Many of the world’s most well-known people were once successful failures. Here are the stories of a few of them.

Abraham Lincoln(1809-1865)

Abraham Lincoln was one of America’s greatest leaders, taking the country through the Civil War(from 1860 to 1865). However, his life was never easy. He started numerous businesses that failed. He went bankrupt twice, and was defeated in 26 campaigns for public office. He is courageous and persistent. He later said, “My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.”

Vincent Van Gogh(1853-1890)

Van Gogh is one of the most famous and influential painters in the history of Western Art. He’s renowned(著名的) for paintings such as The Starry Night, The Potato Eaters and Sunflowers. However, Van Gogh became famous all over the world after his death. During his lifetime, he sold only one painting for a very small amount of money. Despite this, he carried on painting, sometimes even going without food so he could complete his collection of over 800 known works.

Albert Einstein(1879-1955)

Albert Einstein won the Noble Prize in Physics in 1921. However, he wasn’t always considered as a “genius”. He didn’t speak until he was four, and couldn’t read until he was seven. His teachers and parents thought he was slow, so he was expelled(开除) from school and couldn’t get into the Zurich Polytechnic School. He later famously said, “Success is failure in progress.”

Stephen King(born 1947)

Stephen King is one of the best-selling authors of all time, but his first book, Carrie, was rejected by about 30 publishers. Eventually, Stephen threw it in the bin, but his wife fished it out and encouraged him to resubmit it, which he did successfully this time!

Master classes

Introduction to Linocut (油毡浮雕艺术)

Sunday 10 a.m.—5 p.m.

Learn the basics of linocut-from tool advice to gaining confidence and control. You’ll go home with a selection of greeting cards, postcards and prints. All tools and materials are provided and all levels are welcome.

Keeping up with Kids

Sunday 10 a.m.—1 p.m. & 2 p.m.—5 p.m.

Explore the digital literacy of today and how you can support young people’s development, while increasing your own knowledge and understanding of each key stage in the computing classes.

Watercolor Landscapes (风景)

Sunday 10 a.m.—5 p.m.

In this workshop you will learn to paint a beautiful watercolor landscape with a sky, mountains and trees. Working from a picture and with guidance and step-by-step demonstration from Purnima Panchal, you will learn skills such as graded wash, transparent layers and stippling.

Life Drawing

Sunday 10 a.m.—4 p.m.

This life drawing class is open to improvers and experienced artists and is an opportunity to develop and explore drawing skills with a model. Working on lines, shading and general drawing skills, you’ll see demonstrations and be given individual teaching to help develop your skill base. Not all materials are provided.

Stained Glass (彩色玻璃)

Saturday & Sunday 10 a.m.—5 p.m.

It is a two-day introduction to the traditional art of stained glass using the Tiffany-style skill. Over the two days you will be taught how to make your own decorative suncatchers and will produce at least two pieces to take home.