
Encaustic Wax
Painting Masterclass
with Cheryl McGannon
DATE: Saturday 6 FEB 2021
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $225
(Includes $70 of materials)
EVENT: Here you will experience a ‘hands on' exploration into the seductive medium of encaustic hot wax, oils and pigments, where you will be learning and experiencing an exciting emerging art form whilst creating your own small abstract artworks along the way. In this 1 Day Masterclass with experienced teacher and artist Cheryl McGannon, you will gain all the knowledge & support to continue with this medium and introduce it to your own art practice or begin a new journey of creativity. Materials incl & Morning Tea Provided - BYO Lunch
TIME: 10am – 3pm
COST: $225
(Includes $70 of materials)
EVENT: Here you will experience a ‘hands on' exploration into the seductive medium of encaustic hot wax, oils and pigments, where you will be learning and experiencing an exciting emerging art form whilst creating your own small abstract artworks along the way. In this 1 Day Masterclass with experienced teacher and artist Cheryl McGannon, you will gain all the knowledge & support to continue with this medium and introduce it to your own art practice or begin a new journey of creativity. Materials incl & Morning Tea Provided - BYO Lunch
