Steve Joyce

Art Classes & Teaching CV

New courses at Field Studies Centre at Flatford Mill

available soon:

24 May 2025 - Mixed Media Methods: Combining Wet and Dry Media

30 July 2025 - Mixed Media Methods: Working Into and Onto Media

29- 31 August 2025 - Mixed Media Methods: Layering Up and Working into Media

Follow the Explore links for more information

Mixed Media Methods: Combining Wet and Dry media

One day session

This session explores how to switch and mix all kinds of media, and how to distribute them in interesting ways. The session will teach you how to break down the lines, outlines, accents and areas of your subject of interest, and how to place them with the varied media to great effect.

EXPLORE

Mixed Media Methods: Working Into and Onto Media

One day session

This session explores how to make pictures by building up the marks. The session will teach you how to use shading and layering with a variety of media across the surface, identifying their properties to help you combine the media successfully.

EXPLORE

Mixed Media Methods: Layering Up and Working into Media

Over 3 days:

The simple steps in each stage will build into an in-depth investigation, that will increase your understanding of the properties of a variety of media. A wide variety of media and different papers will be used to discover their potential and limitations.

EXPLORE

Courses at the Ipswich Institute

Evening Courses are for non-members as well as members, Starting 24 September 2024

Follow Links, see the Ipswich Institute website for details.

Creative Sketchbooking course

Regular Tuesday evenings at the Ipswich Institute - ongoing, But currently Postponed

This course is designed for both newcomers and regulars who wish to further develop their artwork. Sketchbook practice is a central tool for creative thinking and recording observations. A wide variety of drawing and painting techniques will be explored along with input on key aspects of design , layout and idea generation. Each term will have a new focus to help you explore different artists and techniques, and with optional tasks to help you develop personal interests, ideas and themes.

Booking Link : Creative Sketchbooking course

Creative Printmaking

Has changed to a regular Saturday day workshop session on an ongoing monthly or two monthly schedule at the Ipswich Institute

A printmaking workshop for beginners or improvers exploring a variety of different techniques. There will be options for a variety of printmaking methods, including lino, mono-printing, stencils or texture methods, and also combinations can be explored. There will be an extensive range of examples to guide your creativity. You can arrive with nothing or bring along you own ideas and printmaking projects to further develop. Working with an A5 press, most materials will be provided in the price including, inks, papers etc. . Book one workshop at a time, but it will become a regular event.

Booking Link : Creative Printmaking workshops

Courses at the Ipswich Institute

Daytime Courses for weekdays at the Institute are for members, Starting 24 September 2024

Follow Links, see the Ipswich Institute website for details.

Saturday Workshops are for non-members and members

This is a members daytime weekday course

We will explore a wide range of watercolour techniques and styles, including different ways of applying, agitating and manipulating the media for different effects. We will cover drawing, colour theory, composition and many other aspects and ideas, with a new focus for each term. Suitable for all levels, there will be some set tasks for you to try out with extension suggestions for those more advanced.

Link : The Wonder of Watercolours course

This is a members daytime weekday course

We will explore a range of different techniques and also bridge the gap between drawing and painting. Different subjects and ideas will be explored using different media, some suggestions are outlined in the materials list available. Each term will have a different focus, as a journey of options. Set tasks will lead to development in your preferred media so you may investigate subjects and ideas of your interest. Suitable for all levels.

Booking Link : A Brush with Drawing

Saturday Creative Printmaking

Workshops are for non-members and members,

Single Days

28 September 2024

2 November 2024

7 December 2024

New Worshop at StokeBridge Workshops, Ipswich

Drawing Techniques

Saturdays

19 October 2024

Half day workshop

Link setup soon

Facebook Pages for my Courses at The Ipswich Institute

Creative Sketchbooking page

You can link to my Facebook Pages where I post updates and celebrate examples of student work and also some of my examples.

I will also upload examples for A Brush with Drawing and the Wonder of Watercolour and other couses on this facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/creativesketchbooking/

Creative Sketchbooking FacebookPage

Creative Printmaking Page

You can link to my Facebook Pages where I post updates and examples of student work and also some of my examples.

I will also upload examples for A Brush with Drawing and the Wonder of Watercolurs and other couses on this facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/creativeprintmaking/

Creative Printmaking FacebookPage

A selection of my personal sketchbook examples used in demonstrations as teaching examples for students below

Teaching Experience

I have a wide experience of teaching art & design, with over 12 years full-time teaching experience in Further Education, and many more years part-time. My main specialist area is Fine Art and I also have considerable experience of teaching in other art & design areas as detailed below.

Drawing and Life drawing
Painting
Fine Art
Printmaking
Graphics & Illustration
Photography & Digital Imagery
3D

A selection of my personal work using a range of media, exploring a range of techniques, ideas and observational skills that relate to some of the skills in my teaching experience.

Professional Experience & Teaching Practice

2024-present : The Field Centre Flatford

2023-present : Stokebridge Workshops

2016-present : Ipswich Instutute

Art Tutor (PT)

Drawing Practice

The Wonder Of Watercolours

Creative Sketchbooking course

Creative Printmaking course

A Brush With drawing course

Experimental Mixed Media workshops

Watercolour Workshops

Just Drawing course

2017 : Ipswich Art Gallery

Printmaking workshop Art Tutor (PT)

2015 : Town Hall Ipswich

Art workshops Popprint event (PT)

2003 - 14 : Chelmsford College

Lecturer In Art & Design (FT)

2004 : Blankpage Art Project

Art workshops (PT)

2001 - 02 : Stamford College

Lecturer In Art & Design (FT)

1999 - 00 : Powerhouse Community Learning

Art Classes (PT)

1998 - 99 : Norwich City College

Lecturer in Art (PT)

1996 : Broadland Council Training Services

Visiting Lecturer (PT)

1996 : Norwich City College

Visiting Lecturer (PT)

1996 : Contact Gallery Norwich

Exhibition art workshops (PT)

1994 - 96 : Contact Gallery Norwich

Joint Education Officer (PT)

1995 : Easton College

Art & Craft workshops (PT)

1994 : Sprowston High School

Artists Residency/Workshops (PT)

1993 : Castle Museum Norwich

Exhibition Based Workshops (PT)

A selection of examples of student work below from my workshops at

The Flatford Field Centre

A selection of examples of student work from Creative Sketchbooking classes below

A selection of student work from my Creative Printmaking sessions below

A selection of student work from my Experimental Mixed Media workshops below

A selection of student work from my Watercolour Workshops below

Teaching and Professional Experience in Further Education

The courses I have taught include BTEC Extended Diploma Art & Design at level 3, level 2 and level 1, Foundation Diploma in Art & Design, A level Art (OCR & Edexcel/Pearson), BTEC Media Diploma Level 3 and A Level Photography; and I have delivered art and craft workshops to both children and adults at various times. I attained my QTLS award In 2011.

A selection of my personal sketchbook examlpes I used in demonstrations as teaching examples for students while I was teaching in Further Education colleges

A selection of student work from my previous teaching in Further Education

A selection of student sketchbook examlpes from my previous teaching in Futher Education

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