Workshop Types
Connecting through being creative together, brings so many health and wellbeing benefits.
No experience is necessary, express yourself through art and take some time out from the busy day to day.
With Michellemdv Designs you will find various art medium workshops, guided by local Mackay artist Michelle.
Michelle enjoy's experimenting and learning helpful tips and tricks to demonstrate to workshop participants. Creating a friendly and relaxing atmosphere to enjoy being immersed in a creative bubble.
All quality art supplies are included to use throughout, as Michelle shares her knowledge on a number of techniques and brush strokes, to learn the beautiful art of watercolour. Just bring yourself and be ready to get creative! No experience is needed, easy to follow instructions, so you have more time to enjoy yourself.
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Join me to learn how to create beautiful earrings with Polymer Clay, in this interactive workshop. Includes all materials and how to create your own designs from start to finish.
During this in depth workshop, Michelle demonstrate and explain the entire process step by step. Using high quality materials and having a heap of FUN along the way!
SHARING tips and tricks from her own personal experience. Ideas for colour combinations and the steps to create marble slabs, to cut, cure, finish and assemble your pieces.
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Learn about safety, supplies and techniques, as I demonstrate my process
I offer two different workshop types. A coaster two part course, or a cheese board sip & Paint.
Not suitable for pregnant women or children under 15 years
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Have you always wanted to have BEAUTIFUL writing? Do you have an event coming up and you would like to write out your own invitations? Do you just want to learn for fun and take some time out for you?
This Beginners Modern Calligraphy Workshop is PERFECT! Michelle will guide the 3 hour session, breaking down the steps and sharing her tips, plus tricks along the way. Packed full of BONUS high quality supplies, which are yours to take home and continue using...
LIVE demonstrations, as we then put into practice techniques in our workbooks. This workshop is suitable for left handers too!
Learn the basic stitches, and start a new piece of embroidery artwork on a round hoop to take home.
All supplies included and yours to take come. Including hoop, instruction sheets. Fabric, thread and needles. x2 different designs, a fun cactus and home sweet home florals.
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Learn a number of techniques and how to create different effects. Live demonstrations, explanation of supplies and tools.
Create beautiful artwork on special Yupo paper, and be supplied with a frame to display your work or give as a gift. This workshop is all so incorporates time to decorate your own planter pot. There will be an assortment of sizes, handed out alternate drop.
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Acrylic resin is a water-based two part material used to make decorative moulded objects.
Fast curing time, allows us to create x2 trinket trays each, using terrazzo chips to create modern effects.
After sanding the final result feels like polished stone.
All materials are provided, live demonstrations by Michelle showing the process and then you get to enjoy making your very own pieces take home the same day.
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No matter the occasion, creative sessions are a fun way to spend time together. Family, friends or team building.
I will take your group through the steps to create, all art supplies are included. While you socialise and enjoy your event.
We can design your session to suit your needs, you can choose the workshop type.
Sip and Paint, Ink Art, Watercolour etc
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From time-to-time various talented artists will be invited into the studio to run a session. Teaching their craft medium, sharing their knowledge.
Recent examples of this are pottery and macrame.
Check out upcoming sessions below. If you wish to apply to run a session, please feel free to contact Michelle @ focusmd@hotmail.com