OUT THERE DESIGN AND MOSAIC

Where creativity and inspiration meet and a world of unique events and experiences are yours to explore.

The Out There Collective, brings together four unique enterprises by Mid North Coast artist and teacher, Francessca O’Donnell.

★ Weekly Mosaic Classes

We welcome you to share relaxing ,creative, stimulating, fun hours of ‘YOU’ time, in a positive environment. We hope to inspire & challenge you extend your knowledge & support you to create all those wonderful things you are yet to think of!

No experience is necessary as I will teach you step by step, laying and cutting techniques across a range mosaic styles in both 2D and 3D format. You will be supported and warmly welcomed by our other mosaic enthusiasts and as your skills and confidence grow, you will very soon be creating fabulous artworks to grace your home and garden.

★ Weekend Mosaic Workshops

The aim of our workshop is for you to indulge in fun creative ‘YOU’ time, whilst learning a range of technical cutting and laying techniques in Mosaics to create your own artwork. You will use a variety of hand held tools and learn to use the tile cutter for more precise slices or triangles of ceramic.

★ Out There Creative Kids - Art Classes

From experience I have found children learn, express themselves and relate to creativity in many different ways. With this in mind I have developed a serious of mini workshops cater for kids who love to use their hands to make art, such as weaving, building, knotting and moulding and those who love the finer ways to express their art such as painting, layering, decorating, doodling & creating jewelry.

○ NATURE INTO ART ~ These creative sessions aim to re connect kids with the amazing array of materials they can find in their gardens, in the bush and at the beach to create fabulous art works. Working with shells, feathers, driftwood , pebbles, driftwood, beads, coloured strings, paper and paint students can let their imagination run wild creating Wind chimes, dream catchers, spiders webs and creative sculptures.

○ PAPER & CARDBOARD BONANZA ~ Using a large selection of coloured papers, paints, textured cardboard, feathers, coloured string, sequins, stamps, pastels, beads, colourful tapes and buttons students will be able built up layers of texture and colour to create fun and unique artworks that could take the form of wall hangings, masks, giant cakes, animals, castles, birds and sea creatures.

○ MOSAIC FOR KIDS ~ Pre-cut animal, birds and various shapes have been prepared for students to use a large selection of tiles, millefiori and beads to create unique mosaic masterpieces while learning mosaic laying skills.

○ JEWELLERY MAKING ~ Air Dry clay, glass & wooden beads, metal bases, coloured cords, feathers, rolled paper, millefiori and coloured glass, open a whole new world of creating unique and fun jewellery pieces to wear and share.

○ TISSUE PAPER ART ~ Coloured tissue paper opens a whole new world of creativity to layered art works to colourful lanterns, insects, birds and sea creatures.

○ PEN AND WASH ~ working with water colours and ink, students develop soft wash backgrounds that become the colourful backdrop to finer pen line art work. These classes develop the use of doodle design with repeated shaped and patterns to build up a design.