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Anyone in need of a boost to their creativity or artistic expression should take a look at the line-up for next year’s Creative Matakana workshops and classes, which have recently been launched online.
There are nearly 20 different courses during the first week in May, lasting from five days to a single morning or afternoon, and covering everything from sculpture and printmaking to floral art and foraging.
The 2023 workshops all have a sustainable angle, in keeping with current ideas around treading lightly in the environment, with plenty of emphasis on reusing and recycling materials.
New next year, and as a result of feedback, there will be two jewellery making workshops, though again the emphasis is on using already available materials, rather than mined metal and gems – in one, participants will be making pieces out of old bike tyre inner tubes, while the other focuses on foraged and natural materials such as wood, bone, leaves and flax.
Other highlights include memoir writing and nature journaling, working with clay, regenerative organic gardening, traditional papermaking, textile art, cyanotype printing and etching.
Prices range from $45 to $550 and bookings open at 8am sharp on Monday, January 9.
Info: www.creativematakana.nz
