Tones on softer strings
photographs by Siljes Elisabet Thorin and paintings by Don Strauss
Lucy Newton August 14 to September 19 2021
Stoat, West Lothian
We are delighted to welcome Lucy Newton back to The Line with a collection of pieces painted during the lockdown. The comfort and solace of the open countryside have been important to many of us over these last months, but to be able to see and to recreate in paint the creatures that are around us is special. Lucy's skills are remarkable and, through her, we can see and appreciate the many birds and animals which live alongside us.
Sketchbook Selection Workshop Tuesday August 10th 2021
Sketchbook Selection workshop
10 August, (1.00 - 4.00 pm)
Class limited to 4 participants
Learn the art of bookmaking with Edinburgh-based Bookbinder Cass Barron - in this 3 hour workshop Cass will share three of her favourite bookbinding techniques: an Accordion Fold book, Japanese Stab Bound Book and an Exposed Long Stitch leather or pleather journal.
These books make for great sketchbooks, journals and gifts - Cass will share lots of ideas on how to work into your books and add personal touches.
Workshop fee £52 to include all materials, but you are welcome to bring along any papers from your own collection that you would like to use in your books - artwork, old maps, wrapping paper etc. work well. If you wish to take a set of bookbinding tools home, these will be available to purchase from Cass for £8,please bring the right change if possible.
Refillable Notebook Workshop Monday August 9th 2021
Refillable Notebook Workshop
9 August, 1-4pm
Class limited to 4 participants
Join Edinburgh-based Bookbinder Cass Barron to create an A6 refillable notebook, complete with handy pockets to help organise your note-taking. If you're a stationery lover, everyday sketcher, travel journaller, compulsive list maker or someone that carries around multiple notebooks - this workshop is for you!
This hardback journal features a leather spine threaded with elastic that can house two booklets - meaning that when you have filled a booklet, you can simply remove it, make a new one, reload your book and away you go! This also means you can mix and match your notebooks depending on what you're doing each day.
In the workshop Cass will cover how to construct the outer of your book, attach the spine and add pocket details to the inside, before showing you a nifty way to make hand-stitched notebooks to slot into your book - you'll leave the workshop with a beautiful book that will be a joy to use and the skills to keep refilling it for years to come!
Workshop fee £52.00 to include all materials, but you are welcome to bring along any papers from your own collection that you would like to use in your books - artwork, old maps, wrapping paper etc. work well. If you wish to take a set of bookbinding tools home, these will be available to purchase from Cass for £8, please bring the right change if possible.
Please contact us at all@thelineonline.co.uk to book your place.
