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Introducing the Proudly Porterville: Winter Art Series. A collaboration of Porterville artisans are hosting fun workshops to develop your creative muscles. Choose from 19 workshops over three days hosted by local creatives and supported by selected visiting artists. Be sure to book your tickets for the Jenny Morris live cooking show at Flyers Lodge on Friday night (tickets available at Webtickets). On Saturday visit the local artists in their studios, which will be open from 10am – 3pm (click here for a list of participating artists). Saturday evening is the Bergrivier Gin Experience, a chance to experience and savour locally produced gins paired with cheese, tapas, and nougat.
Over the course of the weekend there are kiddies activities galore, including daily kids art workshops. Jenny Morris will also be showcasing her clothing pop-up shop at Rendezvous on Friday morning at 10am, and at the Flyers Lodge on Saturday. See below for the full schedule and more info on this unique weekend experience.
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Workshop Program
| Time | Artist | Workshop | Workshop Description | Location | Cost | Capacity | Contact Details | |||
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| Thursday, 07 July 2022 | ||||||||||
| 08:00 – 16:00 | Joanne Frost | Kiddies Activities | Bubble Wrap Stomp Painting | 1 Park Street ( Showgrounds ) | R100 | 20 | 076 402 2333 | |||
| 09:00 – 12:00 | Joey Koen | Fabric Painting | You will learn how to prepare your fabric before painting and what requirements you need. Also obtain knowledge of a few basic techniques. We will paint a place mat of 30x 45 cm and a boarder for a tea cloth. All articles will be ready for use. | Piet Retief Street | R300 | 5 | 072 036 7147 | |||
| 09:00 – 12:00 | Monique Nienaber | Soup Spoon | Spend the morning hammering and shaping your soup ladle. | 19 Du Toit Street | R370 | 8 | 063 676 7249 | |||
| 10:00 – 13:00 | Hester Claasen | Mosaic | Mosaic of Large door stop. Handmade cement doorstop and you pick your own colour. You mosaic and grout it. You can buy handmade ceramic inserts that could add to your mosaic door stop. You get to take your masterpiece home. | 16 Du Toit Street | R300 | 6 | 083 302 5388 | |||
| 14:00 – 16:30 | AlnaPottery Studio | Soup bowls and spoons | Come make your own soup bowls and spoons from scratch out of raw clay and decorate with under glaze. To be collected or send 3 / 4 weeks later. | 21 Kerk Street | R450 | 6 | 083 538 2644 | |||
| 14:00 – 17:00 | Monique Nienaber | Etching | Learn how to etch pictures, text or patterns onto brass and copper. Etching is the process of using and acid and a resist to create shallow markings in the metal. It is a great way to add texture to your pieces. End of the day with a completely individual item to take home and treasure. | 19 Du Toit Street | R200 | 8 | 063 676 7249 | + | ||
| 15:00 – 17:00 | Hester Claasen | Mosaic | Mosaic of Large door stop. Handmade cement doorstop and you pick your own colour. You mosaic and grout it. You can buy handmade ceramic inserts that could add to your mosaic door stop. You get to take your masterpiece home. | 16 Du Toit Street | R300 | 6 | 083 302 5388 | |||
| Friday, 08 July 2022 | ||||||||||
| 08:00 – 16:00 | Joanne Frost | Kiddies Activities | Paper plate Dream Catchers | 1 Park Street ( Showgrounds ) | R100 | 20 | 076 402 2333 | |||
| 09:00 – 12:00 | Joey Koen | Fabric Paint | You will learn how to prepare your fabric before painting and what requirements you need. Also obtain knowledge of a few basic techniques. We will paint a place mat of 30x 45 cm and a boarder for a tea cloth. All articles will be ready for use. | Piet Retief Street | R300 | 5 | 072 063 7147 | |||
| 09:00 – 12:00 | Monique Nienaber | Etching | Learn how to etch pictures, text or patterns onto brass and copper. Etching is the process of using and acid and a resist to create shallow markings in the metal. It is a great way to add texture to your pieces. End of the day with a completely individual item to take home and treasure. | 19 Du Toit Street | R200 | 8 | 063 676 7249 | |||
| 09:00 – 12:30 | AlnaPottery Studio | Loom beading | Work on a beading loom to create your own bracelet with seed beads, includes loom and needle. | 21 Kerk Street | R450 | 4 | 083 538 2644 | |||
| 10:00 – 13:00 | Hester Claasen | Mosaic | Mosaic of Large door stop. Handmade cement doorstop and you pick your own colour. You mosaic and grout it. You can buy handmade ceramic inserts that could add to your mosaic door stop. You get to take your masterpiece home. | 16 Du Toit Street | R300 | 6 | 083 302 5388 | |||
| 14:00 – 16:30 | AlnaPottery Studio | Felting | Work with raw unspun merino wool, using a felting needle to create a felting piece to become a wall hanging or purse. | 21 Kerk Street | R450 | 4 -SOLD OUT | 083 538 2644 | |||
| 15:00 – 17:00 | Hester Claasen | Mosaic | Mosaic of Large door stop. Handmade cement doorstop and you pick your own colour. You mosaic and grout it. You can buy handmade ceramic inserts that could add to your mosaic door stop. You get to take your masterpiece home. | 16 Du Toit Street | R300 | 6 | 083 302 5388 | |||
| Saturday, 09 July 2022 | ||||||||||
| 09:00 – 12:00 | Monique Nienaber | Etching | Learn how to etch pictures, text or patterns onto brass and copper. Etching is the process of using and acid and a resist to create shallow markings in the metal. It is a great way to add texture to your pieces. End of the day with a completely individual item to take home and treasure. | 19 Du Toit Street | R200 | 8 | 063 676 7249 | |||
| 09:00 – 12:30 | Melanie Weitz | Polymer Clay | Polymer clay is the most amazing medium with endless possibilities to work with. In this workshop you will have 2 options to choose from. Choose one that speak to you the most and come join me in making a usable art piece ( hot chocolate mug with a teaspoon ) or a wearable art piece ( happy earing- you will be able to make a few ). All materials provided. | 21 Kerk Street | R450 | 8 | 082 373 0356 | |||
| 09:00 – 12:00 | Joey Koen | Fabric Paint | You will learn how to prepare your fabric before painting and what requirements you need. Also obtain knowledge of a few basic techniques. We will paint a place mat of 30x 45 cm and a boarder for a tea cloth. All articles will be ready for use. | Piet Retief Street | R300 | 5 | 072 036 7147 | |||
| 10:00 – 13:00 | Hester Claasen | Mosaic | Mosaic of Large door stop. Handmade cement doorstop and you pick your own colour. You mosaic and grout it. You can buy handmade ceramic inserts that could add to your mosaic door stop. You get to take your masterpiece home. | 16 Du Toit Street | R300 | 6 | 083 302 5388 | |||
| 10:00 – 12:00 | Joanne Frost | Sojo Soaps | Book now for your soap making course and learn everything about cold process soap making. The lesson includes everything you need to create your every first soap loaf. -Basic principles and science of soap making - Different qualities of different oils to be used in soap making - Lye Safety - Demonstration of making, unmoulding and cutting - How to formulate your own recipe and how to use the recipe calculator - 1 soap design ( in the pot swirl with white and 1 other colour ) - The loaf mould will yield 10 soaps - Indemnity form to be signed before the lesson - We up cycle where possible and reuse containers and mixing utensils | 1 Park Street ( Showgrounds ) | R350 | 10 | 076 402 2333 | |||
| 14:00 – 16:00 | Joanne Frost | Sojo Soaps | Book now for your soap making course and learn everything about cold process soap making. The lesson includes everything you need to create your very first soap loaf. -Basic principles and science of soap making - Different qualities of different oils to be used in soap making - Lye Safety - Demonstration of making, unmoulding and cutting - How to formulate your own recipe and how to use the recipe calculator - 1 soap design ( in the pot swirl with white and 1 other colour ) - The loaf mould will yield 10 soaps - Indemnity form to be signed before the lesson - We up cycle where possible and reuse containers and mixing utensils | 1 Park Street ( Showgrounds ) | R350 | 10 | 076 402 2333 | |||
| 14:00 – 16:30 | AlnaPottery Studio | Coffee Mug decorating | Decorating a coffee mug, painting with under glaze’s on a bisque fired mug. To be collected or send 3 / 4 weeks later. | 21 Kerk Street | R450 for 2 and R300 per person | 4 | 083 538 2644 | |||
| 14:00 – 17:00 | Monique Nienaber | Etching | Learn how to etch pictures, text or patterns onto brass and copper. Etching is the process of using and acid and a resist to create shallow markings in the metal. It is a great way to add texture to your pieces. End of the day with a completely individual item to take home and treasure. | 19 Du Toit Street | R200 | 8 | 063 676 7249 | |||
| 15:00 – 17:00 | Hester Claasen | Mosaic | Mosaic of Large door stop. Handmade cement doorstop and you pick your own colour. You mosaic and grout it. You can buy handmade ceramic inserts that could add to your mosaic door stop. You get to take your masterpiece home. | 16 Du Toit Street | R300 | 6 | 083 302 5388 | |||
Also on the Agenda:
Our local Artists will be opening up their studio spaces for you to come and visit! Studios will be open from 10H00 – 15H00 on saturday the 9th of July.
Participating artists include:
Andre Du Toit – 082 656 3021
JP Meyer –
Carin Dorrington – 083 635 1131
Ronel Bakker – 076 884 1727
Die Lighuis – 066 2577 939
Yoko Reijn – 083 558 3291
The Mosaic House –
Porterville Community Market CEX
