The ritual Year Workshops
A series of seasonal seminars for the maker, design and creatively curious
sed to respond to the needs of the creative through the unfolding seasons, year on year, offering a unique insight into the maker's process.
1st Workshop: R&D RESEARCH
March 12 2026
Join me as we explore the art of meaningful creativity, through eight ‘season specific’ workshops:
12 March: R&D Pt 1: Research
23 April: MARK MAKING: Drawing as Enquiry
11 June: R&D Pt 2: Design / Development
25 July: CRAFT Pt 1: Surfaces & Forms - OFF The Body
17 September: CRAFT Pt 2: The Architecture of Cutting - ON The Body
22 October: TIME: & Long Term Thinking
17th December: STORYTELLING: Folklore & Other Falsehood
21 January 2027: FOLIO: Presenting yourself
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R&D Pt 1: Research
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.
Date: March 12th 2026
Time: 6-9pm
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MARK MAKING Drawing as Inquiry
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.
Date: April 23rd 2026
Time: 6-9pm
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R&D Pt 2: Design / Development
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.
Date: 11th June 2026
Time: 6-9pm
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CRAFT Pt 1: Surface & Form - Off The Body
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.
Date 25th July 2026
Time: 6-9pm
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CRAFT Pt 2: The Architecture of Cutting - On The Body
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.
date: 17th September 2026
Time: 6-9pm
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TIME & Long Term Thinking
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.
Date: 22nd October 2026
Time: 6-9pm
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STORYTELLING Folklore & Other Falsehood
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 17th December 2026
Time: 6-9pm
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FOLIO: Presenting Yourself
Description:
Reflection is the key to understanding your own creative process. This session offers a one-to-one feedback and diagnostic of your broader portfolio of work to date. Understanding who you are as a Designer is to articulate your process accurately and present the work in the eye context.
During the session you'll be asked to present your folio of work for review.
Arriving: January 21st 2027
Time: 6-9pm
COMING 2027
Tomorrows advances will open countless opportunities, rendering other practices obsolete, while the culture of consuming is now forever changed.
Instead of merely making ‘products’ believe in crafting stories…