Sat 5 Sept | 10am – 4pm | £40

Join renowned textile artist Louisa Kelly to create a richly textured Armagh orchard landscape through the art of wet felting and needle felting.

You will begin by learning the wet felting technique, layering dyed wool fibres and using warm water, soap, and gentle agitation to create a richly textured base. Once your background is formed and dried, Louisa will introduce you to needle felting, a dry technique using barbed needles to sculpt and add detail, depth, and definition to your apple trees.

All materials are provided, but feel free to bring your own inspirational orchard images.

Max No: 12 | Suitable for age 16+ | Tutor: Louisa Kelly

CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS AT THE JOHN HEWITT INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL 2026

Monday 27th, Tuesday 28th & Thursday 30th July | 2.45pm – 4.45pm | £80 for three-day workshop course 

• Workshop course is delivered over three days.
• Each workshop lasts two hours and all workshops are delivered at the same time.
• Participants should attend all three sessions.
• Tutors are experienced creative writing facilitators and published authors.
• All levels are welcome.

Spaces are limited – advance booking is essential.

Writing the Short Story with Wendy Erskine 

This short story course will be for those who are starting to put together a collection or just beginning to put pen to paper. During our time together, we’ll consider characterisation, locale, narrative point of view, dialogue, temporal structures, and other important aspects when writing a short story. 

Wendy Erskine is the author of two prizewinning short story collections, Sweet Home and Dance Move. Her debut novel, The Benefactors, was longlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize, and shortlisted for best novel at the 2025 Irish Book Awards.