CCB ART CLUB: Acrylic Portraiture
2025-10-09 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-10-16 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-10-23 10:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London)
This month’s focus will be portraiture in acrylics! Session includes 10% café and shop discount on the workshop days.

These sessions are designed as an ongoing series to inspire and develop art skills in various media. You will engage in fun, creative, and practical weekly activities that utilise multiple media and unexpected materials. Your creativity will be unleashed!

If you thought you were not creative or ‘arty’, unable to draw or produce pleasing artwork, these sessions are specifically for you. You will learn to draw, paint, and develop creative ideas, then visually bring them to life. Throughout these sessions, you will learn how to use watercolours, acrylics, inks, printing, and much more.

In sessions, we will navigate the journey to unlock our dormant or suppressed creativity. We will inspire you to work on mini-projects and actively encourage you to do so to unlock your creative potential as you develop your art skill set and ‘find your style’!.

Art and creative projects are superb ways to relax and feel re-energised, motivated and empowered. Treat yourself to some ‘you’ time and use these sessions to set aside any ‘I can’t do that…’ thinking and beliefs. Free your suppressed creativity and book your place today.

Children's Book Creation Workshops (Monthly Club - All Welcome!)
2025-10-10 10:00 - 13:00
In this monthly workshop series, we will apply the principles of numerous well-known children’s authors and illustrators, review good practices from our carefully curated CCB library of children’s books, and unlock our creative illustrative skills through explorations with unexpected materials during each session. We will draw from our imaginations, capture the essence of a story, and produce our visuals around a well-crafted narrative, whether with rhyme, alliteration, playful repetition, or even wordless. Let the illustrations tell the story!

Please sign up to our regular Children’s Book Illustration & Authoring workshop series (3 introductory sessions) before signing up to this monthly club 🙂 The three session induction ensures you then attend the club with our project(s) developed enough to get value from the monthly session and your peers.

In these fun, hands-on-from-the-start workshop sessions, you will continue to:

Apply good practice for a wide variety of picture book types

Develop a plot structure and storyboard it

Work on character development (written and design)

Look at writing techniques and styles

Create a book dummy for words and pictures

Develop your style and approach for page spreads

Explore illustrative techniques and unusual materials

Design your book cover

Cover final artwork and book design file for submission

Plus much more. Join today and lose yourself in a rewarding and fulfilling experience with peers, while also developing their projects. We’ll develop the knowledge and tools to produce an end product that we can be proud of, share with family and friends, or even publish.

Watercolour Essentials - £29 Half Day Workshop!
2025-10-13 10:00 - 13:00
From zero to watercolour hero! We will spend a fun-filled half day immersed in the world of watercolour. By the end of the morning, you will have developed complete confidence in watercolour, which you can take away and apply to ideas and projects you have ready or begin using for some journaling, home and abroad. No previous experience is necessary; kick-start a new watercolour habit here.

The morning will be filled with fast-paced learning exercises from the start, featuring mini-tutorials to engage and guide you forward at a steady pace, making significant strides in your watercolour confidence and control. By the end of the session, you will be in control of what happens on your paper, not chance!

Watercolour Essentials 2 - £29 Half Day Workshop!
2025-10-14 10:00 - 13:00
Suppose you have already developed some personal watercolour skills and knowledge (maybe you attended Watercolour Essentials 1 at the CCB), but feel these are rusty or need to be put into practice. In that case, this workshop is for you! The session will be packed with challenging activities to further your watercolour confidence. With your current watercolour knowledge, we will further stretch your skills by exploring the topics and areas listed below in this full-day course. Don’t panic, though! Some previous watercolour experience would be helpful, and assistance is available throughout the afternoon in this tutored workshop. All equipment provided.

Nature

Wildlife

Urban watercolour illustration and cityscapes

Portraiture

Perspective

Bold, Fast & Loose Watercolour - Beginners £29 Half Day Workshop!
2025-10-15 10:00 - 13:00
We will spend a fun-filled half-day immersed in the world of bold, fast and loose watercolour, with a particular focus on wet-in-wet applications to create vibrant pieces that are pleasing to the eye and evoke a smile. By the end of the morning, we will have completed several mini-project exercises and created various pieces, varying in subject matter.

Abstract loose works

Vibrant art

Pleasing results quickly!

No previous experience is necessary; kick-start a new watercolour habit here. You will develop a watercolour confidence, which you can take away or top up on a follow-up workshop with us at the Cornish Craft Barn.

The morning will be filled with fast-paced learning exercises from the start, featuring mini-tutorials to engage and guide you forward at a steady pace, making significant strides in your watercolour confidence and control. By the end of the session, you will be in control of what happens on your paper, not chance!

Watercolour Ink & Wash Travel Journalling Half Day Workshop!
2025-10-17 10:00 - 13:00
Learn to ink and wash like Danny Gregory and Felix Scheinburger. Capture your memories, whether daily journalling, meals and experiences out and about or a journal dedicated to your travel trips.

The morning will be filled with fast-paced learning exercises from the start, featuring mini-tutorials to engage and guide you forward at a steady pace, making significant strides in your watercolour confidence and control. By the end of the session, you will be in control of what happens on your paper, and in your journal!

We will spend a fun-filled half-day immersed in the world of watercolour, with a particular focus on travel journaling and referencing well-known artists, such as Felix Scheinburger and Danny Gregory, to name a few, as well as styles for this medium.

We will learn how to replicate the core elements of the style and approach in this genre, so that you can leave able to use watercolour ink and wash to lift your pages and memories with some colour and sketch to work with your words.

No previous experience is necessary; kick-start a creative habit here.

MIxed Media Landscape Workshop - Half Day £29!
2025-10-22 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-11-05 10:00 - 13:00
A half-day 10-1 workshop that focuses on mixed media skills for beginners. In this session, we focus on landscapes and explore the best methods for approaching them using a variety of media, including acrylics, inks, collage, wax, and watercolour, among others. The technique will be covered, along with some key tips to make progress quickly. However, excitingly, it will still be your style that shines through and makes your pieces unique. You will be busy with practical exercises from the start and are sure to have an enjoyable morning, becoming more confident as a mixed-media creative.

Gallery from previous workshop work

Materials will be provided for the workshop; you need nothing! All excuses to ‘have a go’ have been removed. Treat yourself to some ‘you time’ and turn up energised and ready to conquer oils. Refreshments are also included during mid-session breaks, and you’ll also receive a 10% discount at the cafe and shop on the day. Come and join an enjoyable and sociable atmosphere with fellow aspiring artists and kick start ‘having a go’ with oils.

Illustrate Write A Children's Book
2025-10-24 10:00 - 13:00
In this workshop, we will apply the principles of numerous well-known children’s authors and illustrators, review good practices from our carefully curated CCB library of children’s books, and unlock our creative illustrative skills through explorations with unexpected materials during each session. We will draw from our imaginations, capture the essence of a story, and create our visuals around a well-crafted narrative, whether through rhyme, alliteration, playful repetition, or even wordless storytelling. Let the illustrations tell the story!

10am till 4pm for TWO half day sessions, October 24th and 21st November, includes 10% café and shop discount on the workshop day and qualifying attendance at the monthly Children’s Book Creation Workshop with a growing body of peers.

In this fun, hands-on-from-the-start workshop series, you will get to:

Apply good practice for a wide variety of picture book types

Develop a plot structure and storyboard it

Work on character development (written and design)

Look at writing techniques and styles

Create a book dummy for words and pictures

Develop your style and approach for page spreads

Explore illustrative techniques and unusual materials

Design your book cover

Cover final artwork and book design file for submission

Plus much more. Join today and lose yourself in a rewarding and fulfilling experience. You’ll leave with the knowledge and tools to produce an end product that you can be proud of, share with family and friends, or even publish.* Please note this workshop provides the underpinning base and knowledge to develop an illustrated children’s book with words fully. Full book completion, however, will naturally require more than one 6-hour workshop. Monthly half-day club sessions will be available, allowing ongoing development and an aspired completion of a first pass to use as a Christmas gift. 🙂

K-POP / Wicked / Ghostbusters Kids Canvas Poster Workshop - (8 - 14 Yrs)
2025-10-30 09:30 - 12:00
Creative adventures in drawing and painting with acrylics on canvas. A half-term workshop for budding artists aged 8 to 14 to create a movie poster on a canvas to hang on bedroom walls for Halloween! K-POP, Wicked and Ghostbusters are our poster themes. Examples and quick templates will be available, along with tuition and assistance, to help you create these Halloween works of art.

Whether a demon, a hunter, a ghost, a buster, or a witch, we will put our own spin on our canvases using a variety of techniques—an art experience to build creativity and confidence. We’ll get messy! But then we are having fun! Please come in old clothes or wear an apron.

Process art activity and guided creative learning from an experienced DBS-approved tutor.

Includes all materials, a mid-session smoothie and a lemon/sugar or chocolate crepe from the café, AND a 25x36cm canvas for the finished artwork to hang on the wall!

Abstract Botanicals with Carla Jenning
2025-11-10 10:00 - 16:00 | Cornish Craft Barn, The Gwel, Kea Downs Road, Near Blackwater, Cornwall, TR4 8PA, United Kingdom
Join International Award Winning Carla for a fun day of paper & paint with mixed media and collage as she takes you through her process of creating an elegant botanical artwork.

Workshop OverviewMaterials ListTutor InfoVenue Directions

Join Carla as she teaches her intuitive process of building exciting layers with different mediums.We will be using inks, acrylic, pens & stencils to create a beautiful abstract botanical piece full of energy & detail.

Experimenting with organic shapes, mark-making, and contrast, this workshop will teach you to enjoy the process more than focusing on the outcome.

Suitable for complete beginners or experienced painters. This workshop is a fresh approach to painting & by the end of the day you’ll be buzzing with ideas & inspiration to carry forward into future projects.

Please check Materials List Tab above for what to bring with you.

SUPPLIES LIST

Essentials:

Acrylics – black, white & your favourite red, blue & yellow

White Posca pen or similar acrylic marker – fine

Thick watercolour paper – at least two sheets of A3 (smooth hot-pressed paper works better for this process, but slightly textured paper is also fine)

Colouring pencils

Brushes (Anything from 1-3cm is fine)

An old credit card

Useful, but not essential:

Acrylic inks

Fineliner pens in any colour, especially metallics

Stencils you enjoy using

Apron or old shirt

The Cornish Craft Barn has a body of useful supplies to hand in the studio also including Posca pens for sale in the shop.

Find out more about Carla here: www.facebook.com/carlajartist & www.instagram.com/carlajart

Watercolour Ink & Wash Travel Journalling Half Day Workshop!
2025-11-17 10:00 - 13:00
Learn to ink and wash like Danny Gregory and Felix Scheinburger. Capture your memories, whether daily journalling, meals and experiences out and about or a journal dedicated to your travel trips.

The morning will be filled with fast-paced learning exercises from the start, featuring mini-tutorials to engage and guide you forward at a steady pace, making significant strides in your watercolour confidence and control. By the end of the session, you will be in control of what happens on your paper, and in your journal!

We will spend a fun-filled half-day immersed in the world of watercolour, with a particular focus on travel journaling and referencing well-known artists, such as Felix Scheinburger and Danny Gregory, to name a few, as well as styles for this medium.

Student Gallery Work: Previous Workshop

We will learn how to replicate the core elements of the style and approach in this genre, so that you can leave able to use watercolour ink and wash to lift your pages and memories with some colour and sketch to work with your words.

No previous experience is necessary; kick-start a creative habit here.

Bold, Fast & Loose Watercolour - Beginners £29 Half Day Workshop!
2025-11-18 14:00 - 17:00
We will spend a fun-filled half-day immersed in the world of bold, fast and loose watercolour, with a particular focus on wet-in-wet applications to create vibrant pieces that are pleasing to the eye and evoke a smile. By the end of the afternoon, we will have completed several mini-project exercises and created various pieces, varying in subject matter.

Abstract loose works

Vibrant art

Pleasing results quickly!

No previous experience is necessary; kick-start a new watercolour habit here. You will develop a watercolour confidence, which you can take away or top up on a follow-up workshop with us at the Cornish Craft Barn.

The afternoon will be filled with fast-paced learning exercises from the start, featuring mini-tutorials to engage and guide you forward at a steady pace, making significant strides in your watercolour confidence and control. By the end of the session, you will be in control of what happens on your paper, not chance!

Watercolour Essentials (Extended Edition) - £49 Day Workshop!
2025-11-19 10:00 - 15:00
From zero to watercolour hero! We will spend a fun-filled extended day immersed in the world of watercolour. By the end of the day, you will have developed complete confidence in watercolour, which you can take away and apply to ideas and projects you have ready or begin using for some journaling, home and abroad. No previous experience is necessary; kick-start a new watercolour habit here.

The morning will be filled with fast-paced learning exercises from the start, featuring mini-tutorials to engage and guide you forward at a steady pace, making significant strides in your watercolour confidence and control. In the afternoon we will take on landscape work, washes, skies and water. By the end of the session, you will be in control of what happens on your paper, not chance!

Illustrate & Write A Children's Picture Book
2025-11-21 10:00 - 13:00
In this workshop, we will apply the principles of numerous well-known children’s authors and illustrators, review good practices from our carefully curated CCB library of children’s books, and unlock our creative illustrative skills through explorations with unexpected materials during each session. We will draw from our imaginations, capture the essence of a story, and create our visuals around a well-crafted narrative, whether through rhyme, alliteration, playful repetition, or even wordless storytelling. Let the illustrations tell the story!

10am till 4pm for TWO half day sessions, October 24th and 21st November includes 10% café and shop discount on the workshop day and qualifying attendance at the monthly Children’s Book Creation Workshop with a growing body of peers.

In this fun, hands-on-from-the-start workshop series, you will get to:

Apply good practice for a wide variety of picture book types

Develop a plot structure and storyboard it

Work on character development (written and design)

Look at writing techniques and styles

Create a book dummy for words and pictures

Develop your style and approach for page spreads

Explore illustrative techniques and unusual materials

Design your book cover

Cover final artwork and book design file for submission

Plus much more. Join today and lose yourself in a rewarding and fulfilling experience. You’ll leave with the knowledge and tools to produce an end product that you can be proud of, share with family and friends, or even publish.* Please note this workshop provides the underpinning base and knowledge to develop an illustrated children’s book with words fully. Full book completion, however, will naturally require more than one 6-hour workshop. Monthly half-day club sessions will be available, allowing ongoing development and an aspired completion of a first pass to use as a Christmas gift. 🙂

Christmas Fused Glass Workshop
2025-11-25 10:00 - 12:30
Get creative and festive this season with our Christmas Fused Glass Workshop at the Cornish Craft Barn!

🎄✨. Get creative and festive this season with our Christmas Fused Glass Workshop at the Cornish Craft Barn!

During this relaxed and hands-on session, you’ll learn how to cut, layer and design glass to create your own unique festive pieces. You will make at least three beautiful glass projects to take home and treasure or gift to someone special this Christmas. Please note that in this particular Christmas workshop, we will be focussing on making Christmas trees that stand in a wood rounds, snowflakes and wreaths. If you would like to make anything else in particular, please tell us in advance.

Projects will be taken to be fired and will be usually ready to collect about a week later.

All materials and tools are provided and no previous experience is needed – just come along, have fun and discover the magic of fused glass!

Your tutor is an experienced Adult Education tutor who has been teaching glasswork for nearly fourteen years and academic courses for over seventeen years. Passionate about sharing her craft, she’ll guide you step by step through the process, offering plenty of tips and inspiration along the way.

Please note:

Wear old clothes and bring an apron

No open-toed shoes, please

Long hair must be tied back for safety

Come and spend a joyful morning learning a new skill, meeting like-minded makers, and getting into the festive spirit.

All materials included – no experience necessary!

☕ Festive drinks & treats included in ticket price. Enjoy a delicious selection of festive snacks with your choice of teas and coffees!

You’ll leave with a beautiful, handcrafted creation — perfect for the festive season or as a thoughtful, hand made-inspired gift.

Spaces are limited to keep the experience intimate, unhurried, and personal, so early booking is recommended.

We’ll provide all tools and materials, along with drinks, snacks and seasonal inspiration.

About the Tutor – Liz Simpson

Liz Simpson is an experienced and passionate glass artist and Adult Education tutor.

Her friendly, hands-on approach makes learning both enjoyable and accessible, whether you’re a complete beginner or a returning maker. Liz loves helping people discover the joy of working with glass; from the first satisfying score and snap to the sparkle of a finished piece fresh from the kiln.

When she’s not teaching, Liz continues to explore her own creative practice, experimenting with colour, light and texture to produce stunning glass artworks inspired by the beauty of the Cornish landscape.

Experience the Workshop

Create and learn in our beautiful, inspiring venue with fantastic views — the Cornish Craft Barn — while enjoying the atmosphere, camaraderie, and creative buzz of spending the day with like minded people.

Oils for Beginners - Landscapes
2025-11-25 10:00 - 15:00
A new format, 10 am till 3 pm, is a short-day workshop focusing on oil painting skills for beginners, progressing to a landscape in the afternoon session. In this workshop, we focus on core oil painting skills and then put them to use on a landscape. Best methods to approach a landscape in oils, from preparing the ground to blocking out and working fat over lean to bring our reference images to life. Method will be covered, and some key tips to make progress fast, but excitingly, it will still be your style that shines through and makes your pieces unique. You will be busy with practical exercises from the start and are sure to have an enjoyable day, becoming more confident with oils and transferable landscape painting skills applicable to other media.

Gallery from previous workshop

Materials will be provided for the workshop; you need nothing! All excuses to ‘have a go’ have been removed. Treat yourself to some ‘you time’ and turn up energised and ready to conquer oils. Refreshments are also included during mid-session breaks, and you’ll also receive a 10% discount at the cafe and shop on the day. Come and join an enjoyable and sociable atmosphere with fellow aspiring artists and kick start ‘having a go’ with oils.

EVENING SIP & PAINT SESSION ~ Mixed Media Creative Portraits
2025-11-27 18:30 - 21:00, 2025-12-11 18:30 - 21:00
An evening sip and paint workshop experience from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm that focuses on mixed media and portraiture skills for complete beginners. Come and let your hair down with friends or use it to make new, like-minded creative friends whilst relaxing with a glass of wine or beer (non-alcoholic alternatives also available) and nibbles.

You can paint each other! Or do a self-portrait! We can print off reference photos of you or your friend on the night, and we will also have printed references of some well-known faces for you to enjoy having a go at. 🙂

We will focus on portraiture approaching them using a variety of media, including acrylics, inks, collage, wax, masking and watercolour, among others. BUT, mainly just having a lot of fun with friends and few tunes whilst we paint. 🙂

The technique will be covered, along with some key tips to make progress quickly. However, excitingly, it will still be your style that shines through and makes your pieces unique. You will be busy with practical exercises from the start and are sure to have an enjoyable evening, becoming more confident as a mixed-media creative.

Student work gallery from previous workshops

Materials will be provided for the workshop; you need nothing! All excuses to ‘have a go’ have been removed. Treat yourself to some ‘you time’ and turn up energised and ready to conquer oils. Refreshments are also included during mid-session breaks, and you’ll also receive a 10% discount at the cafe and shop on the day. Come and join an enjoyable, sociable atmosphere with fellow aspiring artists and kick-start ‘having a go’ with oils.

Mixed Media Creative Portrait Workshop - Canvas Included!
2025-11-28 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-12-09 10:00 - 13:00
A half-day workshop from 10 am to 1 pm that focuses on mixed media and portraiture skills for complete beginners as well as those who are more confident.

We will focus on portraiture approaching them using a variety of media, including acrylics, inks, collage, wax, masking and watercolour, among others.

The technique will be covered, along with some key tips to make progress quickly. However, excitingly, it will still be your style that shines through and makes your pieces unique. You will be busy with practical exercises from the start and are sure to have an enjoyable morning, becoming more confident as a mixed-media creative.

Student work gallery from previous workshop

Materials will be provided for the workshop; you need nothing! All excuses to ‘have a go’ have been removed. Treat yourself to some ‘you time’ and turn up energised and ready to conquer oils. Refreshments are also included during mid-session breaks, and you’ll also receive a 10% discount at the cafe and shop on the day. Come and join an enjoyable, sociable atmosphere with fellow aspiring artists and kick-start ‘having a go’ with oils.

TEEN WORKSHOP - Mixed Media Creative Portrait Workshop - Canvas Included!
2025-12-09 16:00 - 18:00
NEW! – A workshop for teens who love art and are keen to have fun and challenge themselves with a portrait project piece they can take away on a canvas (provided in session). For pre-GCSE art students as well as those doing GCSEs in art and Art GNVQ / Art Level. Note is not exclusive to art students. You may be super excited about art and regularly do some at home and in your own time, but you were not able to fit in / choose to do an art GCSE or higher education course. 🙂

We will focus on portraiture approaching them using a variety of media, including acrylics, inks, collage, wax, masking and watercolour, among others.

The technique will be covered, along with some key tips to make progress quickly. However, excitingly, it will still be your style that shines through and makes your pieces unique. You will be busy with practical exercises from the start and are sure to have an enjoyable morning, becoming more confident as a mixed-media creative.

Student work gallery from previous workshop

Materials will be provided for the workshop; you need nothing! All excuses to ‘have a go’ have been removed. Treat yourself to some ‘you time’ and turn up energised and ready to conquer oils. Refreshments are also included during mid-session breaks, and you’ll also receive a 10% discount at the cafe and shop on the day. Come and join an enjoyable, sociable atmosphere with fellow aspiring artists and kick-start ‘having a go’ with oils.
