Helford Passage : locations saisonnières

Starting from the Blue Flag Gyllyngvase beach in Falmouth Cornwall. Our 2-hour sea kayak adventure takes you into sea caves, through rocky gullies, over submerged reefs and up close to mysterious shipwrecks. Sea Kayaking with us is a fun, friendly and safe way to discover and explore Falmouth’s beautiful coastline, wildlife and maritime history. Every Adventure starts with some basic paddling tuition, our sit-on-top kayaks are all fitted with comfy back rests, are very stable and easy to paddle. Other things to note Age restriction: Anyone below the age of 18 must have a parent / or guardian accompany the child on the activity. Minimum age limits is 12 Yrs

Your screen print experience will be fun and productive with the opportunity to explore a range screen print equipment, skills and techniques. Dena will demonstrate and guide you through each and every step with lots of support in creating your design into a screen print. You will be provided with your own in-house bespoke printing kit with everything you need to produce your design. You will have an option to screen print onto a tea towel, tote bag, cushion panel or a set of 3 paper prints. Once you are set up to print you will mix your colour and using a squeegee make your prints. Be prepared to get inky!! At the end of the workshop Dena will help show you how to wrap and pack your prints. Due to Covid-19 we would like to ensure you the studio and resources are all deep cleaned before, during and after your experience. We have hand sanitiser available upon arrival and located in the studio. The studio is well ventilated with lots of windows looking over the countryside. The studio is a quite sanctuary away from the busy towns giving you a relaxing yet fun experience. Dena looks forward to meeting and teaching you. Other things to note No experience is needed, just be willing to take part. Guests are welcome to bring along any visual inspiration to help them create their designs.

Introduction to clay, where does it come from and how does it feel. Hand-building techniques, use coils of clay to build a pot. Pottery as a process, history and modern methods. Ceramics and how clay becomes a cup, how does this simple cup come to be, how the potters' wheel can be used to create a cup. Using the potters' wheel, guided step-by-step to experience the process of throwing on the potters' wheel. Throwing yourself in at the deep-end, making a cup on your own. Cleaning the hands. Sharing experiences. Other things to note No prior experience needed, I will provide all the tools and equipment plus tea and coffee. The process is fun and engaging yet relaxing. Soon after, you will receive your cup in the post.

Create your very own decorative lino block. The workshop will introduce you to the essential skills required to translate a drawing into a repeat pattern. You will be shown how to carve your block, mix a colour, inking your block and printing a pattern onto fabric and papers. By the end of the workshop you will have created a range of hand printed fabric and paper to make into wrapping paper, cushions, wash bags or framed pieces. Our aim of this workshop is to provide you with skills you can take away and develop further. Other things to note No experience is needed, just be willing to take part. Guests are welcome to bring along any visual inspiration to help them create their designs.

We will meet at 10 am and regardless of the time of year ,we will set out for the coast fully equipped with paper , pencils , paint and brushes all of which will be supplied for your use for the duration .Where we go depends on your agility .(I am like a mountain goat !)The coast is 5 minutes drive from Helston . We will start by short walks at various locations of interest and along the way where I will draw your attention to colour ,tone and textures and also to the local wildlife and vegetation . Learning to observe is an important skill and the weather could alter drastically and wonderfully .I will demonstrate some quick sketches using a variety of mark making which you will develop throughout the day. The first colour sketch will be simple .Just sea and sky using watercolour or ink tense .This is an accumulative process and as the day progresses these little paintings will introduce you to more complex compositions and additional techniques culminating in a sea or landscape .I will be with you observing ,suggesting and guiding you through your journey :sometimes demonstrating ,always encouraging .Regardless of your current artistic status you will learn and experience a surge of creativity that will carry you into further exploration .I am confident that you will feel this a life enhancing day and assure you that it will also be great fun . Other things to note Throw yourself into this experience .Its only paint ,paper and fresh air .With these ingredients you can have immense insight into the Cornish landscape and a great deal of achievement .,Regardless of your background and level of experience I can Show you something new . All materials are provided