Ipswich County Library Blank Page Project

Creative workshops in the library for teens

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Location address: Ipswich County Library, Ipswich
Chosen age group:

Ages: 10 - 16 years

Available tickets:
Paid non HAF child £20 per sessionFree HAF eligible Free
Next date: Monday 20th Jul,
Funded by Suffolk County Council
Universal provision
Ipswich County Library Blank Page Project block mentored by Suffolk Community Libraries
Ipswich County Library Blank Page Project block mentored by Suffolk Community Libraries
Ipswich County Library Blank Page Project block mentored by Suffolk Community Libraries
Ipswich County Library Blank Page Project block mentored by Suffolk Community Libraries
Ipswich County Library Blank Page Project block mentored by Suffolk Community Libraries
Ipswich County Library Blank Page Project block mentored by Suffolk Community Libraries
Ipswich County Library Blank Page Project block mentored by Suffolk Community Libraries
Ipswich County Library Blank Page Project block mentored by Suffolk Community Libraries
Ipswich County Library Blank Page Project block mentored by Suffolk Community Libraries
A summary
Join us at Ipswich County Library for a variety of creative workshops this summer holidays for 10-16 year olds! Workshops are 9:45am - 3:30pm and include lunch, drinks and snacks. Free places are available for those eligible for benefit related free school meals. Unsure if you’re eligible? For guidance visit www.gov.uk/apply-free-school-meals For more information on each workshop and our brilliant artists, please visit our website: suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk/blank-page If your booking is made within 72 hours of the workshop, we may not be able to accommodate specific dietary requirements. Please get in touch with the library location for the workshop to discuss options. Library address: Ipswich County Library, Northgate Street, Ipswich, IP1 3DE 20 July- Kelly Hammond- Yarn Art 27 July- Eloise Cookson- Character Design 10 August- Eleanor Rodwell- Plaster Relief Casting 20 July- Kelly Hammond Threads of Creativity: A Yarn Art Workshop This full-day creative workshop invites participants to explore colour, texture and self-expression through yarn art. Using canvases to create unique textile-inspired artworks using wool. Like painting but with yarn! The workshop is designed to be accessible to all abilities and encourages creativity, mindfulness and connection. Participants will have the opportunity to experiment with different materials, colours and patterns while developing their own individual designs in a relaxed and supportive environment. Throughout the day, participants will build confidence in their creative practice, share ideas with others and enjoy the process of making. By the end of the workshop, each participant will have completed a finished yarn art piece to take home. Kelly is a small independent haberdashery owner in the heart of Debenham. Her shop is more than just a place to buy fabric, yarn and buttons — it’s a creative space built on connection, colour and community. Kelly holds a diploma in Interior Design and in crochet. She’s used her skills to teach others her creative trade where groups come together to make a variety of things including knitting and crochet. 27 July- Eloise Cookson Whether this is the first time creating your own character or you already have existing characters, this workshop will support and level up your character designing skills! Eloise will first introduce some character design principles she uses in her own process with examples from animated media and comics. Throughout the day with different character designing activities, taking inspiration from objects, nature, as well as their own passions and interests, participants will explore how to practically incorporate these concepts when creating their original characters. By the end of the workshop, participants will go home with their character concepts & illustrations for the day, having created their characters and an idea for the world and story they live in. Eloise is a local artist who specialises in digital art. Her work takes inspiration from manga & animation, and she takes interest in visual storytelling through character design & self-expression. As a young artist herself, Eloise is also passionate about providing in-person resources and guiding all young people interested in digital art and styles inspired by manga & animation. 10 August- Eleanor Rodwell Join artist Ellie Rodwell in a day of drawing and casting. Participants will experiment with fun drawing activities and make their own plaster relief cast to take home, using found natural objects and clay. Eleanor is a Suffolk-based multi-disciplinary artist, whose practice is rooted in mark-making, the landscape and translating emotional experience. Her mediums span drawing, painting, sculpture and metal casting. She has exhibited both internationally and within the UK, with three solo shows since 2021. With broad experiences in curation, leading creative workshops and working as a bronze foundry assistant, she is now a studio member of the Suffolk artist co-operative Asylum Studios.
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Assist with personal care and toileting
Hoist and changing bench
Sensory or quiet spaces
Makaton trained
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About your mentors
Suffolk Community Libraries
Where I belong.
We run all 45 libraries across Suffolk. We offer engaging creative workshops for teens during the school holidays. Suffolk Community Libraries is part of the Public Health & Communities team at Suffolk County Council.
Grace Dersley
Relief Library & Information Advisor
A regular member of the team at Gainsborough Library, who loves to read, write and create. I used to work weekends and help run Girls Group in 2022, but now can often be found covering shifts on the weekdays and in school holidays. Radio and music are my other passions and I'm always trying to link them to my library work one way or another!
Charmain
Executive Library Manager
I am the Library Manager at Ipswich County Library, I look forward to you joining us at the library for the Blank Page project
Ipswich Library
Library and Information Advisor
Library and Information Advisor for Suffolk Libraries enjoy the arts in many forms
Learning aims
Aim 1
To develop confidence in meeting and working with new people
Aim 2
To try something new and explore creativity
Aim 3
To learn about what Suffolk Libraries can offer
Pricing information
Ticket namePaid non HAF child
Price£20
Ticket nameFree HAF eligible
Price£0
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Where we'll be
Ipswich County Library, Northgate Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 3DE
WHAT’S PROVIDED
Drinks
Snacks
Meals
Equipment
Safety
Enhanced DBS
Risk Assessment
Public Liability Insurance
Safeguarding Training
First Aid Training
First Aid Kit
Smoke Detector

Please note

Please note, it is the responsibility of the booker to satisfy themselves about the adequacy of the safety measures. This platform is merely an introducer and does not verify the items listed here.

Cancellation Policy
Free bookings do not require refunds but as places are limited, please cancel if you cannot attend so that your place can be offered to someone else.

My experience consists of a leisure activity, on a specific date(s), and therefore the 14-day ‘cooling off period’ under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 does not apply.