Paper flower workshops with jo neville

Join local paper artist, Jo Neville, at a series of workshops designed to feed both the creative mind and the soul.
These three-hour workshops, hosted at Q, allow those who love creating to partake in a unique course with an acclaimed artist, or those that haven't yet tapped into their creative mind, to discover a new skill, technique and way of working that will change your perception about creativity.
Lets make this winter all about colour – this season of workshops have been designed with colour and wonderment in mind. Imagine a world where flowers last out of water - flowers that you made by hand. Welcome to weekends of wonderment where you are the creative masters.

I love nothing more than the challenge of changing a pristine sheet of paper into something of dimension, to gesture the material to create an interpretive form from nature rather than mimic it !” This is how the Anatomy of the Paper Flower was developed. 

Melbourne born Paper Artist, Jo Delves Neville is the artist and designer behind Paper Couture, one of Sydney’s most respected commercial creative paper practices – Paper Couture. Her work has appeared in many magazines, books and television shows, she has worked with many high-end brands, Tiffany & Co, Louis Vuitton, Perrier Jouet & Moet & Chandon just to name a few. Jo was recently one of the artist at the NGV for the inaugural Art of Bloom. She is a delightful working artist, who will enlighten and entertain you with insights into her creative process.
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Jo is passionate to create templates from the actual bloom, a process she has called ‘the anatomy of the paper flower!’ With this process you will learn to create papery versions of almost any bloom being studied. Join Jo in one of her wonderful workshops, where she will share her knowledge of these beautiful blooms and walk you through the steps to create stunning sculptural paper flowers. These classes have been designed for all levels of creativity from beginners who don’t think that they are creative to those that are.

paper flower workshops

You will be amazed at how something so complex is easy to make. To understand the paper engineering of how to make these native flowers Jo will dissect a flower so you can translate it into paper. 

The Wall Flower 

In this Giant Wall Flower workshop Jo will share how to make these stunning Italian crepe paper wall flowers that have been part of her commercial practice for high end brand activations.

Dahlia masterclass

In the Dahlia masterclass Jo will share some of her most guarded methods of making organically gestured flower petals using sustainable watercolour paper. 

rose masterclass

In the Rose masterclass Using coloured French papers and Albrecht Durer watercolour pencils you will create paper roses using Jo’s wet gesturing method. 

All workshops include the materials and tools. 
Morning Tea will be provided.

the wall flower workshop | 10-1 pm, saturday 22nd july & 26th august 

​In this Giant Wall Flower workshop Jo will share how to make these stunning Italian crepe paper wall flowers that have been part of her commercial practice for high end brand activations. These flowers work for room décor or backdrops for upcoming events. Jo has engineered a kit that works with all levels from beginner to experienced. You will be shown how easy and effective these blooms are to make and shape. You will go away with stunning sculptural blooms and the confidence and tools to make more once you go home. All tools, a kit with materials and templates and afternoon tea are provided, just bring your hands. Crepe paper flowers were originally made in the 1890s.

DAHLIA MASTERCLASS | 10am-1pm, saturday 12 AUGUST

In the Dahlia masterclass Jo will share some of her most guarded methods of making organically gestured flower petals using sustainable watercolour paper. This bloom is an advance flower to make, however, Jo has engineered a kit that works with all levels from beginner to experienced. You will use dyes to colour one or both blooms that is pure Alchemy. You will go away with stunning sculptural blooms and the confidence and tools to make more once you go home. All tools, a kit with pre cut materials and templates and afternoon tea are provided, just bring your hands. Did you know Dahlias symbolize elegance, inner strength, creativity, change, and dignity. They are also known to represent one who stands strong in his/her sacred values.