3–8 July 2023 · 6 days / 5 nights

Folk Garden Printing & Textiles

With Anne Kelly

Past retreat

Join internationally renowned artist, author and tutor Anne Kelly to create a special and meaningful wall hanging and/or doll form, based on Folk Art and inspired by the summer garden.

Illustrated workshop building at Court House Farm

Illustrated stable range at Court House Farm

The retreat

Your time at the Manor

Day by day

Dates 3–8 July 2023 · 6 days / 5 nights
Skill level All levels welcome

Join internationally renowned artist, author and tutor Anne Kelly to create a special and meaningful wall hanging and/or doll form, based on Folk Art and inspired by the summer garden. In the lovely setting of Court House Farm, you will start with some simple floral influenced printing techniques to create some textiles to use in our project.

Inspired also by a visit to the American Museum in Bath, or local Market/ Brocante we will be adding folk art motifs to our designs. You will have the option of making a wallhanging and or a doll form in the four-day teaching course. Anne will also have her pre-printed folk art drawings available to use as a starting point for your design if desired.

You will be guided through the processes required to make the basis of a completed textile collage and/or doll form to take away and continue finishing at home. The course is suitable for participants with all levels of experience. Anne will be available for individual and group tuition, guidance and advice throughout the workshop.

What's included

Fully catered, chef prepared meals: breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner with selected wines
Daily guided mindfulness sessions (optional)
Inspiring and engaging relevant History of Art talk
Flower Picking and Arranging in our beautiful flower garden
Fulfilling conversation with likeminded individuals
A visit to the American museum in Bath, or a local market/Brocante to be inspired by textile treasures and the opportunity to shop.
A visit to Brunels suspension bridge, and/or nearby prettiest pier in England.

What to bring & other costs

As a residential guest, expect delicious fresh food created by our wonderful chef Kirstie, as well as tea, coffee and more throughout the day, and the bar is open for you from 6pm.

Anne Kelly

Your tutor

Good company.

Expert guidance.

UK based textile artist Anne Kelly is an award-winning artist, author and tutor. Her multi-layered and densely stitched textiles have been described as ‘small worlds’. Trained in Canada and at Goldsmiths College in London, she creates wall hangings and objects using a mixture of mixed media collage and hand and machine embroidery. Her inspirations are taken from travel, memory, nature and especially folk art.

Anne tutors mixed media art and textiles to a variety of groups in the UK and abroad. and is a member of the Embroiderers Guild UK, the Crafts Council Directory , the European Textile Network and the Society for Embroidered Work. She also exhibits and curates group exhibitions nationally and internationally. Her recent solo exhibition at the prestigious Ruthin Craft Centre ‘Well Travelled’ was reviewed as ‘a delight to behold’ by the renowned ‘Embroidery’ magazine .Her four books for Batsford connect to and reflect her practice, being widely collected and studied by students of all ages around the world.

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