I’ve spent a decade involved with craft education – which means basically helping others enjoy the thrill of making something real with actual hands, brain and eyes! As a qualified, freelance artist I’ve been so lucky to find precious time to immerse myself in creative play, producing thoughtful and quirky collaged artworks for pleasure and wellbeing. I also love to share the joy of creating, by offering the chance to discover new skills and enhance self-confidence through fun, guided gatherings and workshops. Anna Trussler Design can safely lead groups of all ages and levels – to make wreaths, masks, head dresses, soft sculptures, paper art, badge-making, sock puppets, Halloween and Christmas or other holiday-themed sessions. The gallery below shows a range of my unique hand crafted wares, one-offs and workshops. CONTACT ME to share making-session ideas!

Make a Superhero Mask workshopChildren & family workshop: Make a Superhero Mask and add to the cartoon story mural to save the world from climate change!

Superhero Save the World wall cartoonSuperhero Save the World wall cartoon in the gallery with figures added by workshop attendees

Craft figure from recycled materialsCrafted figure made in the workshop for climate change save the world superhero cartoon wall

Make a Spooky Halloween Mask Family WorkshopFamily workshop in the craft gallery-making scary masks for Halloween

Lace making exhibition workshopLace exhibition related family workshop-make a mask based on lace making patterns using textiles, lightbox and stencilling

Using lightbox in workshopWorkshop using lightbox and projections to craft paper and textile lace based decorations inspired by gallery lace exhibition

Big Draw Family Workshop: leaf print & tree decorationA drop in family workshop (2 days) where participants printed from real leaves to decorate trees in the gallery relating to a landscape exhibition

Hand drawn tree for leaf printing workshopDrew a tree on the gallery wall so kids can stick their different drawn and printed leaves on as decoration

Hand painted tree filled with leaves made and added by workshop participantsHand painted tree filled with leaves made and added by workshop participants

Childrens' Drop-in Lettering WorkshopKids used recycled materials to craft their own words or names out of deorattive letters to respond to an exhibition on cailigraphy art

Headdress Craft Making WorkshopAll ages workshop to make your own horned animal or festival headdress from recycled fabrics

Headdress making at the workshopChild being helped to make a headdress from recycled materials at a craft workshop

Unicorn horn craftingHandmade unicorn horn headdress

Festival Headdress WorkshopCraft table for headdress making workshop

Handmade Decorated Letters DisplayDisplay of Handmade Decorated Letters made by lettercraft workshop attendees

Make and decorate a textile patch workshopDetail of the fabrics and crafting materials used in a workshop for people to cut, sew and stick meaningful healing messages on a patchwork board to display

Textile and recycled fabric Workshop - patch it upDecorative wall where workshop attendees sewed, stuck and crafted recucled fabrics to create patches to add to a patchwork wall of healing messages

Workshop craft tableMaterials being used by attendees at a craft workshop

Sock Puppet Alien Landing WorkshopWorkshop to make aliens from old socks then create a movie with kids animating them from behind a crafted stage with huge world

Recycled sock puppet aliensRecycled sock puppet aliens

Digital and watercolour mixed media artworkDigital and watercolour mixed media artwork

Early digital composited artwork, UntitledEarly digital composited artwork, Untitled

Early digital composited artwork, untitledEarly digital composited artwork, untitled

Mixed media collage 1Mixed media collage in 2D paper using various print media in colour

Early paper & ink collage 'Apocalypse Rose'Early paper & ink collage 'Apocalypse Rose'

Digital and watercolour ink mixed media design \'Dryad Girl\'Digital and watercolour ink mixed media design \'Dryad Girl\'