Cornish Craft Barn, Blackwater, Truro
Workshops.
Painting workshops, ten places each. For absolute beginners, for seasoned artists stuck in a rut, and for anyone who wants a less tentative approach to their creative life.
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Creative Confidence — 3 Workshop Series (New Year)
Creative Confidence — 3 Workshop Series (New Year)
Creative Confidence — 3 Workshop Series (New Year)
Tuesdays 12, 19 & 26 January 2027 · 1–4pm · £99 for the series · Cornish Craft Barn
Creative Confidence — a series of three workshops
Over the course of three workshops , we'll use fun, fast-paced art exercises designed to quieten that inner critic and develop a mindset of artistic bravery.
Workshop 1 - Mark Making. Workshop 2 - Colour. Workshop 3 - Composition
This series is perfect for absolute beginners, seasoned artists stuck in a rut, or anyone who wants to bring a more confident, less tentative approach to their creative life.
Bring: acrylic paint in your favourite colours including black & white, an A4 or A3 sketchbook, scissors, and acrylic inks if you have them. Most art supplies are included.
Ran Fri 2 October 2026 · 10am–4pm · £55 · Cornish Craft Barn
Botanical mixed media workshop
Over the course of the day, you'll learn how to create your own unique papers, then use them to build a striking mini-series of compositions.
This workshop focuses on the exciting process of material making and mindful composition .
The use of a limited colour palette. Experiment with interesting ways to create exciting marks & patterns. How to print with fresh foliage & create organic decorative elements. How to find balance & movement in your compositions. Various ways to bring depth to your finished pieces
Tue 1 December 2026 · 1–4pm · £39 · 10 places · Cornish Craft Barn
Mini Botanicals
Three hours making small botanical pieces. Mini in scale, not in ambition — a set of little studies you can frame and give, or keep as a row on one wall.
Beginners welcome. Frames are available on the day at £5 each if you would like to take yours home ready to hang — entirely optional.
Ran Mon 24 August 2026 · 10am–4pm · £55 · 10 places · Cornish Craft Barn, Blackwater, Truro
Abstract botanical workshop
Join me as I teach my intuitive process of building exciting layers with different mediums.
We will be using inks, acrylic, pens & stencils to create a beautiful abstract botanical piece full of energy & detail.
Experimenting with organic shapes, mark making & contrast, this workshop will teach you to enjoy the process more than focussing on the outcome.
Rather paint at home?
The Abstract Botanical Course is ten filmed lessons, yours for life, £45.

