Featured Events in Ruthin in May, 2025 (May Updated)

Two-day chine collé printing workshop with Marian Haf 31 May - 1 June 2025 10.30am - 4.00pm £115 (Includes all materials and tea and coffee) Age group – Adults Location: Education Room In this two-day workshop we will be transforming household packaging into playful prints using the magic of printmaking. The first day will be focused on making intaglio, relief and embossed prints. The second day will be dedicated to adding colour and texture with chine collé (a form of collaging and sticking found and made papers onto prints). Suitable for beginners and more seasoned printmakers, this workshop is also super for educators as it translates well into a classroom. By the end of the two days, we will have learnt: How to prepare and translate an image into both an intaglio and relief collagraph and understand their differences. How to manipulate packaging with different tools and techniques to achieve tonal variation with contrasting linear mark making. To ink the plate for both intaglio and relief and how to combine the two. Which papers to choose and how to prepare them along with plate registration and good working practice in achieving a clean result, using a press. Designed, made, inked and printed a collection of original prints using both intaglio and relief inking with chine collé. Marian will be able to answer questions in English and Welsh ----------------------------------------------------------------- Gweithdy deuddydd printio chine-collé gyda Marian Haf 31 Mai - 1 Mehefin 2025 10.30am - 4pm £115 yn cynnwys yr holl ddefnyddiau, te a choffi. Grŵp Oedran - Oedolyn Lleoliad:Ystafell Addysg Yn y gweithdy deuddydd hwn byddwn yn trawsffurfio defnyddiau pecynnu cartref yn brintiau chwareus gan ddefnyddio hud a lledrith creu printiau. Bydd y diwrnod cyntaf yn canolbwyntio ar greu printiau intaglio, cerfweddol a boglynnog. Neilltuir yr ail ddiwrnod i ychwanegu lliw a gwydredd gyda chine-collé (ffurf ar ludweithio a glynu papurau wedi’u canfod a’u creu ar brintiau). Addas ar gyfer dechreuwyr a gwneuthurwyr printiau mwy profiadol, mae’r gweithdy hwn yn ardderchog ar gyfer addysgwyr gan ei fod yn trosi’n dda i’r ystafell ddosbarth. Ar ddiwedd y ddau ddiwrnod, byddwn wedi dysgu: Sut i baratoi a throsi delwedd i golagraff intaglio a cherfweddol a deall y gwahaniaethau. Sut i drin a thrafod defnyddiau pecynnu gydag offer a thechnegau gwahanol er mwyn sicrhau amrywiad tonyddol a chreu marciau llinol cyferbyniol. I incio plât ar gyfer intaglio a cherfwedd hefyd a sut i gyfuno’r ddau. Pa bapurau i’w dewis a sut i’w paratoi ynghyd ag iawnlinio plât ac arfer gweithio da er mwyn cael canlyniad glân yn printio gyda gwasg Dylunio, creu, incio a phrintio casgliad o brintiau gwreiddiol gan ddefnyddio incio intaglio a cherfweddol hefyd gyda chine-collé. Bydd Marian yn gallu ateb cwestiynau yn y Gymraeg a’r Saesneg. Information Source: Ruthin Craft Centre | eventbrite

Cyanotype and more with Mary Thomas 25/05/25 10.30am - 4.00pm £58 (Includes all materials and tea and coffee) Age group – Adults Location: Education Room Due to popular demand we are running another cyanotype course with Mary Thomas. During the day you will be creating images using Victorian photo processes and will learn the basics of Cyanotype, Lumen, Cyanolumen and Phytogram. No previous experience is necessary and you are guaranteed to create images using a combination of science and alchemy. Mary will be able to answer questions in Welsh and English. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Cyanodeip a mwy yng nghwmni Mary Thomas 25/05/25 10.30am - 4.00pm £58 (yn cynnwys yr holl ddefnyddiau, te a choffi) Grŵp Oedran - Oedolyn Lleoliad:Ystafell Addysg Yn dilyn galw mawr rydyn ni’n cynnal cwrs cyanodeip arall gyda Mary Thomas. Yn ystod y dydd byddwch yn creu delweddau gan ddefnyddio prosesau ffotograffig Fictoraidd ac yn dysgu elfennau sylfaenol Cyanodeip, Lwmen, Cyanolwmen a Ffytogram. Does dim angen profiad blaenorol ac rydych yn siŵr o greu delweddau drwy ddefnyddio cyfuniad o wyddoniaeth ac alcemi. Bydd Mary yn gallu ateb cwestiynau yn y Gymraeg a’r Saesneg. Information Source: Ruthin Craft Centre | eventbrite

Lettering design for carving with John Neilson17/05/25 10.00am - 4.00pm £60 (includes tea and coffee) Age group – Adults Location: Education Room Most of us take the lettering we see all around us for granted. But all letterforms, on computer screens, books, signs, or indeed carved on gravestones, have been designed by someone. This hands-on workshop will provide an introduction/refresher to the basic principles of designing lettering. Starting with pen calligraphy and moving to drawing with a pencil and felt-tip, we will look at the structure and proportions of Roman capital letters. The main aim will be to provide a basis for a design which can later be used for carving a short inscription in stone, something we hope to offer to in a future workshop, but it also will interest anyone with a curiosity about letter forms in general. The tutor, John Neilson, is an experienced lettering designer and inscriptional carver. During the day he will also give a talk/slideshow on lettercarving in stone, and show some of his own and others’ work. The workshop will suit anyone with a serious interest in lettering design or letter carving in stone. John Neilson has been working as a lettering designer and stone lettercarver for over thirty years. He has undertaken numerous public and private commissions, ranging from memorials to architectural lettering and public art, and has taught workshops throughout the UK and overseas. He is a visiting teacher on the stone carving course at the City & Guilds of London Art School. In 2009 he was the only lettercarver in the Welsh delegation to the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington DC. He has been editor since 2003 of the lettering journal Forum, and is author of The Inscriptions of Ralph Beyer, published in 2021. https://jneilson.co.uk/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- Dylunio llythreniadau i’w naddugyda John Neilson17/05/25 10.00am - 4.00pm £60(yn cynnwys te a choffi) Grŵp Oedran - Oedolyn Lleoliad:Ystafell Addysg Mae’r rhan fwyaf ohonom ni’n cymryd y gwaith llythrennu rydym yn ei weld o’n cwmpas yn ganiataol. Ond mae’r holl ffurfiau ar lythrennau, ar sgriniau cyfrifiadur, llyfrau, arwyddion neu, yn wir, wedi’u naddu ar gerrig beddau, wedi cael eu dylunio gan rywun. Bydd y gweithdy ymarferol hwn yn darparu cyflwyniad/sesiwn loywi ynghylch egwyddorion sylfaenol dylunio llythreniadau. Gan ddechrau gyda phen caligraffeg a symud ymlaen at luniadu gyda phensil a phen blaen ffelt byddwn yn ystyried strwythur a chyfraneddau priflythrennau Rhufeinig. Y prif amcan fydd darparu sylfaen ar gyfer dyluniad y gellir ei ddefnyddio nes ymlaen ar gyfer naddu arysgrif byr ar garreg, sef rhywbeth rydym yn gobeithio ei gynnig mewn gweithdy yn y dyfodol, ond a fydd hefyd o ddiddordeb i unrhyw un sy’n chwilfrydig ynglŷn â ffurfiau ar lythrennau yn gyffredinol. Mae’r tiwtor, John Neilson yn ddylunydd llythreniadau a naddwr arysgrifiadol profiadol. Yn ystod y diwrnod bydd hefyd yn rhoi cyflwyniad/sioe sleidiau ynglŷn a naddu llythrennau ar garreg ynghyd â dangos peth o’i waith ei hunan a gwaith eraill. Bydd y gweithdy’n addas ar gyfer unrhyw un sy’n ymddiddori o ddifri mewn dyluniad llythreniadau a naddu llythrennau ar garreg. Mae John Neilson wedi bod yn gweithio fel dylunydd llythrennau a cherfiwr llythrennau carreg ers dros ddeng mlynedd ar hugain. Mae wedi ymgymryd â nifer o gomisiynau cyhoeddus a phreifat, yn amrywio o gofebau i lythrennau pensaernïol a chelf gyhoeddus, ac mae wedi dysgu gweithdai ledled y DU a thramor. Mae'n athro gwadd ar y cwrs cerfio carreg yn Ysgol Gelf City & Guilds Llundain. Yn 2009 ef oedd yr unig gerfiwr llythrennau yn y ddirprwyaeth o Gymru i Ŵyl Bywyd Gwerin Smithsonian yn Washington DC. Mae wedi bod yn olygydd y cyfnodolyn llythrennau Forum ers 2003, ac mae’n awdur The Inscriptions of Ralph Beyer, a gyhoeddwyd yn 2021. https://jneilson.co.uk/ Information Source: Ruthin Craft Centre | eventbrite

Wildflower Weekend: Create Realistic Paper Wildflowers with Ling Warlow, Paper Botanist. 03/05/25 and 04/05/25 10 .00am - 4.00pm £60 for each day Includes all materials and tea and coffee Age group – Adults Location: Education Room Expert paper flower artist Ling Warlow will guide you through the basic techniques for working with crepe paper to create stunningly realistic wildflowers. Over the course of this weekend, Ling will teach you the basic skills of paper flower making and guide you to create a selection of beautiful native wildflowers, including Corn Poppies and Foxgloves. You will learn how to build these delicate flowers from the centre outward, using nothing but paper, wire and glue. You will learn how to create and style a variety of stamen, petals and leaves, cutting and shaping paper and making the finished build using the most basic yet most versatile tools - your hands and a pair of scissors. No experience needed, although some detailed work will be undertaken! All tools and materials provided. Come along to one day or immerse yourself in wildflowers for the weekend! 3rd May Day one: Create a selection of iconic meadow flowers 4th May Day two: Create a stately stem of stunning Foxglove ----------------------------------------------------------------- Penwythnos Blodau Gwyllt: Crëwch Flodau Gwyllt Realistig o Bapur gyda Ling Warlow, Botanegydd Papur 03/05/25 and 04/05025 10.00am - 4.00pm £60 y dydd Grŵp oedran: Oedolion Lleoliad : Ystafell Addysg, Canolfan Grefft Rhuthun Bydd yr artist blodau papur profiadol Ling Warlow yn eich tywys drwy dechnegau sylfaenol gweithio gyda phapur crêp er mwyn creu blodau realistig rhyfeddol. Dros y penwythnos bydd Ling yn dysgu sgiliau sylfaenol creu blodau papur i chi ac yn rhoi arweiniad ar sut i greu detholiad o flodau gwyllt brodorol hardd, gan gynnwys y Pabi Coch a Bysedd y Cŵn. Byddwch yn dysgu sut i adeiladu’r blodau cynnil hyn o’r canol allan, gan ddefnyddio dim byd ond papur, gwifren a glud. Byddwch yn dysgu sut i greu a llunio brigerau a dail amrywiol, torri a siapio papur a chreu’r adeiladwaith terfynol drwy ddefnyddio’r offer mwyaf sylfaenol ond eto’r mwyaf amlbwrpas – eich dwylo a siswrn. Does dim angen profiad er y bydd peth gwaith manwl! Darperir yr holl offer a’r defnyddiau. Dewch am y diwrnod neu am benwythnos o drochi’ch hunan mewn blodau gwyllt. 3ydd Mai Diwrnod Un: Creu detholiad o flodau’r maes eiconig 4ydd Mai Diwrnod Dau: Creu coesyn urddasol o Fysedd y Cŵn Information Source: Ruthin Craft Centre | eventbrite

Wildflower Weekend: Create Realistic Paper Wildflowers with Ling Warlow, Paper Botanist. 03/05/25 and 04/05/25 10 .00am - 4.00pm £60 for each day Includes all materials and tea and coffee Age group – Adults Location: Education Room Expert paper flower artist Ling Warlow will guide you through the basic techniques for working with crepe paper to create stunningly realistic wildflowers. Over the course of this weekend, Ling will teach you the basic skills of paper flower making and guide you to create a selection of beautiful native wildflowers, including Corn Poppies and Foxgloves. You will learn how to build these delicate flowers from the centre outward, using nothing but paper, wire and glue. You will learn how to create and style a variety of stamen, petals and leaves, cutting and shaping paper and making the finished build using the most basic yet most versatile tools - your hands and a pair of scissors. No experience needed, although some detailed work will be undertaken! All tools and materials provided. Come along to one day or immerse yourself in wildflowers for the weekend! 3rd May Day one: Create a selection of iconic meadow flowers 4th May Day two: Create a stately stem of stunning Foxglove ----------------------------------------------------------------- Penwythnos Blodau Gwyllt: Crëwch Flodau Gwyllt Realistig o Bapur gyda Ling Warlow, Botanegydd Papur 03/05/25 and 04/05025 10.00am - 4.00pm £60 y dydd Grŵp oedran: Oedolion Lleoliad: Ystafell Addysg, Canolfan Grefft Rhuthun Bydd yr artist blodau papur profiadol Ling Warlow yn eich tywys drwy dechnegau sylfaenol gweithio gyda phapur crêp er mwyn creu blodau realistig rhyfeddol. Dros y penwythnos bydd Ling yn dysgu sgiliau sylfaenol creu blodau papur i chi ac yn rhoi arweiniad ar sut i greu detholiad o flodau gwyllt brodorol hardd, gan gynnwys y Pabi Coch a Bysedd y Cŵn. Byddwch yn dysgu sut i adeiladu’r blodau cynnil hyn o’r canol allan, gan ddefnyddio dim byd ond papur, gwifren a glud. Byddwch yn dysgu sut i greu a llunio brigerau a dail amrywiol, torri a siapio papur a chreu’r adeiladwaith terfynol drwy ddefnyddio’r offer mwyaf sylfaenol ond eto’r mwyaf amlbwrpas – eich dwylo a siswrn. Does dim angen profiad er y bydd peth gwaith manwl! Darperir yr holl offer a’r defnyddiau. Dewch am y diwrnod neu am benwythnos o drochi’ch hunan mewn blodau gwyllt. 3ydd Mai Diwrnod Un: Creu detholiad o flodau’r maes eiconig 4ydd Mai Diwrnod Dau: Creu coesyn urddasol o Fysedd y Cŵn Information Source: Ruthin Craft Centre | eventbrite

Metal Threads: Creative ways with Goldwork Embroidery With Hanny Newton 11/05/25 10.00am - 4.00pm £85 (includes a materials kit worth £18, and tea and coffee) Age group – Adults Location: Education Room Discover a playful approach to goldwork embroidery. Spend the day exploring the creative possibilities of metal threads in this fun and open-minded workshop. This class gives embroiderers of all levels of stitch experience the opportunity to get creative and explore the possibilities of the goldwork techniques of couching with metal threads and cut work with metal purls. This workshop will give you a grounding in the foundations of goldwork and then introduce you to creative ways to explore these centuries-old techniques and threads. Suitable for all levels of stitch experience. Please note this class involves small scale, close-up work. Hanny is known for her contemporary approach to goldwork embroidery. Since studying at the Royal School of Needlework (2011-13) she has been fascinated by the inherent qualities of metal threads and has a deep belief in the importance of innovation and self-expression to keeping crafts alive. From her studio in Shropshire, she works internationally with interior designers and art consultancies, applying her creative approach to historical techniques to large-scale projects for hotels and private residences around the world. She was awarded the QEST Broderers Company Scholar 2023, and the winner of the inaugural Sanderson QEST Rising Star Craft Award 2024. She teaches her contemporary approach to goldwork internationally, including at Westdean College, Hand&Lock, the British Museum, and to embroidery groups internationally. Instagram: @hannynewton Website: www.hannynewton.co.uk ----------------------------------------------------------------- Edafedd Metel: Dulliau creadigol gyda brodio eurwaith gyda Hanny Newton 11/05/25 11.00am - 4.00pm £85 (yn cynnwys pecyn o ddefnyddiau gwerth £18 a te a choffi) Grŵp Oedran - Oedolyn Lleoliad:Ystafell Addysg Dewch o hyd i ddull chwareus o frodio eurwaith. Treuliwch y dydd yn archwilio posibiliadau edafedd metel yn y gweithdy hwyliog ac eangfrydig hwn. Mae’r dosbarth hwn yn cynnig brodwyr o bob lefel o brofiad pwytho cyfle i fod yn greadigol ac archwilio’r posibiliadau o dechnegau eurwaith o gowtsio gydag edafedd metel a gwaith torri gyda chortynnau metel gwahanol. Bydd y gweithdy hwn yn rhoi sylfaen hanfodion eurwaith i chi ac yna yn eich cyflwyno i ddulliau creadigol er mwy archwilio’r technegau canrifoedd oed hyn ac edafedd. Addas ar gyfer pob lefel o brofiad pwytho Nodwch, os gwelwch yn dda, bod y dosbarth yn ymwneud â gwaith agos ar raddfa fach. Bydd peth offer ar gael i’w defnyddio ar y diwrnod. Os oes gennych y canlynol, dewch â nhw, os gwelwch yn dda: Siswrn brodio bach blaen main Cylch brodio 6” neu 8” Stand brodio megis clamp casgen neu ffrâm sedd Unrhyw edafedd meddal (e.e. edau cotwm ceinciog neu edafedd peiriant) yr hoffech eu defnyddio Sbectol neu chwyddwydr ar gyfer gwaith agos Bywgraffiad yr Artist Caiff Hanny ei hadnabod am ei ymagwedd gyfoes i frodio gwaith aur. Ers astudio yn yr Ysgol Frenhinol Wniadwaith (2011-13) swynwyd hi gan nodweddion hanfodol edafedd metel ac mae’n credu’n gryf ym mhwysigrwydd torri tir newydd a hunanfynegiant er mwyn cadw crefftau’n fyw. O’i stiwdio yn Swydd Amwythig, mae’n gweithio’n rhyngwladol gyda dylunwyr mewnol ac ymgyngoriaethau celf, gan roi ei hymagwedd greadigol ar waith mewn projectau graddfa fawr ar gyfer gwestai a phreswylfeydd preifat ledled y byd. Dyfarnwyd hi’n QEST Broderers Company Scholar yn 2023 ac enillodd y Sanderson QEST Rising Star Craft Award gyntaf yn 2024. Mae’n dysgu ei ymagwedd gyfoes i eurwaith yn rhyngwladol, gan gynnwys Westdean College, Hand&Lock, yr Amgueddfa Brydeinig ac i grwpiau brodio. Instagram: @hannynewton Gwefan: www.hannynewton.co.uk Information Source: Ruthin Craft Centre | eventbrite

Cyanotype and more with Mary Thomas 25/05/25 10.30am - 4.00pm £58 ( Includes all materials and tea and coffee ) Age group – Adults Location: Education Room Due to popular demand we are running another cyanotype course with Mary Thomas. During the day you will be creating images using Victorian photo processes and will learn the basics of Cyanotype, Lumen, Cyanolumen and Phytogram. No previous experience is necessary and you are guaranteed to create images using a combination of science and alchemy. Mary will be able to answer questions in Welsh and English. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Cyanodeip a mwy yng nghwmni Mary Thomas 25/05/25 10.30am - 4.00pm £58 (yn cynnwys yr holl ddefnyddiau, te a choffi) Grŵp Oedran - Oedolyn Lleoliad: Ystafell Addysg Yn dilyn galw mawr rydyn ni’n cynnal cwrs cyanodeip arall gyda Mary Thomas. Yn ystod y dydd byddwch yn creu delweddau gan ddefnyddio prosesau ffotograffig Fictoraidd ac yn dysgu elfennau sylfaenol Cyanodeip, Lwmen, Cyanolwmen a Ffytogram. Does dim angen profiad blaenorol ac rydych yn siŵr o greu delweddau drwy ddefnyddio cyfuniad o wyddoniaeth ac alcemi. Bydd Mary yn gallu ateb cwestiynau yn y Gymraeg a’r Saesneg. Information Source: Ruthin Craft Centre | eventbrite