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Short CoursesNOVEMBER 2009–MAY 2010

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Wonderful West Dean

Students love West Dean. I am able to declare this with great conviction because a very high percentage return and many suggest that this special place is an important part of their life. What people learn here makes a difference in many ways. Sometimes the exquisite location provides an escape from the

increasing everyday pressure people have to manage. Others come to hone or learn a skill to be utilised in professional practice and this is reflected in the number of our full-time postgraduate students who continuously dip into the short course programme. No other single postgraduate centre in Britain offers a similar range of courses where techniques related to making in the arts are taught by such a large number of practitioners.

Some students have already taken advantage of the fact that we have reduced the minimum age to sixteen. This allows a parent or guardian to share their love of West Dean and it also opens up the opportunity for more young people to learn new skills in making, music and writing. Students who select ten starred weekend short courses are eligible to sign up for our new Foundation Diploma in Art and Design.

Tutors on these courses are highly experienced practitioners dedicated to teaching skills and to encouraging young artists and artisans creative ways of thinking.

Our focus upon innovative making gives all students the opportunity to explore the physical world and expand their understanding of materials and processes. With the help and generosity of more than 270 tutors, West Dean preserves and promotes the skills of making, music and writing that are instrumental in helping individuals imagine and realise creative ideas. Many students have benefited from being part of the everyday life of the College and have also contributed to our culture of learning and sharing.

We are able to promote integration and inclusion as a result of the courage and commitment of our tutors and students. Edward James maintained that he did not become a surrealist but was born a surrealist, living a life situated somewhere between his dream world and reality. I would encourage everyone who feels that balancing the imagination and the senses through making fulfils a basic human need to join us at this wonderful and unique place. You will be very well looked after and you will get to know other people who share the values that Edward James actively promoted throughout his extraordinary life.

Robert Pulley Principal

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West Dean TodayWest Dean College today enjoys an international reputation as a renowned study centre offering a rich and varied curriculum. The College provides full-time MA degrees, diplomas and short courses for students, from beginner to the advanced professional. West Dean is a small, specialist college where leading professionals come to share their expertise in art, craft, music, writing, gardening and conserving, enabling you to learn new skills in an inspiring, environment.

The West Dean ExperienceWest Dean College is situated at the heart of the 6,400-acre West Dean Estate, set amongst the stunning landscape of the rolling South Downs.

The College, with its large country house style, offers a creative educational environment that allows you the opportunity to escape the pressures of daily life and to learn new skills in an informal, relaxed atmosphere within a spectacular setting.

Courses normally last between one to five days and can be either non-residential or residential.

The award-winning West Dean Gardens with its beautifully-restored kitchen garden, ornamental gardens and landscaped parkland, ensure that you are surrounded by a remarkable setting and range of artefacts which many of the tutors use as inspiration for project work.

Whether you come for a day or a week, your time at West Dean will be memorable.

Edward James was a lifelong collector of art and a poet who inherited the West Dean Estate and 19th Century flint-faced manor house in 1912 from his father. When he came of age Edward James began investing his money and time in supporting artists, craftspeople, dancers and poets and his passion for the arts brought him into contact with many leading artists of the time including

Leonora Carrington, Remedios Varo, Salvador Dalí and René Magritte.

In 1964 he created a charitable trust, the Edward James Foundation, to fulfil his desire to nurture music, traditional crafts and the visual arts. The Foundation opened West Dean College in 1971 as a centre for education and training in conservation and in the visual and applied arts.

About Edward James

“West Dean continues to provide the best in arts and crafts in the most intriguing environment.”Robert W, short course student

Learn… West Dean College offers over 700 Short Courses each year providing many opportunities to explore new subjects and ideas, develop skills and make practical and beautiful things.

From as little as £80 you can come to West Dean to learn a new skill which,

in the long-term could help you save or make money. By choosing a West Dean course, you can gain the skills and confidence to produce works of art and crafts which you could sell or give as presents to friends. An added benefit is that, if you book courses from this brochure online paying in full, you are entitled to a 5% discount off the brochure price.

This Winter season we are offering an exciting selection of courses, many of which are run by our established tutors, but with the addition of some new tutors and courses too. There are courses for all levels of experience covering a vast range of subjects from pottery, mosaic making and learning basic sewing techniques, through to woodworking, sculpture, metalworking and creative writing.

New for this season is our Winter School in ‘Visual Storytelling’ – an exciting group of courses that explore storytelling through different arts and crafts: automata, puppet making, illustration, puzzles, pop-up art and crocheted/knitted toys. Included over the four days are courses of two, three and four days in length. Each course is stand alone but with the opportunity to share ideas and experiences with those on other courses and with extra activities.

Why not try one of our new ‘Learn a Skill, Make a Gift Days’, especially created with Christmas in mind. In these one-day courses everyone learns a new skill and comes away with at least one finished item, making ideal Christmas gifts – from making a heart-shaped ragwork cushion to silver jewellery, decorations and cards, there is sure to be something to entice you.

Create… All West Dean courses are taught by practicing professionals, many of whom are world-renowned in their field. The number of students on each course is kept deliberately low to ensure that you have the space and time needed to best develop your skills and knowledge. Take a look at our website for tutor profiles and images of their work for inspiration when choosing a course.

The specialist workshops and studios at West Dean are amongst the best-equipped in the UK and include a pottery, forge, fine metals workshop, two first-floor art studios with overhead natural light, the brightly-lit Orangery

and sculpture courtyard, a purpose-built facility for stone carving and related materials. There is also a Computer Suite and a specialist arts-based Library for you to use.

Stay… You will not be disappointed should you take advantage of the residential accommodation offered at West Dean. There are 58 comfortably furnished rooms, situated either in the main house or in the nearby vicarage. Some of the rooms feature antique furniture, private bathrooms and/or views over the surrounding gardens, whilst others have a more contemporary feel. You can even stay an extra night before or after your course (subject to availability). Partners who are not attending courses are welcome to stay at the College, sharing your room on a resident-only basis.

Dinner and breakfast is included in your stay and you also have access to the house and gardens while you are in residence.

You may be interested to learn that all of the heating and hot water needs of West Dean College (and parts of the village) are met entirely, and on a sustained basis, by burning woodchips from wood grown on the West Dean Estate.

Eat… Among the highlights for those staying at West Dean, is the food. Our Catering Team are renowned for their imaginative menus of seasonal, wholesome meals. Lunch and dinner is self-service with a choice of two hot meals (one vegetarian), homemade

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FOUNDATION DIPLOMA IN 9 ART & DESIGN BOTANICAL ART AND ILLUSTRATION 10 DRAWING 10-11 PAINTING 11-17 PRINTMAkING 17-18

BaSkETmaking, ChaiR SEaTing 20-21 anD WiLLoW WoRk

BookS, PaPER anD LETTERing 22-23

BOOkBINDING, PAPERMAkING AND 22 PAPER MARBLING CALLIGRAPhY AND LETTERCUTTING 22-23

ConTinuing PRofESSionaL 24 DEvELoPmEnT CouRSES in ConSERvaTion

CREaTivE WRiTing 24-25

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soups and an exceptional salad bar as well as a selection of delicious puddings. The self-service breakfast includes a selection of hot choices, as well as a variety of breads, fruit, yoghurt and cereals.

All our ingredients are traceable and, where possible, sourced locally – the West Dean Gardens supplies seasonal fruit and vegetables when available and our bakery products often use flour from the neighbouring Weald and Downland Museum’s organic mill.

Relax… As a residential student on one of our Short Courses you can relax and unwind at the end of the day next to a roaring log fire in the Oak Hall or sink into one of the comfortable sofas and armchairs in the Steward’s Bar, where you can have a drink, read the papers or enjoy a board game.

Explore… Whatever the season or the time of day, a stroll through the historic and listed 90 acre West Dean Gardens (including a circular 2¼ mile walk

through the St Roche’s Arboretum), offers breathtaking views. It is well worth a visit to the West Dean Gardens Shop where you can purchase unusual gifts or mementos of your stay. The shop stocks a wide range of goods, from leather handbags, jewellery and scarves, to rugs, books, small garden tools and plants.

Discover… West Dean College also runs a series of full-time diploma courses, many of which lead to MAs which are validated by the University of Sussex. Students from around the world come here to study the conservation of books, buildings, ceramics, clocks, furniture and metals, complemented by programmes in making stringed musical instruments and furniture. New for 2010/11 is our MA in Creative Writing (subject to validation).

The MA in Visual Arts, where you can specialise in Tapestry and Textile Art, Sculpture or Painting and Drawing, is aimed at those who wish to develop a deeper philosophical and critical understanding of their practice. All the College’s full-time students attend short courses to enhance their full-time learning.

During your visit you are welcome to visit our Open Workshops which are open to short course students on Thursdays from 1.30 – 2pm to see what our MA and Diploma students are working on.

The Tapestry Studio at West Dean is one of only a very small number of such studios in the world. It is

currently working on a 12-year project for Historic Scotland that involves recreating seven 16th Century tapestries entitled ‘Hunt of the Unicorn’. The Studio is open to the public on Wednesdays from 1.30 – 2pm. Several of the full-time weavers teach tapestry in the Short Course programme.


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AUTOMATA MAkING, CLOCkS 51 AND PUPPETRY CARVING IN STONE AND WOOD 51MODELLING, CASTING AND 52-53 OThER TEChNIqUES

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EMBROIDERY, SEWING AND STITCh 54-55PAINTING, PRINTING AND DYEING 55-56CONSTRUCTED TExTILE TEChNIqUES 56-57

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FURNITURE MAkING 59-60WOODCARVING AND TURNING 60-61PICTURE FRAMING, GILDING, 62-63 FURNITURE REPAIR AND UPhOLSTERY MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MAkING 63

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West Dean Gardens features a beautiful parkland walk and arboretum with views over the surrounding Sussex Downs and a carefully restored walled kitchen garden with row upon row of perfect produce and some of the finest Victorian glasshouses in the country.

Events planned this year to celebrate its produce and passion:

CHILLI FIESTA 8 – 9 August

TOTALLY TOMATO SHOW 5 – 6 September

APPLE AFFAIR AND ANNUAL HOUSE OPENING 3 – 4 October

GARDEN EVENT TICKETS £7.25 (PLUS CONC.) Open 10am – 5pm

SOUNDS OF THE DOWNS AC0749Sunday 18 October, 2.30 – 5pm, £10Sussex Barn Auditorium

Many composers have been inspired by the glory of the Sussex Downs and surrounding countryside. Musicologist John Wheatley and pianist-composer Adam Swayne explore a selection of significant compositions.

Although still an architect, John Wheatley’s imagination has been completely captivated by music, compelling him to develop a strong fascination for the synthesis of music with painting, architecture and – more recently – the audible landscape of the Sussex Downs.

having teamed up with the brilliant young pianist–composer, Adam Swayne, he has prepared an extensive survey of music written by composers from the 16th Century to modern times – from Thomas Weelkes to Sir John Tavener, by way of John Marsh, Debussy, Elgar, Bridge, Bax, Ireland, Vaughan Williams, Bernstein and Eric Coates.

A multi-coloured audio-visual environment will be created, as music which has been inspired by the Downs, surrounding landscape and coastline, is transferred into the Sussex Barn Auditorium, while photographic visions from Storrington to Eastbourne are continuously projected.

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MADE TO THINK – GLASS, ENAMEL, TEXTILES, PAINTINGS AND PRINTS30 July – 6 September 2009 West Dean GalleryAn exhibition of work by artists working in these disciplines, including over 20 Short Course tutors. All work is for sale – please see our website for further details.

PAST & PRESENT – A CONTINUAL JOURNEY. A TALK bY A LEADING AMERICAN JEWELLER RObERT EbENDORF ET0758 Tuesday 21 July 8.00–9.30pm, The Old Library, West Dean College, £10 (inc a glass of wine) Robert Ebendorf is known internationally for his use of unusual materials and his willingness to share his techniques and ideas with students. Robert is giving this talk whilst teaching his five-day course – Design on the edge: jewellery as personal adornment, July 19–24. See Summer Brochure.

MICHAEL bRENNAND-WOOD ET0752Tuesday 13 October 8.00–9.30pm, The Old Library, West Dean College, £8Michael Brennand-Wood, the internationally acclaimed visual artist, curator, lecturer and arts consultant talks about his work and inspiration in the field of contemporary textile art. Michael is giving this talk whilst teaching his four-day course – Stitch, three-dimensional line and structure, October 11–15. See Summer Brochure.

FILM NIGHT – AMbLETON DELIGHT FN0843Thursday 3 December, 8pm, Sussex barn Auditorium, West Dean College, £4A small Sussex village called Ambleton is rocked by a government proposal for a bypass, a concept rejected by the popular town mayor, but embraced by a talented restaurateur and chef who is battling his past as well as the village’s concept of change. It ultimately leads to inspiration and devastation, as seen through the eyes of a young, unemployed restaurant pianist.Resonating with themes of discrimination, youth unemployment and small town politics, this Sussex-shot feature film is getting a rare screening at West Dean.

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HERbS – MORE THAN JUST A GARNISH 12 September 2009, 10.30am –3.30pm £53 Jekka McVicar

THE WILDER WICKET – A STUDY OF A CHANGING GARDEN 19 September 2009, 10.30am –3.30pm £53 Pam Lewis

CONTEMPORARY COUNTRY GARDENS – NOT MERELY LAVENDER AND ROSES 10 October 2009, 10.30am –3.30pm £53 James Alexander-Sinclair and Graham Gough

THE FURRY DICE OF HORTICULTURE – DESIGNING WITH ANNUALS 7 November 2009, 10.00am –3.00pm £56 Brita von Schoenaich

VERTICAL GARDENING – GETTING TO GRIPS WITH CLIMbERS 14 November 2009, 10.00am –3.00pm £56 Marcus Dancer

WILDLIFE AND WEEDS – FORGET ALL YOUR FEARS AbOUT WILDLIFE GARDENING 1 May 2010, 10.00am –3.00pm £56 ken Thompson

INTERNATIONAL GUITAR FESTIVAL – OPEN DAY, MASTERCLASSES & CONCERTSCelebrity Concert Series Summer 2009Sponsored by Classical Guitar Magazine and D’Addario

CONCERT bY LOS ANGELES GUITAR QUARTET GC0742Saturday 15 August, 8pm, St Paul’s Church, Churchside, Chichester, £15

GUITAR OPEN DAY GC0743Sunday 16 August, 11.30am–6pm, West Dean College and St. Andrew’s Church, West Dean, £10Exhibition – lecture – recitals – masterclasses

MASTERCLASS 1 WITH LEO bROUWER GC0744Sunday 16 August, 8pm, Sussex barn Auditorium, West Dean College, £12

MASTERCLASS 2 WITH LEO bROUWER GC0745Monday 17 August, 8pm, Sussex barn Auditorium, West Dean College, £12

MASTERCLASS 3 WITH LEO bROUWER GC0746Tuesday 18 August, 2.15pm, Sussex barn Auditorium, West Dean College, £10These three events provide a rare opportunity to observe the legendary Cuban guitarist and composer working with advanced level students.

LEO bROUWER CELEbRATION CONCERT WITH GRAHAM DEVINE GC0747Tuesday 18 August, 8pm, Sussex barn Auditorium, West Dean College, £12

CONCERT bY DUO MONTES-KIRCHER GC0748Wednesday 19 August, 8pm, Sussex barn Auditorium, West Dean College, £12

NAKED FOOTPRINTS – IMPROVISED MUSIC INSPIRED bY LOS POzAS EC0982Saturday 27 February 2010, 8pm, Sussex barn Auditorium, West Dean College, £15

A remarkable creative, musical and visual collaboration, linked and influenced by Edward James, presented in concert by the Dave hassell-Andy Scott Duo as part of an extensive Uk Tour.

The group presents improvisations based on projected images of Las Pozas, the garden Edward James created in Mexico. Evaristo Aguilar, percussionist, joins the duo to talk about life as a professional Mexican musician, his love of the music of his region, huasteca, and also gives an insight into Las Pozas.

The highly respected Dave hassell-Andy Scott Duo embarked upon an amazing collaboration with Evaristo Aguilar and Uk photographer William Ellis in March 2009, travelling deep into the jungle of Mexico, to the surrealist home of Edward James. After experiencing the sights and sounds of Las Pozas and staying at El Castillo, home of Edward James in the nearby town of xilitia, the group returned to a recording studio in Tampico to record a CD. Each track on the CD is influenced by a sculpture, building or another aspect of Las Pozas, from ‘Naked Footprints’ to ‘Stairway to the Sky’, percussionists Evaristo & Dave, along with saxophonist Andy improvise melodies, sounds, shapes and colours that are at times haunting, beautiful, bold and intimate.

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gilded gifts – decorate a frameNovember 10MG0792 | £82BeginnersLearn basic gilding techniques and create dramatic effects with metal leaf as you decorate a frame.JO MABBUTT

Christmas cards and other printsNovember 10MG0793 | £84BeginnersLearn lino cutting and hand-printing skills and then produce several individual prints.DALE DEVEREUX BARKER

Enamelled copper pendant or Christmas decorationNovember 10MG0794 | £85BeginnersLearn basic enamelling skills and produce a large pendant or decoration to hang with ribbon or suede.SHEILA R MCDONALD

Crochet wire necklace with beadsNovember 10MG0795 | £89BeginnersFollow the tutor’s step-by-step instructions from casting on to giving your piece a professional finish.TERI HOWES

Enamelled silver earringsNovember 11MG0797 | £87BeginnersLearn basic enamelling techniques and make a pair of simple drop earrings in a day.SHEILA R MCDONALD

Ceramic decorations – on a seasonal themeNovember 11MG0798 | £86BeginnersUsing fine, coloured clays learn techniques for designing and making seasonal hanging decorations.JOANNA VEEVERS

hand-knitted mittens, Swedish styleNovember 11MG0799 | £88IntermediateLearn the essentials of the beautiful Swedish ‘two-ended’ or twinned knitting technique and start on mittens to complete at home.LUCINDA GUY

a contemporary silver circle broochNovember 12MG0800 | £92BeginnersLearn rolling and cutting techniques and make an original version of this ancient form of fastening.SARAH MACRAE

make a heart-shaped ragwork cushionNovember 12MG0801 | £80BeginnersLearn ragwork techniques and turn scraps of fabric into a decorative keepsake to fill with lavender.DEBBIE SINISKA

Christmas decorations from recycled materialsNovember 12MG1028 | £83BeginnersTransform reclaimed materials using a variety of techniques to create contemporary baubles.SARAH COOPER

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On these new one-day courses everyone learns a new skill and comes away with at least one finished item, making ideal gifts for Christmas.

The days start at 9.15am and finish at 3.45pm with most materials, lunch, tea and coffee included in the price.

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On completion of the West Dean Foundation Diploma you will have acquired a rich and varied portfolio of work which will enable you to make a direct application to a full honours degree programme in a wide variety of Art and Design disciplines. Following this programme offers you the opportunity to apply for an Art and Design degree immediately following your ‘A’ levels.

This diploma is awarded in recognition of the successful completion of ten short courses from those marked with (in the brochure and the submission of a final 2,000 word essay). The essay consists of a statement that demonstrates the link between your experience gained from the short courses and your intended studies.

From this pool of short course attendance, it is compulsory to attend a minimum of five from the Art section of our programme. Two tutorials will be given by a senior tutor as part of the Diploma and students will

foundation Diploma in art and Designawarded by West Dean College

build up your portfolio and art and design skills at weekends on West Dean’s new Foundation Diploma in Art and Design.

Fees: £1500 non-residential. Accommodation for a weekend, including dinner & breakfast, is available from £91.

For more information contact Alison Baxter, Programme Tutor and Head of Short Courses, West Dean College on [email protected] or 01243 811301.

also have the opportunity to attend lectures that are held throughout the year at West Dean. A small number of dedicated events for Foundation students will be organised outside the published programme.

The ten short courses can be taken in any order but must normally be completed within a period of two years, including the submission of a final essay. Detailed specifications relating to the presentation of this written work can be obtained from the Head of Short Courses.

The courses forming part of the Foundation Diploma in Art and Design have been selected to give all those who wish to gain a broad knowledge base of traditional and contemporary art and design practices the opportunity to study at West Dean with tutors at the top of their profession.

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auriculas in watercoloursApril 9–12LW1062 | £265Suitable for allLearn how to draw and paint these beautiful flowers so as to enjoy them all year! The course begins with a discussion and detailed look at auriculas and their wonderful range of colours. You then sketch, make notes and work through exercises, before drawing individual plants ready for watercolour painting.MARIELLA BALDWIN

Painting parrot tulips in watercoloursApril 23–25WE1089 | £184Intermediate/AdvancedStudy the anatomy of these magnificent tulips and learn how to reproduce their vivid colours and typical shapes while you develop your skills in the essential watercolour techniques which are covered in the course.SANDRINE MAUGY

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Pictures and prose – the art of illustrationNovember 30–December 44D0841 | £339 | NEW

Suitable for allPlease see page 27 for further information.CLIFF WRIGHT

Drawing for beginnersJanuary 15–17WE0892 | £178BeginnersLearn to draw in a weekend! This course covers the basics, including measuring for perspective, scale, tone and composition as you create several pencil sketches in the inspiring environment of West Dean.JOHN FREEMAN

Drawing the still-life – life, line, tone and formJanuary 18–213D0900 | £265 | NEW

Suitable for allGain confidence and experience a range of drawing techniques using still-life subjects as inspiration. You work through exercises using line and tone to define qualities such as light and shade, positive and negative shapes, depth and weight. One-to-one guidance encourages individual development.ADELE WAGSTAFF

Drawing the head January 29–31WE0908 | £195Suitable for allBecome confident about drawing features and capturing character and expression. Celebrate the sculptural qualities of the subject using charcoal, rubbers and soft pencils to produce powerful and expressive A1 size drawings.EMILY BALL

Portrait drawing February 12–14WE0935 | £195Suitable for allDevelop your drawing skills as the tutor guides you to achieving a likeness and improving techniques in ways tailored to your own experience. There is opportunity to experiment with different media, styles and approaches if desired.JOHN FREEMAN

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fabulous fungi and the forest floor – botanical paintingNovember 13–15WE0807 | £182Suitable for allDevelop your observational and drawing techniques, then practise mixing watercolours and applying them, before embarking on a final painting of this intriguing autumnal subject. You also produce a comprehensive study sheet to allow you to continue on your own after the course.MARIELLA BALDWIN

fresh spring flowers – botanical paintingMarch 28–April 14D1036 | £343 | NEW

Suitable for allCapture the special freshness of the spring garden as you learn to mix ‘clean’ colours and to apply shadows to pale flowers (such as daffodils) without losing their original intensity. Focus on colour, colour mixing and tone, and on the use of light and shade to shape your subject. Gain confidence in your watercolour painting skills and produce several paintings.SANDRINE MAUGY

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Life drawing in charcoal – observing and responding to volumeMarch 19–22LW1018 | £298Intermediate/AdvancedDraw the life model with a dynamic, three-dimensional approach. Using charcoal drawing techniques in short and long poses, you work on form from the inside out so that the masses dictate the boundary lines. Inspired by the ideas and practice of David Bomberg, you produce a portfolio of drawings.JOHN MEAKER

Life drawingMarch 28–313D1035 | £288Beginners/IntermediateIdeal for absolute beginners and those wishing to improve their life drawing, this course also stimulates visual awareness. You begin by considering the overall proportions and dynamics of a pose and are then helped to achieve accurate proportions and learn to express form through tone and colour.BRIDGET WOODS

a drawing workshopApril 1–4LW1043 | £262BeginnersGain confidence as you learn to draw with pencil and charcoal. This course covers drawing and composition, measuring and creating perspective, proportion, scale and tone. Working in the stunning grounds of West Dean, you create several sketches leading to developed studies.JOHN FREEMAN

Sketching the city – develop skills in drawing figures and architecture April 16–18WE1078 | £178 | NEW

Suitable for allSpend a day on location making reference drawings, then in the studio develop all your material to complete images that capture the city’s atmosphere using watercolours, line and wash or pen and ink.PAUL COX

Body language – life drawing and yogaMay 2–53D1111 | £288 | NEW

Suitable for allFocus on posture as you explore the relationship between the human form in space and mark making on paper by making connections through your own body. You draw the model in long and short poses and in dynamic sequences, and focus on your own posture in the gentle yoga sessions which are integral but not obligatory.FRANCES HATCH

an introduction to observational drawing May 21–23WE1144 | £178BeginnersThis step-by-step course guides you through the key techniques used to create accurate drawings from observation. Working with pencils on paper, you investigate composition, measurement, tone and line.ANDREW FITCHETT

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Painting the figure – a focus on movement and expressionNovember 6–9LW0786 | £293 | NEW

Suitable for allLearn to create a painterly equivalent of the subject rather than copying exactly what you see. You make studies working directly from the model, then develop your paintings from the studies and from memory. Illustrated talks and demonstrations on handling both oil and acrylic paint are included.EMILY BALL

Life drawing – an intensive course February 19–21WE0952 | £198Suitable for allProgress your drawing skills on this course with sound technical advice from the tutor, capturing a range of different pose lengths in an individual style, working in a variety of drawing media.VALERIE WIFFEN

free drawing using rollers and alternative materialsFebruary 22–253D0964 | £262Suitable for allDraw and paint freely with printing rollers, card and scrapers using mixed media, acrylics and oils on this experimental course. Based on studio and outdoor projects, you learn techniques to free up your work and increase its impact. Working with various approaches, you create several finished pieces.HOWARD COLES

Proportion, geometry and pattern – a drawing course March 12–14WE0996 | £178 | NEW

Suitable for allProportion is something we refer to almost every day but what do we mean and how is it done? Learn the important principles and practical application of proportion, as well as the related use of pattern and geometry.ANDREW SMITH

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Watercolour – loosen up without losing controlNovember 27–30LW0833 | £262Intermediate/AdvancedExplore techniques that produce a more relaxed artistic style without losing control of colour or form. You work from still-life objects and fruit, vegetables and flowers as you complete a variety of small studies and one or two larger watercolour paintings.LESLEY HOLLANDS

Watercolour workshop for beginnersDecember 4–6WE0846 | £178BeginnersDevelop confidence in handling watercolour paints as you work through exercises in the studio and learn to apply paint, stretch papers, mix colours, make washes and produce useful reference sheets.FELICITY HOUSE

Watercolours – developing techniqueDecember 6–115D0855 | £416IntermediateIf you have learnt the basic watercolour painting techniques and wish to develop your skills, this course is for you. Continuing with landscape as your subject, you learn how to paint skies, trees, water and backgrounds (negative painting), concentrating particularly on light and atmosphere. You work outside (weather permitting) and are encouraged to develop your own style in your painting.BRIDGET WOODS

Still-life in oils using coloured grounds December 11–13WE0859 | £195 | NEW

Suitable for allExplore approaches to structuring an oil painting using different-coloured primes or grounds and focus on the building up of tone and colour relationships. Studies lead to a more finished work.TOM BENJAMIN

Painting free-form with the Chinese brush – birds and flowersDecember 11–14LW0863 | £262Suitable for allMaster the basic skills of freehand Chinese painting as you learn about the cultural background to this art. You learn to select appropriate materials and practise painting birds and flowers using the Chinese brush. Guidance will also be provided on mounting your work.KAILI FU

Tonal values in painting and drawingDecember 13–185D0866 | £416Suitable for allDevelop an accurate sense of tone in your drawing and painting through a series of exercises that, not only develop your ability to see, organise and paint tonal values, but also focuses on handling the emotive qualities of light and dark. The tutor discusses the important relationship between tone and colour, using a variety of techniques and subjects including interiors, still life and the landscape.CHRISTOPHER BAKER

Build your confidence with acrylicsDecember 18–20WE0870 | £180IntermediateDevelop your skills by exploring techniques for information gathering, the use of wet and impasto brushwork and colour mixing. Create painted sketches for future development and a finished piece.CHRISTINE FORBES

Dynamic life painting in watercoloursDecember 18–21LW0871 | £291Intermediate/AdvancedFor artists with a basic knowledge of drawing and watercolours, this course encourages individuality through the use of various techniques. You learn to work in transparent watercolours, to develop the speed required for painting dynamic poses and to express the qualities of light.BRIDGET WOODS

Layer upon layer – still-life painting using acrylicsNovember 6–9LW0787 | £262 | NEW

Suitable for allExplore paint surfaces and the extraordinary versatility of acrylics used directly from the tube. On this course you work through a series of directed exercises and make paintings built up in layers on a tinted ground, then allow your own individual work to grow out of whatever theme these initial projects suggest to you. Individual support is offered at every stage – bring objects to inspire.FRANCES HATCH

oil painting for beginners and improversNovember 13–16LW0811 | £262Beginners/IntermediateEstablish a basis of sound craft practice in oil painting on a course firmly rooted in observation, exploring the plastic qualities of this classic medium. Teaching covers the use of equipment, colour mixing and canvas-stretching and is aimed at new painters as well as those with experience in other media.VALERIE WIFFEN

abstract picture making – developing a dynamic visionNovember 23–274D0822 | £339Intermediate/AdvancedLearn to deconstruct a favourite painting by analysing its essential components – such as composition, rhythm and scale in mark making. Then with enhanced understanding of the dynamics of picture making, recreate your own imaginative, abstract interpretation of it, using the medium of your choice.JOHN MEAKER

Portrait painting in oils November 27–29WE0827 | £195 | NEW

Intermediate/AdvancedAchieve a greater understanding of composition, proportion, tone and colour mixing as you work from two models to paint two small-scale portraits. Experience of drawing from the figure is a requirement.ADELE WAGSTAFF

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an introduction to Expressionist painting – oil paintingJanuary 11–154D0887 | £360 | NEW

Intermediate/AdvancedStudy the theory and practice of Expressionism in an art-historical context, through the methods and attitudes of painters such as Munch, Marc and Nolde. Discover the underlying discipline and rigour of the movement and explore the continuing relevance of Expressionism as a way of liberating your own potential for self-expression and of developing confidence in your oil painting.JOHN FREEMAN

Portraits in watercoloursJanuary 15–18LW0897 | £291Suitable for allThis course investigates the transparency and relative speed of handling watercolours for painting a portrait. Using a model, you start by modelling the head broadly in tone, then identify skin colours and paint finer details.BRIDGET WOODS

Watercolours with pen, line and washJanuary 24–284D0904 | £339Beginners/IntermediateAn extensive range of effects and textures can be created by using watercolours combined with inks. This course offers assorted projects to explore these media, as well as teaching the basic drawing methods, through a series of demonstrations by the tutor.WENDY JELBERT

Strength and adventure in water-based mediaJanuary 1–87D0874 | £560Suitable for allExplore the creative dimensions of transparent and opaque water-based paint – including watercolours, gouaches, acrylic paints and dyes – on this stimulating and productive course. You work on projects with figurative and abstract subject matter, using various media and are encouraged to be adventurous and take risks with your ideas – spontaneous as well as more considered responses are welcome. This broad experience also enables you to develop your painting skills. A clothed model is available for two sessions and the course includes informal, optional evening sessions. You should create a substantial body of work which is displayed and reviewed as part of the course.MARGARET MERRITT

Developing a poetic vision in mixed-media painting January 8–10WE0878 | £178 | NEW

Suitable for allLet your imagination respond to poetry, music and still-life themes and learn to express your vision in water-based paints (including acrylics and coloured inks), collage, fabric and found objects.ROS CUTHBERT

oil painting for beginnersJanuary 8–11LW0880 | £269BeginnersLearn the basics of oil painting on this three-day course. While making paintings from direct observation, you learn how to structure works and develop light effects, mix colours, build layers, create tone, develop impasto and finish with glazing.TOM BENJAMIN


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Watercolour painting for beginnersJanuary 29–31WE0910 | £178 | NEW

BeginnersEnjoy a thorough, structured programme of work covering observational drawing, dry and wet painting techniques, brush handling and basic colour mixing as you begin to master watercolour painting skills.CHRISTINE FORBES

Tempera painting on woodFebruary 5–8LW0924 | £295Intermediate/AdvancedTry your hand and learn about the history of this ancient painting technique. Making size and gesso, then grinding pigments, are demonstrated before you prepare panels and mix egg tempera. You then practise how to build up a painting before producing individual work.MAZ JACKSON



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Developing your own work – for advanced paintersFebruary 15–216D0947 | £484AdvancedAll artists need the occasional opportunity to develop their ideas in an environment that is stimulating and structured without being prescriptive. This masterclass offers individual tutorials, discussions, talks and the experience of working together. You give a short presentation on your work, attend a formal lecture on painting by the tutor and take part in the final working exhibition. You may bring work in progress or ideas to develop, or use the West Dean environment as subject matter. Please note you are required to supply details of your previous experience as part of a selection process.CHRISTOPHER BAKER

Portrait painting and drawing – all mediaFebruary 21–265D0963 | £452Suitable for allDevelop a personal response to portrait painting and learn skills in the painting or drawing media of your choice. You explore various methods for creating a likeness, choosing a conventional or adventurous approach. Practical and technical advice is given in all media, to enable you to develop a basis of sound practice, whatever your level of experience. A model is provided throughout and you may produce sustained pieces of work or make drawings and paintings to varied time spans.VALERIE WIFFEN

Chinese brush painting – spring flowersFebruary 26–March 1LW0972 | £262Beginners/IntermediateChinese brush painting has a vibrancy all of its own and is drenched in symbolism and history. Students are introduced to basic brush strokes while developing quick sketches of spring flowers into free paintings. MAGGIE CROSS

Towards abstraction – painting still-lifesMarch 5–8LW0985 | £262Intermediate/AdvancedMany artists reach a stage in their development when mere representation is not sufficient for personal expression. Learn to respond directly to the subject of still life using mixed media to explore line, form, colour and texture. Through a series of exercises you get to ‘know’ the objects and develop confidence in stripping away the superfluous and capturing the essence.JANE ARKWRIGHT

Painting with colour – the winter sea as inspirationMarch 7–114D0990 | £339 | NEW

Suitable for allDiscover the language of colour and the power of paint on this course. Using acrylics, you work by the sea sketching what you see and also the sensations you feel. In the studio you create paintings from memory, inspired also by music and texts with sea themes.CHRISTOPHER CORR

Landscape painting through a windowMarch 12–14WE0998 | £178Beginners/IntermediateLearn ways of developing composition and demonstrating distance as you paint landscapes from inside, in oils or acrylics, exploring the ‘inside/outside’ concept and looking at the works of Matisse and David Jones.JENNY TYSON

Exploring colourMarch 14–195D1005 | £422Suitable for allIf you are a painter or practitioner in other media and wish to develop your colour awareness and mixing skills, this course is for you. Through creative play and a series of technical projects, you explore the application of colour and its significance – historical, symbolic, emotional and cultural.MAXINE RELTON

Self portraits in mixed media – seeking characterFebruary 5–8LW0925 | £263Intermediate/AdvancedDevelop observational skills, drawing and painting techniques as you focus on self-portraiture. You investigate through sketchbook and large-scale (A1, A2) drawings, then complete a finished painting. Drawing – in ink, pencil, charcoal and pastel – is demonstrated, as is painting in oils.JASON BOWYER

Exciting surfaces and textures for paintersFebruary 12–15LW0941 | £272Suitable for allSurface and texture can give a painting an intense physical presence. On this course you explore ways of creating exciting grounds on which to paint and experiment with inventive ways of applying acrylics. A range of samples is produced which serve for a handy reference in future.JANE ARKWRIGHT

Painting miniature portraits – people and petsFebruary 15–183D0945 | £262 | NEW

Suitable for allBecome familiar with the watercolour techniques used for painting a miniature on ivorine or smooth paper, including laying down colours with stippling and hatching to paint hair, fur, skin and other textures. You learn how to choose subjects and to reduce to miniature size. You are also shown how to paint a traditional silhouette.AZA ADLAM

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Watercolour painting for beginnersApril 9–11WE1057 | £178 | NEW

BeginnersPlease see WE0910 on page 13 for further information.CHRISTINE FORBES

Experiencing colour with paint and mixed mediaApril 11–165D1065 | £416Intermediate/AdvancedUsing paint, pastels or collage in this fast-moving course, students develop confidence in seeing and using colour. Using personal exploration alongside examples of past artists, the way colour becomes the subject itself and the pictorial functions of colour, is practised in a variety of exercises.MARK CAZALET

Portrait painting in oilsApril 15–18LW1073 | £282Intermediate/AdvancedThis opportunity for intensive work on a long pose is aimed at those with some experience of drawing from the figure who wish to develop their oil painting skills. After a number of drawn studies, individual guidance is given on composition, proportion, tone and colour mixing.ADELE WAGSTAFF

Developing self-expression in painting watercolour landscapesApril 18–235D1084 | £416Intermediate/AdvancedWatercolour is an ideal medium for capturing the mood and feel of a landscape. As an experienced artist, you extend your own watercolour painting ‘language’ while working on personal projects reflecting your individual response to this subject. You make in-depth studies – of brush stroke techniques, colour, mood and personal expression, and composition and rhythm – to enable you to select your preferred methods and comfortably express your responses in a unique way.BRIDGET WOODS

a West Dean sketchbook in pen and washApril 23–26LW1092 | £262BeginnersCapture the essence of the West Dean environment in pen, ink, wash and watercolour. Through a series of quick studies and sustained drawings, vistas and close-ups are used to develop techniques for depicting the buildings and landscape with light, shadow and texture.VALERIE WIFFEN

PastelsApril 26–304D1100 | £339Beginners/IntermediateExplore the potential of hard and soft pastels as attractive painting media in their own right and as portable alternatives to paints for location work. Learn to apply the various pastels on suitable papers, to mix colour on the picture surface and to fix your work to take home. Working with landscape and still-life subjects you exploit the brilliance of pastels to achieve painterly effects.VALERIE WIFFEN

Spring flowers and still-life in watercoloursMarch 15–183D1008 | £265 | NEW

Suitable for allExplore various approaches to painting still-lifes and flowers as you study ways of handling paint, including wet into wet, plus looser and more controlled approaches. Composition of a painting, backgrounds, fabrics and colour mixing are also covered and you should complete several finished paintings.LESLEY HOLLANDS

Beginners’ pastelsMarch 26-28WE0967 | £178BeginnersGain confidence in working with the full range of dry pastels, and competence in colour-mixing techniques. You produce reference sheets of sample techniques and several small pastel paintings.FELICITY HOUSE

Painting with gouache – a forgiving mediumMarch 26–28WE1027 | £178Beginners/IntermediateExperiment with and enjoy the medium of gouache. Painting still-life and views from the studio, play with colour and take risks to make vibrant works while discovering the ease with which gouache can be controlled.WENDY JACOB

making an artist’s bookApril 1–4LW1042 | £270Suitable for allDiscover the magic of making a unique artist’s book using favourite lines from poetry or prose, plus photographs, drawings or small objects for inspiration. Design techniques taught include stamp making, creating textured surfaces, layered paper lamination and expressive lettering.ELEANOR GLOVER


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from sketch to paintingMay 7–10LW1124 | £262 | NEW

Beginners/IntermediateCapture and record holiday scenes and other memorable experiences as you learn how to sketch and develop your drawings into finished watercolours. The course covers the basic skills and techniques including colour mixing, composition and pointers on ways to observe your chosen subject.WENDY JELBERT

Painting and drawing trees – a personal responseMay 10–144D1132 | £339 | NEW

Suitable for allLearn to create a painterly equivalent of the subject rather than copying exactly what you see. You make studies working directly from the model, then develop your paintings from the studies and from memory. Illustrated talks and demonstrations on handling both oil and acrylic paint are included.EMILY BALL

Exploring colour in the fauvist mannerMay 17–214D1143 | £352Intermediate/AdvancedPaint colourful, vibrant and energetic works in the Fauvist style. You are introduced to the ideas of artists such as Derain, Dufy, Matisse and Vlaminck and learn to experiment with colour with spontaneity and freedom. Subject matters include still life, the nude and landscapes. JENNY TYSON

Starting with watercoloursMay 21–23WE1145 | £178BeginnersExperience some of the basic techniques of watercolour painting, including the laying of washes, wet-in-wet and colour mixing and learn composition as you produce still-life studies or a small painting.LESLEY HOLLANDS

intimate images of West Dean – small oil paintings from observationMay 24–284D1155 | £342Suitable for allDevelop a series of small, intimate oil paintings of the interiors and landscape of West Dean. On this course you learn to make sketchbook studies in oils, from observation, as the basis of a series of finished studies. Techniques for drawing for design and painting in oils are demonstrated and paintings by Bonnard, Monet and other artists are introduced for inspiration.JASON BOWYER

Watercolours – experiment with colour in West Dean gardensMay 24–284D1156 | £343Suitable for allDevelop your ability to paint and be inspired by the beautiful shapes of still-life compositions and West Dean Gardens. After your first simple sketch response, choose your colours and then learn how to use them to model form and light with a lively brush. Set-ups change and you make several paintings of the same subject and also paint outside.ANTONIA BLACK

Exploring gouacheMay 28–31LW1164 | £262 | NEW

Intermediate/AdvancedDiscover the unique qualities of gouache, a water-based paint which is both a transparent and an opaque painting medium and lends itself to fast brushwork as well as the slower, finely crafted style. Learn a range of techniques in a series of studies and develop your own approach in your paintings.ROS CUTHBERT

The spring landscape – painting outdoors in oilsApril 26–304D1172 | £339Suitable for allDevelop techniques specific to the demands of outdoor landscape painting in oils and create work which expresses your own response to the subject. This course includes focused exercises and practical support. Come prepared for all weathers!TOM BENJAMIN

Beginning with acrylics April 30–May 2WE1105 | £178 | NEW

BeginnersExperience the versatility and expressiveness of acrylic paint through a series of directed practical exercises and then make exploratory paintings of still-life objects using a range of techniques.FRANCES HATCH

Chinese brush painting – water birds in their habitatMay 3–74D1116 | £339 | NEW

Beginners/IntermediateLearn to handle Chinese brushes on Chinese paper and create a freestyle painting of water birds in their natural habitat. In preparation, you study and make sketches of ducks, swans, egrets and many other birds and learn about the birds’ symbolic meanings. Traditional materials are used, painting on paper or silk.MAGGIE CROSS

a responsive approach to watercoloursMay 4–73D1117 | £262Intermediate/AdvancedLoosen up with watercolours using simple still-lifes and West Dean Gardens as inspiration and learn to handle the paintbrush freely through exploratory sketches and exercises looking at colour and tone.FELICITY HOUSE






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an introduction to etchingDecember 16–204D0867 | £364 | NEW

BeginnersExplore traditional methods of etching and experience a variety of techniques – including aquatint and soft ground – as you work on projects such as a portrait, a landscape and an architectural subject. The art-historical context of this subtle and expressive printmaking medium is covered in the tutor’s lectures and demonstrations.JOHN FREEMAN

Woodcut prints – exploring the process December 18–20WE0869 | £191Suitable for allExperiment with this ancient art form as you learn first principles or use your existing skills to explore the full potential of the technique, drawing on the nature of wood itself to create prints. You use a variety of woods and papers, experiment with cutting techniques and print with presses and by hand.MERLYN CHESTERMAN

monoprinting – for painters of all levelsJanuary 4–84D0876 | £352Suitable for allExpand your knowledge of the craftsmanship of monoprinting. Explore the simplicity and directness of the medium, and its expressive potential, as you create single images using inks and papers.CHRISTOPHER BAKER

Printed landscapes in lino February 5–7WE0920 | £187 | NEW

Suitable for allDraw inspiration from the rich English tradition of landscape prints as you learn the techniques of two linocut printmaking methods. On this fast-moving structured course, using West Dean Gardens as source material, you should produce two monochrome and a two colour print.MARK CAZALET

Creative use of Photoshop for makers and artistsFebruary 5–8LW0926 | £288Beginners/IntermediatePlease see page 45 for further information.ALISON MILNER

Relief printmaking – an introduction February 19–21WE0949 | £191BeginnersUsing linocut with oil-based inks as your main printmaking method, learn the technical practices and skills to enable you to create well-executed and exciting colour prints on this course.JANE STOBART

Discover darkroom printing techniques in black and whiteFebruary 19–21WE0954 | £178 | NEW

Beginners/IntermediatePlease see page 44 for further information.PETER GREENHALF

Recycle and regenerate – integrating found materials into paintingsMay 30–June 45D1167 | £427 | NEW

Suitable for allFollow in the footsteps of Picasso and create dynamic paintings by incorporating the unexpected beauty and presence of everyday found materials into the picture plane. Experiment with a range of media and fresh approaches to deconstructing and reconstructing them, to create texture and relief. Develop your own themes and interests in an adventurous way on this exciting and lively course.JANE ARKWRIGHT

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The art of the miniature linocutNovember 6–9LW0784 | £277Suitable for allEnter the exciting world of the 8 cms square printed image! You learn about designing your print using wide-ranging source materials, as well as acquiring skills with cutting tools and printing processes. The course encourages you to develop richly coloured, condensed works of printed art.DALE DEVEREUX BARKER

Relief printmaking –a workshop for all levelsDecember 13–185D0865 | £442Suitable for allGet to grips with the technical processes of cutting a lino or wood block, inking up using various methods and printing images to a high standard. Develop your own designs or use other source material available and explore a variety of papers and methods, both planned and experimental. You should create a unique body of prints with at least three finished images and some test prints, each one with differing qualities.JANE STOBART

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AZA ADLAM is a miniature painter and ceramic

restorer. She exhibits with the Royal Society of

Miniature Painters and in 2006 won the hilliard

Society award for portraiture.

JANE ARkWRIGhT trained in textiles at

Loughborough before becoming a full-time artist.

She recently completed a commission for a

Mayfair law firm, and has shown at hove Museum.

ChRISTOPhER BAkER is an artist and author

who lectures in drawing and painting. he exhibits

widely in the Uk and Canada, including the

Summer Exhibitions at the Royal Academy.

MARIELLA BALDWIN is a botanical illustrator who

teaches at the English Gardening School. She has

work in the Chelsea Physic Garden Archive.

EMILY BALL trained at Exeter and Surrey and

is director and tutor of Emily Ball @ Seawhite

Studio. her book Painting and Drawing People – A Fresh Approach is published in 2009.

TOM BENJAMIN trained at Norwich School of

Art. he has had many portrait commissions and

exhibits widely, including Gallery 10, London and

Charleston Farmhouse, Lewes.

ANTONIA BLACk trained in Sydney and at the

Slade. She paints with passion, usually outside,

and is an experienced teacher who has won many

prizes including first prize at the RBSA Open

Watercolour Competition.

JASON BOWYER studied at Camberwell and the

RA winning many awards. he has had three one

man shows at the New Grafton Gallery, Barnes

and is currently working in oils with mixed media.

MARk CAZALET studied at Falmouth School of

Art. Recent commissions include lino and wood

cuts for Old Stile Press, copes for the Bishops of

Essex and a chancel ceiling mural.

MERLYN ChESTERMAN, a printmaker and

painter, graduated from Bath Academy of Art,

Corsham. She worked in Asia for 20 years before

setting up a studio in Britain.

hOWARD COLES has tutored photography and

painting at West Dean for many years. he trained

in Cardiff and Singapore and his work can be

found in collections in the Uk and abroad.



Woodcut printing using multiple blocksApril 25–305D1096 | £458 | NEW

Intermediate/AdvancedLearn to make successful coloured woodcut prints as you get to grips with methods for accurate registration of the multiple blocks and ways of using layered inks, techniques the tutor is well known for. You are also shown how to use U and V shaped gouges to cut your designs. Working on your own individual prints with the tutor, you gain wide-ranging practical experience and the ability and confidence to develop your work further.MAGNUS IRVIN

Creative use of Photoshop for surface decoration and designsApril 26–293D1099 | £274IntermediatePlease see page 45 for further information.ALISON MILNER

making screenprints – an introductionMay 7–9WE1118 | £210BeginnersCreate simple stencils using cut paper or vinyl before progressing to more sophisticated techniques capable of producing painterly marks. You use opaque and transparent water-based inks to produce several experimental prints and at least one multi-layered image of stunning colour and vibrancy.JANE SAMPSON

Wood engraving for all abilitiesMay 10–144D1131 | £339Suitable for allExperiment with wood engraving and learn the process of transferring your chosen images in reverse, proofing and printing whilst developing individual confidence. This relief printmaking technique is executed on the end-grain wood of blocks of lemonwood or boxwood. Practise handling the tools while exploring composition, contrast, and creative tonal effects.KATE DICKER

Living wood to woodcut print – the trees of West Dean and kingley valeMarch 21–265D1023 | £437 | NEW

Suitable for allDevelop your imaginative responses to the landscape of West Dean, in particular the great trees, and Kingley Vale, with its ancient Yew forest. Explore ways of depicting nature in woodcut, taking account of scale, form and pattern. Having learnt to cut blocks, you produce a series of prints in black and white, and in colour if you wish. Some time will be spent drawing out of doors.MERLYN CHESTERMAN AND ROD NELSON

Combining collage and printMarch 26–29LW1031 | £283Suitable for allThis course offers discovery and excitement as you experiment with ways of combining the under-used medium of collage with the printed image. Working from source material including ephemera, found images, photographs and stencils, you learn various linocutting and printing techniques. The course encourages risk taking and offers the potential for creating a large body of work in a short time.DALE DEVEREUX BARKER

Wood engravingApril 16–18WE1076 | £178Suitable for allExperience the art of wood engraving which is executed on the end grain of a closely-grained hardwood. You practise engraving then learn how to transfer a design to a block, print and correct proofs.SARAH VAN NIEKERK

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ChRISTOPhER CORR studied at the RCA and

works as an illustrator and also exhibits his own

work inspired by his travels. Commissions include

book jackets, cards, stamps and posters.

PAUL COx studied illustration at Camberwell and

the RCA. his witty draughtsmanship has been seen

on stamps, and illustrating books including Three Men in a Boat and Wind in the Willows.

MAGGIE CROSS grew up in hong kong and is

an expert in Chinese painting and calligraphy. She

has written A Beginner’s Guide to Chinese Painting

and lectures regularly on the subject.

ROS CUThBERT trained at Central St Martins and

the RCA in painting and exhibits widely with work

in many collections. She is an experienced teacher

across a broad range of subjects.

DALE DEVEREUx BARkER studied printmaking at

the Slade School of Fine Art. his colourful work

is exhibited internationally and he has undertaken

large scale public art commissions.

kATE DICkER was trained at Camberwell and

gained an MA in printmaking at Winchester. A

versatile artist, she specialises in wood engraving

and has recently been awarded The Curwen

Studio Prize.

ANDREW FITChETT is a freelance illustrator,

painter and portraitist. his work explores

contemporary relationships with nature, drawing

on location, then in oils.

ChRISTINE FORBES is a painter and teacher who

trained at Northbrook College, Sussex. She has

recently exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer

Exhibition.

JOhN FREEMAN, artist and etcher, studied at

Bath Academy of Art, Corsham, and Chelsea and

exhibits widely. In 2006 his book Portrait Drawing

was published by Crowood Press.

kAILI FU is an art graduate from Anhui Teachers

University, China. She has taught in China, winning

many prizes, and continues to teach traditional

skills all over England.

ELEANOR GLOVER, an award-winning designer-

maker, has taught widely, focusing on making

artists’ books and on lettering. She had a national

solo touring exhibition in 2006.

PETER GREENhALF is an award-winning

photographer with over 35 years experience in

commercial and fine art photography. he hand

prints and tones his images in the traditional way.

FRANCES hATCh studied painting and

printmaking at Wimbledon School of Art. She

works in response to time spent on location, using

water-based media and found materials.

LESLEY hOLLANDS is an experienced art teacher

and watercolour painter. her book Still life in watercolour is published in 2009.

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FELICITY hOUSE is a member of the Pastel

Society and exhibits widely. her work in both

watercolour and pastel has a distinctive freshness

and spontaneity.

MAGNUS IRVIN is a Fellow of the Royal Society

of Painter-Printmakers. he exhibits across the

world and has work in the V&A and British

Museum collections.

MAZ JACkSON is winner of international and

national awards. her work is exhibited and

collected in galleries and museums worldwide.

WENDY JACOB was elected an associate of

the Royal Watercolour Society in 2005. After a

career in illustration, she now paints to obtain the

spirit of a place.

WENDY JELBERT is a member of the Society of

Women Artists, Floral Painters and St Ives Society

of Artists. She is the author of 29 art books and 9

art videos.

SANDRINE MAUGY is a member of the Society

of Floral Painters and the Society of Botanical

Artists. She writes for Artists & Illustrators and

paints to commission.

JOhN MEAkER studied at Goldsmiths and the

Royal Academy schools. he works in different

mediums with figures, abstraction and landscape

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Sculptural willow work – focusing on fishNovember 12–153D0802 | £295 | NEW

Beginners/IntermediateConstruct a large fish or two smaller fish, entirely in willow. You begin by studying examples made by the tutor, alongside images and drawings to inspire your design. Each stage of the making process is covered, from selecting and learning to ‘draw’ with the willow to creating an expressive form.JACKIE BINNS

Rush weaving for accessories and furnishingsNovember 23–263D0821 | £262Suitable for allLearn to make hats, bags, baskets, tablemats or floor matting in English bulrush as you explore the versatility of this material with techniques such as plaiting, knotting, stringing, pairing and stitching. The course includes talks on the historical uses of rush and on the tutor’s own workshop.FELICITY IRONS

making a luminous willow sculptureDecember 2–42D0842 | £194 | NEW

Suitable for allPlease see page 27 for further information.ELEANOR GLOVER

The sustainable container – baskets from willowJanuary 17–203D0899 | £274Suitable for allMake baskets for today’s lifestyles from sustainable willow. You complete two or three projects of your choice – from shopping and laundry baskets to storage boxes and letter racks, while learning about willow harvesting, construction techniques and handle making.MARY BUTCHER


MARGARET MERRITT is a freelance painter and a

teacher with much experience. She has a special

interest in individual creativity and seeks to foster

artistic expression in others.

ALISON MILNER originally trained in furniture

design at the RCA. She now designs a range of

usable ceramic objects using photographic and

computer manipulated imagery and other bespoke

products for a range of clients

ROD NELSON read architecture at kings

College, Cambridge and has been involved in

design and woodcut printmaking for many years.

MAxINE RELTON is a painter and printmaker

who trained at Camberwell and the Slade School

of Art. She now runs her own gallery and was

recently appointed an Academician of the RWA.

JANE SAMPSON is a master printmaker with

over 20 years experience as a fine artist and

commercial printer. She jointly set up the Brighton

Independent Printmaking studio in 2000.

ANDREW SMITh, an experienced artist,

craftsman and tutor, trained at the RCA. he has a

large portfolio of architectural commissions, from

sculpture to functional metalwork.

JANE STOBART is an artist-printmaker with work

in many museum collections. She is an honorary

Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers

and the author of two books.

JENNY TYSON is an artist living and working in

West Sussex. Influenced by her native Scottish

landscape and its light play, colour and texture,

she trained at Central School in London.

SARAh VAN NIEkERk is a wood engraver

of renown, producing prints and book

illustrations. She studied at the Slade and

recently illustrated poems by George

herbert.

ADELE WAGSTAFF studied painting at

Newcastle and the Slade. She specialises

in portraiture, the figure and still-life. She

works in oils and has recently exhibited in

the National Portrait Gallery.

VALERIE WIFFEN is a graduate of the

RCA Painting School where she won

the drawing prize. She has a portrait in

the collection of the National Portrait

Gallery.

BRIDGET WOODS specialises in

watercolour painting and she exhibits

and teaches internationally. her

book Life Drawing – a Journey to Self-Expression was published in 2003.

CLIFF WRIGhT trained at Brighton

University and has illustrated children’s

books over the past 18 years. his

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Willow basketmaking; chair seating in cane and rushFebruary 28–March 33D0975 | £274Suitable for allExperience three classic materials on this wide-ranging course and learn a variety of basketmaking and chair seating techniques as you work on projects of your choice. Beginners are shown the basic skills while the more experienced are helped to build on their existing knowledge.MARY BUTCHER

make a hazel hurdleMarch 12–14WE0999 | £199Beginners/IntermediatePlease see page 29 for further information.ALAN AND JO WATERS

Willow work for the gardenApril 16–18WE1074 | £178Beginners/IntermediateIntroduce structure into your garden by learning to make a spiral plant support, willow hurdle, large sphere, fan trellis or domed plant support. The course covers weaving techniques and preparation of materials.DOMINIC PARRETTE

Sculptural animal forms in willowMay 7–10LW1122 | £295Beginners/IntermediateChoose to make a full-size deer, fox, sheep or pig, using varieties of willow. Studying drawings and photographs, students observe how structure and tension in the animal form can express meaning and animation. Cable ties are used to construct the skeleton.JACKIE BINNS

Woven willow and bark baskets and containersMay 21–24LW1149 | £274Suitable for allPeel richly-coloured barks from willow rods and incorporate this material into your willow containers in new and non-traditional ways of working with willow. Each technique is taught, starting with bark-peeling and preparation, then moving on to the basics of a small willow basket – from weaving the base to adding a handle.MARY BUTCHER

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JACkIE BINNS trained at the RCA and is a

practitioner and teacher of basketmaking and

willow sculpture. her latest work is currently

touring in the international exhibition ‘East

Weaves West’.

MARY BUTChER is a basketmaker, exhibition

curator, writer and teacher. Solo exhibitions

include ‘Encircled by Lines’ and from July–

December 2009, Mary takes up a crafts residency

at the V&A’s Sackler Centre.



artists’ books and lettering. She had a national


FELICITY IRONS hand crafts with traditional

rush, working from harvest to finished product.

her contemporary work sells internationally and

commissions include for The National Trust.

DOMINIC PARRETTE is a coppice craftsman

and basket maker, working with the Truggery,

hestmonceux. he trained in Countryside

Recreation and teaches many rural crafts.

ALAN WATERS is a full-time coppice worker,

specialising in hazel and chestnut. he and his wife

JO run their business ‘WildWood Charcoal and

Coppice Products’ from the West Dean Estate.

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For more information about our Winter Schools please see page 26


BookBinDing, PaPERmaking anD PaPER maRBLing

an introduction to gold tooling on leather and paperNovember 27–30LW0831 | £262BeginnersGain an insight into the bookbinder’s art and learn to work with gold leaf. Following a demonstration by the tutor, work on paper and leather sample boards to practise tooling skills and experiment with images in gold leaf. Advice is given on finishing tools and their effects.TRACEY ROWLEDGE

Pop-up paper extravaganzaNovember 30–December 22D0835 | £184 | NEW

Suitable for allPlease see page 27 for further information.PAUL JOHNSON

Bookbinding for beginnersDecember 10–13LW0857 | £268BeginnersYou are introduced to the spectrum of bookbinding skills and styles before you learn to make two blank books: one bound in buckram, the other in marbled paper and buckram. Following this, you work on simple repairs to your own books.JOHN ROBINSON

handmade books using traditional and contemporary techniquesJanuary 3–74D0875 | £352Beginners/IntermediateMake several personal books as you experience traditional and contemporary bookbinding methods. You can create your own sketch or calligraphic books, albums, multi-section bindings and containers, as you learn about paper handling, glueing, sewing, attaching covers and finishing.SUSAN HUFTON

Japanese-style bookbinding February 12–14WE0934 | £186Suitable for allMake four Japanese-style bindings, each sewn with a different decorative stitch pattern. Learn how to prepare the pages and covers and sew each book with coloured silks. You complete the project with a Japanese ‘wrap-around’ case to house your bindings.KATHY ABBOTT

hand marbling on paper and fabricMarch 5–7WE0979 | £178Beginners/IntermediateExperience every stage of the hand-marbling process, from making size and preparing acrylic inks to producing samplers of standard patterns, then develop prints from numerous pigment dye recipes and original ideas.CHRISTOPHER ROWLATT

informing paper – recycled paper pulp vessels and vintage paper castingMarch 22–253D1025 | £262Suitable for allLearn from the working practices of an artist who is pushing the boundaries of this under-rated medium. Explore ways of forming organic vessels with recycled paper pulp and casting with handmade and vintage papers.MAGIE HOLLINGWORTH

making an artist’s bookApril 1–4LW1042 | £270Suitable for allPlease see page 15 for further information.ELEANOR GLOVER

Paper engineering for pop-up books and cardsApril 2–5LW1048 | £272 | NEW

Suitable for allDiscover the secrets behind the magic of pop-up books and cards. Start by making examples of the main types of paper mechanisms such as ‘V’ folds, pull-tabs and ‘dissolving’ scenes. Then develop your ideas and skills with some short creative projects before progressing to a fully-functioning pop-up book or cards.MARK HINER

Bookbinding for allApril 18–235D1083 | £424Suitable for allExperience the fascination of the bookbinder’s craft. As a beginner, you start by learning every stage of making a complete notebook, from folding the paper into sections to glueing up and case making. You then progress to a project such as the repair of one of the books you have brought with you. If you are a more experienced binder, you may renovate your own cloth or leather-bound books.JOHN ROBINSON

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Creative calligraphy Feb 12–14WE0936 | £178Beginners/IntermediateGain confidence whilst using a calligraphic script using the broad-edged pen with ink and gouache paint. Complete beginners start with the basics whilst those with experience improve and broaden their techniques and explore creative design possibilities in a small project.CHERRELL AVERY

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Lettercutting in stone and slateFebruary 28–March 44D0976 | £339Suitable for allDevelop your skills in carving letters with a mallet and chisel on this course. If you are a beginner, you are introduced to the techniques of ‘V’-incising letters and gain confidence as you practise letter strokes and create letter forms. More experienced carvers refine and improve their carving technique whilst studying letter forms.TOM PERKINS

Calligraphic lettering with pattern and paintingMarch 15–183D1007 | £264Beginners/IntermediateLearn skills in decorative pattern making and in lettering, using Roman Capitals, and explore mark-making techniques using pencils, pens and brushes on paper, tissue or vellum. Then develop your design for a decorative page or block based on a single letter, word or short poem or quotation of your choice.SALLY-MAE JOSEPH

Lettercutting in woodApril 12–164D1070 | £339Suitable for allExplore wood as a beautiful and practical medium for lettercutting and design while developing your carving skills and learning good craft practice. Start with basic carving techniques using capital letters if you are a beginner, or bring along projects to work on if you have experience. The tutor discusses design and choice of materials, and emphasises safe use and care of tools.MARTIN WENHAM

Calligraphy – italic and other scriptsApril 19–223D1086 | £262Beginners/IntermediateLearn Renaissance italic or another historical script of your choice, which may have been adapted for contemporary uses. Beginners acquire the basics of italic calligraphy, including the layout of short texts, while those with experience tune-up their skills with plenty of guidance from the tutor.GAYNOR GOFFE


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kAThY ABBOTT is a bookbinder and freelance

tutor. A graduate of Roehampton University, she

is now bindery manager at Bernard quaritch Ltd,

London and runs her own studio.

ChERRELL AVERY is a graduate of Roehampton

University. A freelance calligrapher and teacher,

she has run workshops at the Royal Academy of

Art and various London museums.



artists’ books and on lettering. She had a national


GAYNOR GOFFE studied calligraphy at

Reigate School of Art and combines teaching

and exhibiting. Commissions include a frieze for

Norwich Castle Museum and a panel for the

Crafts Council.

MARk hINER’S MA in Graphic Information at the

RCA inspired his interest in paper engineering.

his pop-ups have contributed to books on a

wide range of themes and he has taught many

workshops.

MAGIE hOLLINGWORTh studied fine art at

Wolverhampton and is an experienced teacher.

She uses recycled paper pulp to create sculptural

forms and vessels which are exhibited widely.

SUSAN hUFTON studied at Roehampton

University. She was part of a team of

calligraphers and artists making the St John’s Bible for Saint John’s Abbey in Minnesota, USA.

PAUL JOhNSON has an international reputation

for his pioneering work in book arts in education.

his one-of-a-kind pop-up books are in major

collections in the USA, including the Library of

Congress, Washington DC.

SALLY-MAE JOSEPh trained at Reigate and

Roehampton, is an experienced teacher and

has made a teaching DVD on gilding. her many

commissions include six years working on the

St John’s Bible.

TOM PERkINS is a designer-craftsman making

inscriptions in stone and slate. Recent commissions

include plaques for the queen’s Gallery and the

Crafts Study Centre in Farnham.

JOhN ROBINSON is a self-employed

bookbinder and former part-time lecturer. he is a

winner of the Society of Bookbinders’ competition

for a restored or conserved binding.

ChRISTOPhER ROWLATT, a qualified teacher,

runs a busy conservation bindery and marbling

studio, from which he supplies his marbled papers,

books and albums all over the world.

TRACEY ROWLEDGE studied Fine Art at

Goldsmiths College, then Fine Bookbinding and

Conservation at Guildford College. She lives and

works in London.

MARTIN WENhAM’S lettering work is

distinguished by its wide range of media. he is a

former lecturer at Leicester University and author

of Understanding Art: a guide for teachers.

Calligraphy for beginnersMay 28–30WE1158 | £178BeginnersLearn a basic calligraphic script and gain confidence in the use of the broad-edged pen. Ways of using and developing your new skills and adding colour are also explored.GAYNOR GOFFE

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Poetry – appreciation, composition and performanceNovember 6–8WE0783 | £178 | NEW

Suitable for allA new course for all levels of experience, it is designed to provide a supportive and fulfilling environment for participants to deepen their understanding and enjoyment of many different poetic forms. This course features sessions on speaking or reading poetry aloud. As Auden said: ‘No poem which is not better read aloud is good poetry.’ Greg Mosse will be assisted by Philip Wells (the Fire Poet) and Elizabeth Healey.LED BY GREG MOSSE

Digital video productionNovember 30–December 33D0837 | £262 | NEW

BeginnersPlease see page 46 for further information.ANITA MAKRIS

on-line publication – text, image, audio and videoDecember 11–13WE0861 | £178 | NEW

Intermediate/AdvancedThis is a new course, suitable for participants with experience of the online world. It touches on major social networking sites, such as MySpace and Facebook, and other online forums like Blogger. It is ideal for those seeking to build an online profile using their own content – text, images or other media such as audio and video. During the weekend you will create digital web pages as well as pen-and-paper designs to help visualise the process.LED BY GREG MOSSE

The Building Conservation Masterclasses (BCMs) at West Dean provide training in technical and practical skills in the repair and maintenance of historic structures. These courses which were originally set up by English Heritage have been designed, and are delivered, by leading practitioners in the field of building conservation. The unique ruinette at West Dean – on which students can practise conservation and repair techniques – is a purpose-built structure exhibiting many of the problems found on historic buildings.

The Professional Conservators in Practice courses (PCIPs) are designed for professional conservators to refresh their skills and update their knowledge of

developments in materials and techniques. Collaboration with relevant organisations and specialists has resulted in an outstanding range of expertise on each course.

For a brochure or further information on all the courses in the CPD programme, please contact Liz Campbell at West Dean College, West Dean, Chichester, West Sussex PO18 0QZ

tel: 01243 818219/811301 fax: 01243 811343 email: [email protected] www.westdean.org.uk

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Digital video editingMarch 5–7WE0981 | £178 | NEW

Beginners/IntermediatePlease see page 46 for further information.ANITA MAKRIS

Compelling story writing, 3 – suspense, style and synopsisMarch 26–28WE1001 | £178Beginners/IntermediateDesigned for beginner to intermediate, this course focuses on three technical aspects of novel writing – suspense, style and synopsis. It requires you to think in terms of the overall structure of a novel, not just of individual sentences and paragraphs, helping participants to make editorial decisions touching on the overall shape of their work, rather than close analysis. You will write and share work during the course.LED BY GREG MOSSE

Creating a novel – collaborative writing weekendMay 7–9WE1134 | £178 | NEW

Intermediate/AdvancedA new course requiring some creative writing experience which is also an intensely collaborative course, limited to 12 participants, of plotting and story-crafting. It will provide participants with deep and clear insights into the challenges involved in bringing a novel to completion. At the end of the weekend, all the materials used will be made available, including the full text of all drafted sections, plus scans of artwork or other images.LED BY GREG MOSSE

Compelling story writing, 1 – plot and characterJanuary 15–17WE0893 | £178Beginners/IntermediateDesigned for beginners to more experienced writers who want to develop a clear sense of plot and character and how they interrelate. It stimulates and unblocks participants’ creativity with a variety of teacher-led classes, individual study and collaborative writing. Participants will make objective, writerly judgments around planning and developing plot and character, exploiting the ‘sequence of imaginary events’ for maximum dramatic impact.LED BY GREG MOSSE

Jane austen – from page to screen – film appreciationFebruary 5–7WE0921 | £178 | NEW

Suitable for allWho’s your favourite Darcy? Laurence Olivier or Colin Firth? Which American actress has best captured the spirit of an Austen heroine? Gwyneth Paltrow, Alicia Silverstone or Renée Zellweger? Spend the weekend watching and discussing how different filmmakers have adapted Jane Austen’s novels to the big and small screen. Discover new ways of looking at films whilst exploring many of the film and television adaptations that have entranced and infuriated us over the years. Under scrutiny will be traditional visions of the novels alongside some quirky re-interpretations.ELLEN CHESHIRE

Compelling story writing, 2 – location, dialogue and revisionFebruary 12–14WE0938 | £178Beginners/IntermediateThis enjoyable and varied weekend course is designed for beginner to intermediate participants, studying location, dialogue and revision. You are invited to submit photographs of dramatic locations or favourite places prior to the course. Work on dialogue is led by a set of graded examples from a range of successful published sources, leading to independent writing work from participants. This leads into work on revision, including collaborative writing and editing.LED BY GREG MOSSE

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ELLEN ChEShIRE is an experienced film lecturer

and writer. Since gaining a BA (hons) in Film and

English she has written four books for the Pocket

Essentials film series and is currently writing a

book on Bio-Pics for Wallflower Press. She is also

head of Communications at West Dean.

ANITA MAkRIS film, director, video artist

and photographer, studied at the State Film

Academy in Vienna, Austria. her work is shown at

international film festivals and galleries in London.

GREG MOSSE is co-director of the Chichester

Writing Festival and the leader of the creative

writing programme at West Dean College. he

has worked in the Uk, France and the US and has

extremely wide experience of the writing world

as an author, editor, teacher and translator.

In the courses led by Greg Mosse, he is often

joined by visiting lecturers which may include

Jason Goodwin (author of the internationally

acclaimed series of thrillers set in 1830s Istanbul)

and kate Mosse (internationally best-selling

author of Labyrinth and Sepulchre).


ANITA MAkRIS – Creating videos

Where novels and plays are focussed on the

language, film tells a story mainly with the image.

The word is only important in the speech. Film

uses its own language – symbols, actions, moments

between people, things, nature. We create

images, scenes, actions in order to describe

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Included over the four days are courses of two, three and four days in length. Each course is stand alone but with the opportunity to share ideas and experiences with those on other courses and with extra activities as follows:

A short illustrated talk by all tutors is organised on two evenings which includes two puppet shows.

Greg Mosse, our principal writing tutor, will hold a short session on creating structure to your story.

Workshop displays of students’ work at the end of each course.

Do come and take part in this exciting new venture with both established and new tutors to West Dean.

new for our winter 2009/10 programme is an exciting group of courses that explore storytelling through different arts and crafts: automata, puppet making, illustration, puzzles, pop-up art and crocheted/knitted toys.

Visual storytelling

Fees listed for each course are non-residential – please see page 71 for accommodation costs | Short Courses November 2009–May 2010






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Shadow puppet theatreNovember 30–December 22D0834 | £184 | NEW

Suitable for allExplore the magic of shadow theatre and puppetry – an ancient but ever evolving tradition – as you create your own story, miniature theatre, sets and puppets using mainly recycled materials.ELEANOR GLOVER

Pop-up paper extravaganzaNovember 30–December 22D0835 | £184 | NEW

Suitable for allReview pop-up paper engineering techniques and forms, work through a range of fundamental tasks to understand the genre’s underlying concepts and produce a pop-up book of your own design and invention.PAUL JOHNSON

making hand-knitted and crocheted toysNovember 30–December 33D0836 | £262 | NEW

IntermediateBe inspired to create your own characterful toy using pure Shetland wool 4-ply yarn. You develop a clear understanding of the construction and design of knitted or crocheted toys as you adapt a basic pattern, then learn sewing up and finishing skills and stuff your doll with organic wool fleece.LUCINDA GUY


BeginnersGain an understanding of how to produce a digital video from start to finish. Beginning with an initial idea, move through all the production stages of making a video as you create a short script then continue with camera work and basic editing, including sound editing.ANITA MAKRIS

Sculptural jigsaw puzzles in hardwoodNovember 30–December 44D0838 | £339 | NEW

Suitable for allExplore, design and make non-traditional jigsaw puzzles in British hardwood. Using an electric fretsaw and hand tools, you produce a single-layered puzzle before progressing to a more complex one which might incorporate multiple layers, use a variety of woods or have a textured or polished surface to enhance the beauty of the wood.PHILIPPINE SOWERBY

Simple automataNovember 30–December 44D0839 | £350Suitable for allMake a balancing toy as an introduction to materials and tools, and then develop designs for an automaton, to be made principally in wood using basic skills. You learn about simple ways of producing mechanical movement and are encouraged to use reclaimed, recycled, interesting materials. The tutor’s own work and his collection of automata and books provide further inspiration.ROBERT RACE

make a puppet and bring it to lifeNovember 30–December 44D0840 | £356 | NEW

Beginners/IntermediateMeet Pinkle’s Puppet Circus, then embark on your own journey of devising, making and performing with small hand and rod puppets on the Gravy Boat Puppet Theatre stage in the end-of-course show. Inspired by research gathered from source materials and eclectic music, you then start modelling, create an armature, assemble, sew, paint and attach hair to your puppet. Basic puppetry techniques are also explored.ISOBEL SMITH

Pictures and prose – the art of illustrationNovember 30–December 44D0841 | £339 | NEW

Suitable for allExperience the complete process of illustrating a text of your choice – a favourite poem, piece of prose or children’s book, for example. This course takes you on a journey from rough drawings to storyboarding, gathering references, character development, making a dummy book and looking for and working with a publisher. Depending on your progress you may also begin final artwork.CLIFF WRIGHT


Suitable for allWorking with willow and tissue paper, learn simple and efficient methods for constructing your own sculptures for parties after dark and explore various methods for illuminating and decorating them.ELEANOR GLOVER

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The furry dice of horticulture – designing with annuals and following fashion in planting designNovember 7GL0790 | £56 | NEW

Suitable for allIn this two-part day, in the morning Brita explores how continental Europe has influenced planting design in the UK and asks the question whether we really need more borders with so many grasses? The afternoon starts with a brief review of historic planting and then focuses on why annual bedding schemes seem to be frozen in time.BRITA VON SCHOENAICH

vertical gardening – getting to grips with climbersNovember 14GL0812 | £56 | NEW

Suitable for allClimbers and wall shrubs can be used to cover fences and walls both in the shade or sun. Discover the best plants to suit your garden conditions and learn how to maintain them. In the afternoon Marcus discusses various propagation techniques and the different methods for supporting climbers.MARCUS DANCER

Wildlife and weeds – forget all your fears about wildlife gardeningMay 1GL1110 | £56 | NEW

Suitable for allSuccessful wildlife gardening is more about how you garden than what you grow. Based on his book No Nettles Required Ken looks at the evidence from ‘Biodiversity in Urban Gardens’, a research project carried out in Sheffield. In the afternoon he asks if all weeds are as bad as we think and whether we can learn to tolerate or even love some of them.KEN THOMPSON

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growing apples, pears, plums and cherriesNovember 71D0789 | £89Beginners/IntermediateThis course is designed to guide you through the problems and solutions that make growing your own fruit so rewarding. All aspects of growing are included from selecting rootstocks and varieties, to general care and management, including pests, diseases and pruning.JOHN NASH

garden organicNovember 211D0816 | £89 | NEW

Beginners/IntermediateThere has never been a better time to learn all about growing your own produce organically. Discover how composting techniques can enrich your soil and enable you to grow healthier crops. Create a monthly programme for your garden that will include early and year-round cropping to make the most of your kitchen garden.WENDY ELLICOCK

festive flowers and floral decorationsDecember 51D0852 | £110Beginners/IntermediateFill your house with wonderful festive arrangements in time for Christmas and complete two different festive floral decorations, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. These include door wreaths, garlands, and mantelpiece and table arrangements.SUE HINGSTON AND SASHA CRABB

Designing and growing a cutting gardenFebruary 61D0927 | £89Beginners/IntermediateLearn the theory and design principles behind establishing a plot for flower growing, however small. The course includes advice on plot development and practical tips on growing cut flowers for the house.JASMINE HART

Pruning and training plantsFebruary 61D0928 | £89Suitable for allThis course sets out to de-mystify the subject of pruning and training plants. Covering a wide range of plants including fruit, Paul talks about and demonstrates these techniques and, weather permitting, there is a short practical session in the garden.PAUL TEMPLETON

a garden for all seasonsFebruary 111D0932 | £89Suitable for allPlan your garden for year-round use! You are introduced to the principles of planting design, including structural and seasonal planting, and how to choose and combine plants to create a good effect throughout the year. You also look at the use of hard landscaping.JULIET SARGEANT


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Planting difficult sitesFebruary 17–192D0948 | £178 | NEW

Beginners/IntermediateEvery garden has a problem area and on this course you discover how to overcome these difficulties and create a successful planting scheme by applying the principles of ‘right plant–right place’. You design and draw your own planting plan under the guidance of the tutor.DEBBIE JOLLEY

Pruning and training plantsFebruary 201D0958 | £89Suitable for allPlease see 1D0928 on page 28 for further information.PAUL TEMPLETON

Planting the shade gardenMarch 61D0986 | £89 | NEW

Suitable for allShade-lovers are some of the most beautiful subjects in the plant world. Learn how to identify what type of shade and soil conditions you have in your own garden and discover the best plants to grow there. You will have the opportunity to draw up your own personal planting plan under the tutor’s guidance.SALLY GREGSON

The indoor garden – success with tender plantsMarch 71D0988 | £89 | NEW

Beginners/IntermediateWhether all you have is a simple windowsill or you have a large glasshouse or conservatory, this course will teach you how to care for a wide range of houseplants from basic foliage plants to cacti, orchids and tropical plants. The day includes a visit to the splendid glasshouses in the vegetable garden at West Dean.OWEN SPAREY AND STEPHANIE HURMAN

make a hazel hurdleMarch 12–14WE0999 | £199Beginners/IntermediateA rare opportunity to make your own hurdle using green hazel coppiced on the West Dean Estate. Students learn how to cleave, weave and twist the wood using traditional hand tools such as billhooks and side adzes. No previous experience needed.ALAN AND JO WATERS

The organic kitchen gardenMarch 12–14WE1000 | £178Beginners/IntermediateInspired by the tutor’s organic garden in Hampshire, learn ways of growing vegetables and fruit in your own garden or allotment. This year-round guide covers choosing and sowing seeds, compost making, pest and disease control and use of polytunnels and the greenhouse.WENDY ELLICOCK

Bridal flowers – create a posy, buttonhole, corsage and headdressMarch 201D1021 | £110 | NEW

Beginners/IntermediateMake your wedding day even more special by designing and creating your own wedding flowers. Learn what to consider when purchasing flowers including how to handle, condition and store them. During the day you have the opportunity to make and take home a buttonhole, corsage, headdress and hand-tied posy.SUE HINGSTON

Trees – their care and managementMarch 201D1022 | £89Suitable for allWest Dean Gardens and St Roche’s Arboretum hold an extensive collection of trees from newly planted to centuries old – it is their management that form the core of this course. With a combination of classroom and garden-based theory you learn about selection, use, management and cultivation, giving you the confidence to manage your own trees.JIM BUCKLAND

Designing your own gardenMarch 26–29LW1034 | £262Suitable for allThis course is for those who have a new garden with nothing in it, or an established garden in which they would like to make changes. It covers the basics of site evaluation and the creation of a functional layout and planting plan, to aid students in planning their own gardens.ANNIE GUILFOYLE

Willow work for the gardenApril 16–18WE1074 | £178Beginners/IntermediatePlease see page 21 for further information.DOMINIC PARRETTE

Photographing gardens in West SussexApril 23–26LW1094 | £267Beginners/IntermediatePlease see page 44 for further information.JACQUI HURST

The scented gardenMay 81D1125 | £89Beginners/IntermediateFragrance is an essential ingredient in the garden. On this one-day course students explore the use of fragrance, learning how to incorporate new and novel plants. Assistance is given to create a planting plan for an area of deliciously scented plants.JASMINE HART

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Create glass beads – create a necklaceNovember 2–64D0779 | £445 | NEW

IntermediateDevelop your skills in lampworking with a focus on effective colour schemes and make a set of glass beads to string into a necklace. Bring ideas and stringing materials so that the tutor can help you to complete your project, through demonstrations, discussions and one-to-one tuition.DORA SCHUBERT

an introduction to making glass beadsNovember 6–8WE0781 | £231BeginnersWork hot glass and discover the possibilities of glass bead design. You use a torch flame to create coloured beads and learn to apply decorative effects such as frits, canes, stringers, dots and metal leaf.BARBARA MASON

glass engraving for beginnersDecember 4–6WE0845 | £178BeginnersExperiment with drawing or lettering on glass – you choose your own subject matter – as you are introduced to the techniques of drill engraving and hand engraving through demonstrations and one-to-one teaching.TRACEY SHEPPARD

magical transformations – kiln-forming and decorating glassDecember 11–13WE0858 | £212 | NEW

BeginnersInvestigate techniques for shaping sheet glass by fusing and slumping it in moulds and adding decoration in the form of inclusions, surface texture and stencilling as you also learn about kiln processes.BRETT MANLEY

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JIM BUCkLAND is the Gardens Manager at

West Dean. An honours graduate from kew, he

has managed public and private gardens and is a

regular contributor to magazines.

SAShA CRABB is an experienced florist who

arranges seasonal displays throughout the year in

West Dean College. her work has been featured

in Gardeners’ World.

MARCUS DANCER began his career at hillier’s

Nurseries and has over 30 years’ experience in

horticulture. For the past 18 years he has owned a

specialist Clematis nursery in hampshire.

WENDY ELLICOCk, a passionate organic

gardener, was chair of the hampshire branch of

Garden Organic for eight years. her showcase

garden has featured in books and on television.

SALLY GREGSON has run her own nursery, Mill

Cottage Plants, for nearly 20 years. She lectures

internationally and has written two books –

Practical Propagation and Ornamental Vegetable Gardening.

ANNIE GUILFOYLE has a degree in Garden

Design from Middlesex University and combines

lecturing with professional practice. her work was

featured in BBC TV’s Small Town Gardens.

JASMINE hART is an experienced gardening

tutor who regularly runs short courses. She trained

originally as a teacher and won the RhS ‘Garden

Photo of the Year’ award in 2002.

SUE hINGSTON trained in floristry in London

and has had a long career both teaching at

Mcqueens Flower School, London, and working

commercially within the trade.

STEPhANIE hURMAN has a BSc from the

University of Toronto. She worked for seven

years as Senior Gardener at the RhS Gardens

Wisley and now co-runs a garden consultancy in

West Sussex.

JACqUI hURST specialises in photographing

gardens, applied art and regional food producers.

her work has appeared in many magazines, books

and national newspapers.

DEBBIE JOLLEY is a member of the Society of

Garden Designers and has run her garden design

practice for 17 years. her book Planting and Design for Sea and Shelter will be published soon.

JOhN NASh has grown fruit professionally

for 45 years. he is the former Chairman of the

West Sussex Fruit Group and a member of the

Institute of horticulture and an Agricultural

Training Board tutor.

DOMINIC PARRETTE is a coppice craftsman

and basket maker, working with the Truggery,

hestmonceux. he trained in Countryside

Recreation and teaches many rural crafts.

JULIET SARGEANT is a garden designer based

near Brighton with an award-winning garden on

permanent display at the RhS gardens, Wisley.

She is joint author of A New Naturalism.

OWEN SPAREY is a graduate of the RhS Wisley

Diploma in Practical horticulture. having worked

in both Europe and the USA he now runs a garden

consultancy with his partner in West Sussex.

PAUL TEMPLETON has an MSc from Reading

University in plant and cropping science. he is

an avid practical gardener, and has worked in

professional horticulture for over 35 years.

kEN ThOMPSON has a PhD in Ecology and is a

Senior Lecturer at Sheffield University. he lectures

internationally and has published on every aspect

of plant ecology.

BRITA VON SChOENAICh Dip.hort.kew

DipLA MLI is Director of Schoenaich Landscape

Architects Ltd. She works and lectures

internationally and writes for professional

journals.

ALAN WATERS is a full-time coppice worker,

specialising in hazel and chestnut. he and his wife

JO run their business WildWood Charcoal and

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intricate surfaces – colour and texture with kiln-formed glassJanuary 8–10WE0877 | £212BeginnersExplore the magic of creating texture and low relief designs in glass. On this course you become acquainted with the glass kiln and make a range of colourful glass nuggets as you are introduced to glass cutting, slumping, kiln processes and fusing with confetti, frits and glass inclusions.ALEX ROBINSON

an introduction to making glass beadsJanuary 15–17WE0890 | £231BeginnersPlease see WE0781 on page 30 for further information.BARBARA MASON

Stained glass for beginners and improversJanuary 15–18LW0894 | £262Beginners/IntermediateMake a small stained glass panel to your own design, with inspiration provided by the tutor’s slideshow. Beginners gain a good grounding in basic skills including cutting, leading and finishing, whilst improvers work to a more advanced standard. Demonstrations are given throughout the course.KATE BADEN FULLER

Engraving on coloured glassMarch 5–8LW0984 | £262 | NEW

Intermediate/AdvancedExamine the many possibilities of engraving on solid coloured glass or glass with coloured overlay as you learn, or develop skills in, a range of flexible drive drill techniques. Working on flat or three-dimensional forms, you consider design options planning carefully from the outset.KATHARINE COLEMAN

making fused glass jewelleryMarch 12–14WE0995 | £215Suitable for allDiscover how to cut and assemble Bullseye and dichroic glass for fusing in a kiln to create round, uncut gems or cabochons. Mount them onto silver findings to make individual and unusual jewellery.KATRINA BEATTIE

making coloured glass bowlsMarch 14–184D1004 | £407Suitable for allLearn to work with kiln-formed glass and come away with a set of coloured glass bowls on this exciting course. Beginning with techniques for cutting sheet glass in various shapes, you then learn how to create coloured glass blanks through fusing and to add decorative detail and texture.

Finally, you use moulds to ‘slump’ your work as the

intricacies of the kiln firing processes are

explained.ALEX ROBINSON

Stained glass with glass painting for all levelsMarch 26–29LW1030 | £262Suitable for allSample each technique involved in making a stained glass panel – from cutting glass to leading and cleaning up the finished work – then study past examples in preparation for developing your own original design. Each stage of the process is explained and demonstrated as you work at your own pace. Sandblasting and traditional glass painting (which needs firing) can be included in your design.SASHA WARD

an introduction to making glass beadsApril 6–93D1052 | £340BeginnersWork hot glass and discover the endless possibilities of glass bead design. Use a torch flame to create coloured beads of increasingly complex shapes and learn to apply decorative effects such as frits, canes, stringers, dots, gold stone and metal leaf.BARBARA MASON

kiln forming glass with inventive three-dimensional mouldsApril 19–223D1085 | £312 | NEW

IntermediateCreate original glass vessels and small sculptural pieces as you explore the kiln-forming process. You focus on unusual ways of making three-dimensional moulds from everyday, throw-away packaging and, with tutor support, learn to slump sheet glass in or over them to produce your own unique pieces.BRETT MANLEY

making and decorating glass beadsMay 3–63D1115 | £340IntermediateUsing coloured glass rods and the torch flame, learn to make and decorate glass beads with colourful twisted glass canes, ribbons and latticini or apply dots to create geometric patterns and flowers.BARBARA MASON


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worked as a glass artist for 25 years. Commissions

include churches, hospitals and private houses

both in the Uk and abroad.

CANDACE BAhOUTh is an experienced

designer of mosaics and textiles, with work in

various museum collections including the V & A.

Recent work includes 3D shoes.

kATRINA BEATTIE trained in glass at Farnham

and specialises in both kiln formed techniques and

glass blowing. She makes ranges of jewellery,

dishes, vases and paperweights.

EMMA BIGGS set up London’s Mosaic Workshop

in 1987. She has been working on a public art

project Made in England, recording the history of

the ceramic industry.

MARTIN ChEEk trained in animation and has

been making mosaics since 1985. Working to

commission and exhibiting across the country, he is

also an experienced teacher.

kAThARINE COLEMAN uses the traditional

technique of wheel engraving to produce

contemporary work. She has won many awards

with work in museum collections including the

V & A.

BRETT MANLEY works as a glass artist and

ceramic and glass restorer. She also teaches in

London part-time, works to commission and sells

work through exhibitions.

BARBARA MASON has been making glass beads

at the torch since 1977. She studied with several

leading American glass bead artists and is a skilled

and patient teacher.

ALEx ROBINSON studied history of Art at the

Courtauld Institute and glass at Central St Martins.

She takes commissions for architectural pieces and

sells through exhibitions.

DORA SChUBERT began flameworking in 2003

and learned with several well-established glass

bead artists. She is now a full-time glass bead

maker and a member selling beads worldwide.

TRACEY ShEPPARD is a fellow of the Guild of

Glass Engravers who exhibits widely. Recent

notable commissions include a pair of engraved

glass panels in Winchester Cathedral.

SAShA WARD is a stained glass artist specialising

in enamelling on glass. Since graduating from the

RCA she has completed over 50 commissions for

public buildings.

glass engraving – focusing on three-dimensional illusionMay 7–10LW1173 | £262Intermediate/AdvancedLearn how to create three-dimensional illusion working with a flexible drive, various engraving tools and polishers. Starting with a slide show of designs on a range of glass objects, from panels to bowls, you practise technique, receiving individual tuition when required.TRACEY SHEPPARD

fusing and slumping with pate de verre glassMay 21–24LW1151 | £356 | NEW

Suitable for allWhat is pate de verre? Explore the potential of this ancient French technique of fusing crushed glass in the kiln. Experiment with colouring methods, make a glossy, fully-fused, low-relief pate de verre tile and a panel with a crystalline surface to slump into a bowl-shaped mould. Learn about kiln-firing and annealing processes on this intensive course.KATRINA BEATTIE

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mosaics for beginners and improvers November 6–8WE0780 | £178Beginners/IntermediateDevelop your creativity in mosaic design using different tiles in ceramics and glass. You’ll learn direct and indirect techniques of laying and grouting and the technique of cutting tiles into tesserae.MARTIN CHEEK

Creative mosaics with found materialsNovember 10–133D0796 | £264Suitable for allDevelop a mosaic design using broken china, found objects, shells, pebbles and conventional tesserae, and apply it using the direct method to a ceramic or cement garden urn or a picture/mirror frame. Advice and technical instruction are given at every stage including the finishing of your mosaic urn.CANDACE BAHOUTH

mosaics – stone and smalti using the hammer and hardyMarch 8–124D1009 | £339 | NEW

Suitable for allMake a small mosaic panel from the two most beautiful materials available – stone with its natural subtlety and the brilliantly coloured, enamelled glass known as smalti. Learn to shape these on the bench using the mosaic hammer and hardie (chisel) and develop the design and construction of your project with one-to-one guidance. Inspiring talks on the work of other artists are included.EMMA BIGGS

mosaics for beginners and improversApril 23–26LW1090 | £262Beginners/IntermediatePlease see WE0780 for further information.MARTIN CHEEK

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Sculpture from scrap using blacksmithing techniquesNovember 22–264D0817 | £377Suitable for allTake on your own ‘scrapheap challenge’ as you create a satisfying sculpture from found metal objects assembled with blacksmithing techniques! At the start learn basic forging and joining processes and visit a local scrapyard. Time is then spent considering and responding to the design possibilities of your chosen recycled pieces before you embark on a project for your house or garden.PETER PARKINSON

Basic blacksmithing December 4–6WE0847 | £216BeginnersBecome familiar with the basic skills of the blacksmith using mild steel and learn to develop and realise successful designs using these techniques, with individual support from the tutor.ANDREW SMITH

an introduction to modern blacksmithingJanuary 29–31WE0911 | £216BeginnersAbsorb the basics of making hot metal move with the hammer, anvil and other tools as you are guided through various techniques, both traditional and modern, to create a unique piece of work.DAVID TUCKER

Damascus steel makingFebruary 21–254D0961 | £382Suitable for allExplore the ancient technique of Damascus steel valued by the Vikings and Samurai. Prized for swords and, later, gun barrels, layers of iron and steel are pattern-welded to create intricate and highly decorative surfaces. Students can use the material to make a small decorative object.PETER PARKINSON

making garden vessels or sculpture in metal February 26–28WE0968 | £216Suitable for allDevelop your own design to make a simple vessel or sculpture in copper, steel or aluminium. A range of techniques are covered including spot and mig welding, riveting, forming and colouring.MIKE SAVAGE

Basic blacksmithing March 19–21WE1016 | £216BeginnersPlease see WE0847 for further information.ANDREW SMITH

Creative blacksmithing projectsApril 5–94D1051 | £434Suitable for allWork creatively in the Forge in a way that enables you to develop individual projects while also learning and extending your blacksmithing skills. Whether you are a beginner or have some experience of this active and energetic craft, you are helped to develop your ideas and to work towards completing your project, with one-to-one tuition from the tutor. You are encouraged to bring outline ideas with you for discussion, bearing in mind suitability to the medium and the time available.ANDREW SMITH

Welding and joining ideasApril 23–26LW1093 | £325BeginnersCraftsmanship is the focus of this course, with tuition on various hot and cold methods of metal welding and other joining processes. You learn to make a series of samples demonstrating techniques such as hot wrapping, torch bending, riveting and abrasion.ANDREW SMITH

Blacksmithing – an introduction to techniqueMay 7–9WE1121 | £216BeginnersGain a feel for the nature and rhythm of the blacksmith’s craft, and an insight into the vocabulary of forms which derive from the hot forging process, as you work on small projects or samples.PETER PARKINSON

metal bugs – making outdoor sculpturesMay 17–203D1141 | £304 | NEW

Suitable for allMake a sculptural insect, reptile or fish for your garden or pond from sheet metal and recycled materials. Develop your design idea as you explore techniques including cutting, annealing, forming and shaping, using a range of tools. Finally, produce inventive and decorative fixings.MIKE SAVAGE


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Enamelling on copper – art and craftDecember 11–14LW0862 | £262Suitable for allAchieve effective results in a short time working with coloured enamels. Techniques are demonstrated for making simple designs and pictures, both on flat copper sheet and as small dishes and bowls. Information is given on kilns and materials, enabling you to continue work at home.PAT JOHNSON

making contemporary enamel beadsJanuary 8–124D0882 | £339Intermediate/AdvancedExplore the jewel-like qualities of enamelling onto beads and experiment with diverse ways of putting them together into necklaces. You learn techniques for enamelling onto pre-formed beads and onto metal beads that you have fabricated. With instruction from two tutors, the course also covers the history of the beaded necklace, catch construction, stringing and threading techniques.JOAN MACKARELL AND PENNY DAVIS

Creative and experimental surfaces in enamelFebruary 8–113D0931 | £274Intermediate/AdvancedThis workshop focuses on the development of personal imagery and explores non-traditional approaches to vitreous enamel on copper and pre-enamelled steel. You use simple drawing, printmaking, painting and abrading methods to produce a wide range of enamel effects.ELIZABETH TURRELL

Enamelling – colour and pattern on silver or copper February 19–21WE0951 | £188Beginners/IntermediateSee how to translate colour and flat pattern into designs for enamelling. You start with textile samples as inspiration for small tests, then move on to design at least one small piece of jewellery.SHEILA R MCDONALD

Creativity in enamelling on copperApril 1–54D1044 | £339 | NEW

Suitable for allEnjoy producing inspiring enamel colours and other unique effects as you explore techniques for melting glass onto copper. You learn how to make exciting low-tech jewellery or intriguing small-scale sculptures or diptychs. If you have already developed enamelling skills, individual projects can be pursued including enamelling bowls.PAT JOHNSON

Enamelling on precious metalsMay 7–10LW1123 | £262Intermediate/AdvancedCreate personal designs in coloured enamels on silver. Designed for those with some experience of working with precious metals, you will enhance your work with the expert tuition in the techniques of cloisonné, champlevé, plique-à-jour and the use of foils.JOAN MACKARELL

Enamelling copper bowlsMay 31–June 33D1169 | £262Suitable for allExplore the beauty of fired enamels. Beginners learn the basic techniques and create simple, attractive bowls while experienced enamellers develop more elaborate designs by carving through layers of enamel to reveal the colours below. Design and technical advice and explanatory sheets are available.PAT JOHNSON

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Create glass beads – create a necklaceNovember 2–64D0779 | £445 | NEW

IntermediatePlease see page 30 for further information.DORA SCHUBERT

an introduction to making glass beadsNovember 6–8WE0781 | £231BeginnersPlease see page 30 for further information.BARBARA MASON

making jewellery with polymer clayNovember 9–123D0791 | £280Beginners/IntermediateLearn how to make and finish colourful, patterned polymer clay jewellery. The course covers the basic techniques, from preparing the clay (Fimo) for use to rolling snakes and logs, adding colour mixes, building a complex cane for decorating your beads and incorporating them into strung bead necklaces and pendants.CAROL BLACKBURN

Traditional and contemporary bead threading and knottingNovember 13–15WE0806 | £178Suitable for allLearn the art of bead jewellery to a professional standard. After familiarisation with tools and threading techniques, you make a range of necklaces which may include antique and semi-precious beads.PENNY DAVIS

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making jewellery in silverNovember 22–275D0820 | £416Suitable for allExplore your ideas for a piece of jewellery in silver and be guided by the tutor through the designing and making process. You begin by communicating your concept in simple drawings. You then learn a range of techniques in general fabrication, surface decoration (including roller-printing and etching) and finishing and polishing, mostly on a one-to-one basis. The course begins with an inspirational lecture on jewellery including the diverse work of contemporary studio jewellers.SARAH MACRAE

Beadwork braids for jewellery, accessories and trimsNovember 24–273D0823 | £262 | NEW

Suitable for allPlease see page 54 for further information.LIZ THORNTON

introducing coloured resins in metal jewelleryNovember 27–29WE0825 | £197Intermediate/AdvancedExplore techniques for mixing synthetic resins and for incorporating colour and other materials into jewellery. You explore the versatility of this material and produce at least one finished piece of silver jewellery, for which basic making skills are essential.ALISON BAXTER

an introduction to jewellery making December 4–6WE0844 | £178BeginnersMake a silver band ring as a starting point and work towards completing an individual project on this beginners’ course. SARAH MACRAE

an introduction to making glass beadsJanuary 15–17WE0890 | £231BeginnersPlease see page 30 for further information.BARBARA MASON

Computer aided design for jewellery design and castingJanuary 19–212D0902 | £178 | NEW

BeginnersAn introduction to Rhino CAD – an intuitive design programme to complement and extend traditional craft skills. You learn how to use this programme to create a finished model that can then be cast in metal.LUCIAN TAYLOR

Three-dimensional jewellery – etched and pressed metalsJanuary 31–February 55D0915 | £416Suitable for allExperiment in precious and semi-precious metals learning various surface etching techniques. You develop designs using the hydraulic press to create three-dimensional hollow forms, completing at least one piece. Photo etching and sensitive photo etching using the dark room are part of the course .BARBARA CHRISTIE

fastenings and findings for jewelleryFebruary 12–15LW0939 | £262 | NEW

Intermediate/AdvancedInvestigate a wide range of fastenings and findings, then learn how to integrate them into your designs to make them part of your work, rather than adding them as a functional afterthought. Individual advice is given on your ideas and projects and you should make at least two items in silver.SARAH MACRAE

‘a bead like no other’ – exploring low-tech materialsFebruary 15–194D0946 | £366 | NEW

Suitable for allPerspex, concrete, papier-mâché, bicycle reflectors – just some of the unconventional materials you encounter on this hands-on workshop for jewellers, sculptors and other makers. Start by making hollow beads, cut openings in them to reveal hidden images and join them with unusual ‘cold’ connections. Develop an expanded repertoire of materials, techniques and processes to enhance your future work.ROBERT DANCIK

Traditional and contemporary bead threading and knottingFebruary 19–21WE0953 | £178Suitable for allPlease see WE0806 on page 34 for further information.PENNY DAVIS

Jewellery from wire and beadsFebruary 19–21WE0955 | £191BeginnersEnjoy using the simplest techniques and no special equipment as you learn how to combine wire and beads imaginatively and then make chains of beads with wire to wrap or space them.SARA WITHERS

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Jewellery for complete beginners using silver and other materialsFebruary 26–28WE0965 | £178BeginnersMake a simple silver ring which covers the techniques of piercing, shaping, filing, hammering, soldering and finishing, and then explore surface decoration with a second piece of jewellery.DAPHNE KRINOS

Ring-linking with stones and beads for jewelleryMarch 12–14WE0994 | £178Suitable for allCreate an individual piece of jewellery as you master the techniques of chain mail or ring-linking. Learn to include semi-precious stones or beads in your design to add colour, pattern and detail.ALISON EVANS

making fused glass jewelleryMarch 12–14WE0995 | £215Suitable for allPlease see page 31 for further information.KATRINA BEATTIE

using resin in jewelleryMarch 26–29LW1032 | £295Suitable for allUsing simple materials and methods make a mould to cast your own resin jewellery. Explore colour and light while considering the sculptural qualities of polyester resin and gaining an understanding of the techniques in other resins.KATHIE MURPHY

an introduction to making glass beadsApril 6–93D1052 | £340BeginnersPlease see page 30 for further information.BARBARA MASON

Traditional and contemporary bead threading and knottingApril 7–92D1053 | £178Suitable for allPlease see WE0806 on page 34 for further information.PENNY DAVIS

Stone setting for jewellers and silversmithsApril 23–25WE1088 | £178Intermediate/AdvancedEngage with one or two methods of stone setting, a highly skilled activity suitable for those with some previous experience. Techniques offered are ‘Roman’, ‘crown’, and ‘grain’ settings.BRIAN MARSHALL

making felt jewelleryApril 30–May 3LW1107 | £262 | NEW

Suitable for allPlease see page 57 for further information.HEATHER BELCHER

making jewellery with polymer clayApril 30–May 3LW1108 | £280Beginners/IntermediatePlease see 3D0791 on page 34 for further information.CAROL BLACKBURN

making jewellery in silverMay 2–75D1113 | £416Suitable for allPlease see 5D0820 on page 35 for further information.SARAH MACRAE

making and decorating glass beadsMay 3–63D1115 | £314IntermediatePlease see page 31 for further information.BARBARA MASON

Jewellery from wire and beadsMay 7–9WE1119 | £191BeginnersPlease see WE0955 on page 35 for further information.SARA WITHERS

making jewellery using mixed metals and stonesMay 14–17LW1136 | £262IntermediateExplore the effects created by combining different metals in one piece of jewellery and learn the basic techniques of stone setting. Those with some previous experience develop awareness of design issues arising from combining materials and learn how to plan their work to overcome these.DAPHNE KRINOS

malleable to tangible – jewellery using the medium of wireMay 21–24LW1150 | £272 | NEW

Suitable for allWork with silver wire, coloured copper wire and beads exploring a number of approaches including chain making, linking, coiling, looping, wrapping and soldering. Ideas will be developed through experimentation and the immediacy of a hands on approach with demonstrations by the tutor.DOROTHY HOGG

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Through the plasticity of metal – raising and sinking hollow formsNovember 6–9LW0785 | £262 | NEW

Intermediate/AdvancedGain a thorough understanding of these related techniques and learn how to make circular and bowl-shaped forms quickly and accurately with a minimum of tools. Exploit the plasticity of metal as you develop your hammering skills and create personal projects in copper, gilding metal or silver.BRIAN CLARKE

Beginners’ silversmithing November 13–15WE0804 | £178 | NEW

BeginnersLearn a range of basic silversmithing skills and complete at least one project – a tea caddy spoon or paper knife – in silver. Develop your own creative approach in discussion with the tutor beforehand.ADRIAN HOPE

Silversmithing – developing techniquesNovember 15–205D0814 | £416Intermediate/AdvancedIf you have good technical and craft skills in silversmithing, jewellery or associated fields such as engineering, this course provides an exceptional opportunity to extend your range whilst working on a personal project. Following a review of your proposed project, practical teaching is given in advanced constructional techniques and decorative treatments as appropriate to your interests and work. The tutor offers individual practical assistance throughout to assist your personal development.BRIAN MARSHALL

Contemporary silversmithingDecember 6–115D0854 | £416Suitable for allExplore your ideas for making silver objects and advance your skills on this in-depth workshop. You learn methods for creating and finishing forms in sheet metal using techniques such as press forming, casting and hand forging. Your design ideas are discussed on a one-to-one basis and demonstrations and individual practical assistance enable you to progress your project successfully. The course combines contemporary and traditional approaches and caters for all comers.JOHN NORGATE

Decorative chasing and repoussé, including gold inlayJanuary 15–18LW0895 | £262AdvancedDecorate a small piece of silver using the fascinating techniques of chasing and repoussé. You learn about the preparation of silver, making steel tools for chasing, how to use tools and forming three-dimensional shapes. You may also experiment with gold and copper inlay.ROD KELLY

Silversmithing – making boxes and open forms with precisionJanuary 18–224D0901 | £339Intermediate/AdvancedCreate innovative three-dimensional geometric forms from flat-sheet silver using scoring and folding. You learn how to score and fold metal into different angles, understanding the correlation between the cutter and the fold. A simple form such as a box or napkin ring should be completed.MARY ANN SIMMONS

Silversmithing – incorporating coloured metals with silverJanuary 28–31LW0898 | £262Suitable for allLearn methods for creating and finishing forms in sheet metal using techniques such as raising, press forming and hand forging. The tutor demonstrates techniques for working with a variety of metals – silver, brass, copper and gilding metal, and the colouring of metals is also covered.JOHN NORGATE

Silversmithing for beginnersFebruary 5–8LW0922 | £262BeginnersA magical journey awaits those new to silversmithing. Students learn from the tutor’s demonstrations as they get to grips with the basic craftsmanship of forging, blocking, planishing, soldering and annealing. Students should complete a silver spoon and small bowl.HOWARD FENN

Contemporary silversmithingMarch 7–125D0993 | £416Suitable for allPlease see 5D0854 for further information.JOHN NORGATE

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an introduction to mokume ganeMarch 15–194D1010 | £339Intermediate/AdvancedDiscover the fundamentals of the decorative Japanese metalworking technique known as ‘wood grain metal’. Using specialist equipment, you are shown how to create laminated sheets from sandwiched layers of silver, copper or gilding metals. You then learn to develop patterns using a drill, punch, file, chisel or twist and finally to patinate your sample Mokume Gane sheets.ALISTAIR MCCALLUM

forging and wrought forms – for silversmiths and jewellersMarch 19–21WE1013 | £178Suitable for allLearn to use hammers to shape metal, either from solid sections or sheet. You shape metal by these exciting techniques, producing subtle shapes, contours and textures not easily replicated by other means.BRIAN MARSHALL

Silversmithing – developing techniquesMarch 21–265D1024 | £416Intermediate/AdvancedPlease see 5D0814 on page 37 for further information.BRIAN MARSHALL

general silversmithing, with an emphasis on boxmakingApril 9–11WE1055 | £178Suitable for allExplore the traditional silversmithing techniques of raising, forging, sinking, box making, soldering and finishing. Advanced makers can concentrate on making hinges and joints.JOHN NORGATE

an introduction to anti-clastic raisingApril 12–164D1069 | £373Intermediate/AdvancedExplore the potential of this fascinating silversmithing and jewellery technique for creating three-dimensional forms in metal. Using sheet gilding metals for practical exercises, you develop an understanding of the possibilities of the forms which can be created from the convex and concave shaping of metals. The emphasis is on experimentation as you create test pieces for future reference.BEAULAGH CHAPMAN

Beginners’ silversmithing – exploring raising and forming April 16–18WE1075 | £178 | NEW

Beginners/IntermediateExplore a range of silversmithing techniques on this introductory course, also suitable for those with some previous experience. We look at conventional raising and sinking methods and then go on to anticlastic raising and fold forming, with a chance to make a finished piece or several samples.LUCIAN TAYLOR

Design and make your own cutlery – a silversmithing courseApril 18–224D1081 | £339Intermediate/AdvancedProduce a knife, fork and spoon on this course. You first engage with the design process as you create your own shapes and then learn a range of hand skills relevant to making cutlery. These include forging, pressing, soldering and mechanical joining, using base metals, silver or steel, and are demonstrated by the tutor who also gives individual tuition on each person’s project.HOWARD FENN

Stone setting for jewellers and silversmithsApril 23–25WE1088 | £178Intermediate/AdvancedPlease see page 36 for further information.BRIAN MARSHALL

Silversmithing for beginners and intermediatesApril 25–305D1097 | £416Beginners/IntermediateDevelop your silversmithing skills and confidence in designing and making an object in this craft medium, whether a beginner or with some experience. You begin with a discussion and review of your ideas and objectives and then embark on an individual project which is designed to enable you to practise specific skills and achieve your aims. Basic and more complicated techniques and some machine processes are demonstrated as appropriate. Advice and support from the tutor are available throughout.BRIAN MARSHALL

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hand engraving on metalApril 30–May 2WE1102 | £178Suitable for allTake the opportunity to explore the specialist field of hand-engraving as you are introduced to a range of tools and practise various decorative techniques. These include monograms, scrollwork, heraldic devices, piercing and carving, and then you can work on individual projects.WAYNE PARROTT

Boxmaking in silverMay 17–214D1142 | £339Intermediate/AdvancedStudents explore box forms and develop skills to make a simple box with a fitted lid in silver or base metal. Creating a hollow wrap-around or folded form, students can work on a set project or discuss their own ideas with the tutor, and may have time to make a hinge.ADRIAN HOPE

STuDy DaySRegular study days in silversmithing with John Norgate and jewellery with Sarah Macrae take place throughout the year. These one-day courses are suitable for makers of all levels. Please contact the Admissions Office for dates and further details (0844 4994408).

ALISON BAxTER trained at Middlesex and

specialises in making jewellery from resin and

silver. She is also head of Short Courses and

Conferences at West Dean College.

kATRINA BEATTIE trained in glass at Farnham

and specialises in both kiln formed techniques and

glass blowing. She makes ranges of jewellery,

dishes, vases and paperweights.

hEAThER BELChER is a textile artist working in

felt. In 2008 she took part in the British Council’s

‘New Silk Route’ cultural exchange project in

kazakhstan, Central Asia.

CAROL BLACkBURN is a designer who works with

polymer clay, beads, and tassels. She is an active

member of the British and American Polymer Clay

Guilds and studied textiles at Manchester College

of Art and the RCA.

BEAULAGh ChAPMAN trained at the RCA and

specialised in anticlastic raising. She is a part-time

lecturer at London Metropolitan and makes both

silverware and jewellery.

BARBARA ChRISTIE works as a designer-maker

of jewellery. She trained at London Guildhall

University and recently retired as head of the

jewellery department at Morley College, London.

BRIAN CLARkE has run his own workshop in

Ireland since 1972 working on commissions for

private, corporate and religious clients. he

has won many awards and holds workshops

worldwide.

ROBERT DANCIk has a MA in sculpture and

a BA in fine art. he has taught for over thirty

years whilst exhibiting jewellery and sculpture

worldwide and is the originator of Faux BoneTM.

PENNY DAVIS trained at Sheffield hallam

University and works for the trade as well as

producing her own work. She is an experienced

maker who constructs, enamels and threads beads.

ALISON EVANS is well known for her exquisite

jewellery based around the techniques of chain

mail. She trained at Portsmouth and exhibits her

work in London and internationally.

hOWARD FENN, an award-winning silversmith,

trained at London Metropolitan. Recent shows

include ‘Collect’ at the V&A, Goldsmiths’ Fair, and

‘A Field of Silver’ at London’s Flow gallery.

DOROThY hOGG was awarded an MBE in

2001 for services to jewellery and silversmithing

and until 2007 was course leader at Edinburgh.

She exhibits worldwide and has work in many

collections.

ADRIAN hOPE is a silversmith who trained at

Sheffield. he has completed commissions for

the Goldsmiths’ Company and De Beers, and

exhibited at the Scottish Gallery.

TERI hOWES established her workshop in London

in 2006 having initially trained as a graphic

designer. She has recently specialised in textile

techniques with wire and sells work worldwide.

PAT JOhNSON is an artist-enameller and a

writer on enamelling. She undertakes large-scale

work, bowls and pictures. Commissions include

murals for the Peabody Trust.

ROD kELLY, a silversmith, trained at the RCA. he

specialises in low relief chasing and has work in

major collections including the V&A, 10 Downing

Street and Goldsmiths hall.

DAPhNE kRINOS, a jeweller, trained at

Middlesex. her work is in the collections of the

Goldsmiths’ Company, the Crafts Council and is

featured in many books.

JOAN MACkARELL is an enameller and maker of

smallwork and jewellery. She teaches at London

Metropolitan University and is a founder-member

of the British Society of Enamellers.

SARAh MACRAE, a studio jeweller and teacher,

trained at Brighton. She is author of Designing and Making Jewellery and exhibits regularly with the

Designer Jewellers Group.

BRIAN MARShALL, ex RCA and principal

lecturer in Silversmithing & Jewellery at London

Metropolitan University. Now a freelance

designer/maker and Secretary to Goldsmiths Craft

& Design Council.

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BARBARA MASON has been making glass beads

at the torch since 1977. She studied with several

leading American glass bead artists and is a skilled

and patient teacher.

ALISTAIR MCCALLUM has practised the metal

working technique of mokume gane for over 20

years. he trained at Loughborough and the RCA,

teaches, and exhibits work worldwide.

ShEILA R MCDONALD is a graduate of Glasgow

School of Art and the RCA. She works as a

freelance jeweller and enameller, undertakes

commissions and exhibits widely.

kAThIE MURPhY trained in jewellery at

Middlesex and is on the Crafts Council’s selected

Index. In 2002 she wrote Resin Jewellery, the

definitive guide on the subject.

JOhN NORGATE, a Fellow of the Institute of

Professional Goldsmiths, trained at Asprey’s and

London Metropolitan University where he taught

for many years.

PETER PARkINSON is an artist-blacksmith with

extensive teaching experience who studied at the

RCA. he has just published a new book, Forged Architectural Metalwork.

WAYNE PARROTT, a Fellow of the Institute

of Professional Goldsmiths, is an experienced

teacher and runs an engraving workshop

specialising in heraldic work.

MIkE SAVAGE trained at Camberwell College

of Arts and the RCA. his large-scale metal

sculptures are commissioned by architects and

exhibited internationally. he also lectures.

DORA SChUBERT began flameworking in 2003

and learned with several well-established glass

bead artists. She is now a full-time glass bead

maker and a member selling beads worldwide.

MARY ANN SIMMONS is Vice-Chairman of the

Association of British Designer Silversmiths. her

work is in the British Museum and Goldsmith’s

Company collections.

ANDREW SMITh, a very experienced artist,




LUCIAN TAYLOR trained at Brighton and the

RCA. he has exhibited at the Crafts Council

and at Chelsea Craft Fair, and has work in the

collection at Goldsmiths’ hall.

LIZ ThORNTON specialises in intricate, often

three-dimensional beadwork shapes. She enjoys

sharing her skills in her teaching and her latest

book is The Beader’s Floral.

DAVID TUCkER is a blacksmith, designer and

lecturer who trained at the University for the

Creative Arts, Farnham. his work is regularly

featured in British Blacksmith.

ELIZABETh TURRELL trained as a ceramicist, but

is also renowned for her work as an enamel

artist. She has exhibited and taught widely, and is

director of Studio Fusion, London.

SARA WIThERS exhibits her bead jewellery

regularly and is author of six books of bead

jewellery projects, including co-authoring

The Encyclopedia of Beading Techniques.


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Consorts ancient and modernNovember 6–8WE0782 | £178 | NEW

IntermediatePlayers who are confident playing one to a part on C and F instruments will enjoy exploring a wide range of recorder consort repertoire, from the Renaissance and Baroque periods to the present day.HELEN HOOKER

Practical music theory – an introductionNovember 27–29WE0829 | £178BeginnersWhat is a chord? Learn the language of music and find out about rhythm, note values, time and key signatures, pitch, major and minor scales, harmony and many other mysteries on this invaluable course.MOIRA USHER

from Berkeley Square to Broadway – performing musical theatre, for singersDecember 4–6WE0848 | £178 | NEW

Suitable for allFocus on the wealth of British Musical, Musical-Theatre and Broadway Theatre writing from the 20th and 21st Centuries as you work in masterclasses on songs and scenes of your choice leading to an informal concert.SUSAN STACEY WITH ACCOMPANIST

viol consort musicJanuary 1–3WE0872 | £178Intermediate/Advanced17th Century English music forms the basis of this course intended for intermediate or advanced players of treble, tenor or bass viols who are confident in sight-reading and playing one-to-a-part.ALISON CRUM AND ROY MARKS

The french Clavecin – a course for harpsichord playersFebruary 12–14WE0937 | £178 | NEW

Intermediate/AdvancedA practical course in a relaxed workshop situation offers keyboard players an opportunity to study the specific French style of performance, also considering technique, repertoire and the social background. The tutor will give a recital on the Saturday evening.PENELOPE CAVE

masterclasses for singersFebruary 19–21WE0956 | £178Intermediate/AdvancedImprove your vocal technique and performance as you work on six songs of your choice (in any style, genre or language) in informal masterclasses and workshops and end the course with a short recital.WYNFORD EVANS WITH STEPHEN ROSE

Recorder beyond the basicsFebruary 26–28WE0970 | £178 | NEW

Beginner/IntermediateA chance for those who have attended the beginners’ course, or who have been playing for a year or so, to consolidate technique, discuss individual difficulties and experience simple part playing.MOIRA USHER

Songs to the lute and guitarMarch 19–21WE1017 | £178Intermediate/AdvancedThis is a practical course for confident solo singers and players of the lute or guitar. Appropriate music of any period or style is welcome, and interpretation and performing confidence is explored in a supportive and encouraging atmosphere.MICHAEL FIELDS

Classical guitar workshopApril 2–5LW1046 | £269Intermediate/AdvancedThis course, suitable for classical guitar students of all levels apart from beginners, will feature informal masterclasses and workshops on performance, interpretation and technique with an emphasis on Baroque music. The tutor will give a recital on Saturday evening.RAYMOND BURLEY

Basically guitarApril 2–5LW1047 | £269BeginnersDesigned for classical guitarists of an elementary standard who have been playing for at least six months, the course includes classes on technique and ensemble playing, together with individual tuition. Classical guitarist Raymond Burley, will be performing on the Saturday evening.ANDREW GOUGH

Piano performance workshopApril 16–18WE1080 | £178 | NEW

Intermediate/AdvancedThis is an opportunity for amateur pianists to gain performing experience in an informal, supportive atmosphere. Discussion topics will include practice planning, technique, interpretation and repertoire.JOHN CLEGG

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Strictly Sondheim – a singers’ day course!May 81D1126 | £89Suitable for allBring your favourite Sondheim song to this masterclass day for singers. Learn a short concerted ensemble with all other participants, and perform to friends and family at the end of this exciting day, focusing on this most expressive and entertaining American composer.SUSAN STACEY WITH MARCUS MARTIN

Singing in public – practical answers May 91D1127 | £89Suitable for allCommunication, confidence, and an ability to sing in public are part of every performer’s remit. This practical day course for singers will help deal with nerves and all aspects of presentation when preparing for competitions, festivals, auditions, examinations and concerts.SUSAN STACEY WITH MARCUS MARTIN

Recorder workshop – playing swing, light music and jazzMay 21–23WE1147 | £178Intermediate/AdvancedCome for a weekend of playing swing, light music and jazz! This course is intended for intermediate players who are comfortable with this genre and can ‘hold a part’ within a group. Advanced players are also welcome to play one-to-a-part and join in with ensemble sessions.HELEN HOOKER AND MOIRA USHER

Exploring expressive techniques on the clavichordMay 28–31LW1165 | £262 | NEW

Intermediate/AdvancedThe direct action of the clavichord gives it an expressive potential denied to the rest of the keyboard family. On this course students will be encouraged to develop these special techniques and apply them to set works by W.F. Bach and E.W. Wolf.PAUL SIMMONDS

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how to listen to music with greater perceptionNovember 7SL0788 | £11Suitable for allA fascinating afternoon with international conductor John Gibbons, Principal Conductor of Worthing Symphony Orchestra. Musical examples abound, as well as humour, discussion and thought-provoking analysis and comment. Perfect for anyone intrigued by classical music!JOHN GIBBONS

The wonderful world of the Ballets RussesNovember 13–15WE0809 | £178 | NEW

Suitable for allIn 1909 Diaghilev founded the Ballet Russes, a revolutionary artistic collaboration among contemporary choreographers, dancers, artists, and composers whose significant musical contributions are examined in detail.GERALD SEAMAN

mendelssohn – String Quartet no. 6 (1847)January 161M1176 | £73 | NEW

Suitable for allThe Chilingirian Quartet discuss and perform Mendelssohn’s last major composition.LEVON CHILINGIRIAN, RICHARD IRELAND, SUSIE MéSZáROS AND PHILIP DE GROOTE

The music of igor StravinskyJanuary 29–31WE0912 | £187 | NEW

Suitable for allThis weekend offers an insight into the remarkable range of compositions by this 20th Century master from the popular Firebird and the revolutionary Rite of Spring to his enigmatic late works.ROY STRATFORD

offenbach and his rivals – the world of french operettaFebruary 28SL0974 | £11 | NEW

Suitable for allAlthough often described as ‘King of French Operetta’, there were many other claimants to this title. Examine the sometimes bitter rivalries between Offenbach and his contemporaries, and the development of French Operetta in this period.IAN GLEDHILL


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ROY MARkS is a member of several chamber and

orchestral ensembles, and in addition to teaching

and performing, composes original music for

period instruments.

MARCUS MARTIN is a pianist, teacher and

conductor. After a long, varied career in music

education he is currently Music Course Organiser

at West Dean College.

STEPhEN ROSE is a professor at the Guildhall

School of Music in London and is also a freelance

accompanist and vocal coach.

Formerly Professor of Musicology at the University

of Auckland, GERALD SEAMAN is well known

internationally as a musicologist and lecturer,

specialising in Russian music.

PAUL SIMMONDS teaches and gives recitals on

the clavichord both in Britain and abroad. his

recordings have been much praised, and one was

awarded the coveted German Critics Prize.

SUSAN STACEY has appeared in major roles

on many of the world’s operatic stages and

concert halls. She directs London Opera Vocal,

specialising in courses for singers.

ROY STRATFORD studied at Reading University

and the Royal College of Music. he is head of

Piano and Chamber Music at St Paul’s School,

London, and a conductor and lecturer.

MOIRA UShER is Musical Director of the Suffolk

Branch of the Society of Recorder players. She is

an experienced music teacher with many recorder

arrangements published.

Noted for her extensive educational work,

PENELOPE CAVE has given masterclasses,

workshops and courses and is a well known

soloist, broadcaster and recording artist.

ThE ChILINGIRIAN qUARTET is one of the

world’s most celebrated ensembles, renowned for

their interpretations of the great quartets and of

the contemporary repertoire.

ALISON CRUM is known world-wide as a player,

teacher and writer on the viol. She studied music

at Reading University and is now Professor of Viol

at Trinity College of Music.

WYNFORD EVANS is one of Britain’s foremost

tenors. Opera appearances, recordings, recitals,

promenade concerts, radio and television

broadcasts illustrate his extensive experience.

MIChAEL FIELDS is a highly regarded accompanist

and soloist on lute and guitar. he has worked

with singers as diverse as Emma kirkby and

Van Morrison and teaches on short courses

worldwide.

JOhN GIBBONS is a professional conductor

with a vast range of experience. he won a

British Music Society Award for promoting the

understanding of music.

IAN GLEDhILL has worked extensively in the

professional theatre as director, designer and

translator. his English translations of opera and

operetta have been performed worldwide.

ANDREW GOUGh is head of Guitar at

Birmingham Conservatoire Junior School. he

has given recitals throughout the Uk and is an

orchestral guitarist with the City of Birmingham

Symphony Orchestra.

RIChARD GREGSON is an experienced opera

director, having worked at The Royal Opera

house for over 30 years. As a lecturer he

specialises in courses on composers and opera

history.

hELEN hOOkER studied at Trinity College of

Music and is a teacher and performer. She is music

adviser to the Society of Recorder Players and

gives recorder recitals.

verdi – opera for allApril 9–11WE1059 | £178Suitable for allListen to and talk about the majority of Verdi operas and consider his life and times and his place within the history of opera.RICHARD GREGSON

Bartok – String Quartet no. 6 (1939)May 81M1177 | £73 | NEW

Suitable for allBartok’s last work written in his native Hungary is discussed and performed by the Chilingirian Quartet.LEVON CHILINGIRIAN, RICHARD IRELAND, SUSIE MéSZáROS AND PHILIP DE GROOTE

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getting to grips with your digital SLR cameraNovember 13–15WE0808 | £185 | NEW

Beginners/IntermediateIncrease your skills and confidence in using your DSLR camera – learn to judge which programme to use and focus on taking satisfying images on location. Basic computer skills are required.JACQUI HURST

Creative photography for digital camera usersNovember 22–264D0818 | £339Beginners/IntermediateLearn to capture your subject in striking images. You are shown how the selection and interpretation of subject matter and digital camera know-how make all the difference. The picture-rich locality provides many opportunities for producing a range of satisfying prints in black and white and colour. A tutored excursion to Chichester Harbour is included.HOWARD COLES

Better photographs from your compact digital cameraNovember 27–29WE0828 | £178BeginnersThis informative course gives clear instruction on using compact digital cameras to produce excellent photographs. It includes information on improving composition and mastering digital camera controls. Tutored excursions to photograph in picturesque locations are scheduled.HOWARD COLES

Discover darkroom printing techniques in black and whiteFebruary 19–21WE0954 | £178 | NEW

Beginners/IntermediateLearn the craft of traditional (‘wet’) black and white printing methods and explore the use of chemical toners to produce tonal effects and create emotional depths in your images, working from your own negatives or some supplied by the tutor.PETER GREENHALF

Digital portraitureApril 4–73D1049 | £274Intermediate/AdvancedBuild on your skills as you work in the studio to produce creative portraits using a digital SLR camera. Exposure, white balancing, choice of lens and creative lighting are all explored, before you do digital retouching and print selected images. A basic working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop is required.GRAHAM WHISTLER

Photographing gardens in West SussexApril 23–26LW1094 | £267Beginners/IntermediateDevelop your approach to garden photography in the mellow autumn light. Visiting three garden locations at West Dean, Denmans and Parham, you focus on the aesthetics of picture composition. Suitable for film or digital, SLR or intermediate or advanced compact cameras.JACQUI HURST

insights into digital SLR photographyMay 23–274D1153 | £339 | NEW

Beginners/IntermediateLearn how to give your images that special impact! Explore the art of photography, looking at subject matter and photographic techniques including ways of setting up your camera and making the most of light. You also study the craft, mastering your camera controls, menu and functions and spending time in the digital darkroom. Skills are developed on projects in a variety of locations.HOWARD COLES

Digital colour photographyMay 28–30WE1159 | £178BeginnersFind and create dynamic colour images using your own camera in the grounds of West Dean and gain confidence in foreseeing the results of your photographs as you explore and practise new skills.HOWARD COLES

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an introduction to digital image manipulation December 11–13WE0860 | £185BeginnersLearn the fundamentals of retouching, montage and image manipulation in Adobe Photoshop as you gain experience in working with filters, layers, masks, paths and tools, using your own digital image files.MARK HOWARD

getting started with digital printingJanuary 1–3WE1175 | £178BeginnersExplore the basics of image manipulation and digital printing as you are guided through the tools and effects used in Adobe Photoshop, first in group instruction and then through your own experimentation.GEOFFREY KIBBY


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Create a digital-image slide show using PowerPoint and PhotoshopJanuary 8–10WE0879 | £178BeginnersLearn to create vibrant, image-based slide shows using Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft PowerPoint and develop your camera skills to gain a comprehensive overview of the processes of digital image making.TIM SAVAGE

Creative use of Photoshop for makers and artistsFebruary 5–8 LW0926 | £288Beginners/IntermediateCreate digital applied decoration from photographs and drawings using Adobe Photoshop. You then learn how to apply this surface treatment to artworks in various media such as glass, wood and fabric using Lazertran. Other techniques for translating digital files into applied decoration are also discussed.ALISON MILNER

Digital photography of visual and applied art workFebruary 8–102D0930 | £178 | NEW

Suitable for allGain the skills needed to shoot optimum images of visual and applied art work and learn other essential digital processes including correcting with Adobe Photoshop, creating CDs and sizing and sending images by email for promotional purposes.PETER GREENHALF

Creative photography from your digital camera February 26–28WE0969 | £185BeginnersLearn to exploit the potential of your digital camera and produce satisfying images, as you download into a software package and explore the editing and enhancement facilities offered by Adobe Photoshop.TIM SAVAGE

an introduction to digital image manipulation March 26–28WE1029 | £187BeginnersPlease see WE0860 on page 44 for further information.MARK HOWARD

Creative digital imaging – beyond the basicsApril 7–92D1054 | £187IntermediateExpand your existing knowledge of digital photography further and learn to use Adobe Photoshop software productively as you study the development of images from their conception through to the final stage.TIM SAVAGE

advanced digital photography and PhotoshopApril 9–11WE1058 | £187Intermediate/AdvancedIf you have a good grasp of digital camera and Adobe Photoshop techniques, you learn more advanced uses of the Photoshop tool box and palettes and proficiency with the interface and workflow on this course.TIM SAVAGE

Digital landscape photography techniquesApril 16–18WE1079 | £187BeginnersExplore ways of producing interesting landscape photography on this comprehensive introductory course which covers basic techniques and the use of Adobe Photoshop to edit and enhance images. You also experiment with panoramic and infra-red black and white images, based on location visits.NEIL CRIGHTON

Creative use of Photoshop for surface decoration and designsApril 26–293D1099 | £274Intermediate

Learn to use Adobe Photoshop to create surface decoration or designs based on drawings, photographs and scans of textures and found or made objects as a starting point. Build on your skills as you explore techniques such as brushing, cutting, colouring, making repeat patterns and the use of filters.ALISON MILNER


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LISA BARNARD gained a degree in Editorial

Photography from the University of Brighton. She

works as a visiting lecturer and receives regular

photographic commissions and residencies. her

own work connects both the fine art and editorial

genres.

ELLEN ChEShIRE is a film writer and lecturer with

four books published in the Pocket Essentials film

series. She is also head of Communications at

West Dean.

hOWARD COLES has tutored photography and

painting at West Dean for many years. he trained

in Cardiff and Singapore and his work can be

found in collections in the Uk and abroad.

NEIL CRIGhTON has 29 years of professional

experience in wide-ranging industrial

photography, both here and abroad. As a part-

time lecturer he enjoys sharing his skills.

PETER GREENhALF is an award-winning

photographer with over 35 years experience in

commercial and fine art photography. he hand

prints and tones his images in the traditional way.

MARk hOWARD is a photographer working in

corporate, social and commercial fields. he also

works in video and as a computer-generated 3D

modeller and animator.

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Digital nature photography and printingApril 30–May 3LW1109 | £270Beginners/IntermediateExplore images of nature in close-up and in its wider aspects. Learn about aperture, shutter speed, white balance, depth of focus and working with macro. Selected images are digitally edited in Adobe Photoshop where colour correction and filters are considered.GEOFFREY KIBBY

Creative photography from your digital cameraMay 21–23WE1146 | £185BeginnersPlease see WE0969 on page 45 for further information.TIM SAVAGE

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BeginnersGain an understanding of how to produce a digital video from start to finish. Beginning with an initial idea, move through all the production stages of making a video as you create a short script, then continue with camera work and basic editing, including sound editing.ANITA MAKRIS

Jane austen – from page to screen – film appreciationFebruary 5–7WE0921 | £178 | NEW

Suitable for allPlease see page 25 for further information.ELLEN CHESHIRE

Digital video editingMarch 5–7WE0981 | £178 | NEW

Beginners/IntermediateThis course focuses on film language and styles as you learn to use Adobe Premiere Elements for editing and consider how to make your film communicate most effectively on this intensive editing workshop.ANITA MAKRIS

Creating narrative in digital video and photographyMay 31–June 22D1168 | £178IntermediateBring your mini DV or digital camera to experiment with narrative video and photographic storytelling using new media based on a creative idea, person or factual situation. Camera technique, lighting and editing, using Adobe Premiere Elements and Photoshop software are all explored.LISA BARNARD

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gardens, applied art and regional food producers.

her work has appeared in many magazines, books

and national newspapers.

GEOFFREY kIBBY teaches digital photography

and computer graphics, and designs websites. he

edits the journal Field Mycology and has written

and illustrated books on fungi.

ANITA MAkRIS film director, video artist

and photographer, studied at the State Film

Academy in Vienna, Austria. her work is shown at

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TIM SAVAGE graduated in photography from

University College for the Creative Arts. A

photographer in digital and traditional media, he

works as Resource Coordinator for Media and

Imaging.

GRAhAM WhISTLER is a fellow of the British

Institute of Professional Photography and the

Royal Photographic Society. he runs a commercial

photography and video business.

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Throwing and turningNovember 13–15WE0805 | £193Suitable for allExplore working on the potter’s wheel and, whatever your level of experience, develop your skills in making (throwing) and finishing (turning) pots. You have exclusive use of a potter’s wheel for the course.ALISON SANDEMAN

Surface texture in clay – the decorative potential November 27–29WE0826 | £193 | NEW

Suitable for allExplore a wide range of impressed decoration techniques using roulettes, stamps and casts in a variety of clays. Ways of enhancing your designs with coloured slips including inlay, dry brushing, trailing and resists are also explored.DUNCAN HOOSON

a practical glazing dayDecember 51D0853 | £89Suitable for allLearn to glaze the pots you made on an earlier pottery course at the College and left behind for firing.ALISON SANDEMAN

Pottery – hand building and throwingJanuary 15–18LW0896 | £284 | NEW

IntermediateWhether working on the potter’s wheel or exploring hand-building techniques, you develop your pottery skills whatever your interest and level of experience. The tutor can help you to get to grips with new methods of making, or discuss any pottery problems you have, for functional or decorative pots.ALISON SANDEMAN

Ceramic sculpture, using paper-clay and armaturesJanuary 24–284D0903 | £382Suitable for allUnique methods for constructing figurative sculptures are introduced using paper clay and various hand-building and sculptural techniques. Information and ideas on surface decoration, glazing methods, kiln building and firing are also discussed. Working from your own source images of figures or animals, you initially make small pieces, then move on to a larger work.IAN GREGORY

Decorated, hand-built dishes January 29–31WE0907 | £193Suitable for allFunctional decorated dishes are always enjoyable to make. Learn to make slabs in white earthenware clay and shape them in plaster moulds before decorating them with exciting textural techniques and colourful slip motifs to create your own contemporary dishes.CAROLYN GENDERS

Simple cast and decorated forms in clayFebruary 5–8LW0923 | £284IntermediateExperiment with quick and versatile ways of producing clay work. Models for casting are taken from your found objects of fabric, stone, plastic or clay. Learn to make simple two-part plaster moulds into which you press clay or cast slip forms, before applying colour, decoration and texture inventively to complete your forms.CLAIRE IRELAND






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Throwing and turning for beginnersMarch 5–7WE0980 | £193BeginnersExperience throwing pots on the wheel and enjoy having one-to-one tuition on your own wheel throughout the course as you learn the important techniques and processes for completing pots.ALISON SANDEMAN

Resist decoration techniques for ceramicsMarch 7–114D0989 | £369 | NEW

Suitable for allBy exploring the techniques of leaf, paper and fabric resists, and analysing the subtleties of each, you learn how to create complex layered surfaces in clay. Stoneware clays and porcellaneous slips are used. Ways to achieve crisp, professional surfaces are demonstrated by the tutor, alongside ideas for pots and sculptures to make from the resulting slabs.GORDON COOKE

making patterned bowls, using coloured inlayMarch 19–234D1020 | £362Suitable for allCombine hand-building with inlay techniques to make a group of colourfully patterned bowls. Pieces are made by press moulding, before preparing coloured clays from which to develop inlaid patterns and other coloured clay techniques. Firing takes place later, and bowls can be finished with a clear glaze or wax application.CAROLYN GENDERS

Pottery – hand building and throwingApril 4–95D1050 | £453Suitable for allExplore pottery at your own level and develop your skills and ideas with one-to-one tuition. As a beginner, you start by getting the feel of the clay through wedging and preparing it, then make and decorate thumb/pinch pots and pots using other hand-building techniques; you can also try out throwing on the wheel. More experienced potters build on their skills in hand building and/or throwing and are shown new techniques as appropriate.ALISON SANDEMAN

Wheel throwing and turning – including composite formsApril 9–11WE1056 | £193IntermediateEnhance your knowledge of form and function as you gain competence in wheel-throwing clay forms and a better awareness of finish on lids, rims, footrings and fittings. The creative potential of assembling composite forms, manipulation and distortion can also be explored.DUNCAN HOOSON

hand built domestic ceramics with modelled detailsApril 15–18LW1072 | £284Suitable for allMake a useful item such as a salt pot or candlestick to decorate with motifs from nature modelled in clay relief. You work with white earthenware and earthstone clay and learn hand-building techniques such as pinching, slabbing and coiling alongside relief modelling.ANNA LAMBERT

a practical glazing dayApril 241D1095 | £89Suitable for allPlease see 1D0853 on page 47 for further information.ALISON SANDEMAN

Sculpting in clay – pigs, chickens and sheepApril 25–305D1098 | £458 | NEW

Suitable for allPlease see page 52 for further information.JON BARRETT-DANES


Smoke and fire – raku firing techniquesMay 2–53D1112 | £284 | NEW

Intermediate/AdvancedExperience the dynamism and excitement of raku firings in this hands-on course. Learn to exploit raku’s decorative effects using traditional glazes, smoking and copper matt effects as you fire the biscuit pots or sculptural work you bring to the course. Find out about firing with gas and wood kilns, kiln building, sites and much more.ALISON SANDEMAN

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Pattern, colour, texture and line – fine drawing in clay May 7–9WE1120 | £193 | NEW

Suitable for allEngrave drawings into a plaster slab, cast them with coloured slip (liquid clay) and transfer these detailed slip-cast images onto a flat clay surface to create ceramic wall pieces, with an appeal to those with a love of surface imagery, printmaking and textiles.JOANNA VEEVERS

Throwing double-walled bowls and vesselsMay 28–30WE1157 | £193Intermediate/AdvancedExtend your throwing skills as you learn this simple and intriguing technique, making a range of shapes, from bowls and donuts, to curved and tall vessels. Chuck-making and turning are also covered.EMMA JOHNSTONE

At the end of a pottery course, you may either leave your work to be fired and completed at the College, book a place on a one-day glazing course to decorate and glaze it yourself, or take away your pieces unfired for completion elsewhere.


JON BARRETT–DANES trained at Bristol and

has followed a family tradition spanning six

generations of working with clay. he specialises

in modelling animals, with a concern for form and

profile also found in his thrown work.

GORDON COOkE is an experienced potter and

teacher with over 30 years’ experience. his work

is in many public collections worldwide. he also

has professional interest in landscape and planting

design.

CAROLYN GENDERS is well known for her hand-

built sculptural forms with burnished and vitreous

slip surfaces. A fellow of the CPA, she is the

author of Sources of Inspiration.

IAN GREGORY produces sculptural raku and salt-

glazed ceramics. he lectures at the University of

Westminster and teaches clay sculpture technique

and kiln building.

DUNCAN hOOSON works in a wide range of

ceramic techniques and is renowned for his large-

scale wheel-thrown pots. he is artist-in-residence

on many projects.

CLAIRE IRELAND produces hand-built sculptural

ceramics with a figurative theme, using a variety

of decorative techniques. She is a member of the

Society of Designer Craftsmen and the CPA.

EMMA JOhNSTONE trained in workshop

ceramics and developed her interest in raku

during an influential study exchange to Jerusalem.

She now specialises in hollow, wheel-thrown

bowls.

ANNA LAMBERT studied ceramics at Bath

Academy of Art and has since worked in her

studio making relief decorated earthenware. her

work is exhibited throughout the Uk and abroad.






ALISON SANDEMAN is a long-standing tutor

at the College. She makes functional stoneware

and individual pieces with a special interest in

porcelain and raku.

JOANNA VEEVERS trained in ceramics and

textiles at Manchester and the RCA, both

disciplines evident in her decorative work. She

works on public commissions, teaches and exhibits

nationally.

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Shadow puppet theatreNovember 30–December 22D0834 | £184 | NEW


Simple automataNovember 30–December 44D0839 | £350Suitable for allPlease see page 27 for further information.ROBERT RACE

make a puppet and bring it to lifeNovember 30–December 44D0840 | £356 | NEW

Beginners/IntermediatePlease see page 27 for further information.ISOBEL SMITH

making moving toys and automataApril 1–54D1045 | £356Suitable for allLearn how to make a simple moving toy as a practice piece, then take off and develop and complete your own unique item. You get to grips with basic types of mechanical movement and learn simple techniques for shaping wood and working with metal and other materials. Designing skills are also discussed and for inspiration the tutor brings a large collection of toys.IAN MCKAY

an introduction to clock makingApril 1–54D0987 | £529 | NEW

BeginnersLearn the process of making a clock including its history and the philosophy of 21st Century manufacture. Following the initial overall design and calculation of individual components, you participate in practical demonstrations of machine tools and use hand tools to assemble and test your mechanical clock. Based on an 18th Century design, parts are prepared by the College for completion by each student. This course can be seen as a precursor to the full-time Diploma programme.MATTHEW READ

Simple automataMay 28–31LW1161 | £267Suitable for allPlease see 4D0839 on page 27 for further information.ROBERT RACE

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Small stone carvings in alabaster and soapstoneNovember 13–16LW0810 | £262Suitable for allMake a sculpture up to 15cm high using small stones and working with rifflers, rasps and occasionally hammers and chisels. Tools are provided and ideas for these carvings may be figurative or abstract with beginners easily finishing at least one piece.PAULA HAUGHNEY

Small stone carvings in alabaster and soapstoneFebruary 12–15LW0940 | £262Suitable for allPlease see LW0810 above for further information.PAULA HAUGHNEY

Lettercutting in stone and slateFebruary 28–March 44D0976 | £339Suitable for allPlease see page 23 for further information.TOM PERKINS

mythical beasts – carving in stoneMarch 19–22LW1019 | £262 | NEW

Suitable for allFollow through the whole process of stone carving, from developing a design for your own mythical beast and modelling a clay maquette to transferring the information onto stone and learning the correct carving techniques. Collect ideas from the booklist supplied in advance or from other sources.SIMON KEELEY

gargoyles and grotesques in reliefApril 11–165D1066 | £416Suitable for allCarve fantastical faces or grotesque caricatures in limestone! Starting with an evening of drawing and pulling faces, these and an illustrated talk on the subject are used for inspiration. Suitable for all levels, tools and techniques are demonstrated.PAULA HAUGHNEY

Relief carving in stone – plant formsMay 7–9WE1174 | £178BeginnersExperience the process of carving a relief in limestone, from developing ideas based on plants to hand cutting your design directly onto the stone using traditional tools such mallets and chisels.JO SWEETING

Sculpture in wood for beginnersMay 14–17LW1137 | £268BeginnersWork in seasoned or green timber, and learn to use a variety of tools on this course. Working from nature and the imagination, students first make a plasticine maquette (model), then sculpt by carving in wood.PETER CLOTHIER

Carving relief sculpture in slateMay 30–June 45D1166 | £416Suitable for allCreate a design for a relief carving in slate as you discover how it has been used in art and for decoration throughout history. Students look at the special qualities of slate and the tools to carve this material as well as the disciplines of different types of relief carving.PAULA HAUGHNEY


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Sculpting the male torsoNovember 16–204D0815 | £358Suitable for allWorking in clay, complete a sculpture while learning the anatomy of the human form. Muscle groups and the proportion of the skeleton are covered as you learn about the tools and processes of clay sculpting, building a basic armature using aluminium wire.IAN EDWARDS



Portrait heads in terracotta – drawing in clayDecember 4–7LW0849 | £298Suitable for allCreate a life-sized portrait head and aim to capture the sitter’s essence. You will experience sensitive observation and clay modelling through a whole day with each of two models. You then hollow out your second portrait head for firing and receive advice on mounting and finishing techniques.JON EDGAR

The fundamentals of sculpting the head in clayJanuary 31–February 33D0914 | £300Suitable for allWorking from a model, learn each stage in the process of sculpting a head and create a finished piece for subsequent firing. Work starts with armature building and sculpting the skull and then proceeds to the various muscle groups. You learn moulding and casting, before covering finishing techniques.IAN EDWARDS

Bronze casting – including wax sculptingFebruary 3–107D0918 | £655Suitable for allCreate your own cast bronze sculpture on this intensive two-stage course as you experience all the processes involved. In part 1 with Ian Edwards, you produce a small (no bigger than 150mm) wax sculpture for casting. You learn about the qualities of waxes, gain skills with tools and look at finishing techniques. The lost wax casting process is explained. In part 2, with Shane Whitehead, you obtain a grounding in bronze-casting processes and should achieve at least one small completed piece. The construction of the wax pouring system is followed by a silicone mould-making demonstration. After a day spent bronze casting, you remove castings and chase, patinate, polish and finish your work.IAN EDWARDS AND SHANE WHITEHEAD

Drawing with steel in spaceFebruary 12–15LW0942 | £299Suitable for allExplore steel’s potential for sculptural form as you exploit its unique qualities on this dynamic workshop. Fabrication and forging skills – underpinned by historical references – are taught in a way designed to enable you to capture a sense of rhythm and presence in your projects.ANDREW SMITH

making small sculptures from recycled tinApril 9–12LW1061 | £267Suitable for allExperiment and create imaginative sculptures, whatever your level of experience, using materials such as biscuit tins. Techniques covered include soldering, cutting, beating and using pliers. You create practice pieces as well as one or two finished works – the more experimental the better!LUCY CASSON

Sculpture using paper and wire – personal odysseysApril 11–154D1064 | £352Suitable for allTake an exciting journey through the amazing possibilities of wire and papier-mâché as you create your own individual sculpture. Working directly with these approachable and low-cost media, you draw your three-dimensional armature with wire, then weave and mould the form with papier-mâché. You choose colours and textures of recycled papers and other materials to create the final ‘skin’.DAVID FARRER WITH CORDELIA JOHN

Sculpting in clay – pigs, chickens and sheepApril 25–305D1098 | £458 | NEW

Suitable for allImmerse yourself in the Barrett-Danes family’s ceramic tradition as you learn to create vivid and expressive animal forms using a wide range of pottery techniques. First, time is spent studying and recording the special characteristics of each animal – this stage is vital. You then consider overall balance and proportion before making the first base. Complete animals, wall-mounted heads and headed pots can be undertaken and everyone should finish at least two pieces.JON BARRETT-DANES

Working direct in plaster – a sculpture courseApril 26–304D1101 | £355Suitable for allExperience the unique immediacy of working directly in plaster as a medium for sculpture. You learn techniques for building a basic armature and for adding on and carving away plaster as you sculpt a finished piece. A discussion of source material starts the course and you are then shown ways of interpreting ideas and translating them into three dimensions.JOHN BLAKELEY


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an introduction to sculpture – adding and taking awayApril 30–May 3LW1106 | £277BeginnersA practical introduction to sculptural form which explores ‘building up’ (modelling wax/clay) and ‘taking away’ (carving clay/introducing soft stone). You create considered work with balance and energy. Discussion is diverse and supportive of continued exploration. Includes a trip to a Sculpture Park to encourage debate.JON EDGAR

metal bugs – making outdoor sculpturesMay 17–203D1141 | £304 | NEW

Suitable for allPlease see page 33 for further information.MIKE SAVAGE

STonE CaRving STuDy DaySRegular study days in stone carving with Jon Edgar take place from April to October in the Sculpture Courtyard which is part of the Sussex Barn complex. These one-day courses are suitable for makers of all levels. Please contact the Admissions Office for dates and further details (0844 4994408).


TOM PERkINS is a designer-craftsman making

inscriptions in stone and slate. Recent commissions

include plaques for the queen’s Gallery and the

Crafts Study Centre in Farnham.

IAN MCkAY graduated in 3D design from

Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College and

specialises in mechanical toys. Recent commissions

include a large piece for hove Museum.

ROBERT RACE, an established maker of automata

and simple wooden toys, is an active member of

the British Toymakers’ Guild. he exhibits his work

widely.

MATThEW READ is programme tutor for

Conservation of Clocks at West Dean. he is an

experienced horologist, both conserving and

making.

MIkE SAVAGE trained at Camberwell College of

Arts and the RCA. his large-scale metal sculptures

are commissioned by architects and exhibited

internationally. he also lectures.

ANDREW SMITh, a very experienced artist,




ISOBEL SMITh trained in graphic design, fine art

and sculpture before her quest to animate the

inanimate led to setting up ‘Gravy Boat Puppets’

in 2007. her puppets perform together for both

adults and children.

JO SWEETING is a sculptor and letter carver

and is part of the Skelton workshops group in

Ditchling. She trained in Fine Art at Leeds &

Sheffield and now teaches, exhibits and works to

commission.

ShANE WhITEhEAD manages a bronze foundry

in Dorset whilst sculpting his own work in bronze.

he originally worked in Graphic Design where his

interest in ornament was fostered.

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JON BARRETT–DANES trained at Bristol and

has followed a family tradition spanning six

generations of working with clay. he specialises

in modelling animals, with a concern for form and

profile also found in his thrown work.

JOhN BLAkELEY is a classically trained sculptor

and has worked in the film industry for 25 years,

alongside private and public commissions,

including work for Madame Tussards.

LUCY CASSON is renowned for her quirky

metal sculptures using recycled tin. She exhibits

worldwide and has recently completed several

commissions for hospitals.

PETER CLOThIER works as a woodturner, carver

and sculptor, having studied sculpture and City

and Guilds of London Art School. his book

Sculpting in Wood, was published in 2007.

JON EDGAR trained at the Frink School and

has work in collections in the Uk and abroad.

his work includes closely-observed terracotta

portraits and organic, abstract, direct carvings.

IAN EDWARDS is an expert in many fields of

woodcarving. he also sculpts figures and animals

in clay to be cast in bronze. he teaches at

Somerset College of Art.

DAVID FARRER studied printmaking at the

University of Sunderland, before becoming a

sculptor. he is assisted by CORDELIA JOhN,

an experienced teacher.



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PAULA hAUGhNEY is a full-time sculptor based

in London. She recently carved spandrelles for

Bromley hall, a Tudor lodge, and had a solo

exhibition at Uppark house in West Sussex.

SIMON kEELEY trained as a stonemason and in

2003 completed an Art in Architecture MA. he has

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Developing quilts and other textile projectsNovember 15–194D0813 | £339 | NEW

Intermediate/AdvancedExplore the process of dreaming up ideas, creating designs, sampling with fabric and planning your project as you learn a whole set of skills you can apply to any textile project. Working through these stages using basic materials, develop your individual ideas and prepare to complete your fully planned project at home.PAULINE BURBIDGE

Beadwork braids for jewellery, accessories and trimsNovember 24–273D0823 | £262 | NEW

Suitable for allExperiment with techniques for making a range of colourful beadwork braids from narrow, delicate strands to wide ribbons which can also be doubled-up and joined to form a wider fabric. Use your braids to make necklaces, bracelets, trims for soft furnishing, bags and other accessories.LIZ THORNTON

integrating surfaces using machine embroidery techniquesDecember 4–95D0851 | £416 | NEW

Suitable for allIntegrating multi-media textile surfaces is the focus of this experimental course. Explore fascinating ways of transforming textiles and other materials into new fabrics and surfaces by patching them together with machine-stitching techniques. Learn how to obtain interesting results with heated surfaces – including Tyvek and other plastics and polyesters. Try out new approaches to using an embellisher and to the use of paint.VAL HOLMES

machine embroidery inspired by klimtJanuary 8–11LW0881 | £262 | NEW

Suitable for allDevelop your freehand machine embroidery and other skills as you create unique designs, inspired by the artwork of Gustav Klimt. Fabrics are layered and bonded onto velvet or cotton then stitched into, adding threads, paint and metal foils, as you make a series of opulent samples before embarking on a finished work.WENDY DOLAN

hot textiles – extreme surfaces for stitchJanuary 12–153D0888 | £262 | NEW

Suitable for allExplore the latest materials, revisit old ones and experiment with new and exciting layered surfaces created with heat guns and soldering irons. You develop new ways of working and produce a portfolio of considered stitch samples using the heat processes with dyes and hand and machine stitch.KIM THITTICHAI

Stitched and printed textiles – inspired by the homeJanuary 14–17LW0889 | £262 | NEW

Beginners/IntermediateExplore ways of merging print, stitch and appliqué to create charming but functional textiles based on memories of home or other family narratives. Develop skills in simple screen-printing, machine and hand embroidery techniques, colour mixing and composition, as you develop you own ideas for a cushion cover or tea cosy.MAXINE SUTTON

Beadwork techniques – beads from beadsFebruary 21–243D0959 | £262Suitable for allUsing a variety of techniques and a range of different types of bead, create your own ‘beads from beads’. The resulting combinations can be used imaginatively, either together or separately, to produce decorative pieces of beadwork or incorporate into jewellery.STEPHNEY HORNBLOW

Draw and stitchMarch 19-21WE1012 | £178 | NEW

Intermediate/advancedThis weekend focuses on how to translate drawing into stitch. Working with paper, collage and textile media you learn to exploit the qualities of machine stitch combined with some hand stitching.ALICE KETTLE

Canvas work with bead embellishmentMarch 22–253D1026 | £262 | NEW

Suitable for allThis versatile hand embroidery technique combines canvaswork with the beauty of beads! Work with a variety of threads, stitch patterns and beads – including petite seed beads and bugles – and create your own individual project, to make up, for example, into a cushion, bag or box-top.SHELLEY COX

Simple sewing skills for home or wardrobeMarch 26–29LW1033 | £262BeginnersLearn, or re-learn, to sew! Develop your confidence to start simple sewing projects for home and wardrobe, or make repairs and adjustments. Learn to use a sewing machine and practise other skills such as hand-sewing, pressing, seams, gathers and finishing.ELOISE GREY

Decorative machine embroidery and laceMarch 29–April 13D1037 | £262 | NEW

IntermediateTake advantage of the tutor’s demonstrations of the traditional and modern ways she uses machine embroidery in her own clothing collections, and discuss ways of relating these techniques to inspire your own ideas and designs. Develop your skills and embark on an exciting project for fashion, interiors or fine art.CATHRYN AVISON


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Exploring photo imagery, surfaces and stitch in textilesApril 9–12LW1063 | £262 | NEW

Suitable for allUsing simple computer software, experiment with ways of transferring a personal theme from photographs or other image sources onto cloth, in preparation for stitching. Design and composition for photo collage and mixed media are covered and you should complete several small, stitched textile pieces.SANDRA MEECH

Composing and making pictures with fabrics and found objectsApril 12–153D1068 | £262Suitable for allExplore ways of combining ideas, materials and techniques intuitively on this course. You work directly with fabrics and found objects to piece together a composition using simple hand-sewing and shape-cutting methods. The tutor also gives advice on framing finished work.JANET BOLTON

Creative machine quiltingApril 23–26LW1091 | £262Suitable for allExperiment with machine quilting to create different textures as you learn patchwork piecing. Using both machine guided and free motion stitch techniques you produce samples with different threads on cotton fabrics, which will inspire ideas for future work.JANICE GUNNER

Pattern cutting – design and make a skirtMay 28–31LW1160 | £264IntermediateLearn the basics of pattern construction and adaptation by producing a basic pattern based on your own measurements. You learn to adapt the pattern to a range of different styles, then construct a skirt from one of your own designs. Some prior sewing experience is essential.MARIA PULLEY

hand embroidered embellishment with beads and sequinsMay 31–June 33D1170 | £262Suitable for allExplore contemporary and individual ways of enhancing textiles using applied decoration. Traditional ways of attaching sequins and beads are taught, before investigating suitable embellishments for different types of fabrics, as you create a sample book of ideas for textiles and accessories.JAMES HUNTING

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Shibori techniques on silk – board-clamping and pole-wrappingJanuary 29–Feb 1LW0913 | £276 | NEW

Suitable for allExperiment with the traditional methods of itajimi and arashi shibori to create beautiful ‘kaleidoscope’ patterns during the initial dyeing process, then enhance these with other techniques such as discharging and over-dyeing. Explore colour mixing using steam-fix silk painting dyes to produce vivid colour effects for silk scarves or fabric lengths.MANDY SOUTHAN

Creative use of Photoshop for makers and artistsFebruary 5–8 LW0926 | £288Beginners/IntermediatePlease see page 45 for further information.ALISON MILNER

Print, paint, dye and stitch – experimental textilesFebruary 14–195D0944 | £431Suitable for allBroaden your creativity and confidence in making textile art, through lively experimentation with many different media and techniques. You explore painting, mark making and print methods on fabric and experiment with ways of combining textiles with found materials. Develop your ideas for a personal collage, using different approaches to assembling it using layering and piecing methods enhanced with hand and machine stitching.CAS HOLMES

Batik for creative beginners March 5–7WE0978 | £187 | NEW

BeginnersSurprise yourself with the versatility and colourfulness of the wax resist-dyed process on textiles. Working through four projects, you explore key techniques and discover their expressive potential.NOEL DYRENFORTH

Discovering devoré, dyeing and discharge on fabricApril 9–12LW1060 | £293 | NEW

Suitable for allDiscover exciting ways to colour and structure your cloth as you experiment with dyes and a range of techniques for mark making and discharging colour on fabrics (including silk and velvet). Beginning with samples, you progress to a project and produce a scarf, hanging or collection of cushions.DIONNE SWIFT

Personal journeys – sourcing direct inspiration for textilesApril 15–18LW1071 | £268 | NEW

Suitable for allExplore ways of creating and exploiting your journals and sketchbooks as a starting point for mixed-media and textile-based projects or three-dimensional designs. Using unconventional drawing techniques, collage and photography, capture and develop ideas from your immediate environment.CAS HOLMES



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Collage and composition in felt makingNovember 1–65D0778 | £416 | NEW

Intermediate/AdvancedExtend your felt making skills and develop awareness of contrasts and moods in composing areas and shapes by using collaged papers, fabrics and pre-felts. You explore scale, tone and proportion and consider the depth of surface with fabric and wool. Starting with a set of samples, you work towards ideas for a design folder and/or finished piece.JEANETTE APPLETON

Creative rag rug making with dyeingNovember 27–30LW0830 | £262Suitable for allEquip yourself with the skills necessary to make a rag rug from discarded textiles and clothing. On this course learn to design, mark out and dye fabric for making a hooked rug. It is advisable to bring your own rags, and, if appropriate, to prepare colour swatches to work from.JULIA BURROWES

making hand-knitted and crocheted toysNovember 30–December 33D0836 | £262 | NEW

IntermediatePlease see page 27 for further information.LUCINDA GUY

natural dyeingMay 3–63D1114 | £262 | NEW

Suitable for allLearn about dyeing with ecologically low impact sources of colour from plants and simple household ingredients. Historic recipes are used to obtain brilliant colours, which are light and wash fast. Woad, saffron, feverfew and dyer’s thistle are among the dyestuffs used, on samples of wool, silk and linen.PENNY WALSH

Silk painting – focus on flowers and foliageMay 17–203D1140 | £276Beginners/IntermediateEnjoy working with the vibrant colours of silk dyes and developing your design ideas with inspiration from West Dean Gardens. Experiment with a range of techniques – including textile pastels, pens, wax and discharge – as you progress at your own pace with tutor support.JANE VENABLES

mark making with dyes for layered collage and embroideryMay 31–June 44D1171 | £339 | NEW

Intermediate/AdvancedExplore mark making techniques using reactive dyes and natural fibres, then use these dyed fabrics to produce stitched samples and/or a finished piece. Draw ideas from your own sources or from inspiration at West Dean, explore monoprinting, free screen-printing and painting, rubbings, resists and stencils. Finally, construct your piece using hand or machine stitching.JO BUDD

Creatures and stories in papier-mâché, knitting and stitchDecember 4–7LW0850 | £262Intermediate/AdvancedUsing paper pulp and cardboard, learn to construct imaginative creatures and objects, such as boxes, houses, furniture or trees, and to enhance and decorate them with embroidery or knitting if you wish. The tutor demonstrates her own wide-ranging techniques and gives individual instruction.JULIE ARKELL

Re-defining tassels for interiorsJanuary 15–17WE0891 | £178 | NEW

Suitable for allLearn traditional tassel-making techniques using yarns but use them with unconventional materials – wrapping papers, ribbons, beads, plastic, feathers – to create your own surprising and innovative variations.ANNA CRUTCHLEY

millinery – crin and silk headpiecesJanuary 29–31WE0909 | £178 | NEW

Suitable for allDiscover original ways of working with crin and silk to create a headpiece or corsage. Learn how to colour and make

silk ‘feathers’ and how to fray and bind crin to create delicate effects. These inspiring techniques are combined using traditional millinery methods as you complete a piece.BAILEY TOMLIN

Traditional upholstery for beginners

February 1–43D0917 | £262

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Colourful contrasts in felt makingFebruary 19–21WE0950 | £178 | NEW

Suitable for allExplore the surprising effects of colour mixes and surfaces you can achieve through the felt-making process and experiment with suggested themes to help you to develop your own ideas and projects.JEANETTE APPLETON

felt making – transparency and depthFebruary 21–265D0962 | £416 | NEW

Suitable for allInvestigate the possibilities offered by the felt making processes and explore ways of achieving the contrasting effects of transparency and depth. Try out different proportions of wool and cloth to produce lightness and density. Learn techniques for creating a three-dimensional structure, for making felts of various thicknesses and for adding in fabrics. Make a set of samples, then work towards a series of ideas for a design folder and/or a finished item.JEANETTE APPLETON

Tapestry weaving – exploring ideas through personal practiceFebruary 26–March 1LW0973 | £262Intermediate/AdvancedFocus on your ideas and develop them by exploring materials, media and techniques in practical workshops and by reflecting on your personal creative territory through seminars, individual tuition and presentations on historical and contemporary tapestry weaving.PAT TAYLOR

modular knitting – building shapes for wearables and throwsMarch 4–7LW0977 | £262 | NEW

Suitable for allBring your basic hand-knitting skills and a willingness to experiment and learn exciting new techniques! Knit patches or ‘modules’ joined by picking up stitches – called ‘domino’ knitting – to create flat or seamless three-dimensional items or try ‘entrelac’ knitting to make a ‘bias’ fabric.ALISON ELLEN

kumihimo braids and beadsMarch 7–114D0991 | £339Suitable for allDevelop skills in Japanese Kumihimo braiding and learn techniques for combining it with beads to create new and original work. This workshop covers the basics of equipment, warp threads, working techniques, braiding sequences and pattern design, then moves on to consider bead types, design ideas and finishing. You produce a range of samples and one finished item (usually jewellery), if you wish.JACQUI CAREY

millinery – feather headpiecesMarch 12–14WE0997 | £178 | NEW

Suitable for allLearn the foundation techniques for creating a hair accessory base, then dye, shape and mount feathers and embellish them with paint, beads and stitch as you make an original piece to your own design.SARAH CANT

Bobbin lacemakingMarch 19–21WE1015 | £178Suitable for allTry out lacemaking without purchasing any equipment if you are a beginner, or work on your chosen patterns – including Bucks Point, Torchon or Bedfordshire lace – to develop skills if you have lacemaking experience.JAN TREGIDGO

Elemental rhythms – creative nuno felt techniquesApril 12–153D1067 | £262 | NEW

Suitable for allExplore the rich textural and painterly qualities offered by the nuno felt technique as you create felt textiles inspired by natural forms. Incorporate photographic imagery into your work or draw on it as a starting point for pieces to use as scarves or wraps or to enjoy in their own right.LIZ CLAY

Tapestry weaving for beginners April 16–18WE1077 | £183BeginnersExperience and understand the medium of tapestry weaving by touring West Dean Tapestry Studio, then making samples as you learn techniques for shaping, shading, weaving diagonals and creating letters.CARON PENNEY

making contemporary leather accessoriesApril 30–May 2WE1103 | £199 | NEW

Suitable for allLearn basic construction and decorative techniques – including saddle-stitching, stamping and embossing – as you develop ideas for items such as belts or purses on this exciting introductory course.KATHERINE POGSON

innovative hand knitting for accessories and jewelleryApril 30–May 2WE1104 | £178IntermediateDevelop your hand-knitting or crochet skills and create a piece of innovative jewellery, a head-piece or hat embellishment, or a personal project, with assistance from the tutor as needed.CLAIRE MONTGOMERIE

making felt jewelleryApril 30–May 3LW1107 | £262 | NEW

Suitable for allExplore the process of making felt and learn how to produce colourful felt jewellery. You are shown techniques for shaping beads and seamless structures which you use to construct innovative bracelets, necklaces, chains, brooches, rings and earrings. Simple bead threading techniques are also covered.HEATHER BELCHER


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JEANETTE APPLETON is a textile artist renowned

for her felt making. her residency at the University

in huddersfield in 2006 lead to her solo touring

exhibition ‘Sow:Sew’.

JULIE ARkELL works with papier-mâché and mixed

media to create narrative pieces in her distinctly

personal style. She trained at St Martins in textiles

and exhibits widely.

CAThRYN AVISON trained at Ulster and

the RCA and then set up her own company in

1994 designing and making exclusive machine

embroidered garments. her work sells world-

wide.

hEAThER BELChER is a textile artist working in

felt. In 2008 she took part in the British Council’s

‘New Silk Route’ cultural exchange project in

kazakhstan, Central Asia.

JANET BOLTON is a designer-maker who

often works to commission. She has work in the

permanent collections of the Crafts Council, the

British Council and the Embroiderers’ Guild.

SARAh COOPER trained at kingston in Furniture/

Product design and now works combining recycled

materials and unusual textile techniques to create

3D work.

JO BUDD is internationally known for her large-

scale painterly textiles. Featured in numerous

collections and publications, she is also an

experienced lecturer and workshop leader.

PAULINE BURBIDGE trained in textiles at Central

St Martins College and has an international

reputation for her stunning quilts. her work is in

major collections in the Uk and USA.

JULIA BURROWES studied painting at the Slade

School of Fine Art. She makes rag rugs and

wallhangings and is an exhibiting member of the

62 Group.

SARAh CANT is a milliner, textile artist and

theatrical milliner. her striking hats are often

featured in the fashion press and her work is

exhibited at Origin and in craft galleries.

JACqUI CAREY studied woven textiles, and now

specialises in making Japanese kumihimo braids.

She is the author of several books and won a

qEST Craft Scholarship in 2005.

LIZ CLAY trained at Bath Spa University in textiles

and makes a range of delicate felted fashion

accessories which she sells in Europe and Japan. In

2007 her book Nuno Felt was published.

ShELLEY COx is a professional hand embroidery

designer, teacher and needlework restorer who

trained at the Royal School of Needlework.

ANNA CRUTChLEY trained in woven textiles and

is now a designer-maker of bespoke furnishing

trimmings. She keenly researches the history, and

is author of a number of popular books on, tassel

making.

WENDY DOLAN is a textile artist, experienced

teacher and lecturer in creative embroidery.

Commissions include, the Royal Caribbean

International and Ashridge College.

NOEL DYRENFORTh pioneered batik in the Uk.

he is in demand as an exhibitor and teacher

worldwide. he is author of Batik – modern concepts and techniques.

ALISON ELLEN has run her own business designing

and making innovative hand-knitted items for over

20 years. She is also an experienced teacher and

author of two books.

ELOISE GREY is an award-winning sustainable

fashion designer. She produces clothing from

organic Scottish tweeds, and has a blog about her

work and sustainable fashion.

JANICE GUNNER is an award-winning quiltmaker

and patchworker, favouring a contemporary style.

She was formerly president of the quilters’ Guild

(Uk).

LUCINDA GUY is author of five knitting books

published by Rowan. She works as a freelance

designer maker specialising in childrenswear and

accessories.

CAS hOLMES trained in Fine Art before

specialising in her own innovative work in textiles

and mixed media. her book The Use of Found Objects in Embroidery and Textile Art is due to be

published in 2009.

VAL hOLMES is well-known for her teaching of

art related to machine embroidery and textile

design. She has written five books, including

Creative Recycling in Embroidery in 2006.

STEPhNEY hORNBLOW travelled to South

Africa, China and America to develop her

knowledge of bead work techniques. In 2004 she

was a guest-lecturer on beadwork at the V&A.

JAMES hUNTING studied textiles at Goldsmiths

College, before working as a freelance

embroiderer for the couture fashion industry. In

2006 he was a nominated Embroiderers Guild

Scholar and now works as an artist and tutor in

embroidery.

ALICE kETTLE is a contemporary textile/fibre

artist. She is currently Research Associate at

Manchester Metropolitan University and her solo

show ‘Mythscapes’ recently toured the Uk. her

work is featured in public collections worldwide.

SANDRA MEECh trained as a graphic

designer and now works as a stitched textile

artist, international teacher and is author of

Contemporary Quilts and Connecting Art to Stitch

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CLAIRE MONTGOMERIE studied at Middlesex

University and the RCA. She uses her innovative

knitting skills to sample for knitwear companies,

and make her own accessories collection.

CARON PENNEY, a tapestry weaver and

lecturer, studied at Middlesex University. She is

head of West Dean’s Tapestry Studio, where she

has worked since 1993.

kAThERINE POGSON makes sculpted vessels,

accessories and bespoke pieces for interiors

in leather, specialising in distinctive treatments.

Clients include Donna karan and Mulberry home.

MARIA PULLEY trained in fashion at kingston

University. She is course leader in Fashion at

Chichester College, while continuing to design,

make and illustrate clothes.

RIChARD RICARDO runs a fine art upholstery

business in Oxfordshire. he works in both modern

and antique styles, advising on and organising

specialist repair work.

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DEBBIE SINISkA is a textile artist and teacher

working with recycled textiles, making rag rugs

and felt. Commissions include the Charleston Trust

and the Tate Gallery Shop.

MANDY SOUThAN is a textile artist and author

of several books on silk painting and shibori. She

has expertise as a colourist and resist techniques.

MAxINE SUTTON’S practice centres on

contemporary embroidery and moves across the

boundaries of craft, art and design. She trained

in Fine Art at kent and in Constructed Textiles at

the RCA.

DIONNE SWIFT dyes, stitches and manipulates

to explore the potential of cloth for site-specific

textile pieces. She studied at Goldsmiths College

and the University of Central England.

PAT TAYLOR is Director of the West Dean

Professional Tapestry Studio and has been a tutor

on the Tapestry and Textile course for over 25

years. She exhibits her work internationally.

kIM ThITTIChAI studied at Brighton University

and is a member of the textile group Fibretex

7. She specialises in experimental textiles and

surface decoration and lectures nationally.

LIZ ThORNTON specialises in intricate, often

three-dimensional beadwork shapes. She enjoys

sharing her skills in her teaching and her latest

book is The Beader’s Floral.

BAILEY TOMLIN trained in textile design, before

setting up her own business. She produces

exclusive couture millinery and accessory

collections for leading designers and retailers.

JAN TREGIDGO specialises in teaching

traditional and contemporary bobbin lace, as well

as creative textiles. She is a member of the Lace

Guild and Lace 98.

JANE VENABLES runs courses in fabric painting

and printing and using an experimental approach.

Trained at Durham University in Fine Art, she is an

experienced textile designer.

PENNY WALSh trained at Winchester School of

Art and the RCA in textiles and weaving. She now

runs a company specialising in natural dyeing and

is author of Yarn, a textile handbook.

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making your own furniture – personal projectsNovember 1–65D0777 | £416Intermediate/Advanced

This is an opportunity to concentrate on advancing your making skills and techniques as you either begin a new piece of furniture or continue making a piece you have already started. All projects are discussed, agreed and planned well in advance with the tutor. With the guidance offered by the course you make significant progress on your project, though completion time depends on its size and complexity. You must already have basic woodworking skills.TOM KEALY

make a Windsor stool, with traditional milk paint finishNovember 27–29WE0824 | £178 | NEW

Beginners/Intermediate

Using basic hand tools, make a useful 18” high Windsor stool with turned legs and a round, carved seat, and finish it with milk paint that can be rubbed through to create an aged effect.JAMES MURSELL

fine furniture making, Part 5. advanced furniture makingDecember 7–136D0856 | £553Advanced

If you have a sound understanding of furniture construction and good practical skills and would like to make a piece of furniture to your own design then this course is for you. Helped by the tutor, you draw up plans for a suitable personal project in advance and are expected to be familiar with every aspect of it, so that you can spend your time at West Dean making, with the support of one-to-one tuition at the bench. (Applicants must have completed Parts 1, 2 and 4.)BERNARD ALLEN

making a pivoted tray box – beginners’ woodworking January 29–31WE0906 | £205 | NEW

Beginners

Make a stylish box from Scandinavian birch plywood while learning basic woodworking skills. Guided by the tutor, you consider balance and proportion as you design the shape of the two pivoted trays. The skills covered include cutting out, fitting a simple pivot mechanism and applying a finish to complete a unique, yet functional box.PETER KUH

fine furniture making, Part 1. understanding toolsFebruary 12–14WE0933 | £193Beginners

If you are an aspiring furniture maker, learn essential techniques for tuning and sharpening cabinet-making tools to a high standard on this course. (Must be booked with Part 2, March 7–12.)BERNARD ALLEN

Ladderback chair makingFebruary 14–195D0943 | £416 | NEW

Suitable for all

This is an opportunity for anyone with a love of wood to try their hand at making a comfortable and pleasing chair, whatever their level of woodworking experience. You work with seasoned ash using rotary planes to shape the legs and rails initially and steam-bending to form the back legs and slats. You are encouraged to design your own slats, but patterns from Gimson, Clisset and Shaker styles are available.PHIL SHIPLEY

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making simple furniture – for complete beginnersFebruary 26–March 1LW0971 | £262Beginners

Learn basic woodworking techniques and gain practical insight into making furniture as you make a small bench, with step-by-step guidance from the tutor. Suitable timber is supplied at cost. All essential tools, hand planes and chisels are provided.TOM KEALY

fine furniture making, Part 2. Developing skillsMarch 7–125D0992 | £429Beginners

As a continuation of Part 1, you develop your furniture-making skills by hand planing hardwoods to dimension, laying out and making dovetail joints, cutting dadoes and fitting hinges and locks, while making a small box or cabinet. These projects are designed to enable you to learn hand skills to a high degree of proficiency and accuracy. One-to-one tuition and guidance is given at the bench, in addition to general talks and demonstrations. (Must be booked with Part 1, February 12–14.)BERNARD ALLEN

Tool tuning techniques for furniture makers and woodworkersMarch 19–21WE1011 | £193Beginners/Intermediate

Through discussion, demonstration and practical guidance, you are taken through the stages of tuning your own planes and chisels to professional standards. If necessary, the tutor advises on tool purchase ahead of the course.TOM KEALY

fine furniture making, Part 4. making furnitureApril 18–235D1082 | £454Intermediate/Advanced

Build on your skills acquired in Parts 1 and 2 and learn to make a small piece of furniture of your choice, while working from drawings. Your project is developed in advance, resolving issues and drawing up plans in discussion with the tutor. Then you focus on making at West Dean, extending your skills by learning to use relevant machinery. The aim is to complete your project on the course, but this is not always possible due to the many variables involved. BERNARD ALLEN

Windsor chair making – the ‘continuous-arm’ chairMay 16–215D1139 | £416 | NEW

Suitable for all

The ‘continuous-arm’ chair, with its steam-bent bow forming both its arms and its back, is one of the most elegant of all the Windsor chair designs. You make it of locally sourced ash with a tulip wood seat using green woodworking techniques. These include steam-bending, turning, shaving, carving and drilling. With the tutor’s guidance and help, you should complete your chair, and if time allows, apply a wood finish.JAMES MURSELL

making a side table – a simple furniture projectMay 21–276D1152 | £491Beginners

Learn hand skills which are sustainable in a home workshop, to a high degree of proficiency and accuracy, as you work through each stage in the construction of a specially designed side table. Tools are provided by the College and you are taught the principles behind sharpening and maintaining them. Other topics include understanding wood grain, setting out and cutting mortise and tenon joints and oil finishing. This course is aimed at anyone wishing to acquire the skills to work with hardwoods, and as a stepping-stone to making your own furniture.TOM KEALY

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Sculptural jigsaw puzzles in hardwoodNovember 30–December 44D0838 | £339 | NEW

Suitable for all

Please see page 27 for further information.PHILIPPINE SOWERBY

Starting out in woodturning December 18–20 WE0868 | £192Beginners

Experience spindle and bowl turning and learn techniques for making a bowl, goblet shape and lidded box, following instruction on the properties of wood, sharpening tools, chucks and chucking methods.COLIN SIMPSON






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Woodturning bowlsJanuary 1–4LW0873 | £299Intermediate

First learn the techniques for turning a small bowl then study timbers, tool sharpening and the specialist methods of holding the wood on the lathe, including the use of face plates and various chucks. From this basis you can move on confidently to turn a full-size fruit or salad bowl.PETER CLOTHIER

Turning hollow forms from green woodJanuary 26–293D0905 | £277 | NEW

Intermediate/Advanced

Join the tutor to explore his passion for turning hollow forms. Learn the techniques and skills using native wet wood, following step-by–step demonstrations. Hollowing tools and their characteristics; proportion, form and shape; control of wall and base thickness and appropriate finishes are discussed along the way. Some basic woodturning skills are required.PHIL IRONS

Relief carving in woodJanuary 31–February 55D0916 | £431Beginners

Learn woodcarving techniques in low and high relief as you are guided by the tutor’s demonstrations to carve a specific project. The course covers practical skills such as sharpening and manipulating woodcarving tools; ‘lining in’, ‘lowering’ and ‘levelling’ backgrounds; modelling and detailing and how to approach this form of carving. You need to bring your own set of carving tools as specified prior to the course.CHRIS PYE

improve your woodcarvingFebruary 5–7WE0919 | £178 | NEW

Intermediate/Advanced

Enhance your technical and creative woodcarving skills while working on a project of your own choice, either new or continued, taking advantage of the tutor’s expertise in relief carving, carving in the round and letter carving. You can also use this opportunity to trouble-shoot your carving conundrums and inspire your future work.CHRIS PYE

Woodturning for beginnersFebruary 7–125D0929 | £448Beginners

Develop your skills and learn to make both spindle-turned and face-plate work with confidence on this course. With sole use of your lathe in a well-equipped workshop, you learn techniques by working through a series of graded projects including a tool handle, an egg, a lidded box and various bowls. Safe workshop practice is taught and emphasised. The programme includes tuition on timber, tools, abrasives and finishes. Tools and equipment are provided.PETER CLOTHIER

Woodcarving for beginners February 26–28WE0966 | £186Beginners

Learn about timber and the use of hand tools, then practise some carving exercises to develop your hand skills before you embark on a relief-carving project based on natural forms.TED VINCENT

introducing woodturning – bowls, spindles and boxesMarch 12–15LW1002 | £262Beginners

Work at your own lathe and become familiar with its use and accessories. You study the bowl-making process through demonstrations and practice, using the various tools in sequence to produce a small bowl in seasoned ash or sycamore.DAVE REGESTER

Woodturning – a focus on tool sharpening and bowlsMarch 15–183D1006 | £262 | NEW

Intermediate

Learn the invaluable skills of tool sharpening and work with your own well-sharpened gouges and scrapers to turn a bowl on the lathe. You are also shown the tutor’s own method of bowl turning so that you can benefit from using the ‘ground back’ gouge.DAVE REGESTER

Lettercutting in woodApril 12–164D1070 | £339Suitable for all

Please see page 23 for further information.MARTIN WENHAM

Woodturning bowls – improving techniqueMay 14–16WE1133 | £204Intermediate

Enhance your bowl turning skills as you explore the versatility of the bowl gouge. Good bowl design and techniques for texturing, colouring and finishing are also covered on this hands-on course.COLIN SIMPSON

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Sculpture in wood for beginnersMay 14–17LW1137 | £268Beginners

Please see page 51 for further information.PETER CLOTHIER

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an introduction to picture framingNovember 13–15WE0803 | £178Beginners

Learn the basic skills necessary to mount and frame works of art to a high standard, using good quality materials and a minimum of equipment at each stage so that you can work independently in future.JOHN HILL

Repairing and caring for furniture, using traditional methodsNovember 22–275D0819 | £416Beginners/Intermediate

If you are attracted to the idea of renovating and caring for your favourite pieces of furniture and have practical aptitude, this course is for you. Work includes minor repairs (for those used to handling tools), correcting surface blemishes and refurbishing as appropriate. Typical projects include repairing chair joints, re-finishing stripped pine and tackling tables with marked and stained tops. NORBERT GUTOWSKI

Traditional upholstery for beginnersFebruary 1–43D0917 | £262Beginners

Working on your own furniture, learn to fix webbing, make the seat stuffing, and cover it in calico. Fabric coverings are worked on during the final day.RICHARD RICARDO

an introduction to traditional water gildingFebruary 19–22LW0957 | £304Beginners

Learn the techniques of water gilding using materials and methods dating from the time of the Pharaohs. You are guided through the stages of this complex craft from surface preparation to the laying, burnishing and tooling of gold leaf. Only new wood-based surfaces can be dealt with.JUDY WETHERALL

Picture framing – with bespoke hand finishesMarch 12–15LW1003 | £262Beginners/Intermediate

Cover all aspects of framing using simple methods and equipment as you learn to prepare various mounts and mitre-cut wooden mouldings for hand-finishing. Frames are tailored to their contents with gesso and coloured washes to produce a professional finish.FAY BOON

Traditional oil gildingMarch 19–21WE1014 | £186Beginners

Explore the ancient art of applying precious metal leaf onto various surfaces. You develop and practise oil gilding skills on samples, surfaces or objects made of materials ranging from wood to paper.JUDY WETHERALL

Taking care of your furnitureApril 23–25WE1087 | £178Beginners/Intermediate

Learn to analyse your piece of furniture and then, with the tutor’s support, apply techniques and materials to clean and improve old finishes, and consolidate and strengthen the object. Minor repairs can also be carried out.NORBERT GUTOWSKI

furniture painting – Scandinavian and french country stylesMay 10–144D1130 | £339 | NEW

Beginners/Intermediate

Explore the decorative techniques and traditional forms used in the popular Scandinavian, Gustavian and French country styles and work with modern media to create your own surface decoration for furniture. Techniques include freehand painting, stencilling, simple grisaille ornamentation, antiqued and distressed finishes and gilding effects. You can expect to complete samples and a small project.JO MABBUTT

Picture framing – all levelsMay 24–284D1154 | £339Suitable for all

Experience and practise all aspects of the picture framer’s craft to a high standard in this focused workshop. Using basic equipment, you learn techniques for creative mount cutting, mitre cutting and joining mouldings, choosing colour and proportion and glass cutting. Conservation issues are also considered. JOHN HILL

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a creative workshop in traditional gilding techniquesMay 28–31LW1163 | £269Intermediate/Advanced

Experiment creatively with gilding on projects that develop your own personal interests. You learn further professional gilding techniques – some traditional, some unorthodox – on this workshop, designed for those who already have a working knowledge of traditional gilding methods.JUDY WETHERALL

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musical instrument making – starting or continuing projectsJanuary 8–124D0883 – 4D0886 | £345Suitable for all

Here is the opportunity to either start making a new instrument to continue on the nine-day course held over Easter, or to continue one already begun. You may select to work in one of the instrument groups below. On booking we ask you which instrument you wish to work on – you should select this according to your woodworking experience and interests. The tutor will then contact you to discuss this choice and the materials required.

guitars – making moulds and jigs or finishing instruments4D0883 | NEW

PETER BARTON

violins, violas or cellos – making moulds and jigs or finishing instruments4D0884GEOFF BOWERS

Starting or finishing a hurdygurdy or keywork for the clavicytherium4D0885ANDY BUTTERWORTH

Renaissance and baroque viols – making moulds and jigs or finishing instruments4D0886RENATE FINK

musical instrument making for beginnersMarch 31 – April 9MI0983 | £744 (incl all dinners)Beginners

Complete beginners are encouraged to experience the satisfaction of making a musical instrument from scratch. You select one instrument from the following: Plucked instruments – harp, mandolin, mandola or ukulele.Bowed instruments – medieval bowed rebec or renaissance treble viol.These can usually be made over the nine days – prior woodworking experience, though not necessary, is an advantage. Bookings for this course are on a provisional basis, with confirmation given within two weeks – please advise us of your choice of instrument at the time of booking.PETER BARTON, GEOFF BOWERS, ANDY BUTTERWORTH AND RENATE FINK

musical instrument makingMarch 31 – April 9MI1038 – MI1041 | £744 (incl all dinners)Intermediate/Advanced

Working in one of four small groups, with an experienced maker as your tutor, you select an instrument from the range offered according to your interests. Previous woodworking experience is necessary. Instruction is given in the principles of making, assembling and finishing the instrument, allowing you to start a new project or complete one already in progress.

On booking, we ask you to specify which instrument you wish to work on and the tutor then makes contact to discuss this choice and the materials required. Please note some instruments take more than one course to complete.

Classical or steel strung acoustic guitars.MI1038 | NEW

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Traditional stringed and keyboard instrumentsMI1039GEOFF BOWERS AND ANDY BUTTERWORTH

Renaissance and baroque violsMI1040RENATE FINK

violins, violas and cellosMI1041VIOLA ZIESSOW



ALEx ROBINSON – fused glass

Glass panels come alive with light, but one does

not always have the window space to display

them and the English weather rarely does them

justice. One answer is to create a wooden

lightbox to frame, mount and illuminate the glass

panel. This only requires simple woodworking

and framing skills, but combining wood, glass and

light together in a single piece can result in a truly

spectacular artwork.

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BERNARD ALLEN is a self-employed designer-

craftsman, producing traditional and modern

furniture, screens, architectural and ecclesiastical

commissions, and small turned items.

PETER BARTON studied stringed instrument

making under the direction of Roger Rose at West

Dean. In 1986 he set up his own workshop as a

professional luthier, making classical and acoustic

guitars.

FAY BOON was apprenticed to a London firm

before starting her own framing business 30 years

ago. Now based in Dorset, she creates hand

finished frames for artists, galleries and the public.

GEOFF BOWERS is an experienced teacher who

studied at the Newark School of Violin Making.

he is now a maker and repairer of violins, violas

and cellos.

ANDY BUTTERWORTh is a restorer of antique

horological and musical instruments. he also

specialises in making percussion, plucked

instruments and hurdygurdies.

PETER CLOThIER works as a woodturner, carver

and sculptor, having studied sculpture and City

and Guilds of London Art School. his book

Sculpting in Wood, was published in 2007.

RENATE FINk is a graduate in Instrument

Technology from Guildhall University. She has

been a full-time viol maker and violin restorer

since 1996.

NORBERT GUTOWSkI is a specialist in

traditional woodworking and decorative finishes

and is a tutor on the Professional Development

Diploma in Furniture Conservation at West Dean.

JOhN hILL is a picture framer and experienced

teacher. he has worked as a framer in the Uk and

Bermuda, and has a keen interest in conservation.

PhIL IRONS has been a professional woodturner

for over 20 years. he is regularly invited to teach

nationally and internationally. his turned and

decorated hollow forms are exhibited in major

galleries.

TOM kEALY studied at Parnham College. he

makes commissioned furniture to his own designs

and for other eminent designers, alongside

teaching in the Uk and USA.

PETER kUh, a designer-craftsman, has many years’

experience teaching furniture making, particularly

at Rycotewood College. his work is featured in

several books on cabinetmaking.

JO MABBUTT specialises in experimental surface

decoration. She works on a variety of surfaces

from paper to textiles to glass and is developing

ranges of gilded jewellery and interior

accessories.

JAMES MURSELL changed career in the 1990s to

pursue his passion for Windsor chair making. he

makes chairs to commission, writes on the subject

and makes specialist chair making tools.

ChRIS PYE is a member of the Master Carvers

Association, has over 30 years experience as a

carver and is author of seven books. he teaches

and demonstrates in England and the USA.

DAVE REGESTER began turning as a full-time

professional in 1974. he supplies his work to

kitchenware shops and galleries. he teaches and

writes on his craft and demonstrates worldwide.

RIChARD RICARDO runs a fine art upholstery

business in Oxfordshire. he works in both modern

and antique styles, advising on and organising

specialist repair work.

PhIL ShIPLEY is a designer and maker of a variety

of country chair styles. he is a regular exhibitor

at Westonbirt’s ‘Festival of the Tree’ and is an

experienced tutor in chair making for all abilities.

COLIN SIMPSON is a professional woodturner

and he regularly writes articles on the subject for

Woodturning Magazine. his turned bowls are sold

mainly in The National Trust’s shops.

PhILIPPINE SOWERBY makes unique multi-layered

sculptural jigsaw puzzles, which combine her love

of wood with her interest in mathematical design

and earlier career as a civil engineer. her work is

exhibited in several galleries.

TED VINCENT trained at the RCA. he is a senior

lecturer in the School of Design at kingston

University. his sculptural woodcarvings are

regularly exhibited both here and in the USA.

MARTIN WENhAM’S lettering work is

distinguished by its wide range of media. he is a

former lecturer at Leicester University and author

of Understanding Art: a guide for teachers.

JUDY WEThERALL, lecturer, practitioner and

conservator in gilding and decorative arts, trained

at Brighton University and the City and Guilds of

London Art School.

VIOLA ZIESSOW trained at the Newark School

of Violin Making, before setting up her own

workshop in England in 1995. She is a former

winner of the ‘Grand Prix de la Ville de Paris’ for

a cello.

ChRonoLogiCaL LiST of CouRSES

Level of experience needed for each course bEG: Beginners INT: Intermediate ADV: Advanced ALL: Suitable for all


nov 1–6 Making furniture – personal projects INT/ADV 59

Felt making – composition INT/ADV 56

nov 2–6 Create glass beads for a necklace INT 30

nov 6–8 Mosaics BEG/INT 32

Making glass beads BEG 30

Recorder consort weekend INT 41

Creative writing – poetry ALL 24

nov 6–9 Miniature linocut ALL 17

Silversmithing – raising and sinking INT/ADV 37

Painting the figure ALL 11

Still life painting using acrylics ALL 12

nov 7 how to listen to music (lectures) ALL 42

Growing apples, pears, plums and cherries BEG/INT 28

Garden lecture – designing with annuals ALL 28

nov 9–12 Polymer clay jewellery BEG/INT 34

nov 10 Gilded effects for frames – a gift day BEG 8

Christmas cards and other prints – a gift day BEG 8

Enamelled pendant or decoration – a gift day BEG 8

Crochet a wire necklace – gift day BEG 8

nov 10–13 Mosaics with found materials ALL 32

nov 11 Enamelled silver earrings – a gift day BEG 8

Ceramic decorations – a gift day BEG 8

hand-knitted mittens – a gift day INT 8

nov 12 Make a silver brooch – a gift day BEG 8

Make a ragwork cushion – a gift day BEG 8

nov 12–15 Sculptural willow work – fish BEG/INT 20

nov 13–15 Picture framing BEG 62

Beginners' silversmithing BEG 37

Pottery – throwing and turning ALL 47

Bead threading and knotting ALL 34

Fabulous fungi – botanical painting ALL 10

Understanding your DSLR camera BEG/INT 44

The Ballet Russes (music lectures) ALL 42

nov 13–16 Small stone carvings ALL 51

Oil painting BEG/INT 12

nov 14 Garden lecture – getting to grips with climbers ALL 28

nov 15–19 quilt and textile projects INT/ADV 54

nov 15–20 Silversmithing INT/ADV 37

nov 16–20 Sculpting the male torso ALL 52

nov 21 Organic gardening BEG/INT 28

nov 22–26 Blacksmithing – sculpture from scrap ALL 33

Creative photography BEG/INT 44

nov 22–27 Repairing and caring for furniture BEG/INT 62

Making jewellery in silver ALL 35

nov 23–26 Rush weaving and plaiting ALL 20

nov 23–27 Abstract picture making INT/ADV 12

nov 24–27 Beadwork braids ALL 54

nov 27–29 Make a Windsor stool BEG/INT 59

Coloured resins in jewellery INT/ADV 35

Surface texture in clay ALL 47

Portrait painting in oils INT/ADV 12

Photographs from your digital camera BEG 44

Practical music theory BEG 41

nov 27–30 Creative rag rug making ALL 56

An introduction to gold tooling BEG 22

Watercolour painting – loosening up INT/ADV 12

nov 30–DEC 2 Shadow puppet theatre ALL 27

Pop-up paper ALL 27

nov 30–DEC 3 knitting or crocheting toys INT 27

Digital video production BEG 27

nov 30–DEC 4 Sculptural hardwood jigsaw puzzles ALL 27

Simple automata ALL 27

Make a puppet BEG/INT 27

Illustration – pictures and prose ALL 27

DEC 2–4 Luminous willow sculptures ALL 27

DEC 4–6 Jewellery making BEG 35

Glass engraving for beginners BEG 30

Watercolour workshop BEG 12

Basic blacksmithing BEG 33

Musical theatre for singers ALL 41

DEC 4–7 Portrait heads in terracotta ALL 52

Papier-mâché, knitting and stitch INT/ADV 56

DEC 4–9 Machine embroidery – integrating surfaces ALL 54

DEC 5 Floral decorations workshop BEG/INT 28

Pottery – a practical glazing day ALL 47

DEC 6–11 Contemporary silversmithing ALL 37

Watercolours – developing technique INT 12

DEC 7–13 Fine furniture making, Part 5 ADV 59

DEC 10–13 Bookbinding for beginners BEG 22

DEC 11–13 Glass fusing BEG 30

Oil painting – still-life ALL 12

Digital image manipulation BEG 44

Creative writing – on-line publication INT/ADV 24

DEC 11–14 Enamelling on copper ALL 34

Chinese painting – birds and flowers ALL 12

DEC 13–18 Relief printmaking ALL 17

Tonal values in painting and drawing ALL 12

DEC 16–20 Etching – an introduction BEG 17

DEC 18–20 Woodturning BEG 60

Woodcut printmaking ALL 17

Build your confidence – acrylics INT 12

DEC 18–21 Dynamic life painting – watercolours INT/ADV 12

Jan 1–3 Viol consort music INT/ADV 41

Photography – digital printing BEG 44

Jan 1–4 Woodturning bowls INT 61

Jan 1–8 Painting – strength and adventure ALL 13

Jan 3–7 Bookbinding techniques BEG/INT 22

Jan 4–8 Monoprinting for painters ALL 17

Jan 8–10 kiln-formed glass BEG 31

Mixed-media painting ALL 13

Create a digital-image slide show BEG 45

Jan 8–11 Oil painting for beginners BEG 13

Machine embroidery ALL 54

Jan 8–12 Making contemporary enamel beads INT/ADV 34

Making guitars ALL 63

Making violins, violas or cellos ALL 63

Making hurdygurdies and the clavicytherium ALL 63

Making renaissance and baroque viols ALL 63

Jan 11–15 Expressionist painting – oil painting INT/ADV 13

Jan 12–15 hot textiles – surfaces for stitch ALL 54

Jan 14–17 Stiched and printed textiles BEG/INT 54

Jan 15–17 Making glass beads BEG 31

Tassels for interiors ALL 56

Drawing for beginners BEG 10

Compelling story writing, 1 BEG/INT 25

Jan 15–18 Stained glass BEG/INT 31

Silversmithing – chasing and repoussé ADV 37

Pottery – hand building and throwing INT 47

Portraits in watercolours ALL 13

Jan 16 Mendelssohn – String quartet No.6 (lecture) ALL 42

Jan 17–20 Baskets from willow ALL 20

Jan 18–21 Drawing still-life ALL 10

Jan 18–22 Silversmithing – boxes and open forms INT/ADV 37

Jan 19–21 Computer aided design for jewellery BEG 35

Jan 24–28 Ceramic sculpture, using paper-clay ALL 47

Watercolours with pen, line and wash BEG/INT 13

Jan 26–29 Green wood turning INT/ADV 61

Jan 28–31 Silversmithing – coloured metal with silver ALL 37

Jan 29–31 Making a pivoted tray box BEG 59

Decorated, hand-built dishes ALL 47

Drawing the head ALL 10

Millinery – crin and silk ALL 56

Watercolour painting BEG 13

An introduction to blacksmithing BEG 33

Igor Stravinsky's music (music lectures) ALL 42

Jan 29–fEB 1 Shibori techniques on silk ALL 55

Jan 31–fEB 3 Sculpting the head in clay ALL 52

Jan 31–fEB 5 Etched and pressed jewellery ALL 35

Relief carving in wood BEG 61

fEB 1–4 Traditional upholstery BEG 62

fEB 3–10 Bronze casting and wax sculpting ALL 52

fEB 5–7 Improve your woodcarving INT/ADV 61

Printed landscapes in lino ALL 17

Film appreciation – Jane Austen ALL 25

fEB 5–8 Silversmithing BEG 37

Pottery – simple cast and decorated forms INT 47

Tempera painting on wood INT/ADV 13

Self portraits in mixed media INT/ADV 14

Creative use of Photoshop BEG/INT 45

fEB 6 Gardening – growing a cutting garden BEG/INT 28

Pruning and training plants ALL 28

fEB 7–12 Woodturning for beginners BEG 61

fEB 8–10 Digital photography – visual and ALL 45 applied art work

fEB 8–11 Enamelling – creative surfaces INT/ADV 34

fEB 11 A garden for all seasons ALL 28

fEB 12–14 Fine furniture – Part 1. Tools BEG 59

Bookbinding – Japanese-style bindings ALL 22

Portrait drawing ALL 10

Creative calligraphy BEG/INT 22

harpsichord workshop INT/ADV 41


fEB 12–15 Fastenings and findings for jewellery INT/ADV 35

Small stone carvings ALL 51

Exciting surfaces for painters ALL 14

Sculpture – drawing with steel in space ALL 52

fEB 14–19 Ladderback chair making ALL 59

Experimental textiles – paint and stitch ALL 55

fEB 15–18 Painting miniature portraits ALL 14

fEB 15–19 Beads – low-tech materials ALL 35

fEB 15–21 Painting – for advanced painters ADV 14

fEB 17–19 Planting difficult sites BEG/INT 29

fEB 19–21 Relief printmaking BEG 17

Colourful contrasts in felt making ALL 57

Enamelling – colour and pattern BEG/INT 34

Life drawing ALL 11

Bead threading and knotting ALL 35

Photography – black and white printing BEG/INT 44

Jewellery from wire and beads BEG 35

Masterclasses for singers INT/ADV 41

fEB 19–22 Traditional water gilding BEG 62

fEB 20 Pruning and training plants ALL 29

fEB 21–24 Textiles – beads from beads ALL 54

fEB 21–25 Damascus steel making INT/ADV 33

fEB 21–26 Felt making ALL 57

Portrait painting and drawing ALL 14

fEB 22–25 Free drawing using rollers ALL 11

fEB 26–28 Jewellery for beginners BEG 36

Woodcarving BEG 61

Making garden vessels in metal ALL 33

Creative digital photography BEG 45

Recorder beyond the basics BEG/INT 41

fEB 26–maR 1 Making simple furniture BEG 60

Chinese brush painting BEG/INT 14

Tapestry weaving – exploring ideas INT/ADV 57

fEB 28 Offenbach and his rivals (music lecture) ALL 42

fEB 28–maR 3 Basketmaking and chair seating ALL 21

fEB 28–maR 4 Lettercutting in stone and slate ALL 23

maR 4–7 knitting – building shapes ALL 57

maR 5–7 Batik for creative beginners BEG 55

hand marbling BEG/INT 22

Pottery – throwing and turning BEG 48

Digital video editing BEG/INT 46

maR 5–8 Engraving on coloured glass INT/ADV 31

Towards abstraction – painting still-lifes INT/ADV 14

maR 8–12 Mosaics – stone and smalti ALL 32

maR 6 Planting the shade garden ALL 29

maR 7 Indoor garden – tender plants BEG/INT 29

maR 7–11 Ceramics – resist decoration ALL 48

Painting with colour – the winter sea ALL 14

kumihimo braids and beads ALL 57

maR 7–12 Fine furniture making, Part 2 BEG 60

Contemporary silversmithing ALL 37


Level of experience needed for each course bEG: Beginners INT: Intermediate ADV: Advanced ALL: Suitable for all

maR 12–14 Jewellery – chain-making ALL 36

Making fused glass jewellery ALL 31

Drawing – proportion and geometry ALL 11

Millinery – feather headpieces ALL 57

Landscape painting BEG/INT 14

Make a hazel hurdle BEG/INT 29

Gardening – the organic kitchen garden BEG/INT 29

maR 12–15 Introducing woodturning BEG 61

Picture framing BEG/INT 62

maR 14–18 Making coloured glass bowls ALL 31

maR 14–19 Exploring colour ALL 15

maR 15–18 Woodturning – tools and bowls INT 61

Lettering with pattern and painting BEG/INT 23

Flowers and still-life in watercolour ALL 15

maR 15–19 Mokume Gane – Japanese metal working INT/ADV 38

maR 19–21 Tool tuning techniques BEG/INT 60

Silversmithing – forging and wrought forms ALL 38

Traditional oil gilding BEG 62

Bobbin lacemaking ALL 57

Basic blacksmithing BEG 33

Songs to the lute and guitar INT/ADV 41

Draw and Stitch INT/ADV 54

maR 19–22 Life drawing in charcoal INT/ADV 11

Mythical beasts – stonecarving ALL 51

maR 19–23 Pottery – patterned bowls using inlay ALL 48

maR 20 Create bridal flowers BEG/INT 29

Trees – care and management ALL 29

maR 21–26 Living wood to woodcut print ALL 18

Silversmithing INT/ADV 38

maR 22–25 Recycled paper vessels and paper casting ALL 22

Canvas work with bead embellishment ALL 54

maR 26–28 Beginners’ pastels BEG 14

Painting with gouache BEG/INT 15

Digital image manipulation BEG 45


maR 26–29 Stained glass with glass painting ALL 31

Combining collage and print ALL 18

Jewellery using resin ALL 36

Simple sewing skills BEG 54

Designing your own garden ALL 29

maR 28–31 Life drawing BEG/INT 11

maR 28–aPR 1 Botanical painting – spring flowers ALL 10

maR 29–aPR 1 Decorative machine embroidery INT 54

maR 31–aPR 9 Musical instrument making BEG 63

Making acoustic guitars INT/ADV 63

Stringed and keyboard instruments INT/ADV 63

Renaissance and baroque viols INT/ADV 63

Violins, violas and cellos INT/ADV 63

aPR 1–4 Making an artist's book ALL 15

A drawing workshop BEG 11

aPR 1–5 Clock making – an introduction BEG 51

Enamelling on copper ALL 34

Making automata ALL 51

aPR 2–5 Classical guitar workshop INT/ADV 41

Basically guitar BEG 41

Pop-up books and cards ALL 22

aPR 4–7 Digital portraiture INT/ADV 44

aPR 4–9 Pottery – hand building and throwing ALL 48

aPR 5–9 Creative blacksmithing projects ALL 33

aPR 6–9 Making glass beads BEG 31

aPR 7–9 Bead threading and knotting ALL 36

Creative digital imaging INT 45

aPR 9–11 General silversmithing ALL 38

Wheel throwing and turning INT 48

Watercolour painting BEG 15

Digital cameras and Photoshop INT/ADV 45

Verdi – opera for all (music lectures) ALL 43

aPR 9–12 Dyeing and discharge on fabric ALL 55

Small sculptures from recycled tin ALL 52

Botanical illustration – auriculas ALL 10

Exploring surfaces and stitch ALL 55

aPR 11–15 Sculpture using paper and wire ALL 52

aPR 11–16 Paint and mixed media INT/ADV 15

Stone carving – gargoyles ALL 51

aPR 12–15 Creative nuno felt techniques ALL 57

Making fabric pictures ALL 55

aPR 12–16 Silversmithing – anti-clastic raising INT/ADV 38

Lettercutting in wood ALL 23

aPR 15–18 Inspiration for textiles ALL 55

hand built domestic ceramics ALL 48

Portrait painting in oils INT/ADV 15

aPR 16–18 Willow work for the garden BEG/INT 21

Silversmithing – raising and forming BEG/INT 38

Wood engraving ALL 18

Tapestry weaving for beginners BEG 57

Sketching the city ALL 11

Digital landscape photography BEG 45

Piano performance workshop INT/ADV 41

aPR 18–22 Design and make your own cutlery INT/ADV 38

aPR 18–23 Fine furniture making, Part 4 INT/ADV 60

Bookbinding ALL 22

Watercolour painting – self-expression INT/ADV 15

aPR 19–22 Glass – creating inventive 3D moulds INT 31

Calligraphy – italic and other scripts BEG/INT 23

aPR 23–25 Taking care of your furniture BEG/INT 62

Stone setting – jewellery and silver INT/ADV 36

Parrot tulips – botanical painting INT/ADV 10

aPR 23–26 Mosaics BEG/INT 32

Creative machine quilting ALL 55

A sketchbook in pen and wash BEG 15

Blacksmithing – welding BEG 33

Photographing gardens in West Sussex BEG/INT 44

aPR 24 Pottery – a practical glazing day ALL 48

aPR 25–30 Printmaking – woodcut prints INT/ADV 18

Silversmithing BEG/INT 38

Sculpting in clay ALL 52

aPR 26–29 Creative use of photoshop INT 45

aPR 26–30 Pastels BEG/INT 15

A sculpture course – using plaster ALL 52

The spring landscape in oils ALL 16

aPR 30–may 2 hand engraving on metal ALL 39

Making leather accessories ALL 57

Innovative hand knitting INT 57

Beginning with acrylics BEG 16

aPR 30–may 3 Sculpture – adding and taking away BEG 53

Making felt jewellery ALL 57

Polymer clay jewellery BEG/INT 36

Photographing nature BEG/INT 46

may 1 Garden lecture – wildlife gardening ALL 28

may 2–5 Life drawing and yoga ALL 11

Raku – smoke and fire INT/ADV 48

may 2–7 Making jewellery in silver ALL 36

may 3–6 Natural dyeing ALL 56

Making and decorating glass beads INT 31

may 3–7 Chinese brush painting – water birds BEG/INT 16

may 4–7 Watercolour painting INT/ADV 16

may 7–9 Making screenprints BEG 18

Jewellery from wire and beads BEG 36

Fine drawing in clay ALL 49

Blacksmithing – an introduction BEG 33

Creating a novel INT/ADV 25

Stone carving in relief – plant forms BEG 51

may 7–10 Animal forms in willow BEG/INT 21

Enamelling on precious metals INT/ADV 34

From sketch to painting BEG/INT 16

Glass engraving INT/ADV 32

may 8 The scented garden BEG/INT 29

Strictly Sondheim – masterclass for singers ALL 42

Bartok – String quartet No.6 (lecture) ALL 43

may 9 Singing in public ALL 42

may 10–14 Painting furniture – Scandinavian BEG/INT 62 and French styles

Wood engraving ALL 18

Painting and drawing trees ALL 16

may 14–16 Woodturning bowls INT 61

may 14–17 Jewellery – mixed metals and stones INT 36

Sculpture in wood BEG 51

may 16–21 Windsor chairmaking ALL 60

may 17–20 Silk painting – flowers and foliage BEG/INT 56

Metalwork – outdoor sculptures ALL 33

may 17–21 Boxmaking in silver INT/ADV 39

Painting – Fauvist colour INT/ADV 16

may 21–23 Observational drawing BEG 11

Starting with watercolours BEG 16

Creative digital photography BEG 46

Recorder workshop INT/ADV 42

may 21–24 Woven willow and bark containers ALL 21

Jewellery using wire ALL 36

Glass – fusing and slumping ALL 32

may 21–27 Making a side table BEG 60

may 23–27 Digital SLR photography BEG/INT 44

may 24–28 Picture framing – all levels ALL 62

Small oil paintings from observation ALL 16

Watercolours – experiment with colour ALL 16

may 28–30 Pottery – throwing vessels INT/ADV 49

Calligraphy for beginners BEG 23

Digital colour photography BEG 44

may 28–31 Design and make a skirt INT 55

Simple automata ALL 51

Etching for jewellers INT/ADV 37

Traditional gilding techniques INT/ADV 62

Exploring gouache INT/ADV 16

Clavichord – expressive techniques INT/ADV 42

may 30–JunE 4 Carving relief sculpture in slate ALL 51

Painting – recycle and regenerate ALL 17

may 31–JunE 2 Digital video and photography ALL 46 – creating narrative

may 31–JunE 3 Enamelling copper bowls ALL 34

hand embroidery with beads and sequins ALL 55

may 31–JunE 4 Mark making with dyes INT/ADV 56

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accommodation•Accommodationisallocatedona

first-come, first-served basis. When your preferred choice of room cannot be provided, alternative accommodation is allocated and fees adjusted accordingly.

•Roomsarenormallyavailablefrom4pm on day one, and students are asked to vacate rooms by 10am on their last day.

•SuperiorroomsarelocatedinTheVicarage and in the Main House and are limited in number.

•Whenbookingastandardroomwith private facilities, the bathroom may not necessarily be en-suite, but opposite/adjacent to the bedroom.

accessibility•TheCollegeisalargehistoric

building with several changes in floor area.

•Adaptationshavebeenmadetoenable those with disabilities to attend courses. If you have any access or other concerns please indicate these on your booking

materials and equipmentOur workshops and studios are all well-equipped – art studios have easels, drawing boards and portable equipment. Our other specialist workshops – metal, pottery, woodworking – have appropriate tools and equipment for many activities.

In the course details, received in your booking confirmation pack if booking by post, or downloaded by you from our website, you are given a detailed list of materials and equipment which are needed for each course.

On some courses part, or occasionally all, of these costs are included in the fees. The course details also list the materials/equipment that will be stocked in our Craft Shop for your course – it is often best to wait and discuss requirements with the tutor before purchasing specific items.

Any items that are best brought with you (eg jam jars) are also listed separately.

Please remember that on practical courses you will often need to purchase materials throughout the course to complete projects – eg silver on jewellery courses, paints etc.

form and give details on a separate confidential sheet. You will then be contacted by a member of the Housekeeping Team to discuss your individual requirements and ensure a safe and enjoyable visit.

•Thereisonetwinen-suitebedroomin the Main House adapted for wheelchair users which is accessible by lift.

•Aliftgivesaccesstosomebedroomson the second floor which are suitable for visitors with limited mobility but not for wheelchair users.

•Thetwofirst-floorArtStudiosintheCollege are reached by a single flight of stairs or a stair-lift.

Studios and workshopsPlease note that the forge, the Orangery and the sculpture courtyard are not in the main College building. The Orangery is situated in the gardens 25 metres from the house; the forge and sculpture courtyard are part of the Sussex Barn complex approximately 8 minutes walk from the main College building.

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booking informationhow to get to West Dean

West Dean College is situated in South East England, on the A286, six miles north of the historic city of Chichester and six miles south of Midhurst. There is convenient road access from London (65 miles) and from Gatwick, Southampton and Heathrow airports. It is within reach of Eurotunnel connections as well as cross channel ferries from Portsmouth, Dover and Newhaven. The nearest railway station is Chichester (from London Victoria) from where the College minibus collects students at certain times. Further travel details are sent with our booking confirmation letter.

uSuaL TimETaBLE arrival Day 1 4.00pm. Arrival for residential

students. Non-residential students arrive (by 6.45pm) for welcome chat and dinner.

7.00pm. Dinner

8.15–9.15pm. First teaching sessionDaily Timetable9.15am Morning classes10.30am Coffee11.00am Classes12.45pm Lunch2.00pm Afternoon classes 3.30pm Tea5.00pm Classes finish7.00pm Dinner8.15pm Evening working – students

may have evening access to certain workshops in the absence of their tutor, but only with their tutor’s permission and provided it is safe to do so.

Some courses and lectures follow different timetables. Details are sent with booking confirmation.

Departure – last day 10.00am Residential students are

asked to vacate rooms3.00pm Classes finish3.30pm Tea then departure



All Personal Protection Equipment appropriate for each activity is supplied by the College except footwear – steel capped boots are required for courses held in the forge.

important information•Pets,otherthanassistancedogs,

cannot be accommodated at the College. Dogs must not be left in vehicles in the College car park at any time.

•Mobilephonereceptionformostnetworks is limited both in and around the College.

•Apayphoneissituatednearthereception desk in the college.

•SmokingisnotpermittedinanyCollege building or in the courtyard eating area.

•Vegetarianoptionsareavailableatevery mealtime. We will endeavour to cater for special diets required for medical reasons. Please give details on your booking form. If you would like to discuss your requirements in detail contact the Catering Manager on 01243 818268. Please note we cannot cater for strict vegans.

Course and accommodation fees•Thecoursefeesarelistedaspartof

the course details within the main body of the brochure. The fees include course tuition, lunch, tea and coffee, and the use of all the College facilities, including the workshops, the computer suite and library as well as access to West Dean’s award-winning gardens. Most courses start early evening and the fee includes dinner on the first evening.

•Thetableonpage71outlinestheaccommodation fees.

•Pleasenote:ifyoupayforcoursesfeatured in this (the winter) brochure in full online, you will receive a 5% discount.

hoW To Book•Coursesareopentoanyoneaged16

and over. (16 and 17 year-olds must be accompanied by an adult)

•Youcanbookon-lineat www.westdean.org.uk. Full course fees are payable and course details should be downloaded when booking on-line. A 5% discount will be applied to course bookings in this brochure made online.

•Bookingbypost:pleasecompleteone booking form per person. If additional forms are required, please photocopy the form or download it from the website, www.westdean.org.uk.

•Tobookacourseviapost,pleasesend a deposit of £85 or the full cost of the course if £85 or less. The final

payment is due six weeks before the start of the course. See the table on page 71 for information on the costs of optional cancellation protection.

•Fullpaymentisrequiredforbookingsmade within six weeks of the start of the course.

•AllchargesinconnectionwithBACS payments are the student’s responsibility.

•Ifpayingbycreditordebitcard,thisincludes authorisation of the final payment six weeks before the start of the course.

•Ifthereisaplaceonthecourse,abooking confirmation pack will be sent to you as soon as possible. This contains all the information necessary for your visit, including the full course details and notification of any final payment required.

•Ifthecourseisfullybookedyouwillbe contacted promptly, your name will be added to the waiting list and any monies paid will be returned.

Transfer to another course•Yourrequestmustbereceivedat

least six weeks before the start of the course on which you are booked.

•Youmaytransferyourbookingtoan alternative published course, providing there is a place available.

•Atransferfeeof£25willbecharged.

Cancellation of courses by the College•Ifyourcourseiscancelledyoucan

transfer to another course at no extra charge.

•Alternativelyyoucanreceiveafull refund for any course fees, deposits and cancellation protection supplements paid.

•TheCollegereservestherighttocancel any course at short notice. In this event you will be notified as soon as possible, at least two weeks before the due start date.

Cancellation of bookings by students•Ifyouhavetocancelyour

booking please notify the Admissions Office as soon as possible by telephone and confirm in writing.

•Ifappropriate,youwillbe sent a cancellation protection claim form.

•Forcancellationsmademore than six weeks before the start of the course, any fees paid over and above the deposit will be refunded.

•Norefundscanbemade to those who cancel within

six weeks of the course or fail to attend a course for its full duration.

•Alldepositsarenon-refundable.

See page 70-71 for details of loss of deposits and course charges protection.

Changes to published informationWhile every care has been taken in the production of this booklet to provide accurate descriptions of the courses on offer, the College reserves the right to make changes as necessary. You will be notified of changes in advance, wherever possible.

Support from the Edward James foundationThanks to support from the Edward James Foundation, short course fees are subsidised.

Equality of opportunityAs part of the Edward James Foundation, West Dean College is committed to equality of opportunity for its staff and students. It values their diversity and strives to create a positive and inclusive atmosphere based on respect for others in which people are actively encouraged to reach their full potential.

Bookings and enquiriesAdmissions Office: Mon to Fri, 9am–1pm and 2–5pmEnquiries only: Saturday and Sunday 9am–5pm

tel: 0844 4994408fax: +44 (0)1243 818293

Phoning from abroad: +44 (0)1243 811301

email: [email protected]

gifT vouChERS

gift vouchers to the value of £10, £25, £50 or £100 are available. They can only be used for full or part payment of short course fees.


youR DETaiLS

Title (Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms, Dr etc) First Name

Surname

Address

Postcode Country

Email

Telephone home work/mobile

Special needs: Please provide brief details here or supply a letter with your booking form

Diet

Mobility

If this is your first course at West Dean College, how did you hear about it?

Please retain my name on West Dean’s mailing list yes no

I would like to receive email updates from West Dean yes no

The tutor can contact me with any pre-course arrangements yes no

CouRSE DETaiLS (please refer to each course listing in brochure for fees)

Courses Course Course/lecture title Dates Cost (£) code

1st course

2nd course

3rd course

Please return completed form to: Admissions Office, West Dean College. West Dean, Chichester, West Sussex PO18 0qZ

PaymEnT

DEPOSIT REqUIRED £85 per person per course

FULL PAYMENT REqUIRED if booking less than 6 weeks in advance of course, or if the cost of the course is £85 or less. (Please include the cost for cancellation protection indicated on page 71 if required).

CANCELLATION PROTECTION The cost of cancellation protection must be added to each deposit at the time of booking, or if less than 6 weeks in advance of the course, to the full payment for each course.

Card details Please charge my card below with:

Full fee or Deposit (including cancellation protection if required) and then final balance 6 weeks before course start date.

Card No

Security code (3 digit code on reverse of card)

Valid from date Expiry date

Issue no (if applicable)

Name (as on card)

Cheque

Full fee or Deposit (including cancellation protection if required)Payable to “The Edward James Foundation”

Signature

Date

for office use

Room: ID:

aCCommoDaTion Accommodation Required? no yes Please indicate your preferred room type and enter costs in the table below

1st course 2nd course 3rd course

Single room with shared bathroom facilities (located in the main house and limited in number)

Standard room with en-suite or adjacent private bath or shower Single occupancy (located in the main house or annexes) Twin occupancy see below

Superior room with en-suite bathroom Single occupancy Twin occupancy see below

Please select one: Main house Vicarage (rooms in the vicarage have over-bath showers)

CANCELLATION PROTECTION (see opposite) £ £ £

TWIN OCCUPANCY? Please state name of the person you will be sharing with:

If they are attending a course please state the course code: (a separate booking form must be completed).

If they are attending on a resident-only basis (non-student) please add £60 PER NIGHT (full board)

Sub total 1st course (including cancellation protection and accommodation)

Sub total 2nd course (including cancellation protection and accommodation)

Sub total 3rd course (including cancellation protection and accommodation)

ToTaL

WEST DEan CoLLEgE TERmS anD ConDiTionS

1 Booking a CouRSE1.1 Courses are open to anyone aged sixteen (16) and over,

though those aged sixteen (16) or seventeen (17) must be accompanied by an adult

1.2 In order to book a place on a Course you must complete the Booking Form and return it to the College Admissions Office with the appropriate Deposit. .

1.3 Your place on a Course will be subject to availability and your place on any Course will not be confirmed until we send you the Course joining instructions.

1.4 If the College is unable to offer you a place on the Course of your choice, it will notify You and Your name will be added to a Course waiting list. Any sums You have already paid to the College in respect of this Course will be returned to You

2 ThE CoLLEgE’S RighTS anD oBLigaTionS2.1 The College reserves the right to change the venue,

time, date, or Tutor of any Course where such change is necessary to facilitate the delivery or better delivery of such Course.

2.2 The College reserves the right to modify the content or method of delivery of any Course from time to time.

2.3 The College reserves the right to withdraw from any accreditation scheme at any time or to cancel any Course if in the College’s opinion it is no longer viable.

3 youR RighTS anD oBLigaTionS3.1 You should bring Your joining instructions with you to the

start of the Course. 3.2 You must notify the College, in writing, if any of Your

registration details change including but not limited to Your name, address, telephone number and/or e-mail address.

3.3 You agree to comply with all of the College’s policies and procedures applicable to You and to act with courtesy, consideration and integrity at all times towards the College, its staff and other students at the College. The College reserves the right, in its absolute discretion, to terminate this agreement and to remove You from the Course and/or to exclude You from the College in circumstances where Your conduct is deemed by the College to be unfit or unsuitable or damaging to the College or its reputation. If You are removed from the Course in accordance with this clause, the College will not refund any sums paid by You to the College.

4 PaymEnT & ChaRgES4.1 You must pay the Deposit or the full Course Fee (if such

amount is less than or equal to the minimum Deposit value stated in the Brochure) at the same time as You send the College the Booking Form. Payment of the balance of the Course Fee (if relevant) will be due six (6) weeks prior to the Course start date.

4.2 If you fail to pay the full Course Fee when it is due the College reserves the right to cancel your place on the Course with immediate effect and to keep any Deposit that you may have paid.

4.3 The Course Fee and accommodation fee are as stated in the Brochure. The Course Fee includes use of the facilities and refreshments as further described in the full course description.

4.4 You may pay (or part-pay) the Course Fee for short courses (including any accommodation charges) using gift vouchers (which are available from the College in the values of £5, £10, £25, £50 and £100) or Loyal Lobster vouchers (which are issued under the College’s loyalty scheme in the value of £100 and which are subject to separate terms and conditions).

4.5 You must pay all charges in connection with any payments made by bank transfer.

4.6 Any damage caused by You (other than fair wear and tear) to the College, its facilities, equipment or resources will be separately invoiced by the College and such amounts shall be payable by You on demand.

5 CouRSE TRanSfER / CanCELLaTion5.1 You may transfer Your booking to an alternative published

course, providing there is a place available on that course, however Your request must be received at least six (6) weeks prior to the Course start date for the original Course. The College will charge You an administration fee of twenty-five pounds (£25) in order to transfer courses. If the Course Fee for the alternative Course is more expensive than the original Course you must pay any additional Course Fee immediately upon making the request to transfer. [The College will reimburse the difference in Course Fees to you (less the £25 admin charge) if the original Course Fee was more expensive than the Course Fee for the alternative Course.]

5.2 The College reserves the right to cancel this agreement with You if it is prevented from or delayed in the carrying on of its business due to circumstances beyond its reasonable control.

5.3 The College reserves the right to cancel the Course at any time, in this event You will be notified as soon as possible.

5.4 If Your booking and/or Course is cancelled by the College You can:

5.4.1 transfer to another Course (You will have to pay any additional Course Fee) ; or

5.4.2 receive a full Refund for any Course Fee, Deposit and cancellation protection fees You have paid.

5.5 Cancellation of bookings by You:5.5.1 if You wish to cancel Your booking, You must notify the

Admissions Office as soon as possible by telephone and then confirm such cancellation in writing; then

5.5.2 if appropriate, the College will promptly send You a cancellation protection insurance claim form;

6 REfunD PoLiCy6.1 6.1 If You cancel Your booking within the Cooling Off

Period (as defined in clause 20.1.3), You will be entitled to a full Refund (including Refund of Your Deposit), pursuant to the Consumer Protection Regulations.

6.2 Subject to clause 6.1, provided You cancel Your booking no less than six (6) weeks prior to the Course start date, the College will refund any Course Fee You have paid, save for Your Deposit.

6.3 The College will refund neither the Course Fee nor Your Deposit if You:

6.3.1 cancelled Your booking within six (6) weeks of the Course start date; or

6.3.2 fail to attend all or any part of the Course for any reason whatsoever including (without limitation) ill health.

6.4 Save as provided for in clauses 6.1 and 5.3, the College will be under no obligation to refund Your Deposit.

6.5 Subject to clause 6.1, You will not be entitled to a Refund of any Course Fee (or other fees) if the College terminates this Agreement due to Your breach of any of these Terms.

7 aCCommoDaTion7.1 Accommodation for Course study is allocated on a first-

come, first-served basis. If the College does not offer You Your preferred choice of accommodation, then the College will use reasonable endeavours to allocate You alternative accommodation and Your fees will be adjusted accordingly.

7.2 The College will use reasonable endeavours to ensure that Your room is available from 4.00pm on the day you are due to arrive and You must vacate rooms by 10.00am (both times GMT) on the last day of your Course.

7.3 You must ensure that the accommodation, its furnishings and effects are kept as clean and tidy as is consistent with their proper use and in any event You shall ensure that such are in no worse a condition (fair wear and tear excepted) upon the end of Your stay than they were when You originally entered such accommodation.

7.4 You will notify the College immediately of any damage to the accommodation, its furnishings or effects (whether caused by You or otherwise) on vacating Your room. You are not permitted to share Your room with anyone else at any time unless arranged in advance with the College and any additional fees have been paid.

8 aCCESSiBiLiTy8.1 The College’s premises comprise a large historic building

with several changes in floor area. The College has made adaptations to its premises in an attempt to enable those with disabilities to attend Courses. You must indicate any concerns You may have in relation to access (or any other concerns) on Your booking form. You can give specific details on a separate, confidential, sheet of paper. You will then be contacted by a member of the College’s staff who will discuss Your individual requirements.

9 maTERiaLS anD EQuiPmEnT9.1 Prior to the start of your Course You will be given a

detailed list of materials and/or equipment which are needed for the Course. The cost of such materials and/or

CanCELLaTion PRoTECTionCancellation Protection can be arranged at the time of booking. If the appropriate Cancellation Supplement Fee has been paid, we will reimburse you (The Covered Person) up to £1350.00 for Accommodation and Course Fee (excluding the Cancellation Supplement Fee) less an amount of £10 should your participation in the Course be cancelled or curtailed before completion, directly as a result of

i. Death, Bodily Injury, Illness or compulsory quarantine of:-

(a) a Covered Person, or

(b) any person accompanying a Covered Person, or

(c) any close relative (including fiance(e)) or business associate necessitating a Covered Person to cancel or curtail his/her participation in the course.

ii. Redundancy (provided that such redundancy qualifies for payment under Redundancy Payments Act) or marital breakdown (provided that formal legal proceedings have been commenced) of:-


(b) any person accompanying a Covered Person.

iii. Summoning to jury service or witness attendance in a court of law of:-



iv. Major damage or burglary at the home or place of business of:-



v. Adverse weather conditions making it impossible for a Covered Person to travel to the point of departure at commencement of the outward trip.

vi. Unforeseen occupational posting of a Covered Person by his/her current employer (not applicable to self employed persons).

vii. Theft of a private motor vehicle up to 7 days prior to commencement of the outward trip, or a motoring accident occurring during travel to the point of departure of:-



viii. Strikes, locked out workers, industrial action, riots &/or civil commotions, hi-jack, avalanches, landslides, adverse weather or mechanical breakdown of scheduled aircraft, coach, train or sea vessel services in which a Covered Person was booked to travel to participate in the course.

DEFINITIONS(1) “BODILY INJURY” means identifiable physical injury which:-

(a) is sustained by a Covered Person, and

(b) is caused by an Accident during the Period of this Protection, and

(c) solely and independently of any other cause, except illness directly resulting from or medical or surgical treatment rendered necessary by such injury, occasions the death or disablement of a Covered Person within twelve months from the date of the Accident.

(2) “ACCIDENT” means a sudden, unexpected, unusual, specific event which occurs at an identifiable time and place, but shall also include exposure resulting from a mishap to a conveyance in which a Covered Person is travelling.

EXCLUSIONS(1) Participation in the course which is booked or commenced by a Covered Person:-

(a) contrary to medical advice, or

(b) to obtain medical treatment, or

(c) after a terminal prognosis has been made.

(2) Pregnancy and childbirth.

(3) Any condition or set of circumstances known to a Covered Person at the time of effecting this Protection, where such condition or set of circumstances could reasonably have been expected to give rise to Cancellation or Curtailment.

(4) Mountaineering (normally involving ropes &/or guides &/or special equipment) sports tours and motor competitions

(5) The first £10 each claim, each Covered Person.

(6) Any claim(s) in any way caused or contributed to by an act of terrorism involving the use or release or the threat thereof of any nuclear weapon or device or chemical or biological agent.

For the purposes of this exclusion an act of terrorism means an act, including but not limited to the use of force or violence and/or the threat thereof, of any person or group(s) of persons, whether acting alone or on behalf of or in connection with any organisation(s) or government(s), committed for political, religious, ideological or similar purposes or reasons including the intention to influence any government and/or to put the public, or any section of the public, in fear.

(7) This Protection does not cover

(a) loss or destruction of or damage to any property whatsoever or any loss or expense whatsoever resulting or arising therefrom or any legal consequential loss

(b) any legal liability of whatsoever nature, directly or indirectly caused by or contributed to by or arising from (i) ionising radiations or contamination by radioactivity from any nuclear fuel or from any nuclear waste from the combustion of nuclear fuel (ii) the radioactive, toxic, explosive or other hazardous properties of any explosive nuclear assembly or nuclear component thereof.

GENERAL CONDITIONAny fraud, misstatement or concealment in the statement made by or on behalf of a Covered Person prior to or when effecting the Protection or in the submission of a claim made hereunder shall render this Protection null and void and all claims hereunder shall be forfeited.

NOTICE TO THE COVERED PERSONThe Protection referred to herein is subject to English Law.

All claims for reimbursement should be addressed to Poole Martin Limited who will act as the appointed Claims Coordinator.

The address is:

Poole Martin Limited – Insurance brokers 8 Elmdale Road bristol bS8 1SL Tel: (0117) 9276676 Fax: (0117) 9226935 E-mail: [email protected]

equipment is not always included in the Course Fee, thus You may have to pay for such materials and/or equipment in addition to the Course Fee.

10 LimiTaTion of LiaBiLiTy10.1 This clause 10 sets out the entire liability of the College

in respect of any breach of these Terms; and any tortious act or omission including negligence arising under or in connection with these Terms.

10.2 Notwithstanding any other provision in these Terms, neither party’s liability to the other for death or personal injury resulting from its own negligence shall be limited.

10.3 The College shall not be liable to You for any of the following losses or damage (whether or not such losses or damage were foreseen, direct, foreseeable, known or otherwise): loss of revenue; loss of actual or anticipated profits (including without limitation loss of profits on contracts); loss of the use of money; loss of business; loss of opportunity; loss of goodwill; loss of reputation; loss of, damage to or corruption of data; or any indirect, special or consequential loss or damage howsoever.

10.4 Subject to clauses 10.2 and 10.3 above, the total aggregate liability of the College arising out of, or in connection with these Terms whether for negligence or breach of contract or any case whatsoever shall be capped at the total amount of sums paid to the College by You.

10.5 The terms of this clause 10 shall survive the termination of these Terms.

11 ChangES To PuBLiShED infoRmaTion11.1 While the College has made reasonable endeavours to

ensure the accuracy of the Brochure, the College reserves the right to make changes to any Courses (or other information) as may be necessary. You will be notified of any proposed changes to the Course in advance, wherever this is reasonably possible.

12 noTiCES 12.1 Any notice or other communication required to be given by

You to the College under these Terms, shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally, or sent by pre-paid first-class post or recorded delivery or by courier, to the head of Finance at the address set out on the front page of this document or as otherwise specified by the College in writing to You.

13 WaivER13.1 A waiver of any term, provision or condition of these Terms

shall be effective only if given in writing and signed by both parties and then only in the instance and for the purpose for which it is given.

13.2 No failure or delay on the part of the College in exercising any right, power or privilege under these Terms shall operate as a waiver of such right, power or privilege, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise of it or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.

14 invaLiDiTy14.1 If any provision of these Terms (or part of any provision)

is found by any court or other authority of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision or part-provision shall, to the extent required, be deemed not to form part of these Terms, and the validity and enforceability of the other provisions of these Terms shall not be affected.

14.2 If a provision of these Terms (or part of any provision) is found illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the provision shall apply with the minimum modification necessary to make it legal, valid and enforceable.

15 EnTiRE agREEmEnT15.1 These Terms and its Schedule constitute the entire

agreement and understanding between the parties and supersedes any previous agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter of this Agreement.

15.2 You acknowledge and agree that in accepting these Terms You do not rely on, and shall have no remedy in respect of, any statement, representation, warranty, or understanding (whether negligently or innocently made) of any person (whether party to these Terms or not) other than as expressly set out in these Terms. Nothing in this clause shall operate to limit or exclude any liability for fraud.

15.3 Unless otherwise expressly provided elsewhere in these Terms, the Agreement may be varied only by a document signed by both parties.

16 ExCLuSion of ThiRD PaRTy RighTS16.1 The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 shall not

apply to these Terms and no person other than the parties to the Agreement shall have any rights under it, nor shall it be enforceable under that Act by any person other than the parties to it.

17 govERning LaW anD JuRiSDiCTion17.1 These Terms, and any dispute, controversy, proceedings

or claim of whatever nature arising out of or in any way relating to them or their formation, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.

18 EnQuiRiES anD oThER imPoRTanT infoRmaTion

18.1 The following are not permitted on the College’s premises (or in the courtyard eating area):

18.1.1 Smoking; or18.1.2 pets, other than assistance dogs (and such must not be left

in vehicles in the College’s car park at any time). 18.2 The College will endeavour to cater for special diets

required for medical reasons. You must provide details on Your booking form if You have any special dietary requirements. If You wish to discuss Your requirements in detail, contact the College’s Catering Manager on telephone number 01243 818268. The College is unable to cater for strict vegans.

19 CanCELLaTion PRoTECTion inSuRanCE19.1 The terms of the cancellation protection insurance are as

set out in the Brochure19.2 In order to take out Cancellation Protection you must tick

the appropriate box on the Booking Form and enclose the appropriate cancellation protection fee and send it together with your Booking Form and deposit to the College’s Admissions office

20 DEfiniTionS20.1 In these Terms the following words shall have the following

meanings:20.1.1 “Brochure” means the current Course brochure in which

the Course was advertised; 20.1.2 “Booking form” means the form contained within the

Brochure20.1.3 “Cooling off Period” means the period beginning two

(2) days after You send Your completed Booking Form to the College and ending upon the expiry of the following seven (7) business day period;

20.1.4 “Consumer Protection Regulations” means the Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000 (SI 2000/2334), as amended by the Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (SI 689/2005).

20.1.5 “Course” means the course of study run by the College;20.1.6 “Course fee” means all the fees to be paid by You or

on Your behalf to the College under these Terms (not including the Deposit), as stipulated in the Brochure;

20.1.7 “Deposit” means the deposit to be paid to the College to reserve Your place on the Course (as set out in the Brochure);

20.1.8 “Refund” means a refund of the Course Fee following cancellation under clause 5 of these Terms such refund to be made within thirty (30) days beginning with the date on which notice of cancellation was sent;

20.1.9 “Terms” means these standard terms and conditions;

Rooms with shared Standard Rooms Superior Rooms with bathroom facilities with private bath/shower ensuite bath/shower (limited availability) (ensuite or adjacent) Single Twin Single Twin occupancy occupancy occupancy occupancy

WE weekend Fri eve to Sun pm £91 £123 £85 £145 £95

2D 2 day course £91 £123 £85 £145 £95

LW long weekend £141 £189 £132 £222 £147 (Thu/Fri eve to Sun/Mon pm)

3D 3 day course £141 £189 £132 £222 £147

4D 4 day course £191 £255 £179 £299 £199

5D 5 day course £241 £321 £226 £376 £251

6D 6 day course £291 £387 £273 £453 £303

7D 7 day course £341 £453 £320 £530 £355

9D 9 day course £441 £585 £414 £684 £459

MI Musical Instrument Making *£369 *£513 *£342 *£612 *£387 *The course fee shown against the Musical Instrument Making courses on page 63 includes all dinners – the room rates have therefore been reduced accordingly

RESIDENT ONLY non-students A rate of £60 per night full board is payable by a partner sharing a room with a paying student.

Deposits Cancellation Protection See page 70 for full details of cancellation protection

More than six weeks prior to the course, Course fees and accommodation up to £95 £9 a deposit of £85 secures a place (or the full Course fees and accommodation up to £630 £18 course fee if £85 or less). Any balance is Course fees and accommodation above £630 £31 payable six weeks prior to the start of the course.

aCCommoDaTion fEES WinTER 2009/10 PER PERSon accommodation includes dinner and breakfast (see course entries for course fees)

CouRSE DEPoSiTS anD CanCELLaTion PRoTECTion per person per course

PLanning Alison Baxter, Head of Short Courses and Conferences

Rosemary Marley, Short Course Organiser

Annie Guilfoyle, Garden Course Consultant

Marcus Martin, Music Course Organiser

Greg Mosse, Creative Writing Consultant

TExT West Dean College and Caroline Pearce-Higgins

PhoTogRaPhy New images by Jenny Dwyer-Ward, Rosemary Marley and Kenton Mee. Front cover (centre) by John K McGregor

DESign oysterdesign.co.uk

Front cover images include work by tutors Adrian Hope, Christopher baker, Dora Schubert, Dorothy Hogg, Magie Hollingworth and Jon barrett-Danes. All images that are not credited to a tutor are students’ work

These courses are accredited by the British Accreditation Council for Independent Further and Higher Education.

West Dean College is part of the Edward James Foundation Ltd, a charitable trust that also includes the West Dean Gardens, Sussex barn Gallery, West Dean House and West Dean Tapestry Studio. Charity reg no 1126084.

www.westdean.org.uk

West Dean, Chichester, West Sussex PO18 0Qz

tel: 0844 4994408from abroad: +44 (0)1243 811301

fax: +44 (0)1243 818293email: [email protected]

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