Coombe Farm Studios 2019

Come and spend time slowing down, relaxing and learning new techniques. Let someone else cook for you whilst you explore, experiment, make mistakes, create and get inspired. Established for over 30 years, Coombe offers a chance to forget about everyday life and fully immerse yourself in your creativity. A supportive moment in time, dedicated to bringing your ideas to life. It doesn’t matter what your current skill set or background is, everyone is welcome.

Painting/Drawing/Printmaking - Using Natural & Found Pigments Tutor: Kate Marshall Feb 17-22nd 2019

This is the second year for Kate’s exciting course which combines drawing/painting/printmaking – its an inspiring course to kick-start your year. If you want to get back into being creative, or if you are new to drawing/painting or printmaking, its a fantastic hands-on approach and if you are a more established artist, it’s a great chance to experiment with natural pigments & materials.

“An excellent, inspirational course, we were blessed with a special tutor in Kate, who lives with such a passionate creative presence, it was also wonderful to be nourished and enriched by Tanya’s food which has been influencing and encouraging my nutrition during the past week, long may it continue”!

Pottery Thrown & Handbuilt Tutor: Chris Taylor 10-15th Feb 2019

We are thrilled to introduce this new ceramics course with Chris Taylor. Chris’ work is highly collectable and very different in style and form to our other regular tutors Tim Andrews & Laurel Keeley. As with our other courses you will have the chance to throw at the wheel as well as hand-build freestyle or using moulds and is open to participants of all experiences from beginner to professional. Chris will also introduce his approach, which will include a range of different surface decoration techniques and a passion for experimentation and free expression.

Watercolours The Way of the Brush Tutor: Paul Riley 2-7th June 2019

I’m painting in a different way, exclusively using the brush to give more fluidity and expression..it loosens up the method of applying the paint giving an extra dimension to the work.

Ceramics Thrown & Handbuilt SOLD OUT Tutor: Laurel Keeley 9-14th June 2019

Mezzotint Printmaking Tutor: Sarah Gillespie 8-13th September 2019

“Gillespie allows us to see things in almost forensic detail, and yet as we look at these drawings and investigate the worlds they bring to light, we come to realise a startling truth – that Gillespie is in reality an abstract artist. Her works are not about making faithfully accurate copies of the physical world. They are about making visible the invisible and giving form to the intangible”. Richard Davey