A ‘casket’ was a Elizabethan box or repository for games and other objects, decorated with scenes of people and everyday life. In this four-day exclusive and new course with artist, author and tutor Anne Kelly, you will learn how to bring this tradition up to date by designing and creating a covering for a display box or case. 

You will source a small sturdy box or suitcase in heavy card, leather or thin wood, to use in the course. The making of the covering for the box is fluid and adaptable and we will be able to see how the decorative elements work before committing them to the surface. This is a fun process where you can be inspired by samples of work from Anne and bounce ideas off the other members of the group. 

Using a range of simple and adaptable techniques taken from her books, and working in a supportive and encouraging environment, you will design a pattern unique to your piece. Layers of textile collage and stitching will create your pieces which will then be attached to your chosen item. Ideally you will finish the box or case in the four days of
the course but you may wish to continue to add to your piece at home.