Being creativity with silk painting.

Student Vicky tied string around this silk scarf and painted the indentations she produced a beautiful pattern.

 

Catch up with the students!

Paula loves to knit she can knit for England!

 

Patricia has finished her tapestry. She has worked really hard on this work which has been produced using Bettys @  Taylors coffee been sacks.(Which we sell in our shop) Her work is beautiful well done Pat!

 

Carl is one of our talented drawers. His work is always highly creative and individual.

Patricia's first time silk painting. As beautiful as her tapestry work!

 

There's some concentration going on today!

The students have worked really hard today they have been concentrating hard on their art work;

Jamie has been making these silk phone & glasses cases.

 

 

Timothy has been sorting out the mosaic tiles that were grouted the other day.

 

Paul has been designing & painting his first ever silk painted scarf.

 

Mark has drawn a picture based on images of plans up on the wall of the classroom. They are for the development of our sales area and Tea Room.

A visit from Mr & Mrs Titchmarsh

 

Its been a busy morning as we had a visit from Horticap's patron Alan Titchmarsh. He spent some time admiring the students art work. Carl was silk painting one of the silk scarves we sell in our shop and Alison, Alan's wife was really interested in the process of how he creates them.

 

 

 

Caroline has been stencilling text onto our new hessian bags that are also now sold in our shop.

 

 

 

 

Alan autographed Carl's sketch book!

Hand Made @ Horticap!

A selection of recycled gifts hand made @ Horticap by our students.

Now available to buy in our shop! Hurry they are selling fast!!

Recycled jam jars now lanterns!

Last years Christmas cards now garlands!

Last years Christmas cards now this years Christmas cards!

Hand painted wooden Christmas decorations made from recycled pieces of wood!

Busy busy!!

The students have been extremely productive today. Carl has been continuing his painting talents making silk painted scarves to sell in our shop

Our newest student Connor has been making hand made Christmas decorations. The stars he has been making are to put on the top of Christmas trees!

All photographs were taken by student Timothy Simpson. Well done Timothy!

Beavering away!!

 

Carl is filling his sketch book with more of his amazing pencil drawings

 

Pat patiently continues with her very own needlework

 

Vicky is learning how to use the sewing machine so she can recycle laptop bags donated to Horticap and sell them in our shop!