The use of book cloth, and Victorian machinery, revolutionised book production in the 19th century. From the 1860s onwards these cloth-covered books often featured beautiful Arts and Crafts designs, stamped in gold leaf and colour. Well known designers, including William Morris, Walter Crane and Dante Gabriel Rossetti supplied designs, as did less well known designers including Gleeson White, Laurence Houseman,...
Life drawing is one of the most fascinating things to do in art and design. It is a superb way of starting your drawing journey if you have never been there before, and it is a never-ending theme for more advanced artists at all levels. In everyday life, we are tuned into observing and interpreting the bodies and movements of...
Life drawing is one of the most fascinating things to do in art and design. It is a superb way of starting your drawing journey if you have never been there before, and it is a never-ending theme for more advanced artists at all levels. In everyday life, we are tuned into observing and interpreting the bodies and movements of...
We will use an abstract representation of flowers, anywhere from dramatic to whimsical. It matters not if you think you can’t draw, this is not botanical painting. The flowers will then be complemented with various forms of lettering.The beauty of flowers and the coded communication of Floriography meets the beautiful lettering known as Calligraphy, for a day of relaxing and...
Life drawing is one of the most fascinating things to do in art and design. It is a superb way of starting your drawing journey if you have never been there before, and it is a never-ending theme for more advanced artists at all levels. In everyday life, we are tuned into observing and interpreting the bodies and movements of...
Art Retreat to Cromford, Derbyshire A residential weekend with Guild Art teacher Anna Riordan. Slow down, explore and observe deeply. Over the weekend, Anna will guide you through ways to respond to the textures and shapes that you see so that you develop a unique sensitivity to the particular things that you notice. Emphasis will be on developing your own artistic...
Life drawing is one of the most fascinating things to do in art and design. It is a superb way of starting your drawing journey if you have never been there before, and it is a never-ending theme for more advanced artists at all levels. In everyday life, we are tuned into observing and interpreting the bodies and movements of...
2026 Open Exhibition ‘GARDEN’Artists are asked to respond to the theme ‘Garden’ for an exhibition at The Guild for Lifelong Learning at the end of the summer term.The full brief can be found on Google Drive Submission guidelines can be found on Google Driveor we can email a copy on requestDeadline for submissions Friday 1st May 2026Exhibition runs 1st June—10th July 2026Private View...
Life drawing is one of the most fascinating things to do in art and design. It is a superb way of starting your drawing journey if you have never been there before, and it is a never-ending theme for more advanced artists at all levels. In everyday life, we are tuned into observing and interpreting the bodies and movements of...
