October–December 2011 - Victoria and Albert Museum

PRACTiCAL COURSES
& WORKSHOPS
www.vam.ac.uk/whatson, 020 7942 2211
Top Trumps card by Erin Petson, Lawrence King Publishing & Magma
Utagawa Hiroshige, Evening Snow at Asakusa, Japanese, c.1834–47
POWER OF MAKING EVENT
Linda Barker
Bag Design
Thursday 6 October, 10.30–16.30
Make a stylish fabric bag with renowned
designer Linda Barker. Learn new hand
and machine sewing techniques, create
a corsage decoration and carry away your
own bespoke design.
£63, £50.50 concessions (includes all materials)
POWER OF MAKING EVENT
Bespoke Bicycles
Saddle Upholstery
Saturday 15 October, 10.30–16.30
Customise your bike as you learn how to
strip down a saddle, cushion its frame
and reinvent your ride using leather.
Led by Amber Heptinstall.
£63, £50.50 concessions (includes most materials)
POSTMODERNISM event
Subversive Style
Fashion Illustration
Thursday 20 – Friday 21 October, 10.30–16.30
Master fashion illustration techniques ranging
from figure drawing and fabric interpretation
to colour theory, as you work from a model
to create a portfolio of striking sketches.
Led by Erin Petson.
£126, £100 concessions (includes all materials)
POSTMODERNISM event
The Art of Espresso
Saturday 29 – Sunday 30 October, 10.30–16.30
Indulge in coffee tasting and watch a ceramics
demonstration before you create your own
stylish set of mugs using hand building, slip
casting and ceramic decoration techniques.
Led by Louisa Taylor.
£126, £100 concessions (includes all materials)
POWER OF MAKING EVENT
Sugar Craft
Tuesdays, 1 November – 6 December
18.30–21.00
Create intricate cake decorations inspired by
the V&A collections. Develop your sugar craft
skills and master professional techniques
including sugar modelling, piping and painting.
Led by Rachel Mount.
£261, £216 concessions (includes all materials)
Tailor Made Fashion
Wednesday 2 – Friday 4 November, 10.30–16.30
Rework a tailored jacket into a stylish new piece
inspired by Annie Lennox’s iconic wardrobe.
Learn tailoring techniques including shoulder
pads and interfacings, covered buttons and
bound button holes. Led by Rowena Luke-King.
£189, £151.50 concessions (includes most materials)
Cartoons & Current Affairs
Private Eye
Saturday 5 – Monday 7 November, 10.30–16.30
Explore the art of satire as you take a curatorled
tour of the display, Private Eye: The First
50 Years, and create strip cartoons and single
panel jokes inspired by the magazine’s
trademark witty style. Led by Martin Honeysett,
Henry Davies and Simon Pearsall.
£189, £151.50 concessions (includes all materials)
Decorative Designs
Harris Tweed Teacups
Choose either Saturday 12 or Sunday 13
November, 10.30–16.30
Transform fine quality British tweed into a
quirky decorative cup and saucer using hand
sewing techniques and needle felting. Leave
with your own commemorative cup in a
presentation box and reinvent teatime!
Led by Emma Dolan.
Suitable for beginners
£63, £50.50 concessions (includes all materials)
Textile Tales: Claire Fletcher
Monday 14 – Wednesday 16 November,
10.30–16.30
Craft your own Christmas tree fairy, from hand
painting facial features to constructing clothing.
Led by Claire Fletcher.
£189, £151.50 concessions (includes all materials)
Organised in collaboration with Selvedge Magazine
Japanese Woodblock
Printing
Christmas Cards
Friday 2 – Sunday 4 December, 10.30–16.30
Be inspired by the V&A's collection of Japanese
prints to make a set of festive cards. Learn
how to design your image and carve your
woodblock using traditional techniques
and master the art of printing by hand.
Led by Wuon-Gean Ho.
Suitable for beginners
£189, £151.50 concessions (includes all materials)
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