Courses & Workshops:
Create, learn & experiment together
All our courses and workshops are geared towards bringing inspiration, rhythm and community to your creative practice, whatever your level. Supporting you in finding creative space and creative community in your
daily life.
Ailisha Shannon
Artist, Illustrator & Educator
Ailisha Shannon has taught drawing and visual research since 2009. Her work has appeared in books published by Penguin and in New York Times bestsellers. She specialises in developing and leading creative programmes, creative spaces and art residencies that help creatives find their own voice and bring rhythm and community to their practice.
Introducing: The Winter Intensive.
Find your creative rhythm. Grow your artistic practice, together.
The Winter Intensive is a 16-week online art course that brings rhythm, direction, depth and community to your creative practice. Develop your personal style, create a new series of new work and present it during our group exhibition in Rotterdam.
The Scholarship
Programme
“This scholarship was developed with the express purpose of making creative education, community and creative spaces accessible to those with chronic illness. As someone who experiences chronic illness firsthand, it is my pleasure to present this scholarship programme to my community.”
— Ailisha Shannon
Upcoming Courses & Workshops
Step into the shadows and explore the darker reaches of your imagination with Dark Fantasy illustrator and artist Ailisha Shannon. This immersive five-week course invites you into the world of dark fantasy illustration, where ink, texture and line become visual stories alive with myth, folklore and mystery.
Through guided exercises, technical demonstrations, experimentation and personal feedback, you’ll learn to create expressive linework, atmospheric ink illustrations and compelling visual stories using traditional materials. Drawing inspiration from dark fantasy books, folklore and classic illustrated covers, you’ll develop ideas and illustrations that feel distinctly your own.
The course welcomes all levels, with assignments adapted to suit your experience, whether you are exploring illustration for the first time or developing your artistic practice or portfolio. There is no pressure to perform—just space to draw, tell stories, experiment and explore together.
You’ll leave with practical skills, creative tools and a clear understanding of dark fantasy illustration, alongside the inspiration and direction to continue your creative path.
The Winter Intensive - A Live Online Art Course
Find your creative rhythm. Grow your artistic practice, together.
The Winter Intensive is a 16-week online art course for intermediate- to advanced-level makers that brings rhythm, direction, depth, and community to your creative practice. Develop your personal style, create a new series of new work and present it during our group exhibition in Rotterdam.
We offer tuition instalment options through Klarna to make the programme more accessible to all.
Fairytale & Folklore Illustration - A five-week live online course
Journey deep into the dark woods of fairytale and folklore illustration—where bears, wolves, giants, witches, ghouls and the fae still live untouched by modern life.
Inspired by classic tales and legends from across ancient Europe, this five-week online course combines live storytelling with guided illustration exercises, visual research and creative assignments. You’ll learn how to draw inspiration from a story, translate narrative into imagery and develop illustrations of your own.
Working with East Indian ink, fine liners, Ecoline and pencils, we’ll explore the core techniques of classic fairytale and folklore illustration. Over five live classes, you’ll experiment with atmosphere, character, symbolism and storytelling while developing your ideas into a new series of work.
The course offers time, structure and community support to help you keep creating between classes. Recordings and assignments will be made available online, and participants can share their work, ideas and discoveries through our private WhatsApp group. There is ample time for valuable feedback, and assignments can be adjusted according to experience and level.
This course is for anyone who loves to draw and sink into stories. There is no pressure to perform or produce perfect work—just five weeks of drawing, storytelling, learning and exploring together. All levels are welcome; all you need is curiosity and an interest in illustration and story.
Your guide is artist and illustrator Ailisha Shannon, who has taught drawing and visual storytelling since 2009. Her illustrations have featured in Penguin books and New York Times bestsellers.
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