Art Appreciation
Angela Wilson, an experienced lecturer on this subject, delivers Art Appreciation lectures on Zoom at 2 pm on Monday afternoons. She has offered to open her talks to our HGS u3a members.
- Using Zoom
- When: Monday afternoons 2.00–3.00 pm
Art Improvement Workshop
Leader: Barbara Jackson
Contact point: Hazel Finn
The art improvement group is for members who have painted before but want encouragement with their artwork. Our tutor Barbara Jackson is an accomplished artist. At present the group is full but we have a waiting list.
- When: Thursday 2.30–5.00 pm
- Location: Fellowship House, 136a Willifield Way, NW11 6YD
- Frequency: Fortnightly
Bead and Jewellery Making
Leader: Monica Peiser
Monica was trained in jewellery at the Central School of Arts and Crafts. Her own work is mainly in precious metals. Monica taught her craft at The Institute for over 30 years and some years at Hampstead School of Art. She has been fascinated by beads since childhood and has run many bead sessions.
She will be running a fun workshop using lovely glass beads where members will put colours and shapes together to create pretty necklaces, bracelets and earrings. Learn the tricky business of fastenings, choosing threads and wires and needles.
All you need is reasonable eyesight, some manual dexterity, patience and above all a love of beads! All materials provided.
- When: Wednesday 10.00 am – 12.30 pm
- Frequency: Fortnightly
- Location: Leader’s home in East Finchley
- Cost: Contribution of £8 per session to cover cost of materials
Drawing for Beginners—Basic Techniques
Leader: Mary Whiting
A full-year course in drawing starting from scratch. Structured sessions covering the essentials such as observation, perspective, shading and proportion, and including how to draw plants, faces, figures, still lifes, and how to compose a good picture.
- Weekly: Monday 11.00 am – 12.30 pm on Zoom
Drawing: Improvers
Leader: Mary Whiting
This course is intended for people who have completed Mary’s Drawing for Beginners course and want to carry on, or who have had some drawing experience elsewhere.
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- Monthly: Monday — 2.00–3.30 pm on Zoom
Evening Art Class
Leader: Lena Shah
A group for both beginners and more advanced artists
- Location: Signature Care Home, Bishops Avenue
- When: Monday evenings 7pm to 9 pm
- Frequency: Fortnightly
Knitting
Leader: Liz Alcock
Calling all knitters! Join her at her home in N3 for a natter and get those needles clicking away.
- Location: leader’s home in N3
- When: Tuesday 2.30–4.30 pm
- Frequency: Monthly, last Tuesday of each month
Outdoor Sketching
Leader: Tom Lester
Meet outdoors at various venues to practise drawing and/or painting outdoors.
- When: Wednesday mornings
- Where: Varies
Photography in London
Leader: Myke Jacobs, assisted by Ian Abrahams
Each month we visit a place of interest in London, normally choosing locations easily accessible by public transport followed by sharing our best shots a fortnight later on Zoom. It’s intended to be a fun-oriented group rather than a technocratic, competitive society.
- Group photo shoots at various locations in London
- Photo sharing sessions on Zoom
- When: Wednesday 10.30 am – 12 noon
- Frequency: Fortnightly
- Number of places: 15
Practical Photography & the Art of Taking Pictures
Leader: Ivan Berg
- Location: Member’s home or by Zoom
- When: Mondays 3.00 pm
- Frequency: Monthly — each date to be notified
In order to make the group more inclusive, the name of the ‘Mobile Phone Photo Group’ has been changed and meetings are now hybrid either via Zoom or at Malcolm Brahams’ home in Hampstead Way NW11. All cameras are welcome, Digital SLR, MFT (Micro Four Thirds), Compact or Bridge cameras, as well as, of course, Mobile Phones.
Ivan Berg is a working journalist, photographer, and author, having worked for BBC Top Gear magazine for over 17 years until he retired in 2010. He will be teaching members how to get the most out of their cameras in their phones, discussing such techniques as focussing, framing and exposure, and using Portrait, Night and Landscape modes as well as post production techniques.
To join the group please email Malcolm at groupsorg@hgsu3a.uk.
Sewing Circle
Leader: Diana Darrer
Expert needlewoman Diana Darrer provides members with 9-piece patchwork kits to sew for charity. This is a brilliant opportunity to learn and extend your sewing skills.
- When: Thursday 2.00–4.00 pm
- Frequency: Weekly
- Location: Leader’s home in NW11
Stained Glass & Glass Mosaic
Leader: Sharon Cavendish
Designing, cutting coloured glass, and laminating it onto a clear glass panel.
- When: Wednesday 2.15–4.15 pm
- Location: Free Church Hall, Northway, NW11 6PB
- Frequency: Weekly
Tuesday Morning Art
- When: Tuesdays 10.30 am to 1.00 pm.
- Location: Free Church Hall, Northway, NW11 6PB
- Frequency: Weekly
- Cost: £20 per term
Wednesday Morning Art
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When: Wednesdays 10.00 am to 12 noon.
- Location: Free Church Hall, Northway, NW11 6PB
- Frequency: Fortnightly