Edinburgh PaletteDear Friend,
We are almost half way through July! Difficult to believe how fast this year has passed… and now, we find ourselves facing many challenging socio-political news. We can only hope that the clown energy within us keeps us together, reminding us of what is essential… we all are humans despite of where we have been born or raise in the world, our skin colour, religion or gender.
“Art from the Heart” is an activity day for adults to get out in nature, play, get messy and be creative.
Fiona King is bringing her creativity in nature day to Edinburgh. Thanks to Edinburgh Palette for making a room available near to Holyrood Park.
Whatever the weather the day will offer a chance to work in a small group with enthusiasm and fun. We all have some creative imagination and the games, craft activities and time spent re-connecting with our surroundings will give all abilities a chance to tap into this. There is no need for any previous experience, but a wish to play and try something different.
More events added, and more details released. See you at the Egg and Spoon race!
All locations are rooms at Edinburgh Palette, 151 London Road, Edinburgh, EH7 6AE unless otherwise stated.
4th April – 2nd May 2015
Jaimie Macdonald, our building’s gracious queen of all green matters, has devised 4 weeks of coached creative adventures – delivered to you online but taken in nature. You will explore and deepen your connection to some of the green spaces near you, whilst having fun and being creative.
Thank you to everyone who came to the Printbase launch last Friday. It was great to see so many people there.
We will be opening in the next two to three weeks with courses, classes and workshops in print and textiles.
Weekly classes will continue to run after Christmas in the Edinburgh School of Icon Painting, with similar flexibility so you can join any time (or you can make up time further down the line if you miss one or two classes).
Relatively new to the building, the Leith Lapidary Club are inviting us all to join them for their specialist enamelling, gemstones and silver-casting workshops that they will be running from early 2015. Places are limited to contact as soon as possible if interested.
Borkowski Jewellery Studio are running Jewellery Making Workshops from their sixth-floor studio here at St. Margaret’s House. They’ve kindly sent us the following information about the process.
This is an opportunity for all artists who struggle to photograph their own work to a reasonably professional standard, kindly shared by Trina from the fifth floor.
Michael Wildman is a professional photographer who exhibits his work internationally, (he is also one of Studio 518’s models along with his partner, Carolina.) He is currently holding photography courses in St Margaret’s House.
An idea in progress….
While Trina was bending his ear about one of her current photography problems, they decided that there may be more of us who would like an hour of Michael’s time (£20.00 per hour).
He thinks an hour for basic information, lighting and camera, this would be using your own camera.
So far we have a diverse crowd , fabric designers, costume makers, oil painters, watercolourist, charcoal on paper artists, you get the idea. All of us with our own particular problem to solve. We would like to build the numbers up to a course size, anyone else interested?
The course would be held in Studio 5.18. Future dates and details to be worked on, but a show of emails would be the start.
Get in touch with either Trina (trinabohan@tyrie.net) or Michael (michaelwildman232@hotmail.com)
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