The Derwen Experience - Short Courses 2010
Derwen College is set in picturesque countryside with impressive walks and a variety of amenities all on the site:
Betty’s Coffee Shop,
The Orangery Restaurant,
Young’s Farm Shop,
Derwen Garden Centre,
The Gallery,
Derwen Estates,
Tiffins.
For full details and more information about the courses please contact Sharon Birch... sharon.birch(at)derwen.ac.uk
To apply for a course please contact Andrea Tudor... andrea.tudor@derwen.ac.uk
Tel: 01691 661234
Fax: 01691 670714
Summer 2010 - Short Courses
Ebay
Tutor: Russell Pentz
Are you interested in learning and how to buy and sell on eBay, experiment with advanced features and gain an understanding of some of the pitfalls? Many people make significant returns on eBay, so discover some of their marketing tips to beat the credit crunch. Learn how to avoid some of the scams and pitfalls that surround online auctions and ensure your eBay experience is fun and rewarding.
Course duration and date:
Saturday 19th June 2010
10.00am-4.00pm
Fee: £50.00 (Includes refreshments
and lunch in the restaurant)
Writing Fiction
START WRITING FICTION - AND DON’T GIVE UP
Tutor: Allison Heward
Want to write but no idea where to begin? Files full of dusty manuscripts but unsure of the next step? Would you love to take a blank page and create a piece of writing fit for publication? This course aims to help you do just that. Practical exercises designed to inspire new ideas encourage you to try new techniques. The friendly informal atmosphere, with plenty of positive feedback, will build your confidence to find your own writing voice.
Course duration and date:
Saturday 3rd July 2010
10.00am-4.00pm
Fee: £50.00 (Includes refreshments and lunch in the restaurant)
Meditation
Tutor: Wendy Shrubsall
Have you ever considered meditation, but just not sure how to start? Take this opportunity to give it a try! Meditation has long been proven as a way of keeping a healthy body and mind, by many different cultures, throughout the world, for thousands of years. It is a great way to help you relax, aid healthy sleep patterns and helps you through times of stress. Come and enjoy a relaxing day experiencing different meditation techniques and find one that works best for you.
Course duration and time:
Saturday 24th July 2010
10.00am-4.00pm
Fee: £50.00 (Includes refreshments and
lunch in the restaurant)
More glass Fusing and Slumping
Tutor: Barbara Cooksey
This course explores the creative side of glass fusing using a number of techniques and experimental materials. Minimal drawing ability is needed and help will be given for design ideas and projects.
Course Duration and date:
Saturday 26th June 2010
10.00am—4.00pm
Fee: £50.00 (Includes use of all necessary
tools and glass, refreshments and
lunch in the restaurant)
Glass Fusing
Exploring the magical world of creating
and firing your own pieces of glass
Tutor: Barbara Cooksey
This is your opportunity to learn about the different techniques to make your own vibrantly designed glass jewellery and small decorative pieces, with hands on, step by step, instructions from an experienced craftsperson. You will explore the properties of glass through experimentation, making several unique pieces that will be fired in the kiln. By using the micro kiln you will design and make a piece to take home on the day, others collected at a later date.
Course duration and date:
Saturday 6th February 2010
10.00am-4.00pm
Fee: £50.00 (Includes use of all necessary tools and
glass, refreshments and lunch in the restaurant)
Hand Felting
Come and explore the amazing art of Hand Felting...
Tutor: Jane Hunter
Felt is one of the oldest textiles produced by mankind. The resulting fabric can be used for all kinds of decorative and functional items. Wet felting will be explored in this day course where the basic techniques and principles of felting will be explained and demonstrated. At the end of the day you will have made a piece of felt and some felt balls that you can take away with you.
Course duration and date:
Saturday 31st July 2010
10.00am-4.00pm
Fee: £50.00 (Includes use of all materials,
refreshments and lunch in the restaurant)
Fun with Flowers
Tutor: Isobel Liston
Explore various methods and techniques to get you started in flower arranging. Build on the main principles of colour, design, proportion and balance as well as experimentation with designs. Enjoy a day of planning and preparing designs for your home as well as ideal gifts.
Course duration and date:
Saturday 26thJune 2010
10.00am-4.00pm
Fee: £50.00 (Includes use of all necessary tools,
an arrangement to take away, refreshments and
lunch in the restaurant)
Hanging Baskets and Container Pots
Tutors: Peter Leddington and Paul Moss
Why not take this opportunity to join our qualified and experienced tutors to design and produce your own basket and/or container pot within the nursery setting in our extensive horticulture department at the college? Discover the techniques to get the best possible results from your planting, the knowledge about types of plants to use, the different containers you could utilise and the correct materials for planting.
Course duration and date:
Saturday 22nd May 2010
10.00am-4.00pm
Fee: £50.00 (Includes completed basket,
container, refreshments and lunch in the restaurant)
3D Decoupage
Tutor: Dawn Chatfield
3D Decoupage is the art of picture sculpture. Using a set of 3-5 identical pictures with careful cutting, shaping and gluing in a layered manner, a three dimensional picture is created. Many subjects can be prepared as decoupage, including flowers, birds, animals and rural scenes.
Course Duration and date:
Saturday 5th June
10.00 am-4.00pm
Fee: £50.00 (Includes use of all tools and materials,
refreshments and lunch in the restaurant)
3 Courses In One Day
Tutor: Sharon Birch
Have you ever considered having a dinner party but not sure where to start? Come and learn how to prepare a starter, a main course and a dessert that you will be able to prepare at home with ease. The versatile dishes will enable you to add your own tastes and choice. By attending this day course you will also learn to eliminate some processed/shop bought food and home cook the dishes from scratch.
Course duration and date:
Saturday 7th August 2010
10.00am-4.00pm
Fee: £50.00 (Includes refreshments and
lunch in the restaurant)
