Where to practice creative hobbies France

Marie the plastic artist, Audrey the seamstress: here are two friends who combine their talents in plastic arts and sewing classes in Dijon. On the sewing side, group courses for a maximum of 4 people or individual courses are offered. This is enough to learn how to hem for novices or to improve if you already know how to sew. On the visual arts side, you have the choice: painting, drawing, collage, modelling, linocut are so many disciplines to let your creativity express itself. Courses that are aimed at adults as well as children aged 6 to 14. These workshops are also open during the summer holidays to develop the artistic skills of your toddlers! And if you wish to offer them an original birthday, a 2h30 program is available with creative workshops, games, make-up... A good idea for unforgettable memories.

As soon as you open the window, your eye is caught by William Himo's paintings and colors. Once you've crossed the threshold, you won't be able to resist the urge to take up painting yourself. In addition to Himo's signature canvases, you'll find everything you need to indulge your passion for painting, drawing and watercolours: canvases, easels, brushes... And you'll find plenty of inspiration, with forests, parks and monuments... all the ideal landscapes to immortalize on paper or canvas some of the sweet hours spent in the city of kings.

Stéphanie Leray-Corbin, a mosaic artist from Rennes, took to the skies in April 2018 by setting up her Cairns workshop in Mandailles-Saint-Julien. In this former village post office transformed into a house-site, she exhibits her works alongside other arts and crafts chosen by the Galerie des Montagnes. This is an opportunity to discover the work of artists who are on the lookout for natural materials and to see Stéphanie Leray-Corbin's creations in action. Curious? Stéphanie will answer your questions about her compositions. Workshops for children and adults are organized upon registration.

A real paradise for knitting and crochet lovers, this huge barn located near the Espace Entreprise contains thousands of balls. In the bins there are all sorts of wools: soft, classic, twisted, multicoloured or even glittery. All colours and textures are present. In this shop, you will also find accessories to make clothes and comforters in wool. La Grange à Laine will propose you various brands and types of yarns (alpaca, cashmere, mohair, silk...). A large choice, on more than 500 m², and a good quality-price ratio. All the ingredients are at your disposal, to make your creations.

Insured by a graduate and experienced framer, in addition to being author of books on art coaching, these courses are set up by small groups in a fully equipped workshop. It teaches you to frame in a contemporary, original or classic way as well as tricks of the profession.

Cwtch is pronounced "coutch" and it means cuddle in Welsh. It's the first word Marion learned when she lived in Wales. From there, she brings us a concept, still not very widespread in France: painting on earthenware. Over there, many parents have painted themselves mugs or plates stamped with the imprint of the baby's foot or handcuff. It is also a very popular activity for birthdays and bachelorette parties. Today, with her long braid behind her back, Marion has set up shop in the heart of Nantes, at 24 rue Armand-Brossard, to open her earthenware painting workshop. Brushes on the tables, a playful space for the little ones, and more than 300 earthenware models on the shelves, here, you can choose your bowl, your plate, your trivet or your cute trinket to make your own work. In a free workshop or in a directed workshop, there is no age to let yourself be carried away by the caress of the brush on the object and express your creativity. Birthdays, bachelorette parties, births or just for fun, there is always a good reason to take a creative art workshop. Also note the kits to take home to paint earthenware.

For eleven years, Delphine Priollaud, ARCHITECT architect of training, has taught drawing, painting, watercolour and all decorative painting techniques. From the awakening of the child to the plastic arts in preparation for entrance competitions of art schools, by the adult wishing to be happy, everything is being done to enable the student to flourish and learn in an atmosphere conducive to creation and pictorial work. Located in a bright space overlooking a garden and located in the city centre, the Salamandre Atelier is a real shop shop. Delphine Priollaud also performs, on order, paintings, furniture and painted furniture, frescoes, eye-to-eye and murals according to modern and modern techniques. The equipment necessary for drawing, painting and executing patinas and decorative coatings is available for sale at the workshop.

At the exit of Nîmes, on the old road of Montpellier, you will find in this "mini supermarket" all the material necessary for your artistic practice. Water paintings, oil or acrylic, canvas, paper, latex for molding, clay for modelling, brush and other scissors will allow you to indulge in your passion, casual or professional. Products are sold wholesale and in detail and vendors, if there are not too many people, you will be aiguilleront in your choices. Another shop, smaller and more user-friendly, is located in downtown (8 rue des Marchands).

They offer a wide range of games, toys, creative activities and personalized gifts. You can also organize birthday parties. You can buy online and collect in-store. During the school vacations, creative workshops are also organized. The store also offers "La Maison de la Petite Souris" brand products, including tooth boxes and gifts for fans of the Tooth Fairy.

Paintball Pro is a leisure park dedicated to paintball and laser games. With 55,000m2 of terrain, it offers an adrenalin-filled experience for fans of these activities. In addition to paintball and laser games, the park also offers archery games, an activity that combines archery and paintball. Paintball Pro places great emphasis on safety, with specially trained staff on hand to guide players and a video briefing to explain the rules and how the games are played. The equipment used meets safety standards, and the park uses only biodegradable paintballs.

The concept allows you to rent a sewing machine on the spot, by the hour or on a flat-rate basis. A bar-café, a haberdasher's shop, a workshop for adults and another for children all come together in an establishment designed for all those who wish to practise knitting or crochet in a warm, shared environment. Members share their techniques and patterns over a drink. Classes are also available for children. Materials are provided for beginners, who will find pretty fabrics for sale. A great way to make your own wardrobe.

Artéïs, in addition to selling you the necessary, wants to make you real artists and therefore proposes, for this, achievements, demonstrations and workshops to accompany you in the learning of a technique, practice, medium… And, once the gesture is done, you can then buy on site, without fear of the failures, everything you need to express, alone at home, your creativity!

This association, which was founded in 2004, offers courses of ikebana (from beginners to confirmed) of the Ikenobo school under the master Akiko Gishi in Paris and in the capital at Japanese Quarter Japanese Quarter in the 9 ^th and the Pool Club in the 20 ^th. The association also organizes conferences, decorative compositions, «event» interventions, internships in Paris and Japan, ikebana stays in Japan, and origami workshops and workshops.

For a dozen, Atelier Couture members design clothes while exchanging their know-how. It is this association that dresses her majesty Carnival and participants in the parade. Throughout the year you can learn to carry out dresses, jackets, pajamas, curtains, furniture coatings.

Anaïs is a passionate self-taught artist who creates mugs, bowls, plates and teapots. She welcomes you by appointment to her workspace to show you how her ceramics are made, or to take part in a three-hour workshop where you can make your own tableware. This is enough time to create 2-3 ceramic pieces. Participants enjoy both the manual work and the soothing effect it brings: the concentration and pleasure of modeling clay is a relaxing experience.

Virginia, a former student of fine arts, proposes to learn from the technique of patina to painting with a wide choice of colours with natural pigments, and the technique of coloured wax that makes it possible to highlight the veins of the wood. During his workshops, you have to bring two or three objects that you're going to work on, such as a lamp, chair or tea frame. Otherwise, if you want to refresh or give a piece of furniture to the dark mine, the old-fashioned patina can give it a second life. Virginia moves and looks for your furniture. The techniques used on the stairs of stairs or kitchens vary according to everyone's wishes. The boutique offers a very nice choice of creations, exterior, interior, furniture and crockery.

The point of Bayeux, used from the th century, is an art that Chantal James masters beautifully and teaches during her courses and embroidery courses. It reproduces scenes of the famous Tapestry, but not only, since Chantal applies the technique to other, more contemporary media. In its shop-shop you will find embroidery kits representing scenes of the Bayeux Tapestry (some of them 1 m!), kits on other themes and of course threads, drums, needles… As follows: it is possible to order via its website.

A small workshop but great ideas on colours and materials is the credo of the Emporte Association. Accompanied by the moderator, children are invited to create their "explorer books" and play all the things: collage, painting painting, mosaic, jewelry. On the basis of two Wednesdays a month, the calendar is fast filled and the works have time to dry! Adults are not forgotten: evening workshops on the same dates as children (18 h to 20 h) are reserved. Flexibility in the organization, mixed sessions (children-adults) allow to evolve together on the same theme. On Saturday, internships on free theme, to be determined during registration are developed on antique mosaic, fresco or patinas, mould moulding, résine détournement, etc.

Jean-Marie's workshop is located in the Maison du Pays Messin in the Guard Pavilion of the Château de Courcelles. It is a place of information, awareness and animation around sustainable development open to all. Various themes are addressed: the fight against climate change, protection of biodiversity, energy saving, mobility, waste sorting, etc. Depending on the workshop, your child or you, depending on the theme, will learn in a playful way an aspect of sustainable development. Whether it's a workshop on anti-waste tips and recipes, decorating with natural objects, making a glass forest or a land art walk... A great initiative!