GEORGINA FRANKLIN

Jewellery

Individual Contemporary Design Commissions undertaken

Please see website for studio opening times. www.georginafranklin.co.uk

The Forum, 18 Market Square, Tenbury Wells, Worcs. WR15 8EA Phone 01584 810085

AARDVARK BOOKS & CAFE

Website: www.aardvark-books.com

50,000+ titles; North Herefordshire’s largest indie bookseller; We buy books

Specialist in art, design, photography, history, gardening

Also open our superb CAFÉ!

The Bookery, Manor Farm, Brampton Bryan, Bucknell, SY7 0DH Off A4113 Knighton Road. Tel: 01547 530744 aardvaark@btconnect.com www.aardvark-books.com

Bookshop open to visitors Tues-Sun 10am-4pm.

Wednesday 21st June 6-7.30pm

FRIEDA HUGHES

In conversation with Anna Dreda and reading extracts from her new book, ‘George: A Magpie Memoir’.

Sunday 2nd July 9am-3pm

GIANT CAR BOOT

Plus launch of Aardvark Annual Sale!

Textile Workshops With Angie Hughes

Zoom and face to face creative workshops including machine and hand embroidery, print and mixed media techniques. Based in Ledbury. Email angie@angiehughes.com tel 07533 362900.

Stone Carving Workshops

Monthly in Llangarron HR9 6PH. Glenn Morris, sculptor, leads an informal, friendly group. Suitable for beginners and those with some experience. Full tuition, safety equipment and tools provided. Stone available if required. Copious refreshments guaranteed. 01989 770776. Frances@artsinthemarches.co.uk

Recycled Glass Fusing

Learn to cut, prepare, fire and fuse recycled glass. Create light-catchers, tea light stands or pictures. Half day workshop £30 / person. Includes all materials and homemade refreshments. Workshops arranged to suit you, and / or your friends up to max. 5 people. frances@artsinthemarches.co.uk

Basketmaking Using Rush

Presteigne. Courses available throughout the year covering many techniques. Small groups and all levels taught. All materials and equipment included. For more information see Rushmorebaskets.com or contact Clair at rushmorebaskets@gmail.com 07713 514902.

Creative Breaks

Learn a new skill and explore your creativity with experienced tutors, all based in beautiful countryside with outstanding views and local produce. We offer a wide range of courses throughout the year:- Basketmaking, Upholstery, Felting, Rag Rug Making, Sculpture, Stone Carving, Dichroic Glass, Plant Dyeing, Natural Dyes, Herbal Medicine, Siminagashi, Rush Basketry, Creating a Sketchbook, Jewellery, Glass Fusing, Hand Block Printing, Sewing, Stained Glass, Weaving, Linocutting, Painting and Drawing, Japanese Woodblock, Printmaking, Weaving Wire, Woodcarving and Pottery. For full details visit www.creativebreaks.co.uk Make it yourself - take it home - treasure it – or give it with pride!

June HEREFORD CATHEDRAL

1 June - Messy Church, crafts and activities for all the family, 12-3pm, free, drop-in event. Mondays, 12 June, 10 July & 14 Aug - Creative Cloisters sessions. Attendees will have full access to the Cloisters, College Hall and Canon’s Garden, 10am-2.30pm, £15 to include tea, coffee and a sandwich lunch, please book, 01432 374251.

21 June - Lego Club for ages 8-14 years, 3.30pm-4.30pm, free, but advance booking essential. Mondays, term time - Toddler Group, craft activities and prayer; suitable 1-3 years, 9.30am, free. Hereford Cathedral, 01432 374225, www.herefordcathedral.org

June THE ART SHOP AND CHAPEL WORKSHOPS

8 June - Drawing and Monoprinting workshop with ‘Mappa Marches Magic’ with Adrienne Craddock, 10am-4pm, £90 includes lunch and all materials. 16 June - Drawing workshop with Kumar Saraff, 10am-4.30pm, £90 includes lunch and all materials. The Art Shop & Chapel, Market St, Abergavenny, 01873 852690.

June HAY CASTLE

2 June - Book Art Workshop with Kate Kato - ‘Flowers’. Learn how to make a work of art from the pages of recycled books. Clore Learning Space, Hay Castle, Hay-on-Wye, 10am-4pm, £85,01497 820079.

June EASTNOR POTTERY INTO TO THE POTTERS WHEEL £49 per person. Perfect indoor activity for individuals, couples and small groups. 1.5 hr sessions take place on specific dates through-out June. POTTERS WHEEL COURSES 3, 4, 14, 17, 24 & 25, 28 June. Weekend: £280 Day: £150 per person. Spend the weekend or day relaxing and creating pots on the potter’s wheel. Eastnor Pottery, Home Farm, Eastnor, near Ledbury. Please check availablity and book www. eastnorpottery.co.uk Email admin@eastnorpottery.co.uk or tel 01531 633886.

June MID WALES ARTS CENTRE

3 June - Book Making Family Workshop, 10am-1pm, £15 adults, £10 children. 10 & 11 June - Ceramic Weekend Course, 10am-4pm. 17 June - Silversmithing Workshop, beginners to advanced, 10am-4pm, £85. Wed - Weeklly Art talks, 2-4pm, free. Thurs - After-School Pottery for children 7-11 years, 5-6.30pm, £7. Thurs - Pottery & Ceramic Sculpture Club for all ages and abilities, 2-4pm & 7-9pm, £10. Fri - Pottery & Ceramic Sculpure Club, 11-1pm & 1-3pm, £10. 1st Sat of each month - Family Pottery 2-4pm, £10, children £8. 2nd Sat of each month - Life Drawing, 10am-1pm, £20/£14. Mid Wales Arts Centre, Caersws, Newtown, 01686 688369.

June ORIEL DAVIES GALLERY WORKSHOPS

1 & 2 July - 2 day Indigo workshop with Jeanette Orrel, 10.30am-4.30pm, £140 for both days. Fridays 16 June - 21 July - Spoon Carving with Graham Beadle, 1-4pm. Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown, 01686 625041.

June VICKI NORMAN STUDIO

6 - 8 June - 3 Day Painting Retreat at Acton Scott Hall. 25 - 30 June - Painting on Location in West Cornwall. Full details email vicki@vickinormanstudio.com

June SIDNEY NOLAN WORKSHOPS

2 June - Costume, Masks and Identity. Taking inspiration from the exhibition by Dean Cross, these workshops will explore themes of identity, costume, portraiture and performance. 11-12pm, mask making for ages 5-9 years, £6. 1-3pm, costume, portraiture and performance for ages 10-16 years, £6. 3 June - Drypoint Printmaking - The birds and the bees with Helen Arthur, 1.30pm-5pm, £50, please book. 3 & 8 June - Cultivate - a creative programme for ages 15-25 year olds. Mondays 5 June - 10 July (term time) - MAKE, an arts and creative club for young people aged 10-14, 3.30pm-5pm at the Youth Centre, Presteigne. Sidney Nolan Trust, The Rodd, Presteigne. To book - 01544 260149 or www.sidneynolantrust.org

June THE HIVE WORKSHOPS

8 June - Natural Crafting Workshops for ages 11+, free, 2-4pm. 1 June - ABCs of Podcasting. Aimed at 14-18 year olds. Develop skills in recording, producing and editing, 10am-3pm, free, please bring a packed lunch. Every Tues - Life Drawing for all ages, 7-9pm, £8. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 01743 234970.

June & July QUILT ASSOCIATION WORKSHOPS

22 June - Introduction to Eco Printing with Jane Hunter, £60. 6 & 7 July (attend 1 or 2 days). Patterns from the East, Batik on tissue and fabric with Jenny O’Leary. £60 one day, £110 for two days. Minerva Arts Centre, High Street, Llanidloes 01686 413467. Email chris.shercliff@ quilt.org.uk

Sun 4 June NEEDLE-FELTING WORKSHOP

Create a scene-in-a-mug such as a duck pond or cottage, completely out of wool. All tuition and materials provided. Bodenham Parish Hall, HR1 3LB, 10am-2pm, £35 including refreshments, contact SMaxwellSAM@aol.com

Sat 17 June CREATIVE PAINTING

For Illustrating Text

Learn how to effortlessly create subtle colour, various textures and suggested flowers and fauna to enhance your work. Brushes, paint, manipulation and imagination. With botanical artist and calligrapher Jan Mehigan. 10-4pm at Monkland Village Hall,nr Leominster. £20 members/ £25 visitors. For booking please ring 01544 327657. The Marches Scribes.

Sat 24 June RAG RUG MAKING FACE TO FACE WORKSHOPS Creative recycling with Jenni StuartAnderson. Progging and hooking. Suits beginners and returners (Can be addictive!). 10am-4pm. Leysters & Middleton Parish Hall, Leysters, Herefordshire, HR6 0HP. £65 includes beverages and hessian. Info/booking: 01568 750229. email - jenni.ragrugs@freeuk.com www.jenniragrugs.com

12th to 18th of June Art Exhibition

Jana Light

Upstairs, De Koffie Pot, Bridge Street, Hereford, HR4 9DG

Open daily, 10am to 5pm

Sat 24 & Sun 25 June INTRODUCTION TO BRUSH LETTERING ON PAPER & FABRIC

Learn the techniques of using an edged brush via patterns through to simple letters and a completed project. Suitable for beginners or more experienced. Brooms Green Village Hall, GL18 2DP. ONLY 4 PLACES LEFT!! £80 including all materials plus brush pack to use & take home. To secure a place or for more info, please contact Caroline

Owen-Thomas: ilovelettering2@gmail.com

July WILD AND MADDER NATURAL CRAFT

WORKSHOPS

17 July - Artists Toolkit: make a natural ink, personalise a sketchbook and paint your own dip pen, 10am-1pm. Making and using charcoal, 2-5pm. 26 July - Indigo Dye using shibori and tie dye techniques, 10am-1pm. Lino printing with natural printing inks, 2-5pm. 31 July - Flower pressing and paper making, 10am-1pm. Magic colour changing ink and ink diffusers, 2-5pm. Sutton Court, Tenbury Wells, £40 per workshop. Single session or discounts for full day’s adventure. For info and bookings www.wildandmadder.co.uk

Wed 12 & Thurs 13 July TEXTILE BAZAAR

World textiles including individual wearables, homeware and collectable textiles. Textile workshops by Bailey Curtis, Angie Hughes and Jeanette McCulloch. Lunches and refreshments. Hellens Manor, Much Marcle, near Ledbury, £1 entry, Wed 11am-5pm, Thurs 10am-5pm, www.textilefairs.co.uk

Sat 1 & Sun 2 July & Sat 30 Sept & Sun 1 Oct STONE CARVING COURSES

With Lottie O’Leary. A two day course for all abilities. £270 inclusive of stone, lunches, tea and coffee. Knighton, LD7 1PN. Bookings 01547 528792, oleary. lottie@gmail.com www.lottieolearystonecarver.co.uk

Tuesdays DRINK AND DRAW

Weekly life drawing group for all abilities. Bring your own materials and just turn up. Upstairs at The Green Dragon Hotel, Broad St, Hereford, 7-9:30pm, £8, 07587 192495.

Wednesdays INFORMAL ART GROUP

All welcome, help given if required. The Old School Community Hub, New Radnor, 2-4pm, 01544 350242.

Wednesdays DRINK AND DRAW

Weekly life drawing group for all abilities. Bring your own materials and just turn up. Ty Tan Gallery (opp. Blue Boar), Hay-on-Wye, 7-9:30pm, block book in advance £90 for 10 weeks or drop-in for £11, 07855 628627.

Thursdays HEREFORD LIFE DRAWING

The Courtyard, Hereford, 10am-1pm, £7.50, 01432 340555.

3rd Friday of every month FRIDAY CRAFT CLUB

Bring your crocheting, embroidery, paper crafts or jewellery making to this informal meet. Complete your projects in good company with a side of tea and cake, no booking required. Pot & Page, 8 New St, Ledbury, 10.30am-12.30pm.