TUITION OPTIONS
THIS WEEK
The workshop at British Islamic Gardens is open for students, from midday on Wednesday 17
April until 6pm.
You are advised to book your workstation ahead of time.
The workshop at Venue 1 will open as per timetable below, from April 2024
Come and make
stone sculpture with me in Reading
Learn from scratch from a range of courses, listed below. No need to bring any artistic skill along with you, as this will be developed (I promise you, it will) as you progress.
Our stone carving courses are so good for you, that they now feature as one of the activities offered by Reading Green Wellbeing Network
https://www.rgwn.org.uk/Activities.cfm
People with disabilities are very welcome and every effort is made to accommodate individual needs.
Buying for someone else ? Gift vouchers are available for the 2 and the 5 days courses.
Scroll right down for happy, smiley photos of students, and their work.
Where ?
Venue 1 is at
British Islamic Gardens, outside the Aisha Masjid, Reading, RG6 1BW
Off road cycling NCN Route 4 (secure bicycle storage)
Bus Routes 13 & 14
Free car parking
When ?
Wednesdays midday - 6pm
Thursdays midday - 6pm ;
most Saturdays 4 - 8pm
https://mcalistairhood.artweb.com/british-islamic-gardens-residency-
All the following courses are “Hop on/ Hop off”, so that you can fit them in around your life. Come and go to suit you.
BUT YOU MUST BOOK/RESERVE YOUR WORKSTATION AT LEAST 24 HOURS BEFORE YOU ARRIVE ! See FIND ME HERE page on this website for all the contact details
Mosaics and More
“Geology-based Art”
For 9 to 116 years' olds.
x12, 2 hour sessions (or x 24 1 hour sessions, if you prefer).
Gift Vouchers Available.
Choose any four of the options listed below
Stone painting
Stone sculpting
Clay modelling
Plaster casting
Mosaic making
Stone balancing
Stone throwing
Chalk on slate
Geology mapping
Flint knapping (For 16 years old and above, only)
Sand pattern making.
Stone polishing (stone tumbler).
Special interest day - Make flour from grain with a real stone Quern !! https://mcalistairhood.artweb.com/home/812545_quern.html
No set course dates : just Hop on/ hop off individual progression program.
From complete beginner to competency.
Please note that this is not a creche. A responsible adult must remain with any minors on this course.
Seating and refreshments are always available.
£280.00 per person.
Or
£350.00 for 2 family members (Easy payment options available - just ask).
£450.00 for 3 family members (Easy payment options available - just ask).
£500.00 for 4 family members (Easy payment options available - just ask).
Keen ? How to pay ? Get in touch.
Enrolling now
Private Tuition
2 days courses £210.00 (Gift Vouchers available).
Deep relief figure in limestone.
Design and sculpt.
Relax - you have 6 months extra (for free) to work on and finesse your sculpture.
Enrolling now.
5 days courses £450.00 (Gift Vouchers available).
In-the-round sculpture In limestone and letter carving into slate.
Design, sketch, clay, sculpt, letter carve.
Relax - you have 12 months extra (for free) to work on and finesse your sculpture.
Any age from 16 to 116 years old.
For more details about this course, and how to pay, just ask for a syllabus. Enrolling now.
Islamic Stone Carving Courses.
2 and 5 days’ courses, following the same format as above, but with the focus upon Islamic design and values. Possibly the only stone carving venue in the UK to offer this opportunity.
Enrolling now.
Group Workshops
Group tuition sessions suitable for schools, colleges,
corporate team building and home educated groups.
From £600.00 for up to 10 people.
Bookings available now.
To find out how to arrange your workshop just get in touch. Fill out the fields below or find my contact details here
https://mcalistairhood.artweb.com/find-me-here
Themed Weekend Courses in South Oxfordshire is at Venue 2
Please go to Themed Weekemnd Courses page. Click here - https://mcalistairhood.artweb.com/untitled-gallery-323994
Stone Sculptor Membership
Already a stone sculptor but got nowhere to work ? Completed one of my (or someone else’s) sculpture course and now planning your own project ?
Come and work with us, use the tools and workstations (help yourself to very low cost stone from £10).
£40 per month.
Unlimited use : come as often as you like.
Residencies - Your company’s or your organisation’s in house stone sculptor.
Your values, aims, and identity, interpreted and forever carved into stone !
I am presently enjoying the love at my residency with British Islamic Gardens (BIG), Reading.
But I am always searching for my next residency. Business enterprises, academic institutions, or organisations such as museums are all in my sights. Let me know if you’re interested.
Liability
insured up to £10 million with Hencilla Canworth (certificate on display at
venue)
The venue will be in a fully risk assessed centre in Reading. (Risk Assessment document will be on display at the Centre)
And my Police check is current (available to view online).
Want to know more? – get in touch : Fill out the fields below. Or go to the FIND ME HERE page for all my contact details and make an enquiry
How do you enrol ? - ask for a syllabus and make your payment by BACS to book your place.
Once enrolled you will receive your Joining Instructions that tell you how to find the tuition venue, about the on site facilities and everything else you could possibly need to know.
I have spent most weekend this summer stone carving with Andrew. He is an excellent tutor, generous with his time and expertise.
He has supported me in creating a carving to celebrate Reading Abbey’s 900th anniversary inspired by a Matthew Paris illumination. I have never carved before but now have found a wonderful new hobby.
I would recommend anyone who is interested contacts Andrew and has a go.
I’m sorry I can’t post a picture.
I’d love to know about your winter junior courses for my son who is 9.
Hi Can you forward me a syllabus and available dates for a 2 day session please.
Hi. Could I possibly get some times/availability for the junior sculpting courses and have a chat about a home ed project?
Thank you
Teresa
Hi Andrew,
Hope you’ve had a lovely weekend. What day of the week do you do the junior group? Take care, Charlotte
Hi Andrew, I would love to enrol on one of your 5 day courses. Can you please send me details of when and where you hold them? Many thanks. Candy.
Andrew delivered a fantastic workshop for Reading Museum in the Abbey Ruins. All the participants were really happy with how Andrew showed them new skills and supported them with advice throughout the session.
It was a pleasure to hear the chiselling of stone in the Abbey Ruins bringing to mind the masons of the past who carved beautiful capitals and archways for the Abbey.