News Month: May 2017

Intensive Icon Painting/Egg Tempera Workshop

Post date 17 May 2017

This 5 day intensive workshop is designed for students of all abilities, no previous experience is required.

Monday 5 June – Friday 9 June
11:00 am – 5:00 pm

Suitable for: All levels/Absolute beginners welcome
Price: £255, concessions available (check the description)
Location: (Studio 2.31) Edinburgh School of Icon Painting

This 5 day intensive workshop is designed for students of all abilities, no previous experience is required.

The aim of the course is to help you understand the tradition of icon painting through studying masterpieces, and through their inspiration to create your own icon.

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Lunchtime seed bombing

Post date 16 May 2017

stmagsfromthegarden-300x225Thursday 25 May
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Join us for a lunchtime seed bombing workshop at St Margaret’s Garden!

On Thursday 25th May from 12 to 1pm pop over to the far corner of the St Margaret’s House car park to make your own seed bombs and join the throw and grow!  Tilly from GrowWild will be joining us to help us make the bombs and plant them to add a splash of colour to the embankment.
No previous experience needed, all materials and seeds provided in partnership with GrowWild
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DE-STASH SPECIAL

Post date 10 May 2017

De-Stash event - 14th of MayA CHANCE TO STOCK UP ON ART AND CRAFT MATERIALS AND GRAB A BARGAIN

Sunday 14th May 2017 from 12 noon to 4 pm.

In the Drawing Room and Library, 3rd floor of St Margaret’s House.

Residents of Edinburgh Palette are having a spring clear out of their varied art & craft materials, tools, accessories and books all for the first St. Margaret’s House ‘De-Stash Special’

PLEASE NOTE

This is a material, tool, accessory and book sale by a variety of artists and crafts people. There won’t be any household items, or finished art/ craft pieces for sale.
This is a cash only event.

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Link up | A3 Printer to highest bidder

Post date 9 May 2017

HP Color LaserJet Professional CP5220 Series PrinterLink Up Women’s Support Centre has been gifted a brand new A3 printer that we can’t use – except as a fundraiser!

We would like to offer first refusal to our fellow tenants at St Margaret’s House –

The printer details: HP Color LaserJet Professional CP5220 Series Printer.  It is very similar to its sister – CP5225 which is retailing at almost £1000 (inc VAT).

http://www8.hp.com/uk/en/products/printers/product-detail.html?oid=3974355#!tab=specs

If you have been looking for an A3 printer, look no further and make us an offer…  we look forward to hearing from you.

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In Memorandum | R.I.P dear coffee machine

Post date 4 May 2017

IMG_1228We regret to inform you of the tragic passing of our dear third floor coffee machine.

Our beloved caffeine bestower brewed it’s last brew on Saturday  29th of April. Having been with us since the dawn of time (it is rumoured to have served under the mighty Stegosaurus in the Jurassic era, helping to keep his spikes cuspidate) it has been with us since Edinburgh Palette had only conquered a fraction of St Margaret’s House.  The coffee machine’s presence in the strategy rooms was invaluable, giving strength and support to the team through good times and bad. We finally say farewell as it makes it’s way to it’s last resting place, the dump

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All the Young Nudes

Post date 3 May 2017

Come along every Tuesday 7pm – 9pm at Cabaret Voltaire and enjoy a relaxed evening of untutored life drawing accompanied by a great soundtrack. We usually have 3 or more models posing for various lengths of time so you can take your pick.

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Beginners and professionals equally welcome. We have boards and a well stocked ‘borrow table’ as well as some lovely sketchbooks and other materials available to purchase on the night.

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