Tannins and Caffeine: Watercolour Workshop

Next date: Wednesday, 15 October 2025 | 11:30 AM to 02:00 PM

Get creative in this hands-on, experimental watercolour workshop. Explore the use of paints and inks made from a variety of teas and coffees. Create an abstract work on paper inspired by tannins and caffeine along with the stunning grounds and gardens of Bundoora Homestead.

Embrace new ways of working as you discover a rich range of tones, mark making and possibilities using non-traditional materials and processes.

All materials and equipment will be provided, but please bring along any small brushes you like working with (if you have them).

All skill levels welcome, no experience necessary.

Suitable for all ages 12 years+ Children should be accompanied by an adult.

Cost: Free to attend! Bookings essential.

Register here

After the workshop, see Shannon Lyons' artwork in Rest Time showing at Bundoora Homestead Art Centre until Sat 17 February 2026.

Opening hours: Wed- Fri: 11am–4pm

Saturday: 10am–5pm

About the Facilitator

Shannon Lyons is an artist and educator currently living and working in Boorloo/Perth, whose practice focuses on unpacking the complex relationships that exist between artistic content and context. She continually adapts, draws from, and responds to specifically located built environments, producing works that directly or tangentially reference the site where they are made or exhibited. Recent works incorporate tea and coffee as painting media, exploring institutional temporalities and care practices while referring to temporal dimensions of recovery and everyday rituals through mark-making that mirrors the meditative processes of brewing and healing.

https://shannonlyons.net

This public program is proudly supported by the City of Darebin's Community Grants Program.

Join us in the Café!

Our Café is open, offering a variety of light refreshments including pastries, soup, scones, cakes and coffee. It is open from 11am-3pm and the perfect place to grab a bite after your class.

Getting here

To plan your visit click here

Please note: general photography and short videos (for social media) will be recorded at this event for promotional use only and to document this event internally. If you prefer not to be photographed, please let a member of staff know once you arrive.

Image credit: Shannon Lyons - Courtesy of the artist

When

Location

Bundoora Homestead Art Centre, 7 Prospect Hill Dr, Bundoora, 3083, View Map