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Please note I have
no personal experience as a student on any of these courses. I am merely
providing information in case readers wish to consider such a holiday for a
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DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY |
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Roger Stowell
Well-known professional photographer
Roger Stowell
and his wife, Jenny, offer residential digital photography courses near the
pretty village of Vouvant. RogerÕs work will be familiar to readers of Elle, Marie Claire,
House and
Garden and other prestigious magazines, as well as of the UKÕs top-notch
colour supplements. Courses, limited to four people, take in landscape,
reportage, still-life and nature photography, and show how computer software
can be used to enhance and improve images.
Details on RogerÕs website
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MACHINE EMBROIDERY |
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Val Holmes
In the attractive town
of Lu¨on, Val Holmes (author of five books - including The Encylopaedia of Machine
Embroidery) helps other sewing-machine users to unlock their creative
potential. Courses cover an A-Z of free-motion embroidery techniques,
enabling students (whether beginners or experienced embroiderers) to design
and create embroideries or textile art. Full-board, with good
food and wine, or self-catering accommodation available (right).
Details on ValÕs
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FRENCH LANGUAGE |
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Le Poyenval
Experienced language
professor Fran¨ois Collet, with his English wife, Linda, welcomes visitors
for residential French-language immersion courses at their house (left) in the
historic village of Bazoges-en-Pareds. Classes for maximum of four people,
grouped according to ability.
Possibility of courses that combine
language-learning with either art lessons or French cookery instruction (the
latter classes given by the chef at a well-known local restaurant). Details on the ColletsÕ
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http://www.lepoyenval.com/ |
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