This course is for you:

• if you like to follow ideas - to watch and then have a go

• if you are inspired by the seasons and capturing shapes and colours from nature

• if you like have a purpose for what you make

• if you want a springboard to getting creative - trying some new ideas and techniques

Materials you will need for the class:

• ink roller (brayer)

• water based printing ink

• drawing inks

• papers you can cut up for collage - old book pages, old envelopes, bits of wallpaper, painted sheets of paper etc

• watercolour paper and cartridge paper

• scissors and glue (I use uhu)

• pre-cut folded cards and envelopes - or use your paper stash to make cards

What you will learn on this course:

• 5 different mixed media techniques

• Working in a series

• Drawing, collaging and printing

• Using symbolic imagery

You will have forever access to the content.  I've planned the content to give you a weekend of creativity or you can spread it over a few evenings. 

You will be invited to join my Facebook group so that you can share your ideas and receive feedback from myself and others. It will help keep you inspired, motivated and accountable for getting started and fulfilling your create aspirations. 

This course consists of:

• Welcome session

• 5 video tutorials allowing you to follow me as I go through techniques, ideas and processes

• Set tasks for you to go through the processes and create your set of handmade cards

• Access to my ongoing Facebook community to continue your creative journey in a supportive, like-minded community

What you will need to have:

• The materials on the materials list (see above)

• Access via a PC or laptop to my website where you can access the password protected pages

• Broadband wifi with sufficient speed to watch video content

• You will also need a willingness to have a go and try new ways of working - not focussed on the outcomes, but on developing a creative flow and adapting new techniques

• Time - a weekend that you can set aside for yourself

• Commitment to fulfil the tasks and share with others in the group so that we can nurture each other.

What to expect:

• You can access the course immediately. Delivery is via video tutorials that you can start, stop and repeat as you wish. 

• There are tasks set for you to try what you have been shown in the videos. 

• You are encouraged to take photos of what you create and upload them to my Facebook Group.

• You can ask questions in the group, or by email. 

If you have any questions, please get in touch by email by clicking the envelope icon in the page footer - you may find an answer to your question in the Frequently Asked Questions page (FAQ's). The link is at the top of the page.

"I'm absolutely loving what I'm doing on the current course, the process IS the thing for me, and when I like my results I consider that a bonus"

ZH - A Card for all Seasons

"I so agree about this course, I am still enjoying it and there are so many techniques I want to try again in my sketchbook too."

LB - A Card for all Seasons

"Looking at all the card-makers' posts, I keep thinking,'Oh, that one should be framed.' 'And that one, and that one too.'"

LH - A Card for all Seasons

"This has been my favourite of your courses yet. I have an enormous stash of cards as a result and am pleased as punch with what I've produced. I have enjoyed every session and my confidence in my own skills has rocketed. I am going to continue using and developing these techniques and I'll be back for another course soon; I need a small breather first as I've been so fired up that I've been working in my art room until midnight and need to catch up with some boring housework !! Thank you so much."

Student - A Card for all Seasons

"Helen, I am addicted to your courses! I gain so much from them. I am not one for social media, very much a solitary artist, but maybe I'll share some results from this card making. I loved the cutting up blind, the surprise of the uncontrolled outcome. I am buzzing with ideas. Thank you, thank you!"

CV

Helen I absolutely love this course! The thing I loved about it so much was it provided such an attainable, solid foundation of fun and experimentation with fabulous outcomes. It was so well structured as to ensure success, whilst being totally liberating to really propel you forward into creating your own ideas without fear. Thank you so much!!!

PS