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 new group intended for both beginners and more advanced artists
- Initial sessions: 17th and 31st March 2025
- Location: Free Church Hall Northway NW11
- When: Monday evenings 7pm to 9 pm
- Frequency: Fortnightly
Knitting
Leader: Liz Alcock
Calling all knitters! Liz Alcock is relaunching her group this spring (2025). Join her at her home in N3 for a natter and get those needles clicking away.
- Restarting on 25 March
- Location: leader’s home in N3
- When: Tuesday 2.30–4.30 pm
- Frequency: Monthly, last Tuesday of each month
Learn how to Draw and use Watercolours –
CURRENTLY SUSPENDED
Leader: Shizue Takahashi
A course for absolute beginners. Anyone can learn how to draw, according to Shizue Takahshi. Through many years of teaching, she has developed a simple method based on 3 key principles: Proportion, Angle and Tone. By understanding these principles, you will be able to draw pictures conveying a sense of light, space and depth. You will also learn how to create fresh/vibrant watercolour paintings.
- Friday: weekly 10.00–11.00 am on Zoom
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 Roger Cookson
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
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. Sharon is assuming leadership of this group, which was previously run by Ruth Jacobson.
- 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