The ritual Year
Seven sessions devised to take you through the annual cycle of the ‘Ritual year’ challenging your creative practice offering an insight into aspects of the design process, from the perspective of an independent designer and teacher.
DATES & FULL DETAILS Coming Soon
1st Workshop: February 2026
Workshops devised to support the creative
by exploring the unfolding seasons of the ‘Ritual year’
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TIME & Long Term Thinking: The Awakening
Description:
This course invites you to deepen your creative practice and establish sustainable planning systems. It emphasises integrating long-term perspective and purpose into your work, connecting it with broader historical and seasonal rhythms. The course encourages you to reconsider your creative process, setting the stage for growth and the development of a grand narrative for your work. You'll learn to schedule experimentation, embrace new practices, and develop an action plan for future projects.
Arriving February 2026
Date: COMING SOON
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R&D Research: The Balance
Description:
This workshop offers an introduction to the creative process, emphasising research as a foundation for growth and storytelling. It guides participants in integrating both literal and interpretive referencing into their work, using anything from personal experiences to historical customs as catalysts for creation. The course focuses on incorporating key elements like detail, colour, texture, shape, and narrative to enrich aesthetic and philosophical depth.
Arriving March 2026
Date: COMING SOON
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MARK MAKING Drawing as Inquiry: The Abundance
Description:
This workshop is where artists and makers begin to visualise and formulate their concepts externally, before committing to more laborious and expensive 3D outcomes. The course emphasises mark-making skills as the key to effective creative communication. You'll study illustration and develop your unique artistic voice through a diverse exploration of multimedia, drawing, and various mark-making techniques.
Arriving May 2026
Date: COMING SOON
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R&D Design / Development: Midsummer - The Light
Description:
This workshop offers an introduction to the creative process, emphasising research as the bedrock for growth and learning. It highlights how a dimensional narrative can enrich your practice and unlock greater storytelling potential. The course explores how designers and artists draw inspiration from their surroundings, transforming anything into a catalyst for creation. You'll learn to integrate both physical (literal) and emotional (interpretive) referencing into your work, focusing on how detail, colour, texture, shape, and storytelling can be expertly incorporated to enhance aesthetic, philosophical, and narrative depth.
Arriving June/July 2026
Date: COMING SOON
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CRAFT The Architecture of Cutting: The Harvest: 1st & 2nd
Description:
This workshop explores the exciting potential of blending traditional artisanal techniques with cutting-edge production advancements to elevate your creative practice. You'll learn to view craft as "information on and off the body," providing a fresh perspective to evaluate your process and acquire new skills from previously unexplored domains. The course focuses on repurposing your craft's primary outcome to stay relevant in a rapidly evolving world.
Arriving 1st: August - 2nd: September 2026
Date: COMING SOON
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STORYTELLING Folklore & Other Falsehood: The Vail
Description:
This course guides participants in narrative-based design, emphasising a return to powerful storytelling. By delving into historic, folkloric, and personal timelines, you'll cultivate depth and long-term thinking for your craft. The workshop explores how to build an intimate narrative foundation for visual and conceptual research.
The course highlights how seasonal traditions and 10,000 years of cultural history shape craft, empowering you to create meaningful, lasting creative narratives.
As Ian states, "The culture of consuming has changed. Instead of making products, craft stories.”
Arriving November 2026
Date: COMING SOON
In an era where advances in technology will open countless opportunities while rendering other practices obsolete, the culture of consuming has forever changed. Instead of merely making products, we believe in crafting stories.
