This time we added colour to our clay creations bringing to life the traditional shapes and items we made last time. It was so lovely to see everyone’s pieces transform with paint, each one reflecting a personal story and a bit of cultural pride.
The ladies had bagels, cake rusk and tea accompanied with chatter, laughter and plenty of encouragement all around its always a pleasure hosting this group, seeing everyone come together and making everyone feel welcome and helping with the tasks of the day to make it a smooth session.
Next time, we’ll be glazing our artworks to give them that final shine we can’t wait to see how they turn out!
We spent the session painting canvases, chatting about what we have been up to and upcoming plans. It’s important to slow down, be creative and enjoy each other’s company without any stress. many of the ladies don’t get a chance to focus on a painting activity. As always, snacks and refreshments kept us going! Days…
We moved from flower prints to needle and thread today as we began the embroidery part of our creative journey! Inspired by the pressed plant prints and drawings the group started learning hand embroidery techniques turning their nature sketches into beautiful stitched art. This workshop highlights included: Intro to basic embroidery stitches Translating flower and…
The YMCO young ladies group have been revisiting skills and tools developed during this workshop, giving them a chance to focus on something just for themselves – outside of work, exams, studying and the everyday stresses of life. They are working on their final pottery pieces and appreciating all the work it takes to create…