by Toni Watts | Feb 7, 2016 | Blog, Workshops and demonstrations
My March workshop at the Heritage Skills Centre, Lincoln Castle, booked up so quickly that several new dates have been added – and several new workshops. New Manuscript Illumination Course Dates. I will be running my...
by Toni Watts | Jun 19, 2015 | Blog, Materials and Techniques, Workshops and demonstrations
Just a quick post to let you know that I’ll be doing a (potentially messy!) practical demonstration for the Fine Art Trade Guild on extracting pigment from rocks, roots and berries at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum in Coventry in July – booking...
by Toni Watts | Mar 8, 2015 | Blog, Workshops and demonstrations
I’m delighted to have been asked to demonstrate traditional pigment extraction and paint making at the Fine Art Trade Guild ‘Making Pictures’ event in Coventry in July. It’s being held at the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, so I’ll have...
by Toni Watts | Jan 25, 2015 | Blog, Workshops and demonstrations
I thought I’d just give you a quick update on my latest manuscript workshops. The manuscript illumination ‘taster session’ at the Heritage Skills Centre, Lincoln Castle, on March 7th is now fully booked. However, I’m running the same workshop...
by Toni Watts | Jun 2, 2014 | Blog, Workshops and demonstrations
I spent the weekend demonstrating at the wonderful ‘1000 Years of Traditional Crafts’ event, held in the grounds of Lincoln Castle. This is a gathering of craftspeople of all sorts – silversmiths, medieval dyers and tile makers, chair makers,...
by Toni Watts | May 16, 2014 | Blog, Workshops and demonstrations
I spent last Saturday running a medieval manuscript taster session at the Heritage Skills Centre, situated in the grounds of Lincoln Castle. The workshop was fully booked, and what a lovely bunch of people they...
