Creative Workshops with True Tone
Culture Co-operative
In collaboration with True Tone, we ran a series of creative workshops for 14-30-year-olds living in Doncaster as part of our Culture Co-operative. They have been a great success and a wonderful way for young people to get creative on a Thursday evening!
Culture Co-operative is a project that aims to reach and engage individuals within the community who may be experiencing loneliness, exacerbated by the pandemic and most recent period of lockdown. The projects aim is to reach individuals and create new opportunities to engage with the arts, share their work with the wider community and feel part of a more long-term community art exchange, the Culture Co-operative.
Our Workshops
Collaging Workshop with Karen Hall textile artist | 8th April 2021
Karen ran a two-hour Collaging Workshop on Thursday 8th of April. Workshop participants were taught how to create beautiful collages using materials we were able to provide for them.
During this session participants also learnt about Karen herself and her career.
Thank you Karen for a fantastic workshop!
A Gallery of Collages From Participants
Reviews from the Collaging Workshop with Karen Hall
“I definitely loved the more relaxed pace of this workshop - and made some awesome collages too!”
“it was very well organised and everyone was extremely friendly. It was very inspiring and I can’t wait to participate in more workshops.”
“I liked hearing about Karen”
“I really enjoyed the session”
“I loved the workshop and it has inspired me to do more collaging in the future and it has been nice to do some art and learn about the artist too.”
Sewing Workshop with Rebecca Aydon @thenaturaldyer | 15th April 2021
Rebecca ran a two-hour Sewing Workshop on Thursday 15th of April. Workshop Attendees were guided through basic sewing steps to then create a beautiful detachable collar. All fabric and sewing kits were provided for the participants of the workshop.
Participants also learn more about Rebecca and her career.
Thank you Rebecca for a fantastic workshop!
A Gallery of Sewn Collars
Reviews from the Sewing workshop with rebecca aydon
“Really good session, nice pace and good to start the activity straight away”
“I think what you are doing is amazing! Everything is very well organised and everyone was extremely friendly. I would love to see even more workshops in the future.”
“Very professionally run.”
“It was good to hear how a creative career has been made in Doncaster Wool Market.”
“It was a very good workshop, very relaxed and friendly.”
“It was a very fun and interesting workshop and I would love to do another sewing one in the future!”
Illustration Workshop with Katie Chappell | April 22nd April
Illustrator Katie Chappell is a virtual scribe and live event illustrator best known for her fresh wobbly illustration and giant live window paintings. She has created live illustrations for global clients including Apple, Facebook, Google, Chromebook, BT, Dove and Nespresso among many others. Katie joined us on for a fantastic Live Illustration workshop which was thoroughly enjoyed by all!
Thank you for leading the session Katie!
Take a look at some of the submissions we had from the workshop!
A Gallery of work submitted by the workshops participants
Reviews from the Live Illustration workshop with KAtie Chappell
“It was a fabulous workshop to be a part of! Everyone was very friendly meaning it felt very relaxed. It was extremely enjoyable and I will definitely be doing more of it.”
“I really enjoyed the workshop, it was something totally new and it was great!”
Pottery Workshop with Kana London | 29th April 2021
Ana at Kana London led a fantastic 2 hour workshop for our participants where she shared the story of her career, how she became interested in pottery and working with clay and finished with showing us how to create a pinch pot.
A big thank you to Ana for leading the session. It was great to see the wonderful pottery creations our participants made.
A Gallery of Pottery Creations
Reviews from the Pottery Workshop with Kana London
“I thoroughly enjoyed the session and cannot fault anything, this is such a fantastic addition to the creative community in Doncaster and those aspiring to be creators ! :)”
“It was a pleasure to be involved with. I feel calm and have really enjoyed the opportunity to be creative. It was a fantastic atmosphere and I felt really encouraged. It was good for me to have an "excuse" to take some time to myself”
“Everything was very well done. The resource packages were amazing!!! Thank you so much for these amazing opportunities.”
“I thought this was a joyous event - after a long working day it actually lifted me, took me took another place in my head and helped me switch off.”
Paper Craft Workshop with Jennifer Collier | 6th May 2021
We had a fantastic workshop this week. The session was led by the very talented Jennifer Collier, a professional Paper Crafter!
Jennifer spoke about her career in paper crafts and showed us some of the amazing creations she has made with paper! Jennifer then went on to show us how to fold and create beautiful paper flowers.
Thank you Jennifer for your expertise and for leading a wonderful session.
A Gallery of Paper Craft Creations
Reviews from the Paper Craft Workshop with Jennifer Collier
“Everything was wonderful, I really enjoyed this workshop ! 100% recommend to anyone wanting to try something new. This is a great opportunity to maybe find the one thing that is your thing to be good at; your speciality.”
“Positive feedback only: the courses are very well planned/structured and presented. I have thoroughly enjoyed every workshop I have joined so far as I get to learn new things and get creative. Thank you!”
Watercolour Fashion Illustration with Rebecca Feneley | 13/05/2021
This weeks creative workshop was led by the very talented Rebecca Feneley, a professional Fashion Illustrator.
Rebecca spoke of her career as a fashion illustrator and how she came to choose the career path she was on. Rebecca then went on to show our participants how to create a fashion illustration inspired by a Vogue Cover.
It was a lovely relaxing session enjoyed by all involved - thank you for sharing your talents Rebecca!
A Gallery of Fashion Illustrations
Reviews from the Fashion Illustration Workshop with Rebecca Feneley
“Very good session - informative but also very very fun and relaxing”
“A fantastic workshop which taught me some valuable art skills and showcased the creative talent of young people Doncaster. Thank you”
“The workshop was really fun and I enjoyed it a lot.”
“This is a great project and I hope it continues. It’s informal and accessible and a great inroad to creative activity.”
“I really enjoyed this workshop! It was really nice to see new faces along with old ones. It was especially nice to see people from other places and not just other towns/ cities but countries in other continents entirely.”
Intro to Journalism Panel | Charles Fox, Laura Andrew & John Domokos Hosted by Kurt Ewald Lindley | 20th MAy 2021
On Thursday the 20th of May we were joined by a panel of talented journalists including Charles Fox, Laura Andrew and John Domokos. The panel was hosted by the fantastic Kurt Ewald Lindley.
Charles Fox - Charles is a British born photographer currently based between Sheffield, England and South East Asia, with a particular focus on Cambodia. He has a degree in Photojournalism from the London College of Communications, is part of Getty images and lectures in photography at Nottingham Trent University.
Laura Andrew - Laura Andrew has been a reporter for around four years, and currently works for The Doncaster Free Press. "I focus on human interest stories and have a particular passion on covering arts and lifestyle content. In 2020 I won the Community Journalist of the Year Award (JPI Media awards)."
John Domokos - John is a video journalist for the Guardian. He is currently focusing on a new project working on filmmaking collaborations with communities around Britain and also #AnywhereButWestminster series.
Kurt Ewad Lindley (Chair) - Kurt is the owner of Be More Learning and Development, publisher of the ‘Learning Scientist Magazine’ and all out “lover of learning”.
Thank you Charles, Laura and John for sharing your insight into journalism and to Kurt for hosting the session so well!
Street Art | Ed Syder | 27/05/2021
On Thursday the 27th of May we were joined by Ed Syder, a Street Artist. Ed spoke about his journey as an artist and then guided the workshop participants through how to create a character drawing based on a person of our choice.
Thank you for coming along and leading the session Ed!
You can see Ed’s illustrations on his Instagram page.
A gallery of our participants Street Art
Reviews from Ed’s Street Art Workshop
“It was wonderful as always. It was very nice to see new faces as well as old. I have very much enjoyed the workshops and I can not wait for more in the future.”
“It was very good and I enjoyed it!”
Drag Artistry | Naomi Carter & Anna Popp | 3rd June 2021
For our final creative workshop with True Tone, we had Naomi Carter and Anna Popp lead a Drag Artistry workshop for our participants. Naomi created a beautiful makeup look on Anna, whilst the two Queen’s spoke about their drag inspirations, favourite makeup looks, answered participants questions, plus much more. We loved it!
Thank you Naomi and Anna for hosting such a fantastic workshop.
Reviews from our Participants
“It was all amazing.”
“I really enjoyed all if the workshops! I think it all worked perfectly.”