Sketch A Skeleton

Sarah John is running a drawing workshop called Sketch A Skeleton at Exeter Phoenix on Thursday 29 October, from 10.30am to 1pm. It's open to all ages, so it works as a morning out on your own or something to bring a younger one along to.

The whole session is built around a replica skeleton that'll be right there in the room. You'll spend the morning drawing the bare bones of the human body, using it as a way to work on your observational drawing skills. Along the way, you'll pick up the basics of anatomy and drawing techniques while you put together your own skeleton illustrations. The aim is to leave with a few portraits of the venue's resident 'Skelly'.

Sarah John is a practising ceramics and fine artist and a regular tutor at the Phoenix, and her work centres on the observation of human and natural form in both 2D and 3D media. If you're coming from a complete beginner's starting point, that's fine — the session is as much about learning the basics as it is about the drawing itself.

It's £15 per adult, or £20 for a pair, with each additional person in a group of three costing £10. There's a £1.50 ticketing system charge on top of that. And if you're fancying a break, you get 10% off all food and hot drinks at the Café Bar. The workshop is in the Top Studio at Exeter Phoenix, which is a multi-use arts venue with a film and gig auditorium, gallery spaces, a recording studio, and a cafe-bar, and a range of activities beyond live performance, including photography courses, a youth arts group for 13-16 year olds, and a Saturday morning stop-motion and digital animation club for 8-13 year olds.