Energy Image Flow: Introductory Qigong Series

Reconnect with your breath and body through gentle, flowing movements inspired by nature and ancient Chinese wisdom. This introductory series explores Qigong, a practice of energy cultivation that combines movement, breath, and imagery to promote calm, clarity, and vitality.

Each session begins with a warm-up, followed by Five Element flows—grounding the body, relaxing the muscles, and quieting the mind. No experience needed. All are welcome.

Thursdays, 6–7:30pm at Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios.

Book now and experience mindfulness in motion.

About the Instructor – Lian Loke

Lian Loke is a multidisciplinary movement artist based in Warrane/Sydney, with a deep passion for exploring how movement transforms the body and mind. Her practice blends traditional energy cultivation with creative imagery and embodied exploration, offering a unique and immersive approach to Qigong.

From 1998 to 2006, Lian trained under American choreographer Annetta Luce in somatic and shamanic dance practices, drawing on Body-Mind Centering and Qigong principles. She continues her studies in Qigong with renowned teacher Lee Holden and has trained in the Japanese Bodyweather dance methodology with de Quincey Co since 2007.

Lian’s teaching invites participants to connect with breath, flow, and nature-based imagery, creating space for calm, vitality, and personal transformation. Her classes are accessible to all levels and designed to support wellbeing through gentle, mindful movement.

MIXED MEDIA WORKSHOP WITH CRITIQUE 

Create small sculptural or relief works using a variety of provided materials, then take a step back to engage in a guided critique session. This workshop offers a valuable opportunity to find your voice as an artist—through looking, listening, sharing, and receiving thoughtful feedback on your own and others’ creative processes. Taking place in the gallery alongside the Altered Landscapes exhibition, the space itself becomes a source of inspiration and dialogue. Bookings essential.

All materials supplied.

[maximum 12 participants]

Absolute Beginners - Wheel Throwing With Sol

SHORT COURSE

Term 4 2025 - 4 week term

OCTOBER  15 WEEK 1

OCTOBER 22 WEEK 2 

OCTOBER 29 WEEK 3 

NO CLASS NOVEMBER 5TH

NOVEMBER 12TH WEEK 4 

Absolute Beginners Wheel Throwing is the perfect class for those with zero pottery experience. This short course is an excellent way to try your hand at wheel throwing. You'll learn the essentials of working with a pottery wheel, from clay basics to creating functional pottery pieces. Our supportive environment ensures you'll gain hands-on experience, develop creative skills, and enjoy the therapeutic nature of pottery whilst our experienced teacher Sol guides your through the process. Join us on Wednesday  evenings and discover the joy of transforming clay into beautiful creations. This class is the ideal starting point for your pottery journey. Should you wish to continue on after the completion our 9 week term classes will be perfect for you to continue developing your skills once you have learnt the basics.

This class is 4 sessions over 5 weeks. The first 3 weeks will be spent learning to throw and how to clean and trim your work. At week 4 there will be a scheduled 1 week break to allow for firing and then you will return to the studio for one shorter lesson where you can learn to glaze your works. 

We recommend bringing along an old towel and an apron to protect your clothes. Please wear clothes that you don't mind getting messy. All basic tools are provided by the studios however we do have toolkit available for purchase if you would prefer your own set of tools.

Please follow the link below to read through our full adult Pottery terms and conditions before enrolling in this class. By enrolling you are accepting that you understand and agree to the conditions and expectations of students who attend our pottery classes at GLC+CS.

https://www.gallerylanecove.com.au/_files/ugd/0a0d91_205ca4622db34dc9bb311e249c2f39cd.pdf

Glaze Development Workshop Plan (4 Sessions)

This four-session workshop introduces glaze development through hands-on experimentation, focusing on test tile preparation, systematic blending, material testing, firing, and result analysis with colorant additions. We will develop a number of glazes, and you will learn how to develop your own recipes. The sessions are spaced over the term to allow time for the tests to be fired – so when we arrive back they are available. No prior knowledge of glaze making is needed.

Participants bring:

Old towel, Apron (optional), Digital camera/phone, Notebook, Pen,

Dates and times

Saturdays 2-5pm

18 October, 1 and 15 November, 6 December.

Brett Smout stamp workshop

Making and using clay stamps.

Suits beginners to experienced clay players

Pressing stamps into clay is so much fun!  Choosing the right stamp for the piece, feeling the stamp sink into the clay, and lifting it off to reveal the fresh imprint. Perhaps again and again.

In this workshop you will learn different ways of making and using clay stamps. You will learn how to make stamps from buttons, 3D prints, drawings, found objects, and from natural and fabricated patterns.

There will be an extensive display of stamps so you can begin or add to your own stamp collection. Even if you have never used clay before, you will be able to make several stamps and two stamped dishes to take home raw or put through the bisque firing service. Clay for this is included, as is the bisque firing.

Date: Saturday 25 October 2025

Time: 2 -4.30pm

Understanding Colour with Deborah Marks

Come and enjoy a weekend workshop exploring colour relationships and our visual
reactions to them. Through a systematic study of colour relationships, we will see the
reactions different colours have when placed next to each other, as well as feeling colour
relatedness. We will explore the dimensions of colour - hue, value, intensity and
temperature.
This is a structured workshop where students are guided through in depth colour mixing
exercises including primary, secondary and tertiary colours, painted within a grid pattern.
Students then create their own design based on principles of design and explore
harmonies and contrasts of their chosen colour scheme.
This workshop gives you the opportunity to focus, structure and make sense of this broad
subject. It is suitable for beginners and those who would like to understand colour and its
relationships more fully.

Monoprinting Workshop with Andrew Totman

cost includes some materials

Sunday 23 November 10am-4pm

Join master printmaker, Andrew Totman for A Day of Monoprinting workshop.  Totman will introduce the participants to a variety of colour printmaking techniques for producing sensitive layered and bold multiple plate prints through step-by-step demonstrations and explanations.

You will learn a range of mark-making methods, from customary to more experimental techniques using paper stencils, found objects such as leaves or feathers. By the end of the session, you will have a small portfolio of unique prints to take home.

This workshop is open for both novice and more advanced students with Totman providing individualised attention to help each student.