Beautiful Batik

This course offers plenty of opportunity to experiment with pattern, colour, and texture, allowing you to develop your own unique pieces of work. You may choose to create a decorative fabric panel, small textile artworks, decorate your own silk scarf or make fabric pieces that can later be incorporated into other projects.
Working on paper can also produce some wonderful decorative opportunities for further use such as card making, wrapping paper or one-off art pieces.
Working with wax and dye is a wonderfully absorbing process, and this course is designed to be relaxed and supportive, with guidance throughout as you explore the technique.

All materials and tools are provided, but a small charge will be made for fabrics supplied. y the end of the session you will have created your own handmade batik fabrics to take home.

The course is open to absolute beginners! Create and enjoy!

Sue originally trained as a textile designer and has continued to expand her artistic skills using many different media. She taught these skills to both adults and secondary school students for over 36 years during which time she was Art Adviser for Bexley Education Authority. She has continued to run workshops at the Flatford Mill centre in Suffolk since 1990. Much of her work records the landscape loved by John Constable which continues to inspire her today. In 2000, she exhibited one of her paintings at the Flatford Mill Millenium exhibition alongside one of John Constable’s original pieces!
She is an accomplished watercolour artist but also works in mixed media as well as textiles, printmaking and drawing, sometimes combining them to create original and unusual artwork.
Sue enjoys experimenting and this can be clearly seen in her work. She regularly exhibits mainly watercolour paintings in local galleries. She continues to teach art and craft workshops for adults as part of a local mental health arts project.
For more information and examples of her work, please use this link:
http://suewatercolours.wordpress.com

Residential accommodation at Flatford Mill is provided within our historic Grade I listed buildings. Rooms are clean, comfortable and functional, but are intentionally simple and should be considered field centre accommodation rather than hotel-standard accommodation. Many guests value the character and heritage of the site, although facilities reflect the age and nature of the buildings.

Whilst most rooms are either en-suite or have a dedicated bathroom, there are some rooms in The Mill that share showers and toilets at the end of the hall. If this is unsuitable for you please make the office staff aware upon booking or as soon as possible.

Please be aware that you are visiting a Field Centre that caters in the main for school parties; the accommodation is basic and dormitory style, but warm and comfortable.

Check-in is between 1600-1800, if you are arriving after 1800 please advise us, so we can ensure you are advised of access codes, room key location, and room location.

You will meet the tutor at dinner, and you will have your first session after dinner.

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  Expert Tuition
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  Free Wi-Fi
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  Full Board Accommodation
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  Hot and Cold Drinks
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  Picnic Lunch

Full board accommodation and picnic lunch is available for resident bookings only.

Refreshments are included for all, but non-resident bookings are advised to bring a packed lunch with you.

What to bring

• Apron
• Disposable gloves
• Drawing materials
• Notebook/sketchbook

Most materials and equipment will be supplied by the tutor. A small charge will be made for fabric, dyes and wax.