COURSES & EVENTS
Green Woodworking with Sparry Hoons

Harry Samuel, Green Wood craftsman is joining us in April to run two workshops! The first for young whittlers, a session focused on developing the skills of children aged 8-14. The second, a Spoon Carving workshop for adults suitable for complete beginners or anyone wanting to brush up on their craft.
YOUNG WHITTLERS
Saturday 27th April
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SPOON SESSION
Sunday 28th April
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Harry (Instagram @sparry_hoons) completed an apprenticeship with Barn the Spoon and at the Cherry Wood Project. He helped to found the Greenwood Guild in London and has taught green woodworking for over a decade. He runs regular child friendly workshops around the UK.
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You can see more of Harry’s work on his website https://www.sparryhoonswoodcraft.com/
Drawing & Etching Workshop with Rose Mclay
Let's take a wander through the meadow and allow the little pleasures around us to stop us in our tracks to draw, using an array of drawing materials including charcoal made on the meadow. Away from the constraints of the daily graft, we'll exercise how we look at parts of the natural landscape as well as ourselves within it.
With a little forage and a little fire we'll then have some lunch together ready for our plate marking and printing.
Drypoint etching is an intaglio printmaking technique that allows for intricate and expressive mark making in an immediate yet surprising way! You may not quite know how each print will reveal itself, even from the very same plate. This process is well suited for beginners and seasoned printmakers alike, as the mark making possibilities on the plate surface are endless but always looks pleasing even with simple line work.
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ITINERARY
• 10:00 - Arrive to site, settle in and get ready with our materials to get drawing around the meadow and to the castle if we want to.
• 12:30 - Get our food ready and on the fire to eat for 13:00 Option to join in with the charcoal burn
• 13:30 - Etching Plate prep
• 14:15 - Printing - Rosie will demonstrate the key inking process for students to come to the presses when they're ready.
• 16:00 - Clean up & goodbyes
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KEY INFO
• £70 Per person Fee covers all drawing and printing materials, lunch and the class. Please bring a hardback sketchbook and your favourite/essential drawing tools too though.
•Choice of 2x plates, 2 inch square and/or A6, tetra-pak or plastic
• We'll be working with water based etching inks - aprons will be available when inking but it would be advised to wear messy clothes
• Leave the workshop with at least 4x prints and 2x printing plates
•There will be two presses and two inking stations available for use throughout the afternoon
• We will be working with various sharp tools for mark-making so this class is recommended for ages 14+
• The class will be max. 15 with Rosie McLay and Lottie Jones guiding you in the class.




You'll be guided by Rosie Mclay, a professional artist of eleven years and with that, an etcher for 11 years! Rosie studied Drawing and Applied Arts (fine art) BAhons degree at UWE where she first learnt the process and has been absorbed with etching ever since. Although Rosie usually uses acid etched copper plates more than drypoint . Questions about printmaking from paper registration to framing, selling and keeping creative are encouraged!
Rosie has also been a life drawing teacher in Bristol for the last two years, she is hoping to introduce various different drawing approaches in our drawing walk, and you will have the opportunity to cook up our own drawing charcoal on the fire.
You can check out her website here: https://www.rosiemclay.com/about
Stool Making with Charlie Thacker

From log to finished product you will immerse yourself in all things green woodworking and take home a beautiful 3 or 4 legged flat top piece of furniture. Guided by the expertise of our very own @thackerwoodcraft
STOOL MAKING
2024 DATE TBC
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2 Day course (camping included)
£200 pp
EVENTS
Feasts at the Meadow

Cosy Sunday sessions at the Meadow barn
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Volunteer at The Meadow

We are always keen to host volunteers looking to get involved with outdoor skills
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Activities include:
Tree planting
Forest School Assistant
Mulching
Dead hedging
General Maintenance and Outdoor Carpentry
Coppicing
Wood Processing
Permaculture
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Teas, views and birdsong provided!
Get in touch.
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Soup & Spoon

Come join us once a month at the meadow for a spoonie get together.
Soup, teas and wood provided.
All abilities welcome, you must provide your own kit.
Age 16+
Suggested £5 donation



