Clare Cosens Designs reviews

Rebecca Davies reviewed: Gelli Plate Printing Workshop by Clare Cosens

"Such a wonderful course! Clare was the perfect mix of informative and instructive, whilst also leaving us to experiment and play, and I loved how very quickly and easily we were making patterns and pictures. All carried out in a warm and inviting workshop. I will definitely be recommending this course! Thanks so much Clare 🙏🏼"

Clare Cosens Designs responded:

"Thank you for your kind words Rebecca, I'm really pleased that you enjoyed the workshop. Your prints looked fantastic, I loved your bold use of colour and pattern!"

Eve Williams reviewed: Lampshade Making Workshop with Clare Cosens

"Thank you Clare for a lovely morning. Really enjoyable. Clear and understandable instructions given by Clare. Her studio is light and bright and my fellow " trainees" were very nice. We had fun chatting whilst producing our lampshades. Thank you again for your skill, hospitality, and patience. I'm so pleased with the result. My lamp shade looks perfect in my Moroccan inspired living room."

Clare Cosens Designs responded:

"Thank you Eve, your Moroccan inspired lampshade looked amazing! I'm really pleased that you enjoyed the workshop and I hope you go onto to make many more lampshades."

Tina reviewed: Gelli Plate Printing Workshop by Clare Cosens

"What an amazing afternoon so FUN and I produce a print that I’m so proud of I’m getting a frame to put it on the wall. Mainly to remind me how important it is to find time to be Creative . Clare is a fab teacher so concise in her instructions and such an intuitive guide. Will be up for more courses for sure and will be taking friends ♥️"

Clare Cosens Designs responded:

"I'm really pleased that you enjoyed the workshop and had fun being creative. Your prints looked amazing! Thank you for the lovely review and I look forward to meeting you again on future workshops. "

Lucy Sayles reviewed: Gelli Plate Printing Workshop by Clare Cosens

"The Gelli plate workshop was wonderful. Clare is fantastic tutor - she is clearly very experienced, she is patient and clear plus her enthusiasm for her craft is contagious and inspiring. We had a wonderful time and are looking forward to booking on the experimental gelli plate printing and mixed media workshops soon! Highly recommended."

Clare Cosens Designs responded:

"Many thanks for your kind words Lucy. I'm glad you had a wonderful time. Your prints were fantastic - such beautiful detail. I hope to see you again soon on my experimental Gelli plate printing or mixed media workshop and hope you will find these equally inspiring."

Jo reviewed: Gelli Plate Printing - Experimenting with Image transfer with Clare Cosens

"Absolutely brilliant course! Clare is so welcoming, knowledgeable and a natural teacher. The course content was perfect as described, paced beautifully and totally enjoyable. I cannot recommend Clare and her courses enough. "

Clare Cosens Designs responded:

"Thank you Jo! I'm so pleased that you enjoyed the workshop, it was a pleasure to meet you. Also, many thanks for sharing your prints on social media and the lovely recommendation. It really helps to build my little business. "

Mandy reviewed: Gelli Plate Printing - Experimenting with Image transfer with Clare Cosens

"A very enjoyable workshop, with all materials provided. The course is fast moving with a number of ideas for using gelliplates covered during the morning. Clare is very knowledgeable, giving clear instruction on each technique and which materials work best. The small number of students attending the course (4) meant that everyone could be supported with techniques new to them. Coming away with a wide selection of samples made during the course, I left the session feeling enthusiastic about trying new ideas with my own gelliplate at home. "

Clare Cosens Designs responded:

"Thank you for your kind words Mandy. I am really pleased that you enjoyed the workshop and that I have given you some new ideas to try at home. I would love to see your results - Happy Printing!"

Denise reviewed: Gelli Plate Printing Workshop by Clare Cosens

" I have done one of these workshops before with Clare, but I always manage to learn and pick up new ideas and I thoroughly enjoy myself. Clare always starts with a brief explanation of the equipment we use, and suggestions on how to get started. With Clare's excellent eye for colour and design, she is more than willing to help if you're struggling at any point. I always manage to find something new to try, and leave with some satisfying prints. If you're looking for a morning of enjoyable crafting, I highly recommend you trying Geli plate printing, it's amazing what you can achieve and it's very addictive! Thank you Clare, keep up with the good work, looking forward to booking my next workshop with you. 😍"

Clare Cosens Designs responded:

"I’m really glad you enjoyed the workshop, it’s great to hear that you still picked up new ideas and techniques even though you have attended the workshop before. I loved your geometric prints - Well done!"

Sarah Canton reviewed: Lampshade Making Workshop with Clare Cosens

"Course was great. Clare had a methodical approach and gave some good tips. Put it all into practice next day when i made another lampshade at home.. Very enjoyable and great value..Thanks Clare.... "

Clare Cosens Designs responded:

"Thank you for your kind words. I am so pleased that you enjoyed the lampshade making workshop and thrilled you went home to make another lampshade."

Rachel Davies reviewed: Lampshade Making Workshop with Clare Cosens

"Ive just made a really proffessional lampshade! Cant believe it! And I used an cross stitched embroidered table cloth that was my Grandmothers , so its a vintage piece now with real meaning. I would never have tried this on my own. Started with tea and biscuits in Clares pretty white studio, and looked at previously created lampshades and we considered the pattern and how to keep it straight! More tea and biscuits while we worked through the process with music on and chatting to each other. There were tips Clare knew that would not have been in kit instructions, as she's made hundreds of lampshades. Im now very proud of my new shade and its on the landing! Thankyou Clare."

Clare Cosens Designs responded:

"I’m glad you enjoyed the workshop Rachel. Your lampshade is beautiful. I would never of thought of using a vintage embroidered table cloth, such a great idea and lovely sentiment."

Karen Beard-Jones reviewed: Mixed Media workshop with Clare Cosens

"Very enjoyable couple of hours spent at Clare Cosens Multimedia Workshop on the 2st October. Friendly and informative Clare kept a good balance between showing us techniques and making suggestions whilst allowing us to "do our own thing." Thoroughly enjoyed the session from start to finish. I will be booking another course with Clare in the future ?"

Clare Cosens Designs responded:

"Really pleased that you enjoyed the workshop Karen. Your mixed media artwork looked fantastic. Well done! "

Denise Smith reviewed: Mixed Media workshop with Clare Cosens

"Had a really great time on this mixed media workshop. I had a vague idea as to what I wanted to do, but Clare gave the much needed advice on how to produce my end product. We were given plenty of materials to choose from , and Clare expertly advised us how to use them. It was a lovely relaxed atmosphere and a fun morning . I would highly recommend doing this course , especially if you have done Clare's Gelli plate workshop, you will be amazed what you can produce with Clare's valuable assistance. "

Clare Cosens Designs responded:

"I’m really pleased that you enjoyed the mixed media workshop. Your toadstool design looked fab, it was really good to see your finished artwork with the added toadstools. Great addition!"

Caroline Kenny reviewed: Mixed Media workshop with Clare Cosens

"I was really out of my comfort zone on this workshop and just didn’t know where to start. However, I left the workshop with a lovely piece of artwork because of Clare’s patience and experience. A really lovely workshop!"

Clare Cosens Designs responded:

"Thank you for your kind words Caroline. Your finished piece looked fantastic. I really hope you still enjoyed the workshop although it was out of your comfort zone."

christine oliphant reviewed: Gelli Plate Printing Workshop by Clare Cosens

"I thoroughly enjoyed the course and came away feeling I had enough knowledge to carry on working at home but also that there is a lot more to learn. Clare is a very experienced printer and teacher who explained the processes clearly and was very responsive to individuals as well as the group. Everything we needed was provided and we all came away with some very good results. Would definitely recommend this course."

Clare Cosens Designs responded:

"Thank you for your kind words Christine. I'm really pleased that you enjoyed the workshop. The colour combinations on your prints were beautiful. "

Dawn Baker reviewed: Gelli Plate Printing Workshop by Clare Cosens

"I really enjoyed the Gelli Plate Printing workshop run by Clare. I had no experience with the technique but Clare was very clear with her instructions and demonstrations, very attentIve and gave us some useful hints and tips. I surprised myself, coming away with two prints I will definitely frame and put on my wall! It was a really fun morning and I recommend this workshop to anyone wanting to try something new and creative."

Clare Cosens Designs responded:

"I'm really pleased you enjoyed the workshop Dawn. The detail in your prints was amazing! So glad to hear they are going up on your wall."

Sarah H reviewed: Gelli Plate Printing Workshop by Clare Cosens

"I found the gelli printing workshop absolutely brilliant. It was a really enjoyable experience learning new printing techniques. I am really looking forward to putting into practice what I learned. The effects were really great and achievable. Clare was a lovely teacher and has a real talent for what she does. I would really recommend signing up for this course."

Clare Cosens Designs responded:

"Thank you for your kind words Sarah. I am really pleased that you enjoyed the workshop. Your prints looked amazing - Well done!"

Caroline Kenny reviewed: Gelli Plate Printing Workshop by Clare Cosens

"I was really excited about attending this course and it didn’t disappoint. The process from start to finish was brilliant and the results exceeded my expectations. I’m really looking forward to adding to my finished prints on the mixed media workshop."

Clare Cosens Designs responded:

"Thank you for your kind words Caroline. Your prints are fantastic! I’m looking forward to seeing how you are going to develop these in October at the mixed media workshop ?"

Michelle reviewed: Gelli Plate Printing - Experimenting with Image transfer with Clare Cosens

"Another enjoyable day experimenting with Gelli Print techniques. Can’t wait to try the image transfer with magazine pages again."

Clare Cosens Designs responded:

"Hi Michelle, thank you for taking the time to review my workshop and your kind words. I’m really pleased that you enjoyed the workshop. I would love to see your image transfer prints ?"

Denise reviewed: Gelli Plate Printing - Experimenting with Image transfer with Clare Cosens

"Another enjoyable experience learning new techniques using alcohol based inks acrylics and image transfers on my gelli plate. Todays workshop was great, a relaxed but very informative session. I would highly recommend any one trying it , it’s amazing what you can produce , and having Clare on hand to support with her expert knowledge is an added bonus. Thank you Clare , keep up the good work "

Clare Cosens Designs responded:

"Really pleased you enjoyed the workshop. Your image transfer prints looked fantastic! "

Lucy reviewed: Gelli Plate Printing - Experimenting with Image transfer with Clare Cosens

"A fantastic workshop that taught lots of different techniques. Clare is an amazing teacher and the small group sizes made for a welcoming and great atmosphere to learn in. A workshop I would highly recommend! Thanks Clare."

Clare Cosens Designs responded:

"So pleased you enjoyed the workshop and for taking the time to leave a review. Lots of fantastic prints with beautiful colour combinations!"

Michelle Folkes reviewed: Mixed Media workshop with Clare Cosens

"Myself and my friend had previously attended Clare’s Gelli Printing workshop where we were introduced to the basics and shown techniques and tricks to produce some wonderful prints. Clare had a wealth of resources available to help inspire our imaginations and utilised easily available resources to produce unexpected results. We immediately booked onto her next workshop where, working with our original prints, Clare showed us how to manipulate, embellish and layer the pieces to design and produce our own original piece of mixed media artwork. We look forward to attending more of Clare’s workshops in the near future."

Clare Cosens Designs responded:

"I’m really pleased that you both enjoyed the workshops. Many thanks for your kind words and encouragement. I hope to see you both again in the near future."

RHS reviewed: Mixed Media workshop with Clare Cosens

"Loved this workshop! Clare was really inspiring and full of helpful hints and tips on how to create our mixed media piece. There were lots of materials available for us to use which included embossing, pastels, moulding paste, foil to name a few. Clare demonstrated various techniques and how to use each of the mediums. Highly recommend this workshop."

Clare Cosens Designs responded:

"Many thanks for your kind words. I’m really pleased you enjoyed the workshop. Your mixed media landscape looked amazing."

Lisa Fields reviewed: Lampshade Making Workshop with Clare Cosens

"From the moment we arrived, to the minute we left, Clare made the experience very enjoyable. Kept us watered and fed with refreshments. The course itself was easy to follow, guided by Clare’s experienced hands and knowledge. It was lovely to go home with something that I was proud of, and, ended up making a second shade within hours of returning home. I would recommend this course for beginners and general crafters alike. Thank you Clare x"

Barbara reviewed: Gelli Plate Printing Workshop by Clare Cosens

"Clare was very welcoming and personable. She organised the workshop very well with clear instructions delivered with a sense of humour. Clare gave us lots of helpful tips that wouldn’t have been picked up through online videos. She was also supportive and positive in her approach and I thoroughly recommend this workshop."

Clare Cosens Designs responded:

"Thank you for taking the time to review my workshop. I’m glad you enjoyed the workshop and picked up some helpful tips along the way."

Rachel S reviewed: Gelli Plate Printing Workshop by Clare Cosens

"Thank you Clare for a brilliant workshop. I really enjoyed the morning learning about how to print with Gelli plates. I’d not heard of this until I saw the workshop advertised and thought I’d give it a go and was not disappointed. All materials included, good choice of paint colours and plenty of paper to make prints on. Clare has good knowledge of this method and explains techniques well offering suggestions when needed to help you create good images. Many thanks Clare."

Clare Cosens Designs responded:

"Many thanks for your kind words. I’m pleased to hear you enjoyed learning a new printing technique and look forward to working with you to develop these further during our mixed media workshop."

Michelle & Jan reviewed: Gelli Plate Printing Workshop by Clare Cosens

"We attended the Gelli Plate Printing course today and thoroughly enjoyed it. Clare was very knowledgable and enthusiastic, sharing lots of tips and tricks to perfect our pieces. There were plenty of resources available to inspire our imaginations and Clare was very supportive, offering individual guidance if needed. We came away with some beautiful pieces and immediately booked onto her next mixed media course."

Clare Cosens Designs responded:

"Thank you for your kind words. I’m really pleased that you both enjoyed the Gelli Plate printing workshop and I’m looking forward to meeting you again soon for the mixed media workshop."