MIXED MEDIA SHROOM PINCUSHION with Alex Hellawell - Thursday 13th March 2025 - 12.00pm
Thursday 13th March 2025-Sunday 16th March 2025
NEC, Birmingham
2 hour workshop – cost £38.00
Add a little woodland magic to your sewing table with this beautiful versatile pincushion that also has a holder for your small thread scissors too.
In this class you will be using mixed media to:
Create a Shroom stem with a tin foil armature, wrapped in Quick Cure Clay (QCC)
Sew and stuff your pincushion head
Paint your stem using acrylics
Attach Shroom base to wooden slice using a hot glue gun
Attach pincushion head
Use tacky glue to attach moss to Shroom base.
Advisory Note:
Not suitable for children under 12 years of age due to the heat of the clay and hot glue. Adult supervision is required. Open to ALL abilities.
Non-latex gloves will be worn during this class.
Meet the Tutor
Alex Hellawell
Alex is a mixed media clay artist who creates whimsical, colourful, dark imaginative sculptures. She uses clay, paint, paper and found objects to craft sculptures and wall pieces; these can be playful, quirky and charming or dark and brooding.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.
* Show times are subject to change. Please check the ICHF Events website for up to date timings.
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2 hour workshop – cost £38.00
Add a little woodland magic to your sewing table with this beautiful versatile pincushion that also has a holder for your small thread scissors too.
In this class you will be using mixed media to:
Create a Shroom stem with a tin foil armature, wrapped in Quick Cure Clay (QCC)
Sew and stuff your pincushion head
Paint your stem using acrylics
Attach Shroom base to wooden slice using a hot glue gun
Attach pincushion head
Use tacky glue to attach moss to Shroom base.
Advisory Note:
Not suitable for children under 12 years of age due to the heat of the clay and hot glue. Adult supervision is required. Open to ALL abilities.
Non-latex gloves will be worn during this class.
Meet the Tutor
Alex Hellawell
Alex is a mixed media clay artist who creates whimsical, colourful, dark imaginative sculptures. She uses clay, paint, paper and found objects to craft sculptures and wall pieces; these can be playful, quirky and charming or dark and brooding.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.