With the sound of trumpets in my ears I am very, very pleased to announce the arrival of my first online workshop! You can find full details and sign up HERE, As well as a summary of the content there are a couple of videos that you can watch for free.

(I’m hoping I pressed all the right buttons and everything is linked up, please let me know if not).

The online workshop contains everything that is in my five day Breakdown Your Palette workshop but in a lot more detail. It is split into eight units with the content being delivered by a mixture of videos that can be watched over and over, and detailed notes that can be downloaded. I’m keenly aware that it isn’t the same as teaching face to face but I hope the increased number of demonstrations inspire students to experiment. And I will be providing support via a private Facebook group, email and monthly Zoom meetings. The workshop costs £240 for 12 months access to the videos and to support from me.

This is all very new to me and I will be amazed if there aren’t a few technical glitches to sort out! Although this is an on demand workshop, I will only be releasing one unit per week. If everything is working well I’ll release units more quickly. To compensate those brave students who join up during this early period I will start the timer on their twelve month membership when I release the final unit.

I’ve also decided to donate £10 for every student who signs up before the end of March to charity. One of the few brilliant things that happened last year was the money we raised together for The Trussell Trust. And whilst food poverty is still a massive problem I have decided to support a different charity this year. It is called YoungMinds and you can find out all about them here. The impact of the pandemic on children and young people goes beyond just the loss of education. Children need to be with other children and the partial closure of schools is having an enormous effect on their mental well being.

So, have a look at the videos. Try not to cringe. Or laugh too loudly. I am a nervous wreck already. Leah x