In this drop-in workshop, Izzy will help you create a postcard using a range of collage materials, including decorated papers and cut-out images from second-hand books and magazines. 

Located next to the British Textile Biennial exhibition about Wakes Week, the workshop invites you to bring your creativity to the traditional postcard format, just in time for the summer holidays. Design your postcard with someone in mind, such as a friend or relative, and write them a message from your trip to the National Festival of Making!

Izzy Sempill is an artist, teacher, and facilitator based in West Yorkshire. Her approach is multidisciplinary and material-led, and doesn’t sit neatly within a particular specialism or style. She begins by exploring the properties of different media through experimentation, gradually refining her process as she goes. Organic shapes and negative space often feature in her work, reflecting the calmness she feels when making. Rather than aiming for a fixed outcome, Izzy allows the process to guide her.