Offcut Afternoons

Use offcuts of wood to create your own artworks and objects, led by artist Sebastian Chaumeton.

+44 (0)20 7942 2000
  • Saturday, 25 April 2026

    Saturday, 30 May 2026

    Saturday, 27 June 2026

    Saturday, 22 August 2026

    Saturday, 26 September 2026

    Saturday, 31 October 2026

    Saturday, 28 November 2026

  • V&A South Kensington

    Cromwell Road
    London, SW7 2RL
  • Under 26

    Ages 18-26

  • Free event

    All materials provided.

In this free drop-in workshop, you will learn practical skills to make your own wooden artworks and objects, using a variety of wood materials.

Workshops take place monthly on Saturdays. See themes below.
You do not need to book, places designated on a first-come, first-served basis. Stay for 10 minutes or all afternoon.
For ages 18-26.

Workshops designed by Adobe Creative Resident 2026 Shanti Bell and artist Sebastian Chaumeton.

Saturday, 25 April 2026 
Wood Sculptures
13:30 - 16:30

Saturday, 30 May 2026
Bookends and Coat Hangers
13:30 - 16:30

Saturday, 27 June 2026
Wood Collages and Marquetry
13:30 - 16:30

Saturday, 22 August 2026
Wood Carvings
13:30 - 16:30

Saturday, 26 September 2026
Cane Weaving
13:30 - 16:30

Saturday, 31 October 2026
Wood Block Printing
13:30 - 16:30

Saturday, 28 November 2026
Curate and Celebrate - See display of work
13:30 - 16:30

Want to learn more about carpentry and making? Book on to Woodworking Saturdays

About the Artist:
Sebastian Chaumeton is a multidisciplinary artist with an autodidactic approach to applying the best material for any given artwork be it up-cycling found materials into sculptures, delftware ceramics or mixed medium paintings. Whatever process used he's grounded in an enjoyment of craft, play, humour and the handmade. Sebastian graduated from Chelsea College of Art in 2019 and has since exhibited internationally and nationally from London to Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei and Hong Kong. Chaumeton's work speaks towards ideas around internet culture, memes and its relation to art history as a means to question arts purpose in a growing digital landscape. Contrastingly he also paints the theatre of the everyday in memories and the mundane as an antithesis to the aforementioned subject matter.  Through visual delight & details he aims to slow down the viewing process to counteract the immediacy of online imagery for himself as well as the viewer. Truly seeing and observing reality is a dying art which he believes can be revitalised through the art of making.