Creative Inspirational Weeks 25 August - 1 September 2012

Venue

The nearest town to Blairmore House is Huntly, a 15 minute car journey. Huntly can be accessed by train and bus from both Aberdeen or Inverness City and airports.

Flights
Aberdeen airport is the nearest international airport with flights available to many domestic and international destinations. Please visit www.aberdeenairport.com for detailed information on this airport.

There is a shuttle bus service available from the airport to Dyce train station where you can travel to Huntly from.

Train
Hourly trains run to Aberdeen from Edinburgh and Glasgow, and there are regular services between Inverness and Aberdeen, which stop at Huntly.

Buses
Stagecoach run the regular 10, 10A service between Inverness and Aberdeen, stopping in Huntly. (For bus services between Aberdeen Airport and Huntly please visit www.stagecoachbus.com as a change of bus is sometimes required at Blackburn Leys Hotel.)

Schedule

Arrival
The course begins with a 6pm Evening Meal.

On the first day of the course we would ask delegates to arrive no earlier than 4pm and ideally before 6pm in time for the evening meal. There will be transport provided around 3.30pm and 4.30pm from Huntly to Blairmore House. If you require this service please contact the office at least 24 hours in advance to request this help with travel. The only other way from Huntly to Blairmore is via taxi which can be arranged through Watt’s Taxi Service; Tel no.       01466 792489 .

Departure
The event ends on the final day with an 8:45am breakfast

Transport into Huntly will be available at 10:00

Registration

Price & Electronic Booking

Please Note : Prices are Per Person unless otherwise stated

You can book online for accommodation that has a Book now button.

- Twin / Double Ensuite : £ 535

- 3 Sharing ensuite : £ 490

- Non Residential : £ 365

- Twin/Double non en-suite : £ 505

Please note that all bookings are subject to availability of the requested accommodation, and confirmation by the centre.

More Information

For more information, or to book by phone, please contact Ellel Scotland

Telephone	+44 (0)1466 799102
Email	bookings@scotland.ellel.org.uk

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Creative Inspirational Weeks

Painting Week: 14th—21st April 2012
Textiles Week: 25th August—1st September 2012

Our Healing through Creativity courses have proved to be a tremendous means of restoring human hearts, touching us tangibly in the depth of our humanity in the love of God.  What has been knowledge in our heads has become heart reality.  Our living Creator God has put within each of us desires and gifts designed to restore and refresh our human spirits - an antidote to the stress and toil of our fallen world.  These weeks of creative enjoyment for the human heart have been designed with this purpose in mind.  To give ourselves time to enjoy the life and gifts God has given us and to enjoy them with Him.

What better place than the Highlands of Scotland to receive the Creator’s inspiration!   Blairmore provides a comfortable and inspirational setting for discovering your creative talents.  In addition to the painting/sewing sessions, there will be morning and evening inspiration, prayer and fellowship times.

Watercolour and Mixed Media Painting
Inspirational and fun painting times with a qualified artist for help and tuition and led by Fiona Horrobin.

This unique week offers you the opportunity to explore a variety of techniques and media in painting including water colour, acrylics and pastels.  With artist tuition ranging from simple painting and drawing techniques to more complex artistry, all levels of ability will be catered for. Come and enjoy experimenting, learning a skill or developing your own skill level. A talented and qualified artist will be there to lead and guide you alongside others who enjoy the journey of self expression through painting and art.  There will be group led times where we will experiment with mixed media or engage in step by step tuition in how to produce a painting to delight in.  The week will cover a range of painting such things as effective skies, sea, foregrounds, rivers, trees, buildings, flowers, animals, still life, sunsets, simple landscapes.  It will also be possible to paint small art works for framing or in personal cards.    


Textiles and Sewing
A whole host of colours and textures to explore with a variety of different textile disciplines to enjoy and experiment with.

An amazing week that will enable you to enjoy and delight in textiles in various ways.  The week will include experienced guidance and tuition in a variety of disciplines including banner making (including preparation of backing, use of colour, texture and lettering), appliqué, Italian quilting, Trapunto quilting, weaving with silk, linen, hemp and paper, felt-making and spinning. The week allows plenty of time for experimentation of new crafts as well as completion of projects such as banners, woven scarves, cushions etc.

Dates, Venue & Registration ->