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Arts and Crafts Classes, Courses and Experiences in France

French art and craftsmanship is collected and admired around the globe. Here are classes, courses and experiences learning about arts and crafts in France.

Learn How to Make Stained Glass in France - 1-5 Day Courses on Stained Glass

Learn how to make stained glass panels while on vacation in France. Work with an experienced stained glass artist, in her studio in the South of France, and learn how to make stained glass using traditional methods. One to five day courses fit in with your vacation schedule and you take home the panels you make. The beginners' lessons in how to make stained glass require no experience but prepare you for more advanced stained glass making techniques.

Make Mediterranean Pottery and Ceramics on Vacation in Provence, France

Learn how to make pottery and ceramics in the charming, French town of Beaucaire. Make pottery and ceramics in an artist's studio beside the Rhone. Learn traditional potter's skills and ceramics craft secrets in short, vacation programs in Provence.

Learn Limed-Wood and Lime-Based Faux Finishes on Vacation in Provence

Learn how to prepare and apply long wearing Faux Finishes while on vacation in the South of France. Traditional French Provincial artisan teaches short, vacation courses beside the Rhone at the gateway to the Camargue. Use lime-based materials to apply centuries old traditional and long wearing faux finishes during courses short enough to take on vacation.

Make Hand Painted Furniture on Vacation - Learn Hand Painted Furniture Techiques

Learn to make hand painted furniture while on vacation in the South of France. Traditional French Provincial artisans teach short, vacation courses beside the Rhone at the gateway to the Camargue. Make your own hand painted furniture finishes and learn to use centuries old traditional hand painted furniture materials and techniques.

Arts and Crafts in France - Creative Fun on Vacation in France

Arts and Crafts classes in Provence, France, are the down-to-earth route to hands-on creativity. Learning to paint in France may sound fabulous but arts and crafts are more realistic and in the village of Beaucaire you can learn traditional arts and crafts like pottery and ceramics, glass blowing, stained glass and more, during your vacation.

Take Vacation Lessons in Traditional Wickerwork from a French Artisan

Learn traditional wickerworking skills in France. Short, vacation classes, taught by a professional wickerwork artisan in the sunny, Provencal/Languedoc village of Vallabregues, beside the Rhone. Basketmaking has never seemed so glamorous.

Learn Glass Blowing From an Expert on Your Next Vacation in France

Learn glass blowing from glass blowing artists on short vacation courses in Provence, France. One hour to one week introduction to learn glass blowing in a French artists' glassblowing studio. Learn how to gather the glass, work the tools, blow glass and create your own blown glass.

Make an Art Collage of Your Memories - Learn Art Collage with French Artisan

Make a framed art collage in France. Learn how to turn your memories and mementos in to a framed art collage picture while on vacation in the South of France. Working in his own studio, a French art collage maker and enthusiast teaches the use of traditional materials, to create harmonious compositions from the students own mementos and paper pictures. After the one-day course, take home a framed art collage of your own.
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