Image credit: Susan Erskine-Jones
Art, Nature & Wellbeing (2022)
Free creative course
A 10-week creative course for young
peopleAttendance by booking / referral only
Artist Susan-Erskine Jones delivered this 10-week course exploring themes of art and nature for young people. The workshops encouraged an awareness and appreciation of the natural world through creativity to support participants’ wellbeing by using and taking inspiration from materials found in the calming surroundings of Milton Keynes Arts Centre and grounds of Great Linford Manor Park.
Over the 10
weeks, Susan also introduced other artists in order to give participants hands-on experience of making ceramics,
book making , textiles and natural dyes; as well as of working with collage,
printmaking, painting and drawing.
Week 1: A walk in Great Linford Manor Park, foraging for materials to make and mixed media artworks
Week 2: Concertina book making with Sarah Russell
Week 3: Relief collagraph print making
Week 4: Hand building ceramic vessels, with Emi Fujisawa
Week 5: Nature loom weaving
Week 6: Eco-Dying, indigo bags with Ciara Callaghan
Week 7: Glazing ceramics with Emi Fujisawa and drawing using natural tools
Week 8: Felt Making with Anne-Marie Abbate
Week 9: Mono-printing found objects
Week 10: Zine book making
Who is this course for?
The programme was designed to support young people ages 12 – 16, in the Milton Keynes area who may be feeling the effects of the pandemic upon their physical and mental wellbeing.
About the Artist:
Susan Erskine-Jones is a painter, printmaker and art tutor with ten years’ experience in delivering mixed media workshops to students of all ages. Her interest is in overlooked objects and the common place. Artists’ website: https://www.erskine-jones.com
Dates:
This workshop series ran between October and December 2022
Location:
Milton Keynes Arts Centre, Great Linford Manor Park
How do I book?
This workshop has no closed for bookings - you can find details of our current series here
This course is organised by Milton Keynes Arts Centre in partnership with Arts for Health MK and The Parks Trust, Milton Keynes. The programme was supported by North Bucks Arts Society.
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Have you tried our online activities yet? There is plenty to explore from home including photography ideas, painting tips and music to listen to. Explore here
Week 1: A walk in Great Linford Manor Park, foraging for materials to make and mixed media artworks
Week 2: Concertina book making with Sarah Russell
Week 3: Relief collagraph print making
Week 4: Hand building ceramic vessels, with Emi Fujisawa
Week 5: Nature loom weaving
Week 6: Eco-Dying, indigo bags with Ciara Callaghan
Week 7: Glazing ceramics with Emi Fujisawa and drawing using natural tools
Week 8: Felt Making with Anne-Marie Abbate
Week 9: Mono-printing found objects
Week 10: Zine book making
Who is this course for?
The programme was designed to support young people ages 12 – 16, in the Milton Keynes area who may be feeling the effects of the pandemic upon their physical and mental wellbeing.
About the Artist:
Susan Erskine-Jones is a painter, printmaker and art tutor with ten years’ experience in delivering mixed media workshops to students of all ages. Her interest is in overlooked objects and the common place. Artists’ website: https://www.erskine-jones.com
Dates:
This workshop series ran between October and December 2022
Location:
Milton Keynes Arts Centre, Great Linford Manor Park
How do I book?
This workshop has no closed for bookings - you can find details of our current series here
This course is organised by Milton Keynes Arts Centre in partnership with Arts for Health MK and The Parks Trust, Milton Keynes. The programme was supported by North Bucks Arts Society.
︎Looking for Activities to try at home whilst we process your referral?
Have you tried our online activities yet? There is plenty to explore from home including photography ideas, painting tips and music to listen to. Explore here
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Arts for Health Milton Keynes
Facilities Directorate
Milton Keynes Hospital
Standing Way
Eaglestone
Milton Keynes
MK6 5LD
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Arts for Health Milton Keynes
Facilities Directorate
Milton Keynes Hospital
Standing Way
Eaglestone
Milton Keynes
MK6 5LD
Privacy Policy
Arts for Health Milton Keynes is the working name of MK Arts for Health charity number 1107625 company number 05137693