The Kathryn Wheel: Teaching Schedule

Woohoo!! I'm so excited to announce that I'll be teaching an on-line class here in 2013. Have a look at the 21 Secrets art journaling workshop website for more info. Registration available NOW! Classes

available April 2013 till December 2013.

Thursday 9th May

Art from the Heart (Harrogate, UK)

Dylusions journals and tags

Come and play with the latest range of fabulous Dylusions character stamps to create fun and quirky journal pages and tags. Let Kate show you how to get the best out of your Dylusions inks, building up backgrounds full of depth and interest.

Required: Journal or sketchbook (any size)

Saturday 11th May
Couture Cards
Mechanics Institute, Kirkby Malzeard
9.30 - 12.30
Make some fabulously stylish, girly cards using the new Couture collection of stamps by Dylusions.

Saturday 18th May

The Craft Den, Sheffield

Make a Junk Journal!

Click *here* for details.

Saturday 8th June

Fun cards for boys!

Mechanics Institute, Kirkby Malzeard

9.30 - 12.30

Make some quirky and humourous cards for boys and men, using stamps and stencils by Dylusions.

Juicy Journal Backgrounds

Art from the Heart, Harrogate (UK)
Thursday 13th June

A chance to play with a whole host of different media to create juicy journal backgrounds that are truly mixed-media! Be prepared to experiment and play, building many layers in your journal backgrounds using a combination of acrylic paints, ink sprays, pastels, pencils … and anything else you can lay your hands on! Incorporate drawn elements and scraps of ephemera, to build a background that is uniquely ‘you’. Learn how to combine many colours without making mud on the page. Come with an open mind and a willingness to play ….. and

if you’ve got art stuff at home that you never use, bring it along, and use it to develop your own voice and style.

Required: Journal or sketch book (any size)

Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd June

De Craftorij, Holland

Creative Mixed-Media weekend

with Kate Crane and Dyan Reavely

Details *here*

Thursday 27th June

Art from the Heart (Harrogate, UK)

Doodle delicious!

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Random, thoughtless drawings on whatever topics happen to be flowing through the artists' head.

Not only is doodling relaxing and therapeutic, it is a fantastic way to build your own personal library of marks and symbols which can be incorporated into your future journal pages. Following Kate’s guidance and prompts, have a go at doodling using a whole host of different pens, pencils and colours, and create your very own pages of delicious doodles which can be bound into a useful journaling book at the end of the day.

Thursday 18th July

Art from the Heart (Harrogate, UK)

Catch-up on calendars

If you have been participating in Kate’s calendar challenge, or if you’re thinking about starting an art calendar, then come and spend the day getting prepped for the months ahead. You will have access to a wide variety of mediums to complete your pages, including acrylic paints, Dylusions inks, pastels and gelatos, as well as a whole host of rubber stamps (including lots of new images) to add interest to your pages. Filling in each day on these calendars isn’t time consuming at all, but sometimes finding the time to have your page ready for the month ahead can seem like an impossible task. So this is the perfect opportunity to get ahead!

Required: Large journal or sketchbook.

28th and 29th September

Art from the Heart (Harrogate, UK)

A weekend of art journal inspirations

More colourful and vibrant journal pages with Kate Crane including hints, tips and ideas for making your journal pages pop! Over the course of the weekend Kate will demonstrate some techniques for creating colourful and vibrant backgrounds using stencils, rubber stamps, ‘junk’, and more. We’ll make lots of lovely layers, and build them to create luscious mixed-media backgrounds. Kate will encourage you to follow your instincts and discover your own style. There will be hints and tips for how, where and what to write on the page with plenty of journal prompts. Art journaling is all about the journey and the process – it’s time to let your creativity to flow!

Equipment needed: Journal (A4 or A5), or a sketchbook.

Saturday 26th October
3-D Jean (Middlesbrough, UK)
Juicy Journal Backgrounds
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Classes to come in the autumn 2013 ...

Art from the Heart (Harrogate)
The Stamp Attic (Oxford)
The Artistic Stamper (Kent)

Watch this space for more details!

Here's what people have to say about my classes:

Thanks for a wonderful, creative day Kate! So nice to meet you.

It was a fabulous day, thanks for a fun day Kate x

It was a great day thanks Kate - just flew by!

Such a great day - shame it sent so fast. Thanks Kate for great teaching and making it so enjoyable!!

Thank you for a great class yesterday Kate. It was completely out of my comfort zone but I did enjoy myself. Am going to finish off my pages at the weekend.

It was a great class, the addition of some lovley background music was very relaxing. I hope I can carry on & make some pages of my own, now I have a basic understanding of the process - thanks Kate!

Fab day! Fab teacher! Fab Birthday cake!, Fab gellis! Fab company! Lots of new goodies AND I learnt loads!!! Gwen

Brilliant day always feel I learn lots of new techniques with Kate Crane. Ruth

Thanxs for a great weekend. You are such an amazing teacher and so inspiring to watch work. Mell

Today I have been mostly - splodged and puddled!! and loved it!! Thanks to Kate Crane for inspiring us all! And there is more tomorrow! Gwen

Thank you for a great workshop yesterday Kate, I really enjoyed it and loved doing the journal pages and seeing how you capture the lovely colourful vibrancy in your work. Barb - The Stamp Attic

Well I've had the most enjoyable day today. I really had a lot of fun at Art from the Heart (AFTH), .... it should be dished out as therapy ..... I sang all the way home in the car on cloud nine! The paint-ier my hands (and face) got today the happier I became. Kate Crane was of course on top form again drawing out the secret artist inside you. I'm always surprised about all the creative things I've made when I get home. If you've not been for a class there, then you should seriously think about having a go.

We're back home from England! We've had a great workshop from Kate Crane! Kate thanks for this gorgeous weekend!!

That was a fantastic fun-filled weekend, thanks

I was lucky enough to attend Kate Crane's class on golden paints today - fantastic! So much info and techniques stuffed into the class, image transfer with gesso and golden mediums, texture paste, glazes, layered journal pages and so much info about golden paints and how to use them. I definitely

recommend the class!

It really was a great day - lots of fab techniques, the chance to play with new products and a really nice
group of people :-)

Thank you Kate for another fab day teaching us all how to draw faces.

Awesome day Kate - thanks - I'm pleased I drew something other than cartoonish stuff!!! Fab day.

Thanxs Kate for getting me addicted to another technique.

Thanks Kate for another amazing class.

We all did amazing pages, Kate brings out the best in us.

We had a fab day playing with the new stampotique stamps!! Thanks Kate Crane for and awesome day and for sharing your new stamps!

I had a really fantastic time. It's the people, the teacher, and the environment, it just brings out the best in all of us. Thanks for the brilliant tips Kate, I'll never forget them.