Gathering Inspiration for the Creating Character Workshops

Next Saturday, I will returning to the very special Yorkshire Sculpture Park, where the talented Miss Phipps and myself will be doing a workshop about Creating Characters.

This week Amy and I are going through our studios and gathering up books, fabrics, images and objects to inspire us for the day.  Here's the official plan of the day:

Spend the morning with moi, sketching and creating your own character.  Ill go through the processes I use and how to source inspiration.

The afternoon will be spent working with Amy translating your character through hand embroidery onto fabric. 

Take home a sketchbook full of ideas and an embroidery hoop ready to hang on the wall framing your very own creation!

Day Workshop with Lunch on Saturday 27th November 2010:

Adults: £50.00
Concessions: £45.00

For more info or to book, head to the YSP link here:

http://www.ysp.co.uk/events/creating-characters-with-zara-wood

Passion

I've always had a penchant for passion fruits and vintage china.

Out of the studio. In to the Garden...

...new grown and some colour in the garden brings a feeling of hope even though we're fast approaching Winter and lots of work deadlines...

Creating Characters Workshops at YSP 27 November 2010 and 29 January 2011

Alongside my Mirror Mime exhibition, I will be hosting two ‘Creating Characters’ workshops with textile designer Amy Phipps at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. With a Christmas theme on 27th November and Valentine inspiration on 29th January.

Spend the morning with me creating your own character, and learn about the processes I work through inorder to achieve my imaginary world of characters. In the afternoon, work with Amy to translate your character through hand embroidery onto fabric, personalising with specially chosen fabric or thread, and take home a sketchbook full of ideas and an embroidery hoop ready to hang on the wall framing your own creation.

Day Workshop with Lunch: £50  £45 Concessions
For more information or to book a workshop please email: info@ysp.co.uk or call 01924 830 579  

For more information on the getting to & from Yorkshire Sculpture Park, which is only 2 hours away from London Kings Cross and under 15mins away from Leeds via train, please follow this link to the YSP site.

Image: Embroidery by the lovely Miss Phipps based on on drawing by Woody.  

New Exhibition at YSP 11th Nov – 27th Feb

After many months of planning from the teams atYSP & Woody HQ, I'm very excited about my new solo exhibition Mirror Mime that opens from 11th November 2010 to 27th February 2011.  Check out my website for more info - here's a link.

For more information on the getting to & from Yorkshire Sculpture Park, which is only 2 hours away from London Kings Cross and under 15mins away from Leeds via train, please follow this link to the YSP site.