Airtily Creative Workshops

11/12/2025

New Live Online Workshop for January 2026: Mixed-Media Sketchbooks

Start 2026 with this five-week invitation to explore materials and develop ideas for your art. We’ll experiment with drawing, painting, collage, and more over the course of five live Zoom sessions, with optional assignments for you to complete in between sessions.

The live Zoom sessions are delivered in a small, welcoming group with ample opportunity for interaction and questions. Each live session combines demonstration, guided exercises, group discussion, and individual working time. Whether you’re looking to establish a regular sketching habit, break out of a creative rut, or simply play with new materials, this course offers a supportive space to experiment without pressure. All levels welcome—from complete beginners to experienced artists seeking fresh inspiration.

This course is not about perfection or “finished” work. It’s about curiosity, process, and building a sustainable creative practice that fits your life. Shake off the winter doldrums and revitalise your creative practice while discovering your own personal approach to keeping a dynamic, experimental sketchbook.

Sign up at the link in our bio. Feel free to get in touch with any questions.

09/10/2025

🌺 Upcoming workshop: Introduction to Botanical Inks 🌿 Thursday, 16 October 2025, 1-4pm 🌸 Stockbridge, Edinburgh

Learn how to make natural inks from foraged plants and kitchen scraps with local artist in this in-person half-day workshop. Introduction to Botanical Inks will give you the skills and experience to make your own rainbow of inks for use in your own art and writing.

In 2023 Julie dove into ink-making, producing more than 300 inks from over 100 different botanical sources during . In this three-hour workshop, Julie will share what she’s learned from all these inky experiments, giving you the skills and knowledge to create your own library of botanical colours. She’ll share her core learnings, including the best ways to extract colours, the best plants to use, and how to preserve and store your inks. We’ll also cover different ways of finishing your inks depending on how you’d like to use them.

Please note this workshop will take place in Julie’s studio, which is accessible via three flights of stairs. We will also spend part of the workshop outside, weather permitting, so please dress accordingly. Tea and coffee will be provided.

🌿 Follow the link in bio to book

21/07/2025

This Thursday! Join artist atop Calton Hill for a hands-on drawing workshop, where we’ll take inspiration from the historic city of Edinburgh. Participants of all experience levels are welcome for this friendly, small-group experience. 

We’ll start with some guided warm-up sketches before moving on to drawing exercises focused on composition, tone, and observation. By the end of the workshop you’ll feel more confident drawing your surroundings, no matter your previous drawing experience. 

Follow the link in our bio for more information and to book your spot.

10/06/2025

20/12/2024

🙌 Creative Practice is now open for enrolment - just a few places available.

📆 Winter 2025 dates (live via Zoom): 7/14/21/28 January and 11/25 February, 6-8pm UK time.

Get your year off to a creative start with this course designed to nurture your artistic practice. Together we’ll explore ways to create work that reflects your individual interests, passion, and point of view, no matter your experience level. The course content is delivered over six live Zoom sessions, in a small, welcoming group with plenty of opportunities for interaction. ’s live demos will feature techniques including drawing, painting, mixed-media, and collage, but you don’t have to work exclusively in these media to take part - all creative disciplines are welcome.

During each live session, there will be a demonstration focusing on a particular aspect of visual art - this will include various materials, subjects, and considerations such as composition, theme, mark-making, layering, and so on. We will also have a look at everyone’s recent creations, with celebration of the triumphs and suggestions for moving forward with work-in-progress. Additionally, there will be optional (but highly recommended) assignments to complete in between the live sessions - assignments designed to get you stuck in to your creative practice in new and interesting ways.

Each participant will be encouraged to deepen their explorations in whatever direction interests them most - be it a series of drawings, written reflections, sketches, collages, photographs, mixed-media pieces, or a unique, personal combination of all these.

Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions or are wondering if this workshop is a good fit for you.

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27/09/2024

**Creative Practice autumn course starts next week!**

Live via Zoom. Fortnightly - 1/15/29 Oct, 12/26 Nov, 10 Dec - 6-8pm UK time

Join artist Julie Galante for this course designed to nurture your creative practice. Together we’ll explore ways to create work that reflects your individual interests, passion, and point of view, no matter your experience level. The course content is delivered over six live Zoom sessions, in a small, welcoming group with plenty of opportunities for interaction. Additionally, there will be optional (but highly recommended) assignments to complete in between the live sessions - assignments designed to get you stuck in to your creative practice in new and interesting ways.

During each live session, there will be a demonstration focusing on a particular aspect of visual art - this will include various materials, subjects, and considerations such as composition, theme, mark-making, layering, and so on. We will also have a look at everyone’s recent creations, with celebration of the triumphs and suggestions for moving forward with work-in-progress. Together we’ll explore techniques including drawing, painting, mixed-media, and collage, but you don’t have to work exclusively in these media to take part - all creative disciplines are welcome.

Each participant will be encouraged to deepen their explorations in whatever direction interests them most - be it a series of drawings, written reflections, sketches, collages, photographs, mixed-media pieces, or a unique, personal combination of all these.

There will be an optional Facebook group for participants to stay connected and share their creations with each other between sessions, and some optional additional Zoom co-creating sessions. There will also be discounts available for other workshops and one-to-one mentoring.

Follow the link in bio for more information and to sign up. Feel free to DM with any questions or if you’re wondering if this course is right for you. Let’s have a very creative autumn. 🍂

03/09/2024

🌸 New workshop! 🌺 Introduction to Botanical Inks 🌿 Tuesday, 24 September 1-4pm 🌸 Edinburgh

Join artist for an afternoon of homemade botanical inks made from foraged plants and kitchen scraps.

In 2023 Julie dove into ink-making, producing more than 300 inks from over 100 different botanical sources during . In this three-hour workshop, Julie will share what she’s learned from all these inky experiments, giving you the skills and knowledge to create your own library of botanical colours. She’ll share her core learnings, including the best ways to extract colours, the best plants to use, and how to preserve and store your inks. We’ll also cover different ways of finishing your inks depending on how you’d like to use them.

Please note this workshop will take place in Julie’s studio, which is accessible via three flights of stairs. We will also spend part of the workshop outside, weather permitting, so please dress accordingly. Tea and coffee will be provided.

🌿 Follow the link in bio to book

02/09/2024

🍂 Creative workshops for your autumn (and some news) - read our latest newsletter here https://mailchi.mp/dc9a69afb363/airtily_news_autumn_2024

25/07/2024

Drawing Edinburgh - Outdoor Drawing Workshop
9 August, 11am - 1pm | Water of Leith, Stockbridge

🎨 Join artist for this in-person workshop, where we’ll take inspiration from the historic city of Edinburgh. Participants of all experience levels are welcome for this friendly, small-group experience. 

We’ll start with some guided warm-up sketches before moving on to drawing exercises focused on composition, tone, and observation. By the end of the workshop you’ll feel more confident drawing your surroundings, no matter your previous drawing experience. 

📍Location

9 August 2024: St Bernard’s Well and the Water of Leith

(This workshop takes place in various locations around the city. If you have a request for a location for a future date, please get in touch.)

🙋‍♀️ If you have any questions at all, please get in touch via direct message or the contact form on juliegalante.com.

04/06/2024

Book now to join artist for Summer Sketchbook, a new live online course which starts 18 June.

Sketchbooks are for more than just sketching! In this series of workshops, we’ll explore ways of using a sketchbook to experiment, research, and develop your own creative ideas, leading you towards developing your own unique body of work. Incorporating drawing, painting, collage, writing, and crafting, this workshop will get you trying new things in a small, welcoming group all summer long.

During the live Zoom sessions, we’ll try out specific ways of using your sketchbook to develop creative ideas. You’ll also have a chance to share what you’ve been working on, and be inspired by the work of others (sharing is encouraged but always completely optional). In between live sessions, we’ll fill our sketchbooks up with writing and images prompted by a series of creative assignments which will have us out exploring the natural and built environment (although many of them can also be completed from the comfort of home).

This small-group course includes six live sessions (via Zoom) with Julie, and ‘homework assignments’ for participants to complete in between live sessions. There will be an optional Facebook group for participants to stay connected and share their creations with each other between sessions. You are welcome to join in from any place in the world. The group will be kept small to ensure plenty of opportunities for interaction, sharing, and feedback.

Just a couple of spots are left. Book via the link in our bio.

https://www.juliegalante.com/workshops?cadpath=airtily%2Fsummer-sketchbook

24/07/2023

Tomorrow! 🏰🌆✏️👩‍🎨 Drawing Edinburgh’s Skyline at Inverleith Park - 25 July 2023, 10am - 12pm

Join artist for this in-person workshop, where we’ll take inspiration from the sweeping view of Edinburgh’s distinctive skyline as viewed from Inverleith Park. Participants of all experience levels are welcome for this friendly, small-group experience.

We’ll start with some guided warm-up sketches before moving on to exercises focused on composition, tone, and observation. By the end of the workshop you’ll feel more confident drawing a city skyline, no matter your previous drawing experience.

✏️For more details and to book your spot, please follow the link in our bio.