Batik Courses in Ripley, Derbyshire, England
We have a new home! Attic Batik is now operating from my home studio in Ripley, Derbyshire. The move means I can now offer smaller and more comfortable classes with the personal boutique touch and it also means I can now include a home cooked lunch. 🍲
Continue reading “Attic Batik Has Moved!!”Do you have a picture in mind that you would like to create in Batik? I can help you! I am delighted to announce that I am now offering one-to-one sessions for anyone who has already completed our ‘Initial Class’ (our one day foundation class in batik making).
What an event! This was my first time exhibiting on an arts trail and what a joyous experience it turned out to be. Attic Batik was venue number 5, snuggled up in the middle of the old former White Swan pub on Belper’s Market Place. Our space was shared by artist Karen Logan displaying some fine lino cut prints and by mixed media painter Neil Hunt showcasing his rather lovely local landscapes. Neighbouring businesses RedFox Beauty and Emerald Beauty also loaned space to young and super hardworking animal painter Natasha Lowe and creative landscape photographer Valerie Dalling showing her beautiful painterly looking photos.
This 2 day event was extremely well attended by folks from near and far and it was heartwarming to meet with and share batik with so many lovely people. It was especially pleasing to see and hear the curious expressions of young and old who had never seen this craft before. For plenty of others who could smell the hot wax on their approach up the stairs it brought back nostalgic memories of having tried batik at school or at University. One lady said the smell was highly evocative and reminded her of when she used to work in a ski shop where she waxed skis! It was also a nice surprise to meet fellow batik artists (we are a rare-breed in the UK) and to compare tools, techniques and swap information.
Thank you to every body who came out to visit, peruse and to purchase work and big thanks to the team of organisers at https://www.belperarts.org for all their hard work. I can’t wait to do it all again next year now! 🙂
Are you travelling to pretty Derbyshire for a holiday? Or even staying a while in the lovely little shopping and heritage town of Belper? There is so much to do and see around here and you’ll be received with a warm welcome.
Attic Batik on the Belper Market Place has just been approved as an Airbnb Experience Host. We now offer classes to holiday makers to enhance your visit and for you to come and create lasting special memories as part of your stay in the county.
Continue reading “Now an Airbnb Experience Host”It was a pleasure to be asked to give a presentation on batik for the Derby Quilters Group at The Derbyshire Federation of Women’s Institutes H.Q.
I’m very excited to announce that Attic Batik will be on the Belper Arts Trail this year! The trail runs over the May Bank Holiday (5/6th May) as part of the ever popular annual Belper Arts Festival. The studio will be hosting two further artist/makers and our building ‘The White Swan’ on the Market Place will be open for you to visit and to see what we have on offer. Other businesses in the house will also be providing temporary spaces for artists and their work, so it’s all set to be a hive of creativity. We are just one tiny part of this massive not-to-be-missed event and I am very much looking forward to it. 🙂
It was a privilege to be featured in the November edition of The Batik Guild Magazine.
Hello!! We had a trial run of the studio on Saturday to test out the new workspace and the delivery of the “Initial Class”. It was a super day that coincided with other town events meaning lots of unplanned footfall of visitors in the studio, but great nonetheless. It was great to have the door open and to meet so many of the passing townspeople all eager to see what Attic Batik is about!
After a very long week and and a mad dash to get everything ready for our first trial class on Saturday, the studio is now ready! It’s both beautiful and functional, and I’m looking forward to spending many wonderful hours in here batiking with everybody. I’m sure the place will never look so clean again so I am posting these photos for posterity. 😁
