Workshops
Airbrush painting introduction with Marissa Oosterlee

May 18th | 6 PM and 10 PM |
Marissa Oosterlee is a Dutch illustrator who is renowned for her photo-realistic airbrush paintings. She has worked for various large companies such as Davilex, Nintendo, Jumbo and recently, for Constantin Film, she created the film poster for a new Netflix series. In addition, she creates many commissioned portraits, including one for Queen Beatrix’s town hall. Marissa has been teaching airbrush painting worldwide for fifteen years now. In this workshop you will learn basic airbrush skills, introducing you to great tips and tricks while learning how to properly handle an airbrush.
Eco-print your own scarf with HAWAR, Harm Harms & Meinie Wardenier

May 18th | 6 PM – 11 PM
May 19th & 20th | 11 AM – 4 PM
HAWAR textile institute from Friesland in The Netherlands brings their expertise to Craft in Focus! During the workshop eco-printing you can create your own scarf, using natural dyeing techniques. Leaves, flowers and twigs can transfer their natural color to fabric. With eco-dyeing – also called plant printing – a pattern is printed on fabric with leaves from different plants. The trick is that the leaf not only leaves a colored spot, but that even the grain is visible in the print. At Textile Institute HAWAR they know exactly how you can achieve this. During the workshop they will teach you about the natural colorants of the different leaves and how you can make a nice sharp print. In this workshop you will make a pattern of different leaves on an Etamine de Laine scarf. The woolen scarf has a size of 180 by 50 cm. Hawar provides an extensive selection of leaves, and you are warmly invited to bring your own plant, tree or flower leaves. The result will then be a surprise! Harm Harms is known for his innovations in the field of textile processing. He developed the Funpump for dyeing on textiles as well as a new type of felting machine. In 1980 he founded HAWAR with Meinie Wardenier. What started as a silk painter’s studio has grown into an internationally renowned textile institute. In combination with a very extensive store and an inspiring gallery, it is a unique place for the textile lover.
Calligraffiti with Daan Wille aka Team Blazin

May 18th, 19th, 20th | 11 Am – 5 PM
Amsterdam based artist Daan Wille, aka Team Blazin, has specialized in calligraffiti, a combination of calligraphy and graffiti. With the famous Dutch graffiti writer Shoe as his source of inspiration, Wille is by now an all-around graphic designer, with a passion for calligraffiti. In this workshop you will learn how to make your own piece of art with your name written on it.
Pottery with Floortje Roetemeijer

May 18th | 6PM – 11 PM
May 19th & 20th | 11 AM – 6 PM
It looks so easy and satisfying when you watch a professional potter at work, but trying it yourself is a completely different experience. And so much fun! Dutch potter Floortje Roetemeijer is a true expert at throwing, and is happy to assist you with your first (or second) try. In half an hour she will teach a maximum of two students, so you will get a lot of personal attention and guidance.
Make your own leather mystery braid bracelet

May 18 | 11 AM
May 19 | 4:30 PM
May 20 | 1:30 PM
Leathercraft is an ancient craft used for many different functional and decorational purposes. The combination of a beautiful product of nature; vegetable tanned leather and many versatile techniques will let you make anything you desire by hand. With the right knowledge and tools there are no boundaries in creativity and creation. Danielle Roossien (The Netherlands) has been a natural handworker since childhood. After working with many different materials and techniques she finally found here love and passion in leathercrafting 10 years ago. She travelled the world to learn from the masters face to face and started her own company in custom leather work and demonstrating the craft.
Make your own carved leather coin pouch

May 18 | 4 PM
May 19 | 2 PM
May 20 | 11 AM
In this workshop students will learn the basics of how to decorate vegetable tanned leather with carving techniques. We will be making and coloring a formed coin pouch, finished and assembled with traditional edge braiding or stitching. Leathercraft is an ancient craft used for many different functional and decorational purposes. The combination of a beautiful product of nature; vegetable tanned leather and many versatile techniques will let you make anything you desire by hand. With the right knowledge and tools there are no boundaries in creativity and creation.
Make your own stone inlayed leather bracelet

May 18 | 1 PM
May 19 | 11 AM
May 20 | 3:30 PM
In this workshop students will learn the basic techniques how to process vegetable tanned leather. They will have the change to personalize a lined bracelet with an inlayed stone and finish the sides with traditional hand stitching.
Print your own letterpress poster

May 18, 19 | 11 AM – 6 PM
In this 45 minute workshop we teach you the origins of how to typeset, design and print your own A4 size letterpress poster. You can use the wooden letters, make a small sentence of the metal type and combine them with the illustrations of Maartje van den Noort. GWA stands for Graphic Workshop Amsterdam. The aim of the foundation is to conserve the Dutch Graphic Heritage and keep the craftmanship alive. We do so by providing workshops, courses and interdisciplinary projects.