Please find below a selection of articles, resources and videos to help you take Hive home with you, and get creative even when you can’t visit our building.
Lockdown videos on Facebook
During the various lockdowns we’ve been running online sessions through our Facebook page. You can view our videos on our Facebook page.
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A Flourish Foot Quilt
The Flourish Project is a two-year project that started in September 2019, working with Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the …
Lockdown with Liz
I enjoy watching Lockdown With Liz.She is brill, she is great. She’s a wiz.Her creative ideas,Help distract from my fears.So …
Sanding and abrasives
Abrasive papers Historically abrasives were made from natural materials such as sand, shark skin and shells. These might be applied …
Paper Cutouts
After decades of painting, Henri Matisse found himself unable to continue due to ill health. But from his wheelchair and …
Colour schemes
An analogous colour scheme uses colours which are next to each other on the colour wheel. For example, blues and …
Screenprinting
Screenprinting is a great simple process which will enable you to print your own bag, t-shirt or other fabric item …
Creating Creatures in Clay
Pottery Tutor Sally demonstrates modelling animals in clay, with a short video of her sheep to give you some pointers …
Endless Greens
If you have a look out of your window, or go onto your balcony or into your garden, you can …
Mixing a grey
Try mixing a grey to learn about colour and to make subtle colours. Colour doesn’t shine without grey! Using colours …
Sketching like Van Gogh
Look at these sketches made by Van Gogh, and see if you can follow some of the methods shown in …
Make a Ceramic Model
Here’s some photos of the little figure I finished this morning. He’s a bit of a cross between da Vinci’s …
Stain removal
We have recently been asked about removing an ink stain from a piece of furniture. Here are a couple of …
Collage: David Hockney
David Hockney, “Self Portrait”, 1954, Collage on newsprint, 16½ x 11¾” Collage is a great way to work at home …
Packing Case Shelves
We have recently been asked about making a set of shelves in the style of a packing case. This is a …
Collagraph
Collage offers a great way to make unusual prints with strong sculptural qualities. To make a plate to print from, …
Amazing colouring sheets
One of our tutors has created these amazing colouring sheets for you to print out and colour. Enjoy! …
Lino Printing
What is Lino Printing? Linocut is a printmaking technique, a variant of woodcut, in which a sheet of Lino is …
Wood Staining
The term ‘stain’ refers to products intended to add colour to the wood, enhancing grain patterns and figure. In repair …
Arabic Calligraphy: How to Make a Qalam
Our calligraphy tutor, Farzana, shares how to make a Qalam in this video on our Facebook page …