This class is suitable for students of all abilities

Wellbeing work-alongs are a fairly new addition to the Ardington ONLINE programme; the perfect opportunity to take the pressure off, slow down, and indulge in a bit of ‘you’ time. These stripped back sessions are a step away from our traditional jam-packed classes; there'll be no handouts and, more importantly, no homework! 

In this session, we will take our inspiration from interesting fruit – think passion fruit, pomegranates, pineapples (but it doesn’t have to begin with ‘P’!) - to create amazing mandalas. We will cut and dissect them and mine them for shapes, colours and pattern. Using reference of their flowers and leaves will give us even more imagery to work with to create beautiful and unique designs.

Using stylized shapes as our starting point we will create a few quick and simple stamps from kids craft foam to lay in the basis of our mandala design. Then working with any water-based colour media of your choice we will create ever more elaborate patterns, adding depth and detail as we go.

For a final flourish there is the option to add metallic or pearlised paint or pen-work for a bit of opulence and bling! Beware – this is a very addictive process!

You can work along with Karen at a gentle pace. Grab yourselves a cuppa, turn off your phone, and enjoy a peaceful afternoon playing with paint!  You might not finish the entire project in the time we have, but you'll have all the skills you need to finish off in your own time.