1st March – 31st March

Launch of ‘Name the Ladies' Competition, a fundraiser for Midlands Women’s Aid.

Win a signed reproduction art print of Charlotte Thomson’s hand drawn ladies

Simply purchase a competition card, name our lovely ladies, all beautifully hand drawn directly onto our shop walls by talented illustrator Charlotte Thomson

Competition cards are a £1 & available at to buy at Debbie Bryan Studio & Shop, winning cards will be selected at the Name the Ladies Evening, Thursday 31st March, 6-8pm at Debbie Bryan Studio & Shop. 
 

Please call 0115 9507776 or call in at Debbie Bryan Studio & Shop to book your workshop place.

5th March

Saturday 11-5pm

Paper Light Making Workshop £42, includes all materials, tea, light lunch & homemade cake

Award winning sculptural textile designer Lorna Syson will be shining the light on sustainability & sharing her craft skills to help you create your paper light.

Ever wondered how your choices could affect the environment?

Well come along to the Shining a light on sustainability workshop with Lorna Syson and get in insight into how new fabric technologies are offering a sustainable alternative to tradition textiles.

Get an understanding into how the designer works with papers before transferring the techniques into fabrics and look at her sketch books and traditional Chinese paper cutting for inspiration. Learn how to create your own monochrome tub light from scratch using sustainable papers, paper cutting techniques, folding and manipulation.

All materials are included (lampshade frame 12.5cm in diameter, black and white papers, tapes and adhesives) all you need to bring is yourself, your creative inspiration in the form of images you love and a lot of enthusiasm. At the end of the day you can leave with your own tub light tucked under your arm to use on a freestanding frame or a hanging light.

Part of Sustainable Design Workshop Season at Debbie Bryan Studio & Shop

6th March
 

Sunday, shop open 12-5pm

Sunday Tea party with Nottingham Lace, Tea, Cake & Talks from 2pm

A special talk from Joy Buttress, Doctoral Research Student, Fashion, Textiles & Knitwear.

Joy will speak about her own research, Historical lace as a resource in contemporary art practice.
 

8th March - International Womens Day , 100 years

Tuesday, 12-3pm

Afternoon Tea Party, come along and celebrate Shove Tuesday & 100 years of International Women’s Day with Tea & Pancakes

Our party is a fundraiser for Nottingham Breast Cancer Support Group
 

12th March

 Saturday 11-1pm
Porcelain Brooch Making Workshop £20, includes all materials, tea & homemade cake

Be inspired by talented ceramist Katie Almond’s design secrets & create your own stunning trio of porcelain brooches.
Part of Sustainable Design Workshop Season at Debbie Bryan Studio & Shop

Saturday 2-5pm
Stoneware Tile Making Workshop £25, includes all materials, tea & homemade cake

Spend the afternoon learning from local designer/maker Katie Almond & create set of 3 decorative stoneware tiles.
 

19th March

Saturday, 11-5pm
 

3D Paper Mosaic Frame Making Workshop, £42 includes all materials, tea & light lunch & homemade cake

In this workshop multiple award winning designer Hannah Lobley will share her working methods & inspiration for her innovative Paperwork technique & teach you how to create your own 3d box frame collage/mosaic.

Part of the Sustainable Design Workshop Season at Debbie Bryan Studio & Shop

13th March
 

Sunday, shop open 12-5pm
 

Sunday Tea Party with 100 years of Fashion, Tea, Cake & Talk from 2pm
 

A Special talk from Emma Ojapah, Fashion Design Student about how 100 years of fashion have been the inspiration for her forthcoming collection. 

Come along and share your own 100 years of fashion stories, memories, drawings, fabrics & fashion 
 

20th March

Sunday, shop open 12-5pm

Sunday Tea Party with…Creatively Confident

Sarah’s workshop is 1-3pm, please call 0115 9507776 to reserve your place
 

Starting & running a creative business is a challenging thing to do.

Creative business mentor Sarah McNicol will teach some simple ways to help you be more effective and enjoy your successes.

This  workshop is open to anyone running a creative business, working in a creative business or undertaking creative projects.
 

24th March

Thursday, 6-9pm, £25 includes all materials, tea & homemade cake

Femme Fatale Life Drawing Party with Illustrator Charlotte Thomson

Be Glamorous! This is not your usual life drawing class; the theme is Film Noir & Hollywood Starlet.

Learn from Charlotte how to create beautiful & voluptuous drawings of our clothed muse model Jody Capuano.

If you’ve always thought art classes could do with a little more spice then this one is for you.

Illustrator Charlotte Thomson is a specialist in Boudoir and Burlesque portraiture and will be bringing us her tips and tricks for creating beautiful and voluptuous life drawings.

The session will concentrate on ‘Femme Fatale’ as a theme, using vintage Hollywood starlets and Film Noir vamps as an inspiration to explore light and shade and ways of creating atmosphere in your pictures.

Art materials, paper and drawing boards will be provided but feel free to bring additional materials if you wish.

Some drawing experience is preferred but all levels of experience welcome.

Be glamourous! This is not your usual life drawing class, feel free to dress up and get into the vintage theme!
 

Part of the Sustainable Design Workshop Season at Debbie Bryan Studio & Shop
 

26th March

Saturday 10-1pm

Textile Frame Making Workshop £25, includes all materials, tea & homemade cake
 

Designer/maker Jayne Childs shares her experience & gives individual help to create your own reference samples & hand embroidered textile frame using J.C Middlebrooks’s own Nottingham Lace designs & specially sourced vintage fabrics.
 

Part of the Sustainable Design Workshop Season at Debbie Bryan Studio & Shop 

27th March

Sunday, shop open 12-5pm
 

Sunday Tea Party with…The WI, The Party is 1- 4pm

Learn traditional craft skills from the talented WI ladies, our party is a fundraiser for The Nottingham Breast Cancer Support Group. Tea & Cake table & Prize Draw 

31th March

Thursday, 6-8pm

Name the Ladies Evening, our evening is a fundraiser for Midlands Women’s Aid.
 

Win a signed reproduction art print of Charlotte Thomson’s hand drawn ladies

Simply purchase a competition card, name our lovely ladies, all beautifully hand drawn directly onto our shop walls by talented illustrator Charlotte Thomson

Competition cards are a £1 & available at Debbie Bryan Studio & Shop