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The people behind the workshops

Meet our artists.

Every workshop is taught by a passionate artist who still remembers being a beginner. These are the people who'll be guiding you.

Cédric Textured wall art 4 workshops: coastal, floral, mountain & minimalist Alexia Pen & ink illustration The Fish Illustration Collection Emma Embroidery The Floral Embroidery Workshop
Cédric Delbeke, seated on a stool in paint-covered clothes, holding a brush and palette

Cédric Delbeke

Cédric began painting at 17, inspired by one of his art teachers. He's since experimented with every style imaginable — the more chaotic and varied, the better. He loves everything maximalist, but that doesn't stop him from enjoying the occasional minimalist piece.

Cédric believes the most important lesson for any artist is to simply have fun creating and never judge yourself.

  • Believes in accessible art — all you need is a desire to learn and enjoy the process
  • Loves to meet new people — you won't easily meet anyone as sociable and extroverted as Cédric
  • Enjoys the journey — art is as much about the process as it is about the end result

Teaches Textured wall art

Alexia, illustrator, at work with pen and ink

Alexia aka "Lex"

Alexia discovered illustration as a way to slow down and pay attention to the world around her. What started as sketchbook doodling turned into a quiet obsession with pen, ink, and the meditative focus that comes with it.

Alexia doesn't believe in perfection. Drawing should be personal, and above all, enjoyable.

  • Believes in the process — the magic of illustration isn't talent, it's showing up, slowing down, and letting the pen do the work
  • Endlessly patient — she built her teaching style around the idea that no question is too basic and no beginner is too far behind
  • Loves a finished piece — there's nothing quite like holding something you made entirely by hand, and she wants that feeling for every student

Teaches Pen & ink illustration

Emma, embroidery artist, smiling, in a blue patterned dress

Emma

Emma had never held an embroidery hoop until she saw a piece of floral embroidery online and bought a cheap little kit on impulse. Her first attempts were rough: uneven stitches, lumpy petals and a knotted mess on the back of the fabric. More than once, the hoop went back in a drawer.

But she kept coming back to it, and worked out that it was never about talent. It's about learning a few simple stitches and knowing what order to use them in.

  • Self-taught hobbyist — not a trained professional, just someone who fell in love with the craft
  • Remembers the confusing start — she knows exactly what it's like to piece things together from a dozen tutorials that assume you already know the basics
  • Believes in a clear path — she made her workshop to hand you the step-by-step route she wishes someone had handed her

Teaches Embroidery

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