Decorative Arts

Inspired by the beautiful gardens at Toolerstone we will be exploring nature to identify flowers and foliage that we will then use to create lasting impressions in clay.  Using your imprinted clay your tutor will guide you through hand-building pottery techniques to create vases and coasters. You will then add colour to the surface decoration ... Read more

Join us in our glass room for a relaxing and nature inspired workshop. You will create wire sculptures reflecting florals and seedheads influenced by the gardens here at Toolerstone. Learning how to handle various gauges of wire. Our tutor Judith will guide you every step of the way.

Join us for this gentle day of stitch focusing on the familiar birds that we see in our gardens. Choose from a set of images brought in by our tutor, Rachel, who will guide you step by step to transfer the image onto fabric using Bonda web and a sponge and water. Learn to split ... Read more

In this workshop you will learn how to produce a range of practical beauty products using beeswax, pollen & honey (from the hives at Toolerstone?) combined with a wide range of beautiful cosmetic & botanical ingredients using a variety of techniques. Items made may include: Lip Balm, Temple Balms, Glycerine Soap, Honey & Sugar Scrubs, ... Read more

In this workshop you will learn how to produce a range of professional quality beauty spa/pamper products using a wide range of beautiful English botanical ingredients using a variety of techniques. Items made may include: Glycerine soaps, salt or sugar scrubs, whipped body butters, massage oil, cuticle balm, hand cream, foot soaks, temple balms, hot ... Read more

The willow Sarah uses is from the Somerset Levels and is a renewable and sustainable crop. It is the ultimate green product absorbing carbon from the atmosphere as it grows. The hare’s head sculptures are made entirely of willow.  Sarah’s workshops are run at a steady pace and are suitable for beginners. You will be ... Read more

Join us for a wonderful workshop where you will learn the basics of lino printing with our tutor Kirsty Hall. Lino printing is a very relaxing pass-time, creating print after print with different inks. In this workshop you will create a design of your choosing. It could be a wild hare, a fox, country scene, ... Read more

The willow Sarah uses is from the Somerset Levels and is a renewable and sustainable crop. It is the ultimate green product absorbing carbon from the atmosphere as it grows. The sculptures are made entirely of willow.  Sarah’s workshops are run at a steady pace and are suitable for beginners. You will be expertly guided ... Read more