Arts & Crafts

Make your own coastal Christmas Cards

Submitted by JessicaReid on Mon, 30/11/2020 - 13:56

Paul Miles discovers how simple it is to make a lino print, and spends a morning creating a coastal Christmas card design at a creative hub in East Devon

Photographs MAISIE HILL (MAISIEHILL.CO.UK) and PAUL MILES

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10 Inspiring Art Galleries by the Sea

Submitted by JessicaReid on Wed, 14/10/2020 - 08:51

10 Inspiring Art Galleries by the Sea

After months of closure, our seaside galleries are slowly opening their doors again with dazzling exhibitions, great coffee and your safety in mind. We round up some of our favourites from around the British coast.

WORDS JESSICA JOHNSON

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Try it now: Textile workshop in Whitby

Submitted by Ali Roff on Tue, 14/07/2020 - 16:33

Try it now: Textile workshop in Whitby

Fancy learning how to create a landscape or seascape piece of art from recycled textiles while staying near the wonderful North Yorkshire coast?

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INSPIRED BY THE COAST: MOSAIC ART

Submitted by Ali Roff on Tue, 16/06/2020 - 17:14

INSPIRED BY THE COAST: MOSAIC ART

From her garden studio, minutes from the beach at Whitstable, artist Kimmy McHarrie creates traditional, tactile mosaics featuring sea life of all kinds

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Try It Now - Flower School In Pembrokeshire

Submitted by katherineweir on Thu, 08/08/2019 - 17:01

Try It Now - Flower School In Pembrokeshire

Diana Woolf learns how to make a pretty wreath on an absorbing floristry workshop on the Pembrokeshire coast

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Make your own beeswax food wraps

Submitted by Ali Roff on Fri, 24/05/2019 - 13:03

Make your own beeswax food wraps

Get cling film out of your fridge or lunch box with these pretty sustainable wraps you can easily make yourself. WORDS Juliet Bawden Photographs Antonia Attwood

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Try it now - fish printing in Cornwall

Submitted by Ali Roff on Tue, 30/04/2019 - 17:51

Try it now - fish printing in Cornwall

Caroline Wheater tries her hand at a simple Japanese printing technique, taught by an accomplished artist at her North Cornwall studio

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Make your own seagull cushion cover

Submitted by katherineweir on Tue, 02/04/2019 - 20:37

Make your own seagull cushion cover

Learn how to create a cushion cover inspired by seabirds

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Try it now: Painting in St Ives

Submitted by Ali Roff on Tue, 05/03/2019 - 20:27

Try it now: Painting in St Ives

Paul Miles takes up his pencils and paintbrushes at a weekend art school in St Ives, learning how to make marks, sketch and compose an artwork en plein air...