While we’ve been away
Creative things our community of artists, volunteers and members have been getting up to
As a creative community, we knew that our members, students and staff would be busy while spending more time than usual at home, whether nurturing gardens, crafting with children or experimenting with new artistic techniques. Here’s a a snapshot of things they’ve been working on.
You can’t use up creativity. The more you use the more you have – Maya Angelou


Martha & Jamie’s animation
Using skills developed in Animation classes at Courtyard, Martha and Jamie created a logo and stop-motion ident for the national Making Spaces project

Julie’s Drawing and Sketching Class
The drawing and sketching class have been practising their skills with regular themes set by tutor Julie


Printmaking with Amanda
The printmakers were hard at work in their last session before lockdown

Julie’s Lockdown Artwork
Drawing and sketching tutor Julie has been using graphite and watercolour pencils to create these landscapes

Sarah’s creative kids
Our administrator Sarah is keeping things very creative at home

Debbie’s creative clay work
Ceramics tutor Debbie has been using this time to work on her own projects

Deana’s beautiful pictures
Working with acrylics is just one of Courtyard tutor Deana's specialisms

Life Drawing with Amanda
Before lockdown, Amanda's life drawing class were working with ink and wash

Nesting Blue tits
Courtyard member Linda managed to capture these gorgeous little guys nesting in one of her ceramic sculptures

Life in Lockdown
A compilation film of your photography documenting Life in Lockdown