Where to practice creative hobbies Lorraine

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.

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.

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!

If the dress does not make the monk, the address does the profession. Christian Krumeich, a potter's craftsman, welcomes you in his potter's house and proposes, in addition to welcoming you in his guest rooms, to introduce you to salt sandstone pottery through the courses he organizes. It is an opportunity to truly immerse itself in the world of pottery or to initiate it while enjoying the beauty of the region.

Workshop consisting of several activities: staff (Jacky Champagne), mosaic (Françoise Champagne), fresco (Emma).

Valérie Lanciaux offers courses for adults, teenagers and children. The Workshop of the Fabio allows you to initiate or improve in all activities related to pottery practice: modelling, filming, enamelling, cooking…

Catherine Mazarguil, a painter trained at the Beaux-Arts in Paris, "dreamed" and then materialized this unique place entirely dedicated to pictorial creation and rejuvenation. A program of "Art and Self-knowledge" activities is drawn up each year, enabling everyone to reconnect with their creativity in an atmosphere of calm and concentration, whether for a course, a weekend or a workshop.

Explanation of the different stages of willow culture in the realization of a basketry article, the tools of the vannier and the different steps to carry out a basket. Creation of a basket article that you can take (possibility of making a round basket over 2 days).

Watercolour courses and courses in high season.

Sylvie Vernageau, an artist of Bordes, organizes authentic artistic walks to indulge in gouache, pastels or charcoals, the wonderful landscapes that pass through your eyes. With this travel notebook, you won't let anything go!

Céline Sciacqua founded this Art and nature association. By appointment, you will be given the opportunity to initiate a variety of activities such as basketry or the so-called plant architecture. With wicker or wild plants, you'll learn from Céline to create nice things. Whether it's an ad hoc initiation or a traineeship, Céline will show you how to use artistically.

For nearly half a century, a thousand members have been coming here to take advantage of the workshops offered by experts in their fields, whether you are a child or an adult. On the program: plastic arts, body expression, various arts and crafts (woodworking, bookbinding, pottery, etc.). Drawing, painting, photography, illustration, but also styling, carpentry, sculpture, cardboard, the fields in which to exercise one's talents are numerous and particularly varied.

You like to take your time to choose frames, chopsticks, laminates and other specialized products, take a look at its 500 ^{m2 of} exhibition space. From the supply of frames and fine arts to framing work, this Loft de l'Encadr'Heure offers a wide choice and quality services, and also offers custom-made frames. A friendly and professional team will be able to advise you and find an answer to all your expectations.A choice of 800 baguette references, supplies for the fine arts, specialized bookshop... And take advantage of your visit to admire the works on display: they are the work of artists of all levels.

A single glance at the window is enough to understand the specialty of this shop. Professional framer, l'Eclat de Verre offers a tailor-made service to sublimate paintings, drawings and other photographs. You can choose from dozens of materials, colours and patterns, but also a wide range of binding materials, a beautiful housing and stationery section. More than just a store, Eclat de Verre is also a place of learning where you can come and try your hand at framing, of course, but also calligraphy, scrapbooking, painting, drawing or making lampshades and cardboard furniture. An address to remember!

The Al Terre Native association offers courses and courses of ceramics, with Céline Desor-Laurent, a ceramist. In the programme: introduction to many techniques including Raku. The exhibition hall features ceramic creations.

The former hotel hotel is also a training centre for creative leisure. The atelier Rurart hosts Octopus Workshop, specialized in decorative mural painting and wood and the creation of accessories for home. Internships are organised throughout the year, for adults. In the program, maroquinerie workshops, engraving, Latin calligraphy, mosaic, creation of cardboard furniture, jewelry, glass, medieval enluminure, traditional wood foil, stained glass.

Few have this talent for creating or restoring stained glass windows. Philippe Weaver is one of these craftsmen, mastering the techniques from manual cutting to diamond roulette, mouth blown glass or lead assembly. The works damaged by time, thus find under his fingers, in his workshop, a new youth. But it does not stop there and also creates, unique pieces, vases, chandeliers, wall, plates, set out in its workshop.

Are you a DIY (Do it yourself) enthusiast? Then join this club and make new friends. You'll get together to make unique and original creations of all kinds. You'll also be able to make patchworks, embroideries, decorative objects... with noble or recycled materials. All in a warm and friendly atmosphere. What's more, once a year, a sale is organized in the village hall. This is an opportunity to publicize the club's activities and techniques, and to sell the beautiful objects created.

L'Atelier des Couleurs is a space of plastic arts dedicated to the learning and the improvement of various techniques (painting, drawing, volume) on various supports. It offers art workshops for beginners or initiates of all ages, invited to come and share a moment of creation, in painting, drawing, live model or origami, in joy and conviviality! It is also a small store and an exhibition place for artists wishing to sell and show their work to the public. It's an opportunity to find the rare pearl to offer or to please yourself. We come out with a head full of colors and creative ideas!

In Chaource, the Association Artitude 10 offers two interesting activities for art and ceramics enthusiasts. Firstly, every year they organize the Ronde des Feux, a festival of ceramics, art and fire. This original event takes place on a two-hectare natural site, between woods and meadows, and offers a magical atmosphere thanks to installations, animations, shows, music and lights. Over 200 artists and young talents take part in the festival, sharing their passion and know-how with the public. The association also offers a discovery tour of the Ronde des Feux site, with visits to the clay quarry, the wood-fired kiln park, an exhibition and demonstrations of ceramic techniques. This guided tour allows visitors to discover the artistic world of ceramics in an exceptional natural setting.

Carton De has elected home in the countryside at Roots 40 km from Troyes and 6 km from Ervy-le-Châtel. Catherine Mainardi, professor of mathematics, is now making cardboard furniture. She creates, exposes, and shares this technique with all the curious and passionate. Lightweight, printable, opaque, insulating and very good resistance, working cardboard offers many advantages, the main material is within the scope of all the stock exchanges, it calls for the use of environmentally friendly products for the environment. The construction of the cardboard furniture is a thorough work… From drawing to cutting through the application of silk or varnish paper, there is a bit of work. In the end you get light furniture, solid, washable and… design! These are real functional furniture: convenient location where you can store your business, chairs in which you can sit down… Count 80 € to work with Catherine and manufacture with her over half a day a coffee table. To discover!