Watershed Studio 
Despite not having rain for ten weeks now it’s been perfect weather for a variety of garden events and parties over the last few weeks. Today we have a yoga retreat taking place here and it’s wonderful that everyone can enjoy just being outside! They even used the tree house - so much energy flowing around the whole place tonight! Tomorrow we have one of our granddaughter's birthday parties so a bouncy castle will be in full bounce on lawn I dare say! The poor garden has taken a bashing from the lack of rain but the numerous tubs continue to flourish with love and attention! I'm beginning to get slightly bored with watering I confess as I have over 120 pots, of all shapes and sizes, to find and drench every couple of days.  
 
The Tendring Hundred Farmers Club annual show was a huge success. Once again I organised the Art Show with the help a very good team of people. We had a record number of paintings and a large footfall and attracted a good deal of praise and comment but sadly sales were down on last year. Maybe it was the heat?  
 
A few things coming up with vacancies: 
Kris Marriott—Wet Felting Workshop—Wed 7th August, £75 including all materials and a delicious farmhouse lunch of course—something exciting and different and one of our marquee workshops. Click on this text to edit it. 
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More vacancies: 
Kris Marriott—Wet Felting Workshop—Wed 7th August, £75 including all materials and a delicious farmhouse lunch of course—something exciting and different and one of our marquee workshops. 
 
Melanie Cambridge (14th & 15th August), and Robert Hagen (28th—31st August) are also coming—see the website for more details and how to book as you need to speak to organisers Melanie and Linda Series respectively. 
September 
 
Robert Dutton—Expressive Drawing and Mixed Media—Tues 11th & Wed 12th Exciting two days—first day ‘all things black and white’, and the second day of big skies and marshes working on a large and expressive scale. 
 
Trevor Osborne—Hare Sculpture in air dried clay—Sat 15th & Sun 16th. Learn various modelling techniques to produce your own hare for your garden! 
Ant Bailey—Singing Workshop—Monday 24th from 10.30 
 
Alison Burchert—Animal Portraits in Pastel—Tues 25th & Wed 26th Learn the techniques of creating a photo-realistic painting of a hare with this acclaimed artist. 
 
Fraser Scarfe—Capture the Essence of Autumn, Acrylic Landscapes—Sat 29th & Sun 30th Discover over these two days how to use acrylics to their full advantage and create an atmospheric and striking landscape painting. 
 
More details of these and all the other autumn courses check out the All Courses section. Our courses are all about giving you an immersive experience in perfect surroundings, spending time with a small group of like-minded artists, where you can share and explore new ideas, without pressure or competition.Click on this text to edit it. 
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