Hello Glasgow....

Workshops are coming to Glasgow!! 

FAHION:ART:LIFE DRAWING

Fashion Designer Cassandra Belanger has invited The Illlustrative workshop to The Stitchery Studio studio in Glasgow.

Studying the life model and bespoke fashion garments
  this one day workshops offers an experimental day of fun using new techniques and a variety of mixed medium to produce illustrative works. Some materials will be provided but please bring a putty rubber/paintbrushes,heavy weight cartridge and any other materials you wish to use.

Looking forward to it.....book your place now!



Sunday 3rd June       12-5pm 

Contact  E: cassbelanger@gmail.com
T: 07969 044462


The Stitchery Studio, Charing Cross Glasgow G3,

ACES Workshop

Edinburgh College of Art coordinates with the ACES programme (Access to Creative Eduction in Scotland)  and invited me to take the Illustrative Workshop to the art school to  create a new experience and  support  S5/S6 pupils who are applying to Scottish art schools.

They were a fantastic bunch to work with and produced some great pieces over the two day workshop; experimenting with mixed media in relation to the life model and fashion garments. 

I wish all the students every success. 

Painters Palace





The Painters Palace brings you a selection of colourful original works from Edinburgh based artists to provide   a dramatic backdrop contrasting the human figure with raw painterly surfaces, splashes and textures.

Working from the figure and installation students will be encouraged to consider anatomy, structure and line and explore expressive ways of working with different mediums.

A range of materials and archives will be provided.

Location:    WASPS Studios 

                     2/3 West Park Place
                     Dalry
                     Edinburgh
                     EH11 2DP

Hours:         12 - 5pm

Date:           Sunday 1st April
Cost:            £45  per day

For further info and to book your place contact: christineclark1@hotmail.com

Behind the Easel

The Workshop was a  wonderful day; interesting people, a fantastic life model and some beautiful drawings. Looking forward to the next one! Click on  Frocktrade for a full review of the day.

Fused: Fashion, Art, Life Drawing

Charcoal Woman 

In February 2012, Edinburgh based artist Christine Clark brings you FUSED: a one day workshop which will give you the chance to immerse yourself in the world of Art, Life Drawing, Photographic Images and Fashion. Each Calender month Fused will change it's concept providing a new exciting visual to work from.

The inaugural workshop begins with a stunning fashion installation combining  garments from designer Judy R Clark with an eclectic mix of shoes, lamps, fabrics, found objects, photographs and ornate clothing to provide an exciting space for the Life Model and participants to work from.

The Workshop is a one day course for all levels  and ages designed to improve drawing skills, support the study of other courses or for those wishing to build a portfolio for higher education. Equally there is an opportunity for those interested in the world of Art, Fashion Life Drawing and Photography to come along to have some fun and explore new techniques. 

The life model will pose within the fashion inspired installation and a variety of materials and surfaces will be introduced where students will be encouraged to experiment; flourishing a fresh output of ideas considering line tone, colour texture and collage.

Looking at the figure in motion, fabric textures and exploring individual creative process students will produce a number of different studies and a finished drawing(s). There will also be an opportunity to take photographs so you can then work from the pictures in your own time.

A varied selection of different archives, magazines and imagery will also be available.

Materials, easels and drawing boards will be provided with refreshments and lunch break

The concept of  Fused will change monthly inviting you back for a different  experience within the Workshop.

Location:    WASPS Studios 

                     2/3 West Park Place
                     Dalry
                     Edinburgh
                     EH11 2DP

Hours:         11am - 5pm

Date:           Sat 25th February 2012 / Sunday 26th Fully booked

Cost:            £60  per day

For Further info and to book your place contact: christineclarkillustration@gmail.com 

Inspiration-Installation

While looking for Inspiration for my workshops I came across these stunning installations

Doris Salcedo takes ordinary objects and uses their embodied histories, (d)evolved forms and sheer quantities to impress upon people the weight of time and meaning inherent in everyday items. She has a fondness for domestic and commonplace materials – from textiles to wood furniture – that show wear and tear over time. 

1600 chairs were used in the making of this monstrous work of urban art. To further charge her work she frequently puts it right in public view, displacing a space people normally think of as empty to send her (open-to-interpretation) political, economic and historical messages. 



 Nele Azevedo spends hours on a work of art, only to watch it disappear before your eyes.  And now imagine that the disappearing part was the point all along.  That’s the case with ice art installations.  Several artists are using ice art to call attention to global warming and our fragile planet.

People Melting

Berlin Wall

Children Melting



French artist Annette Messager incorporates photographs, prints, drawings and various materials to create beautiful & haunting art installations



Creative artist Alicia Martin has been creating amazing installation artworks using books