Crack open your Easter egg early and join us for our Watercolour Easter Card Workshop at Make on the Corner! Relax and paint at our beginner-friendly session where you’ll learn how to make beautiful Easter cards using watercolour paints.

No experience is necessary – your friendly instructors will guide you through different tequniques and help you make some beautiful cards you’ll be proud to send to your friends and family, this Easter.

What to expect:

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

• Traditional and non-traditional ways to use watercolour
• Embracing mistakes
• How to get different effects

What to bring:

All materials will be provided for the workshop, so all you have to bring is yourself and your favourite snack. You may, however, bring your own water-based painting kit if you would like.

We will provide:

• Watercolour paper
• Paintbrushes
• Masking tape
• Watercolour paints
• Water pots
• Fine liner pens
• Kitchen roll
• Envelopes
• Tea, coffee, and water

You can take your gorgeous new cards home on the day, with plenty of time to send them off to friends and family, for maximum easter card enjoyment!

Please note, this is an 18+ event.

About your Tutor

Your tutor, Olivia McIntosh, is a fine artist with a passion for painting based at Make Huyton Village. Olivia has featured in exhibitions and projects around Liverpool and Knowsley, and is no stranger to teaching art.

Olivia’s practice is broad, though she focuses on unlearning and relearning traditional painting techniques within her work. She 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

Full address:

Make on the Corner

22 Derby Road

Huyton

Liverpool

L36 9UJ

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