Demonstrations in the Galleries

Architectural Plasterwork

Wednesday 6 April, 18.30-21.30
Architecture, Room 127
Explore traditional Arts and Crafts style hand-modelled decorative plasterwork using lime plaster on a wooden base. Clare Venables works using traditional hand techniques to create reproduction plasterwork for historic interiors.

Windsor Chair Making

Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 May, 14.00-17.00
British Galleries, Room 126
Watch the techniques used to create an Arts and Crafts Windsor chair using elm and oak, including shaping the seat and spindles. James Mursell is a chair maker specialising in traditional techniques. He teaches at West Dean College.

Japanese Stencil-Dyeing

Saturday 16 & Sunday 17 July, 14.00-17.00
Studio
Discover this unusual technique using cut stencils and brightly coloured dyes, which was used extensively in Japanese folk textiles. Vivien Prideaux is a textile artist and teacher with a specific interest in dyeing. She has travelled extensively in Japan and studied this technique in detail and has written a book on Indigo dyeing. She is a member of the 62 Group of textile artists.