Arty Afternoons

Discover the different people and outfits in the paintings and photos on display at Penlee House. Dress a peg doll by making your own outfits from fabric scraps and felt. 

Choose a portrait painting or photograph from our exhibition and turn it into a jigsaw. You can draw your own jigsaw too, maybe a self portrait design or a portrait of your favourite pet!

Join us to have a go at embroidery by sewing and decorating a felt fish, just like the ones on the plate in the image.

Look closely at how the landscapes look layered and recreate this by collaging different types of paper.

Learn how to compose and draw a still life and create your own everyday life artwork.

Join us to create either a rag rug or woven piece that you can display in your home.

Create an artwork of your own and make a mount and frame to give it a professional gallery look

Using coloured crayons make a colourful background, then add black over the top and scratch out a picture

Using building shapes made from card and collage a townscape based on the artworks at Penlee House.

Taking inspiration from the stunning enamel brooch showing a ballerina by Lara Knight and Ella Naper, design and make your own colourful brooch that you can wear.