Workshops and Courses 2025-2026
In 2026 I’ll be offering a limited number of workshops, both online and in person (Edinburgh). I also run private workshops for small groups - if you’re interested, please get in touch.
Winter 2026 dates (live via Zoom): five consecutive Tuesdays, 6 January - 3 February, 6-8pm UK time
Start 2026 with this five-week invitation to explore materials and develop ideas for your art. We’ll experiment with drawing, painting, collage, and more over the course of five live Zoom sessions, with optional assignments for you to complete in between sessions.
The live Zoom sessions are delivered in a small, welcoming group with ample opportunity for interaction and questions. Each live session combines demonstration, guided exercises, group discussion, and individual working time. Whether you're looking to establish a regular sketching habit, break out of a creative rut, or simply play with new materials, this course offers a supportive space to experiment without pressure. All levels welcome—from complete beginners to experienced artists seeking fresh inspiration.
This course is not about perfection or ‘finished’ work. It's about curiosity, process, and building a sustainable creative practice that fits your life. Shake off the winter doldrums and revitalise your creative practice while discovering your own personal approach to keeping a dynamic, experimental sketchbook.
Spring 2026 dates coming soon.
Autumn 2025 dates (live via Zoom): Alternate Tuesdays 6-8pm UK time: 2 + 16 + 30 September, 14 + 28 October, 11 November (plus an optional regroup session in December).
Join artist Julie Galante for this course designed to nurture your creative practice. Together we’ll explore ways to create work that reflects your individual interests, passion, and point of view, no matter your experience level. The course content is delivered over six live Zoom sessions, in a small, welcoming group with plenty of opportunities for interaction. Additionally, there will be optional (but highly recommended) assignments to complete in between the live sessions - assignments designed to get you stuck in to your creative practice in new and interesting ways.
During each live session, there will be a demonstration focusing on a particular aspect of visual art - this will include various materials, subjects, and considerations such as composition, theme, mark-making, layering, and so on. We will also have a look at everyone’s recent creations, with celebration of the triumphs and suggestions for moving forward with work-in-progress. Together we’ll explore techniques including drawing, painting, mixed-media, and collage, but you don’t have to work exclusively in these media to take part - all creative disciplines are welcome.
Each participant will be encouraged to deepen their explorations in whatever direction interests them most - be it a series of drawings, written reflections, sketches, collages, photographs, mixed-media pieces, or a unique, personal combination of all these.
There will be an optional Facebook group for participants to stay connected and share their creations with each other between sessions. There will also be discounts available for other workshops and one-to-one mentoring.
***All 2025 ink workshops are now sold out. Please sign up for my mailing list to get updated when 2026 dates become available, or get in touch if you’d like to arrange a private workshop.***
In person (Edinburgh, Scotland): 16 October 2025, 1.00-4.00pm.
Join artist Julie Galante for an afternoon of homemade botanical inks made from foraged plants and kitchen scraps.
In 2023 Julie dove into ink-making, producing more than 300 inks from over 100 different botanical sources. In this three-hour workshop, Julie will share what she’s learned from all these inky experiments, giving you the skills and knowledge to create your own library of botanical colours. She'll share her core learnings, including the best ways to extract colours, the best plants to use, and how to preserve and store your inks. We'll also cover different ways of finishing your inks depending on how you'd like to use them.
Please note this workshop will take place in Julie's Stockbridge studio, which is accessible via three flights of stairs. We will also spend part of the workshop foraging outside, weather permitting, so please dress accordingly. Tea and coffee will be provided.
Self-Paced Online Workshops
Bookbinding & Journalling
Visit Bookbinding with Cass to purchase our collaborative online self-paced workshops which combine writing, art, and bookbinding: The Art of Journalling and Letters to the Future.
Workshops in Edinburgh
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