Featured Events in Ruthin in November, 2024 (June Updated)

Rosie Farey - Placemats Workshop AM 28/11/24 10.00am - 1.00pm £40 (Includes all materials and tea and coffee) Age group – Adults Location: Education Room Basketmaker Rosie Farey will teach you traditional techniques such as check weave and pairing to make your own placemat using river rush. Suitable for beginners. Basketry: Rescuing, Reviving, Retaining is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we have been able to organise a Basketry symposium of workshops and other events. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Rosie Farey - Gweithdy Mat Bwrdd Bore 28/11/24 10.00am - 1.00pm £40 (gan gynnwys y defnyddiau, te a choffi) Grŵp Oedran - Oedolyn Lleoliad:Ystafell Addysg Bydd y gwneuthurwr basgedi Rosie Farey yn dysgu technegau traddodiadol i chi fel gwehyddu siec a pharu i wneud eich mat bwrdd eich hun gan ddefnyddio brwyn yr afon. Addas ar gyfer dechreuwyr. Gwnaed Basgedwaith: Achub, Adfywio, Cadw yn bosibl gan Gronfa Treftadaeth y Loteri Genedlaethol. Diolch i chwaraewyr y Loteri Genedlaethol, rydym wedi gallu trefnu symposiwm Basgedi o weithdai ac digwyddiadau eraill. Information Source: Ruthin Craft Centre | eventbrite

Caffi Celf with Bethan M Hughes Tuesday 05/11/2024 10.15am - 12.45pm Location: Education Room FREE For Welsh learners (intermediate-higher) An opportunity for Welsh learners (intermediate - higher) to practise and expand their Welsh vocabulary with a Welsh-speaking artist in an informal, creative setting. Each session will begin by looking at the current exhibitions and will be followed by a making session relating to the exhibition - there will be plenty of opportunity to practise your Cymraeg during this creative session. No prior art experience is needed. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Caffi Celf yng nghwmni Bethan M Hughes Dydd Mawrth 05/11/2024 10.15am - 12.45pm Lleoliad:Ystafell Addysg AM DDIM I ddysgwyr Cymraeg (canolradd-uwch) Gyfle i ddysgwyr Cymraeg (canolradd - uwch) i ymarfer ac ehangu eu geirfa Gymraeg gydag artist sy’n siarad Cymraeg a hynny mewn awyrgylch anffurfiol a chreadigol. Bydd pob sesiwn yn cychwyn drwy edrych ar yr arddangosfeydd cyfredol ac yna gyda sesiwn ymarferol sy’n berthnasol i’r arddangosfa – bydd digon o gyfle i ymarfer eich Cymraeg yn ystod y sesiwn greadigol hon. Does dim angen unrhyw brofiad blaenorol o gelf. Information Source: Ruthin Craft Centre | eventbrite

Sketching day with Emma-Jayne Holmes Sunday 10th November FREE Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided 10.30am-4pm 18+ Spend a day exploring various drawing techniques with local artist Emma-Jayne Holmes. During this workshop you will use the Ruthin Clocktower as inspiration and focus. This is an ideal workshop for those who would like to get more comfortable with sketching, and can be for beginners or those more advanced. During the morning we will make a simple folded and easy to use palm sized sketchbook, ideal for out in the field sketching. If the scaffold is off, we can walk up to draw from life. Then, using a range of drawing tools Emma will guide you through a series of activities to assist you in looking and recording the world around you. There is a large emphasis on having fun and experimenting, as we find ways of depicting and visually recording the Clocktower. Emma-Jayne Holmes is a passionate artist with a keen eye for capturing the essence of life and her surroundings.Her still-life studies taught her the art of keen observation, while her landscape work deepened her appreciation for the beauty of nature’s seasons, cycles, and renewal. Emma-Jayne’s depictions of volunteers, musicians, and community members reflect her gratitude and philosophical musings on the human experience. The Ruthin Clock Tower project has been made possible with funding by The UK Government, The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Denbighshire County Council, Clocaenog Windfarm Fund, and Ruthin Town Council. --------------------------------------------------------- Diwrnod braslunio gydag Emma-Jayne Holmes Dydd Sul Tachwedd 10fed AM DDIM Darperir te, coffi a bisgedi 10.30am-4pm 18+ Treuliwch ddiwrnod yn archwilio technegau lluniadu amrywiol gyda'r artist lleol Emma-Jayne Holmes. Yn ystod y gweithdy hwn byddwch yn defnyddio Tŵr Cloc Rhuthun fel ysbrydoliaeth a ffocws. Mae hwn yn weithdy delfrydol ar gyfer y rhai a hoffai ddod yn fwy cyfforddus gyda braslunio, a gall fod ar gyfer dechreuwyr neu'r rhai mwy datblygedig. Yn ystod y bore byddwn yn gwneud llyfr braslunio syml wedi'i blygu ac yn hawdd ei ddefnyddio, maint palmwydd, sy'n ddelfrydol ar gyfer braslunio allan yn y maes. Os yw'r sgaffald i ffwrdd, gallwn gerdded i fyny i dynnu o fywyd. Yna, gan ddefnyddio amrywiaeth o offer lluniadu bydd Emma yn eich arwain trwy gyfres o weithgareddau i'ch cynorthwyo i edrych a chofnodi'r byd o'ch cwmpas. Mae pwyslais mawr ar gael hwyl ac arbrofi, wrth i ni ddod o hyd i ffyrdd o ddarlunio a recordio’r Tŵr Cloc yn weledol. Mae Emma-Jayne Holmes yn artist angerddol gyda llygad craff am ddal hanfod bywyd a'i chyffiniau. Dysgodd ei hastudiaethau bywyd llonydd y grefft o arsylwi craff iddi, tra bod ei gwaith tirwedd yn dyfnhau ei gwerthfawrogiad o harddwch tymhorau, cylchoedd natur. , ac adnewyddu. Mae darluniau Emma-Jayne o wirfoddolwyr, cerddorion, ac aelodau o’r gymuned yn adlewyrchu ei diolchgarwch a’i syniadau athronyddol ar y profiad dynol. Mae’r prosiect Adfer Cloc Rhuthun wedi'u gwneud yn bosibl gyda chyllid gan yr Llywodraeth y DU, Gronfa Treftadaeth y Loteri Genedlaethol, Cyngor Sir Ddinbych, Cronfa Fferm Coedwig Clocaenog, ac Cyngor Tref Rhuthun. Information Source: Ruthin Craft Centre | eventbrite

Collage prints with Ruth Thomas (Children 8-11 years old) FREE 10.30am-12.30pm Location: Education Room For children attending this event parents / guardians will need to give parental consent if they are leaving their child for the workshop. Parents / guardians who wish to attend with the child / children are welcome to attend (no additional booking required) Join Ruth for a workshop full of collage and inky creativity! The beauty of this process lies in its simplicity. Line drawings on thin card will be turned into simple collages and inked with a roller, to make original prints to take home. The workshop will take you through the construction, inking and printing of your collage plate using the Craft Centre’s etching press. Black and white prints look stunning but there is also the option to work with colour. Using photographs, we will base our prints on aspects of the iconic Ruthin Town Clock. All materials and equipment will be provided. Wear old clothes or bring an apron! Ruth Thomas is a printmaker based in the Vale of Clwyd. She is a member of the RCA Conwy and the Makers Guild in Wales. She has been making prints using collage for many years, and runs workshops for groups of all ages. The Ruthin Clock Tower project has been made possible with funding by The UK Government, The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Denbighshire County Council, Clocaenog Windfarm Fund, and Ruthin Town Council. ---------------------------------------------- Printiau collage gyda Ruth Thomas (Plentyn 8-11 oed) AM DDIM 10.30am-12.30pm Lleoliad: Ystafell Addysg Ar gyfer plant sy'n mynychu'r digwyddiad hwn bydd angen i rieni / gwarcheidwaid roi caniatâd rhieni os ydynt yn gadael eu plentyn / plant ar gyfer y gweithdy. Mae croeso i rieni / gwarcheidwaid sy'n dymuno mynychu gyda'r plentyn / plant fynychu (nid oes angen archebu lle ychwanegol) Ymunwch â Ruth am weithdy llawn collage a chreadigrwydd inky! Mae harddwch y broses hon yn gorwedd yn ei symlrwydd. Bydd lluniadau llinell ar gerdyn tenau yn cael eu troi'n collages syml a'u incio â rholer, i wneud printiau gwreiddiol i fynd adref gyda nhw. Bydd y gweithdy’n mynd â chi drwy’r gwaith o adeiladu, incio ac argraffu eich plât collage gan ddefnyddio gwasg ysgythru’r Ganolfan Grefftau. Mae printiau du a gwyn yn edrych yn syfrdanol ond mae opsiwn i weithio gyda lliw hefyd. Gan ddefnyddio ffotograffau, byddwn yn seilio ein printiau ar agweddau o Gloc Tref Rhuthun eiconig. Bydd yr holl ddeunyddiau ac offer yn cael eu darparu. Gwisgwch hen ddillad neu dewch â ffedog! Gwneuthurwr printiau yn Nyffryn Clwyd yw Ruth Thomas. Mae'n aelod o RCA Conwy ac Urdd y Gwneuthurwyr yng Nghymru. Mae hi wedi bod yn gwneud printiau gan ddefnyddio collage ers blynyddoedd lawer, ac yn cynnal gweithdai ar gyfer grwpiau o bob oed. Mae’r prosiect Adfer Cloc Rhuthun wedi'u gwneud yn bosibl gyda chyllid gan yr Llywodraeth y DU, Gronfa Treftadaeth y Loteri Genedlaethol, Cyngor Sir Ddinbych, Cronfa Fferm Coedwig Clocaenog, ac Cyngor Tref Rhuthun. Information Source: Ruthin Craft Centre | eventbrite

Collage prints with Ruth Thomas (Adults) 10.30am-4pm FREE Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided Join Ruth for a workshop full of collage and inky creativity! The beauty of this process lies in its simplicity. Line drawings on thin card will be turned into simple collages and inked with a roller, to make original prints to take home. The workshop will take you through the construction, inking and printing of your collage plate using the Craft Centre’s etching press. Black and white prints look stunning but there is also the option to work with colour. Using photographs, we will base our prints on aspects of the iconic Ruthin Town Clock. All materials and equipment will be provided. Wear old clothes or bring an apron! Ruth Thomas is a printmaker based in the Vale of Clwyd. She is a member of the RCA Conwy and the Makers Guild in Wales. She has been making prints using collage for many years, and runs workshops for groups of all ages. The Ruthin Clock Tower project has been made possible with funding by The UK Government, The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Denbighshire County Council, Clocaenog Windfarm Fund, and Ruthin Town Council. ---------------------------------------------- Printiau collage gyda Ruth Thomas (Oedolion) 10.30am-4pm AM DDIM Darperir te, coffi a bisgedi Ymunwch â Ruth am weithdy llawn collage a chreadigrwydd inky! Mae harddwch y broses hon yn gorwedd yn ei symlrwydd. Bydd lluniadau llinell ar gerdyn tenau yn cael eu troi'n collages syml a'u incio â rholer, i wneud printiau gwreiddiol i fynd adref gyda nhw. Bydd y gweithdy’n mynd â chi drwy’r gwaith o adeiladu, incio ac argraffu eich plât collage gan ddefnyddio gwasg ysgythru’r Ganolfan Grefftau. Mae printiau du a gwyn yn edrych yn syfrdanol ond mae opsiwn i weithio gyda lliw hefyd. Gan ddefnyddio ffotograffau, byddwn yn seilio ein printiau ar agweddau o Gloc Tref Rhuthun eiconig. Bydd yr holl ddeunyddiau ac offer yn cael eu darparu. Gwisgwch hen ddillad neu dewch â ffedog! Gwneuthurwr printiau yn Nyffryn Clwyd yw Ruth Thomas. Mae'n aelod o RCA Conwy ac Urdd y Gwneuthurwyr yng Nghymru. Mae hi wedi bod yn gwneud printiau gan ddefnyddio collage ers blynyddoedd lawer, ac yn cynnal gweithdai ar gyfer grwpiau o bob oed. Mae’r prosiect Adfer Cloc Rhuthun wedi'u gwneud yn bosibl gyda chyllid gan yr Llywodraeth y DU, Gronfa Treftadaeth y Loteri Genedlaethol, Cyngor Sir Ddinbych, Cronfa Fferm Coedwig Clocaenog, ac Cyngor Tref Rhuthun. Information Source: Ruthin Craft Centre | eventbrite

Clare Revera - Scandi Star Workshop 23/11/24 10.00am - 12.30pm £25 (Includes all materials and tea and coffee) Location: Education Room Age group – Adults This workshop is for beginners and intermediate makers You will work with renowned maker Clare Revera to create a Scandi Star for Christmas. Materials will be provided and you can take your star home to start your Christmas celebrations in style. Basketry: Rescuing, Reviving, Retaining is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we have been able to organise a Basketry symposium of workshops and other events. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Clare Revera - Gweithdy Seren Scandi 23/11/24 10.00am - 12.30pm £25 (gan gynnwys y defnyddiau, te a coffi) Lleoliad:Ystafell Addysg Grŵp Oedran - Oedolyn Mae'r gweithdy hwn ar gyfer dechreuwyr a gwneuthurwyr canolradd Byddwch yn gweithio gyda'r gwneuthurwr enwog Clare Revera i greu Seren Scandi ar gyfer y Nadolig. Bydd deunyddiau’n cael eu darparu a gallwch fynd â’ch seren adref i ddechrau eich dathliadau Nadolig mewn steil. Gwnaed Basgedwaith: Achub, Adfywio, Cadw yn bosibl gan Gronfa Treftadaeth y Loteri Genedlaethol. Diolch i chwaraewyr y Loteri Genedlaethol, rydym wedi gallu trefnu symposiwm Basgedi o weithdai ac digwyddiadau eraill. Information Source: Ruthin Craft Centre | eventbrite

In this one-day workshop where you will be transforming household packaging into playful prints using the magic of printmaking Sunday 8th of October Ruthin Craft Centre - Education Room 10.30am - 4.00pm £55 includes all materials, tea and coffee. Join artist and printmaker Marian Haf in this one-day workshop where you will be transforming household packaging into playful prints using the magic of printmaking. By the end of the day, we will have: Learnt how to prepare and translate an image into both an intaglio and relief collagraph and their differences.How to manipulate the packaging with different tools and techniques to achieve tonal variation with contrasting linear mark making.To ink the plate both intaglio and relief and how to combine the two.Which paper to choose and how to prepare them along with plate registration and good working practice in achieving a clean result.Printing with a pressDeigned, made, inked, and printed a collection of original print using both intaglio and relief inking.This workshop is suitable for beginners and more seasoned printmakers looking to explore collagraphs. It is also beneficial for educators as it translates well into a classroom. Marian Haf Works from her garden studio in her native corner of Ceredigion, taking inspiration from her life in rural west Wales. She is a fine art painting graduate and self-taught printmaker who works predominantly with collagraph enjoying its accessibility and possibilities. Marian works by tearing and drawing into mountboard resulting in soft tonal depth punctuated by sharp lines and staccato dots, often combining it with embossing. --------- Marian Haf: Gweithdy Printio gyda Defnydd Pecynnu Dydd Sul 8fed Hydref Ganolfan Grefft Rhuthun - Ystafell Addysg 10.30am- 4.00pm £55 yn cynnwys yr holl ddefnyddiau, te a choffi. Ymunwch â’r artist a’r gwneuthurwr printiau Marian Haf yn y gweithdy undydd hwn lle byddwch yn trawsnewid defnydd pecynnu bob dydd yn brintiau chwareus wrth ddefnyddio hud a lledrith creu printiau. Ar ddiwedd y dydd byddwn wedi dysgu: Sut i baratoi a throsi delwedd i golagraff intaglio a cherfwedd a’u gwahaniaethau.Sut i drafod y deunydd pecynnu gydag offer a thechnegau gwahanol er mwyn sicrhau amrywiaeth donyddol a marcio llinol cyferbyniol.Incio’r plât intaglio a cherfwedd a dysgu sut i gyfuno’r ddau.Dysgu pa bapur i ddewis a sut i’w baratoi ynghyd ag iawnlinio’r plât ac ymarfer gweithio diogel da er mwyn sicrhau canlyniad glân.Argraffu gyda gwasg.Dylunio, creu, incio a phrintio casgliad o brintiau gwreiddiol gan ddefnyddio incio intaglio a cherfwedd.Mae’r gweithdy hwn yn addas ar gyfer dechreuwyr a gwneuthurwr print profiadol sy’n awyddus i archwilio gwaith colagraff. Mae hefyd o fudd i addysgwyr gan fod modd ei addasu’n rhwydd ar gyfer yr ystafell ddosbarth. Mae Marian yn gweithio o’r stiwdio yn ei gardd adref yng Ngheredigion. Caiff ei hysbrydoli gan ei bywyd yng nghefn gwlad. Graddiodd mewn paentio celfyddyd gain ac mae hi’n wneuthurwr printiau hunan ddysgedig sy’n gweithio’n bennaf gyda cholagraffi ac yn mwynhau ei hygyrchedd a’i bosibiliadau. Mae Marian yn gweithio drwy rwygo a lluniadu i fewn i fwrdd mowntio gan greu dyfnder tonyddol meddal wedi’i frithio gan linellau miniog a dotiau staccato ac yn aml yn eu cyfuno â boglynwaith. Information Source: Ruthin Craft Centre | eventbrite

Ruthin Craft Centre - Education Room 10.30am - 4.00pm £58 includes all materials, tea and coffee. During the day, Marian Haf will be showing you how to make drypoint prints using recycled packaging, transforming everyday household packaging into playful prints using the magic of printmaking. Marian Haf is based in Ceredigion and recently featured as one of the artists on S4C’s Cymry ar Ganfas. She can be seen working on her very popular instagram channel. Marian will be able to answer questions in Welsh and English. - -------- Argraffu sychbwynt gan ddefnyddio deunyddiau wedi'u hailgylchu gyda Marian Haf Ganolfan Grefft Rhuthun - Ystafell Addysg 10.30am- 4.00pm £58 yn cynnwys yr holl ddefnyddiau, te a choffi. Yn ystod y dydd, bydd Marian Haf yn dangos i chi sut i wneud printiau sychbwynt gan ddefnyddio pecynnau wedi’u hailgylchu, gan drawsnewid pecynnau cartref bob dydd yn brintiau chwareus gan ddefnyddio hud gwneud printiau. Mae Marian Haf wedi’i lleoli yng Ngheredigion ac wedi ymddangos yn ddiweddar fel un o artistiaid Cymru ar Ganfas S4C. Gellir ei gweld yn gweithio ar ei sianel instagram hynod boblogaidd. Bydd Marian yn gallu ateb cwestiynau yn Gymraeg ac yn Saesneg. Information Source: Ruthin Craft Centre | eventbrite

Rachel Evans - Hazel Splints Workshop 27/11/24 10.00am - 4.00pm £100 (Includes all materials and tea and coffee) Location: Education Room Age group – Adults This workshop is for beginners and intermediate makers Using the hazel cockle basket as inspiration, we will learn how to make hazel splints for weaving. Once we have prepared some splints we will use pre-prepared hoops to make a shallow frame basket made from willow and hazel. This one day workshop is suitable for beginners and those with some experience in basketmaking. It will involve using knives and you will need good hand strength. Basketry: Rescuing, Reviving, Retaining is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we have been able to organise a Basketry symposium of workshops and other events. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Rachel Evans - Gweithdy Sblint Cyll 27/11/24 10.00am - 4.00pm £100 (gan gynnwys y defnyddiau, te a coffi) Lleoliad:Ystafell Addysg Grŵp Oedran - Oedolyn Mae'r gweithdy hwn ar gyfer dechreuwyr a gwneuthurwyr canolradd Gan ddefnyddio’r fasged gocos cyll fel ysbrydoliaeth, byddwn yn dysgu sut i wneud sblintiau cyll ar gyfer gwehyddu. Unwaith y byddwn wedi paratoi sblintiau byddwn yn defnyddio cylchoedd wedi'u paratoi ymlaen llaw i wneud basged ffrâm fas wedi'i gwneud o helyg a chyll. Mae'r gweithdy undydd hwn yn addas ar gyfer dechreuwyr a'r rhai sydd â rhywfaint o brofiad mewn gwneud basgedi. Bydd yn golygu defnyddio cyllyll a bydd angen cryfder llaw da arnoch. Gwnaed Basgedwaith: Achub, Adfywio, Cadw yn bosibl gan Gronfa Treftadaeth y Loteri Genedlaethol. Diolch i chwaraewyr y Loteri Genedlaethol, rydym wedi gallu trefnu symposiwm Basgedi o weithdai ac digwyddiadau eraill. Information Source: Ruthin Craft Centre | eventbrite

Rosie Farey - Placemats Workshop PM 28/11/24 2.00pm - 5.00pm £40 (Includes all materials and tea and coffee) Age group – Adults Location: Education Room Suitable for beginners Basketmaker Rosie Farey will teach you traditional techniques such as check weave and pairing to make your own placemat using river rush. Basketry: Rescuing, Reviving, Retaining is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we have been able to organise a Basketry symposium of workshops and other events. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Rosie Farey - Gweithdy Mat Bwrdd Pnawn 28/11/24 2.00pm - 5.00pm £40 (gan gynnwys y defnyddiau, te a choffi) Grŵp Oedran - Oedolyn Lleoliad:Ystafell Addysg Addas ar gyfer dechreuwyr Bydd y gwneuthurwr basgedi Rosie Farey yn dysgu technegau traddodiadol i chi fel gwehyddu siec a pharu i wneud eich mat bwrdd eich hun gan ddefnyddio brwyn yr afon. Gwnaed Basgedwaith: Achub, Adfywio, Cadw yn bosibl gan Gronfa Treftadaeth y Loteri Genedlaethol. Diolch i chwaraewyr y Loteri Genedlaethol, rydym wedi gallu trefnu symposiwm Basgedi o weithdai ac digwyddiadau eraill. Information Source: Ruthin Craft Centre | eventbrite