Join us on Tuesday 19th November 2024 at 6pm at Make on the Corner for a beginner-friendly watercolour Christmas card workshop, where you’ll create your one-of-a-kind set to show off to your friends and family!

This workshop is suitable for anyone, whether it is your first time holding a paintbrush, or your millionth!

What to expect:

Olivia will teach you watercolour painting basics and top tips, providing any help you need. We will cover:

• Freehand painting techniques
• Wet-on-wet method
• Embracing mistakes
• Traditional and non-traditional ways to use watercolour

What to bring:

All materials will be provided for the workshop, so all you must bring is yourself and your festive spirit! However, you may bring your own materials and paintbrushes if you wish.

We will provide:

• Watercolour paper
• Paintbrushes
• Masking tape
• Watercolour paint
• Water pots
• Fine liner pens
• Rags
• Envelopes

You can take your Christmas cards home on the day, with plenty of time before Christmas to send them out and let your loved ones enjoy them.

Please note that this is an 18+ event.

Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to get in a creative Christmas spirit!

About your tutor:

Your tutor, Olivia McIntosh, is a fine artist based at Make Huyton Village, with a passion for painting. Olivia has featured in exhibitions and projects around Liverpool and Knowsley, having studied the arts in both areas for the past 5 years. Olivia loves to learn and teach, focusing her practice on unlearning and relearning traditional painting methods throughout different projects.

Olivia is passionate about making art more accessible to those who are neurodivergent through using alternative methods of learning, documenting, and communicating.

Transport Links: Make on the Corner

Our full address is:

Make Huyton Village

47-49 Derby Road

Huyton

Liverpool

L36 9UQ

By Bike: There is limited bike storage at the venue – please get in touch ahead of your booking to let us know if you are travelling by bike. Other nearby options for bike storage can be found at: Huyton Train Station, Huyton Library, Huyton Municipal Buildings and Asda Super Centre.

By Train: The nearest train station to the venue is Huyton train station. The station is a 6 minute walk from the venue – You can view directions via google maps here.

By Bus: Huyton Bus station is situated a 3 minute walk from the venue. You can view directions via google maps here.

By Car: There is free car parking for up to 3 hours situated in Archway Road car park Address: Archway Road car park, Civic Way, Huyton, Merseyside L36 9GD. Archway Road Car Park is a 4 minute walk to the venue – you can view directions via google maps here. You can find out more about parking in the area here.

There is accessible parking located at Archway Road car park and Huyton multi storey car park. More information can be found here