ARTWAVE IS BACK
We look forward to welcoming you to The Boat House again 6th - 21st September
New artists and workshops for 2025
Find us along Marine Parade, just opposite the Sailing Club.
Tucked behind the main house is the unique venue of an ex-boathouse: airy and well lit - we’ve filled it with a broad range of hand made artworks and products by ....
Sally Elford
Art has been a life long passion. I originally studied Illustration at degree level in Brighton during the 90s.
Whilst studying an Art and Mindfulness course earlier this year, I rediscovered a technique I now know as 'frottage'; the formal term for taking a rubbing from an uneven surface to form the basis of a work of art.
I used wax crayons this way to get a surprisingly clear image of leaves and knew that I wanted to incorporate them into a collage and doing away with the need for any digital process.
I had also been experimenting with gelli plate printing and obtained lovely clear results with the same leaves and foliage.
In my work for Artwave 2025 I bring these two techniques together in colourful collages contained within expressive female forms, in a series I call 'Honouring Beautiful Things'
Original artworks and giclee prints will be available for sale.
I am also running a 2 hour workshop of the frottage and gelli printing techniques - scroll down to our Workshop section.
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Ruth De Mallet Morgan
Experimenting with different mediums is always a challenge especially when using acrylic, pastel, bleach, wax and charcoal together on one picture!
Tina Warren
I gained an HND with Distinction in Calligraphy, Illumination and Heraldic Art from Reigate School of Art in 1997. I work as a freelance lettering artist from my studio in Seaford, East Sussex.
I am passionate about all forms of lettering, on any media, from the classic to the contemporary. I use the finest handmade papers with ground Chinese stick inks, designer gouache and gilding with gold (raised, flat and shell).
Clients include The National Archives, The Weald and Downland Museum, The Parkinson Disease Society, Balfour Beatty, Molton Brown, Jo Malone, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, King and McGaw and many private clients in the UK and abroad.
More examples and information at Alphabition
Calligraphy workshops available during Artwave. See Workshop section below.
Maisie McNeice
Maisie McNeice is an interdisciplinary artist working in printmaking, drawing, installation and botanical illustration. Much of her work has a deep connection with science and nature and is crafted using foraged natural materials. She makes her own mineral pigments and inks from rocks, clays and plants, and incorporates organic structures, human artefacts, and animal track impressions in her installations.
Maisie will be running 2 all-day pigment making workshops during Artwave. Details can be found in our Workshop listings below.
More examples and information at maisiemcneice.com
Workshops
Introduction to Pointed Pen Calligraphy with Tina Warren
Friday 12th September 10-3
Where : The Boat House, Buckle Point, Marine Parade, Seaford, East Sussex BN35 2QR
Cost : £50 to include all materials
What : Introduction to pointed pen calligraphy.
As well as learning majuscule and minuscule letters, the workshop will include making a lavender wand with an opportunity to use your calligraphy to make a gift tag.
Spaces are limited and will be only available to those who have booked and paid. Please contact Tina directly to book a workshop space :
Light refreshments will be included for morning and afternoon tea. Please provide your own lunch.
NATURAL BOTANICAL INK MAKING WORKSHOP with Maisie McNeice
Wednesday 17th or Thursday 18th September 11-4
Join us for a hands-on day of creativity and discovery as we explore the art of making botanical inks from foraged local plants.
You’ll learn how to extract natural pigments, how pH affects colour shifts and methods for preserving your inks, suitable for all levels.
Come connect with nature, creativity, and community through the beautiful process of natural ink making.
WHAT TO BRING:
- Your notebook and sketchbook
- Watercolour paper and favourite paintbrushes (optional – materials will be provided)
- A packed lunch (tea, coffee, and light refreshments will be available)
WEDNESDAY 17th OR THURSDAY 18th Sept 11-4
£55 per person
To book please email maisie.neice@gmail.com
Frottage and gelliprint plants with Sally Elford
Friday 19th September 10-12 or 6-8pm
In this 2 hour workshop at The Boat House we shall make a collection of colourful leaf prints onto various papers using Gelli plates.
We shall also enjoy the relaxing technique of 'frottage'- making rubbings of leaves and foliage with wax crayons.
We'll end up with a selection of vibrant 'assets' ready to be turned into beautiful collages.
All materials provided plus light refreshments
£25 per person
Morning Session 10-12 BOOK ONLINE
OR
Evening Session 6-8pm BOOK ONLINE
mail@sallyelford.co.uk 07734 544108
