Japanese Hand-Scroll Making Residential Workshop, Hollin House, Highgreen, Northumberland, Sunday 8th - Wednesday 12th August 2027.

Next Summer you are invited to join me at Hollin House, nestled in the beautiful Northumberland National Park, for a unique hand scroll (e-maki mono) making experience. You will be guided through the captivating technique of crafting a Japanese hand-scroll within an exquisite nature-rich environment in which to be inspired. The 4-day, 3-night retreat, includes 3 teaching days, beginning late-afternoon at 4pm on Sunday and ending at 1pm on Wednesday.

This residential workshop promises to guide you through the intricate process of creating a hand-scroll and deepen your understanding of this book form and its huge potential. Each stage of the process encourages a slow and mindful approach from seamlessly attaching paper and prints together, sculpting the wooden dowels, to paper-backing linen covers. You are encouraged to bring your own artwork (prints or drawings on washi paper) to the workshop to use in creating your hand scroll. Using traditional craft techniques and materials sourced from Japan, you will gain the skills and techniques to create beautiful cloth-bound scrolls in the future. This unique workshop is catering to artists and printmakers who want to extend their knowledge of book arts and build on methods of presenting their work.

Enjoy retreating at the end of each day to the comfort and luxury of Hollin House, a bright and spacious five bedroom, five bathroom recently renovated private home on the grounds of Highgreen Manor. The workshop provides  an opportunity to unwind on woodland walks, explore the vast moorland and view the night sky within the classified Dark Skies Park. You will receive a daily buffet breakfast, home cooked vegetarian soup and rainbow salad lunches, along with a good supply of tea and cake. The evening meals will be an opportunity to cook together as a group with all the recipes and ingredients provided for you.

There are just 5 exclusive residential places available, maintaining an intimate atmosphere and plenty of one to one attention. You are invited to arrive at Hollin House at 4pm on Sunday 8th  and leave at 1pm on Wednesday 12th August 2027. The residential price is £890 for a double bedroom with en-suite shower room or a twin room with an adjacent roll-top bath room. The price includes all workshop materials, tuition, accommodation and food.

*PLEASE NOTE THIS PURCHASE OPTION IS TO SECURE YOUR PLACE WITH A DEPOSIT OF £440. You will be required to pay the remaining amount of £450 12 weeks before the start of the workshop in May 2027. T’s C’s will be sent to you upon securing your place.