Make your mark:
Free workshops at Anchored
Art isn't only for looking at. On Saturday 28 November, three local artists (and their assistants) invite you to join in.
You can build a sculpture from things you find in the park, try some embroidery stitches, sculpt a clay owl or add your sketch to a drawing that the whole community makes together.
All four workshops are free and drop-in, and they're open to all ages. Adults love them. You don't need any experience. Just turn up and get busy.
All workshops: Community Hall and grounds, Catherine Park, Scotland Island
Christine Simpson
Nature Sculptures
10am–12pm · Free · Drop in · All ages
This workshop is inspired by British land artist Andy Goldsworthy. After a quick look at his work, head out into Catherine Park and make sculptures from what you find there: sticks, leaves, stones, flowers, seed pods and shells. You’re also welcome to bring natural objects you’ve collected around the island.
Work on your own, in pairs or in a group, and use repeating patterns to build new pieces in the landscape. Your sculpture might sit on the ground, in a tree, over the water or on a built structure. Your imagination is the only limit.
It’s a great way for kids to explore while the grown-ups finish their coffee.
Antonia Swift and Anne Willman
Embroidery
10am–1pm · Free · Drop in · All ages
While you're waiting for your coffee and cake, pick up a needle and thread and a piece of fabric and get going - or spend a few minutes with Antonia and Anne to learn a few basic stitches. You'll discover how a satin stitch differs from a chain stitch and maybe even master the French knot.
The embroidery session runs for as long as the café is open, so stay for five minutes or the whole morning. Create a small embroidered patch of your favourite thing.
Did you know there are more than 300 different types of embroidery stitch?
Meredith Rasdall
Drop Everything and Draw
10am–12pm · Free · Drop in · All ages
This workshop is inspired by British land artist Andy Goldsworthy. After a quick look at his work, head out into Catherine Park and make sculptures from what you find there: sticks, leaves, stones, flowers, seed pods and shells. You’re also welcome to bring natural objects you’ve collected around the island.
Work on your own, in pairs or in a group, and use repeating patterns to build new pieces in the landscape. Your sculpture might sit on the ground, in a tree, over the water or on a built structure. Your imagination is the only limit.
It’s a great way for kids to explore while the grown-ups finish their coffee.
Meredith Rasdall
Clay Owls
2pm–4pm · Free · Drop in · All ages
Get creative and then hang out with artists and makers at the Fireshed from 4pm-7pm,
Owls are part of island life, and most of us hear them hooting at night. This workshop takes its inspiration from the owls of Northern Beaches artist Joshua Yeldham and you'll make your own from paper clay, which is smooth and a pleasure to work with.
Using reference photos of different owl species, you'll give your owl its own character. You'll carve pattern and texture into the clay with simple tools, then add wire, sticks and other materials. To finish, Meredith washes each owl in watered-down Payne's grey, which brings out every line and texture.
(Last time Meredith ran this workshop, she ran out of clay, so come early. The owls need time to dry, so leave yours with us and collect it from the Community Hall on Sunday when the cafe will be on from 10am-1pm again.)