Learn different silk painting techniques and create your own cushion cover.

  • Learn to use wet-on-dry and wet-on-wet techniques to create luminous, textured designs on silk.
  • Learn controlled colour placement, ideal for detailed designs
  • Free for those who are over 19 and unemployed, on a low wage or over 50. Childcare provided.

Join local artist, Maizee Dunning for a free, six week silk painting course that will take you from foundation techniques and skills to applying those skills to make a cushion cover and other silk designs.

The course will build confidence and provide a comprehensive understanding of painting on silk. No experience is needed, and all materials will be provided for you.

Maizee will guide you through basic brush handling and mark making. Maizee will also focus on creating designs that give you a sense of calm and wellbeing as will as a lovely cushion to take home.

Wednesday 9 September - Wednesday 12 October 2026.

Old Printworks Arts, 1 Waterloo Rd, Radstock BA3 3EP

There's no need to book - you can just drop in on the day. You can complete our enrolment forms when you arrive.

  • Free, on-site childcare is provided by experienced, fully DBS checked staff from Little Lost Robot
  • Not under Ofsted regulation as parents are present
  • Children can participate in creative and imaginative play while parents work alongside

Please note, childcare is drop-in and cannot be booked.

About M/Others

M/Others is a weekly session for all parents and carers, inclusive of dads, grandparents and any others who are currently bringing up very young children. Children are supervised in an adjacent room so you can practice accessible, creative skills in a relaxed and supportive environment.

All materials and equipment are provided so there are no limits to how creative you want to be. Join us to help keep your hands busy and your brain active, in positive and mindful ways. You can also learn a new creative practice and start a new career path with our holistic approach to creative professional development.

  • Structured sessions that allow for drop-in support
  • Focus on emotional well-being and regular check-ins for parents / carers
  • Opportunities for learners to gain confidence and connect with others
  • Creative skill development leading to potential employment or routes into Higher or Further Education
  • Varied programming, including creative writing, stained glass, landscape painting, printmaking, textile pop-ups, and gardening groups. Programming changes each term.

Meet the team

Maizee is a Bath based artist whose expressive paintings explore emotion, memory, attachment and the natural world through colour rich, intuitive compositions.

Maizee completed the BSU Re-Emerge Programme in 2026 - spring boarding her into her professional practice. Her evolving body of work and current projects can be followed on Instagram at .

Keep in touch with us

Email Jane Stagg, Community Learning Manager j.stagg2@bathspa.ac.uk

Terms and conditions

Fully funded by the and working with our Community Learning courses are for you if you are:

  • over 19 years old and unemployed
  • over 19 years old earning under the real living wage (£23,400 per year) and/or you are over the age of 50.

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