Past Events

Working outside with a sketchbook is like a visual diary and a great way of capturing a brief moment. Learn how to mix together watercolour, acrylic, oil bar, pastel, graphite and coloured pencils together in an immediate and energised way to capture the vitality of nature. All materials included apart from an A4 or A3 non textured thick cartridge paper or similar sketchbook, and seascape photographs looking through undergrowth for a subject reference. Workshop cost: £55.00 To book, go to:…

A body, movement, breath and sound workshop facilitated and led by Anne L Ryan Being with our body, encouraging slow movement, and focusing gently on the breath, our body becomes relaxed. Taking time to tune to our own rhythm, our body slows into motionlessness. From a deep quiet space, we tune to the impulse to resonate sound. As our sound connects with our body, this resonance opens the body’s sound portal. From this place, we work with resonance to shape…

A Mindfulness Workshop – The heart of self-compassion with Delia Taylor-Brook In this workshop, we will gather to dive gently into the heart of self-compassion.  We will explore what blocks us from being compassionate towards ourselves and discover ways of opening our hearts to our wounds and aspects of our behaviour that stop us from fully thriving.  We will also uncover ways in which you can begin to express a greater degree of kindness and acceptance of your limitations and…

Working with oils on paper, learn about ‘light isolation’, and explore how light on water can be made to burst into life by reducing the pitch of the surrounding tones. All materials provided apart from A3 hot pressed (smooth) heavy weight cartridge paper, and beach scape photographs to use as a reference (which you will need to bring). Workshop cost: £55.00 To book, go to: https://www.artcoursesoxford.com

ISHKAR has joined forces with Goldfinger, Thread Tales and La Eva to host a festive shopping experience. Impactful gifts that pair luxury with purpose. This curated shopping event brings together four independent brands that believe positive impact can be achieved through good business, sustainable practices, and the value of time honoured crafts and processes. Visitors will have the opportunity to shop exquisite glassware, jewellery and textiles handcrafted in Afghanistan, Myanmar and more from ISHKAR. Artisan woven scarves, wraps, cosy knits…

Painting doesn’t always have to be done with brushes.  John Hoyland said ‘With abstract painting, the more controlled it is, the more superficial it seems. It has to be more raw’. This workshop explores experimental methods of applying paint, in order to describe form in a less controlled way, without being inhibited by the hand and the skills of the wrist. Learn how to use different objects including plants found in the gardens of Asthall Manor, can be used to paint with…

Join us on Wednesday afternoons during the exhibition, where an Asthall Manor gardener will lead a walk and talk around the gardens. Tickets for this event include admission. Please feel free to explore the exhibition before the walk starts. Book your ticket here