Esté MacLeod is an artist, designer, and educator. Her paintings are sold in galleries in the UK and abroad. Her originals are also turned into designs for licensing on stationery, puzzles, homeware, ceramics, etc.
Highlights
- Create an imaginary folk inspired floral artwork using Esté's Creative Leap method of drawing with letters as an anchor point
- Explore mark making, and find out how to expand simple forms into a Scandinavian folk art inspired layered creation using watercolour and water based mixed media.
- Expand your own creative voice using handwriting as source.
- Use carbon copy paper as a wonderful creative tool
- Explore watercolor layering
- Paint a folk-inspired floral design in your own unique way.
- Create a floral design with the aim of using it on a tea towel or as a source for a repeat pattern.
Come and get creative with us!
I'm Ready!Esté walks us through creating an imaginary folk-inspired piece of artwork
Using Esté MacLeod's Creative Leap Method of drawing with letters as an anchor point
Explore mark making, and find out how to expand simple forms into a Scandinavian folk art inspired layered creation using watercolor and water based mixed media.
Be inspired
Hear from Esté herself why she loves her artform, ask her questions, and be inspired!
Learn the skills
Learn Esté's Creative Leap Method of drawing with letters as an anchor point.
Continue on
Continue experimenting with your new creative skills, who knows where they will take you!
Esté has developed a process to create drawings using handwriting with letters and numbers as a starting point. By working in this way the familiar marks we use for communicating are utilized as a creative mark, a way to jumpstart a process of creating small drawings. These drawings become sources for bigger artworks.
By working in this way more attention is paid to the individual's imagination, with a dynamic connection to creative potential. Esté calls this the 'Creative Leap' method and will be showing this process during the workshop, using basic materials like watercolor, watercolor paper, carbon copy paper, and paper stencils to explore marks and options to create a folk art inspired plant form
for this workshop
Hi. I'm Margo.
I’m so glad you’ve found your way here.
A little bit about why me & why this...
I have spent basically my whole life immersed in some sort of creative project or another. I love putting art out into the world, especially the work of other creatives.
I am an entrepreneur first, however I’ve got decades of experience in design, manufacturing, wholesaling, retailing, product development, licensing and all around management of artful products and creative people.
My absolute favorite pursuit though, is helping other artists and creatives grow by focusing on what they do best. That’s why I created Tantau Studio. I love helping people hone in on what lights them up, and then watching the magic that can unfold. I mentor and teach students through the Make Art that Sells courses, my Windowsill Chats Podcast and Relish Monthly Membership, and now, Windowsill Workshops.
I promise you will find something that will entertain or delight, the time to play & dream, and I’ll bet you’ll even learn something new. I look forward to supporting you as you grow into your potential even more along the way.
I see you shining!
xxo Margo
Are you Ready?
Not only can you listen to your Windowsill Chats episodes but now you can also participate and learn from my guests. This will give you more of a hands-on knowledge of what they do and love.
My hopes are that it will inspire, motivate, and grow this wonderful creative community we have.
This is a recording of our live workshop hosted in March.
- Create an imaginary folk inspired floral artwork using Esté's Creative Leap method of drawing with letters as anchor point.
- Explore mark making, and find out how to expand simple forms into a Scandinavian folk art inspired layered creation using watercolor and water-based mixed media.
- Expand your own creative voice using handwriting as a source.
- Use carbon copy paper as a wonderful creative tool.
- Explore watercolor layering.
- Paint a folk-inspired floral design in your own unique way.
- Create a floral design with the aim of using it on a tea towel or as a source for a repeat pattern.
