Short Course

21st Century Maker

Name: Hereford College of Arts
Price range: $

Duration

10 Weeks
Cost

£375
Tutor

Ian Berrill
When

Tuesday Evenings

This course will introduce you to the exciting and limitless possibilities of a modern 3D workshop and will explore a range of different materials and processes.

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Overview

The aim of this course is to introduce you to the exciting and limitless possibilities of a modern 3D workshop. You can explore processes including laser etching and cutting, digital vinyl cutting, sand blasting and colour heat transfer, whilst working with a variety of materials including wood, metal, plastic, resins and jesmonite. You will be encouraged to explore hi-tech and low tech processes to create an array of one off decorative items for your home such as clocks, mirrors, coasters and more.

Basic materials are supplied to get you started. You will be advised accordingly of any additional materials required depending on what you would personally like to achieve.

What we do...

About the Tutor

Working as a self-employed Artist Blacksmith for over 12 years from his forge in Herefordshire, Ian worked to private and public commission. Ian has wide experience creating decorative metalwork for galleries, large scale public sculptures, garden pieces, community artworks as well as running workshops for school children and mentoring students.

Referring to himself as a “Jack of all trades, master of some”, Ian also worked as a photographer, Film Projectionist and Gallery Technician for The Courtyard Centre for the Arts in Hereford for many years. As a photographer, Ian was involved with the digitising museum collections and in 2009 was chosen to photograph a prestigious collection of Australian aboriginal artifacts at National Museums Liverpool.

Ian has worked at Hereford College of Arts as a technical demonstrator in the Small metals and 3D workshops since 2008. It is here that Ian has developed a new set of skills to pass on to our students particularly in low-tech photo acid etching, small-scale forging, wood turning and now laser cutting and etching.

Venue, Dates, Times

Term starts on 14th January. There will be 10 sessions, and there will be a half term break on the week of 25th February. All session dates listed below:

14th January
21st January
28th January
4th February
11th February
18th February
4th March
11th March
18th March
25th March

All sessions will be held in the 3D workshop at our College Road Campus. Sessions will start at 6.30pm and will finish at approximately 9pm.

Short Courses FAQs

What age do I have to be to do a short course?

Unless otherwise stated, our short courses are suitable for 16+.

We recommend anyone aged 16-17 is accompanied by someone 18+ who is also a paying participant.

What do I need to bring with me?

Basic materials are provided on all of our short courses, and you will be advised on any additional materials you may want to buy for personal projects whilst on the short course.

Make sure to bring some water, and dress appropriately for using college equipment (for example, no open-toed shoes, long hair tied back when using workshop equipment, and no highly flammable clothes if using fire).

Do I need to have had experience?

All of our short courses, unless specifically stated, are suitable for beginners or people with a little experience. There will usually be a mix of abilities in the group.

How many people are in the class?

Group sizes vary course to course, but we keep them small where possible so you get as much tutor time as possible. At the moment, the largest short course group is 15 people.

Do I get a certificate?

Courses like these can look great on your CV and are good for professional development. Therefore, we award certificates at the end of the course, provided that you attended enough of the sessions.

Our short courses are non-credit bearing programmes.