Making Space for… Concertina Sketchbooks
Six weeks. Six people. One sketchbook - and the beginning of your own visual language
A small, intimate workshop programme held around the table in Lady Bay, Nottingham. Four consecutive Thursday evenings, 19:00-21.00 starting 19th November.
This is the adult version of a course already running for young people at Young Creator's Lab - the same core idea, explored at a different pace and depth. Not an art class. No right answers, nothing to copy.
Over four weeks, you'll develop a personal way of making marks - starting from black pens only, and slowly building outward into colour, pattern, and a visual language that's entirely your own.
Book your place or find out more in the booking section
What’s included?
A concertina sketchbook to keep, a personal mark-making kit (pencil, fine liner, charcoal pencil) to keep, all shared materials, and six sessions of facilitated creative time with artist Paul Liptrot.
The programme
Each session follows the same rhythm:
A short masterclass — examples from artists across history that open doors without prescribing outcomes. A worksheet activity — testing and exploring before committing anything to the sketchbook. An hour of focused sketchbook work. Group reflection — hearing how others responded is part of the learning. And a brief look ahead to next week.
The six weeks move progressively — from free mark-making and working within forms, through responding to objects and drawing sections, to mark-making with music, and finally a session of reflection and completion.
By the end you'll have a completed or near-completed sketchbook and something more valuable — a clearer sense of how you make and what you want to continue.
Practicalities
New dates coming soon
Location: Around the studio table in Lady Bay, Nottingham. Full address confirmed on booking.
Group size: Maximum six people
Experience: All levels welcome — no experience necessary
Cost: £150 (founding cohort rate) £37.50 non-refundable on cancellation. Full refund if Studio | Paul Liptrot cancels.
Good to know: Dougie the briard is part of the studio — large, gentle and occasionally present.
