Embrace the Face with Suzanne O’Shea
Thursday and Friday, November 13th and 14th, 2025 | 1-4pm
$80 Members / $100 Non-members
CLASS PAYMENT AND REGISTRATION
Think you can’t draw a face? Think again!
Let’s approach the human face as a map so as to create portraiture that is in equal parts readable and abstracted. Through music, clay, and intuitive materials, you’ll explore aspects of self while staying loose – letting imagination and expression guide your hand.
This 2-day workshop invites exploration into self-portraiture, spiritual and or fantasy figures, inviting you to release attachment to outcomes and embrace authentic expression. In an intimate setting with a maximum of 12 artists, you’ll work in a relaxed and comfortable environment where creativity flows freely. Music-guided sessions will inspire a fluid approach, whether you’re a beginner or experienced artist. Together, we’ll “Embrace the Face” and allow your unique vision to emerge, celebrating the beauty of artistic exploration and personal discovery.
Wool Needle Felting with Patricia Ward
Friday, November 7th | 12:30-4pm
$55 Members / $75 Non-members
$30 Materials Fee payable to the instructor on the day of workshop
CLASS PAYMENT AND REGISTRATION
Learn the basic principles of wool needle felting in this introductory workshop. No prior experience is necessary. Each participant will be provided with all of the required materials, including helpful resources for purchasing wool roving for further projects. To learn the basic techniques of felting, you will begin by making a wool tree with a natural birch base. Once you have completed your first project, you will create two mushrooms atop a mossy mound nestled in a terra cotta clay pot.
All participants will take home their two completed projects and all the necessary materials to embark on your own creative journey.
Materials cost $30 and will be provided by the instructor; participants with pay the instructor directly. They include:
8 x 10 x 2 dense foam felting pad
2 wooden holders for needles; smaller one holds 1 needle, larger one can hold from 1-8 needles
2 finger protectors
30 felting needles in 3 assorted sizes, including needle bottles
small scissor snippers
case to birch base and stem for felted tree
terra cotta clay pot for felted mushrooms
wool roving
Have an idea for a class? We’d love to hear from you. Please reach out to us at classes@bristolartmuseum.org.