Home to a broad and rapidly growing range of classes and workshops, the Daylesford and Macedon Ranges region provides those wanting to explore their creative side with plenty of options to choose from. Whether it is a cooking class, learning the art of water colours or creating your own unique gin, there is literally something for everyone! Keep in mind that many of these classes book out quickly, so be sure to book well in advance.
CLASSES & WORKSHOPS FROM THE PLATE TO THE PAGE: A FOOD WRITING MASTERCLASS
GIN MASTERCLASS
WITH RICHARD CORNISH, DAYLESFORD - 29TH TO 30TH JULY
ANIMUS DISTILLERY, KYNETON – 4TH SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH
Immerse yourself in the craft of food writing during this two-day interactive masterclass. Hosted by award-winning author and Good Food journalist Richard Cornish, the course includes intensive flavour training, study of classic texts, writing exercises, morning tea and lunch each day, a Japanese sensory dinner and a unique paddock-to-plate component featuring a visit to a working farm.
Be a part of a gin blending masterclass where you can take home a bottle of your own creation. Their blending masterclasses are hosted at their cocktail lounge, running over 2-3 hours. Learn about their unique approach to distillation and how they create unique recipes for their gins. Tastings of their range will be included of course!
richardcornish.com.au
animusdistillery.com/gin-blending-masterclass CREATE A SCRATCHBOARD ARTWORK
WINTER COOKING CLASS – LAKE HOUSE, DAYLESFORD – 20TH JUNE
NATURELAB, MALDON – 24TH TO 25TH JULY
Join a hands-on cooking class conducted by two senior chefs from the Lake House, based on a menu of three seasonal dishes, using the region’s best produce. These are selected to include useful and interesting techniques for a wide variety of levels in cooking experience and capability.
A unique two-day workshop where you will learn how to create your own beautiful scratchboard artwork with artist Joan McKay. You will practice various scratchboard techniques using a range of tools and will use these skills to render a small object and then create a larger portrait of a native animal.
lakehouse.com.au/product/winter-cooking-class
natureartlab.com.au/collections/adult-workshops
CYANOTYPES - PRINTING PLANTS AND TEXTURES AGAVE PRINT STUDIOS, TRENTHAM – 3RD JULY
Join Dianne Longley and let her guide you through making cyanotypes. The beautiful paper is sensitised and dried in a dark area, you then create your design with plants, textures and found materials. These are placed in a contact frame with the cyanotype paper. Exposures can be made in sunlight and you will then wash out your cyanotype in tap water and watch as your image is revealed. agaveprintstudio.com.au/events/cyanotypes-printing-plants-and-textures
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ILLUSTRATION WORKSHOP: INK AND WATERCOLOUR WASH THE OLD AUCTION HOUSE, KYNETON – 19TH JUNE
Learn how to draw with ink and create watercolour wash sketches. Local artist Linda Newton will guide you in outlining your sketches before using watercolour pigments to fill them with colour. Learn to add dimension and drama in your composition by adding a watercolour wash to your work. theoldauctionhouse.com.au/classes Find these classes and more on: daylesfordmacedonlife.com.au/classes-workshops
