Children’s Workshop | Easter Art Club 7+ Seaside Maps: Nautical Collage and Storytelling

Inspired by Alfred Wallis and bustling seaside harbours such as St Ives, children will create a colourful mixed-media map of a coastal town in this workshop. Using layers of textured papers to represent the sand, sea and harbour walls, they will build up a unique landscape filled with cut-out houses, boats and people.

As their harbour takes shape, participants will invent the community that lives there. What are their names? What jobs do they do? From fishermen and lighthouse keepers to shop owners and sailors, children will work together to imagine the lives and stories of the people who call the harbour home.

The group will create a collective story inspired by their maps, bringing their coastal community to life through characters, adventures and everyday happenings.

A creative workshop combining collage, storytelling and imaginative world-building, inspired by the rich character and community of Cornwall’s historic fishing harbours.

Our Easter Art Club is a series of studio workshops for children, exploring a range of media in a fun and friendly environment. These workshops are led by experienced artist educators who specialise in working with children and young people. They are designed for children aged 7+.

Parents or carers are not required to stay for these workshops, although you are welcome to do so if you prefer.

Please provide a packed lunch for your child.

There are 3 sessions to choose from. Pay £25 per session or get 10% off each workshop when you book 2 or more sessions. Just add your selected workshops to the basket and the discount will be applied at checkout.

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Catherine Claasen

Catherine worked in education as a teacher before becoming a freelance Art Educator.  She has extensive experience in making art with children and young people, and enjoys working with different age ranges and art media on projects that encourage and inspire – often looking at things from a different perspective, with curiosity and creativity.

Her own work is ceramics and she loves experimenting with adapted forms and texture, mixing elements of hand-building and throwing, to make pots that look and feel interesting.