Choose unique gifts made locally as Oxfordshire artists host or take part in seasonal events across the county.
The venues below are listed in date order.
You can also enjoy our on-line Autumn-Winter Show and the Christmas Season on-line Art Trail exploring art and artist studios from the warmth of your home.
Lorraine Berkshire-Roe – Christmas Sketchbook Journal Workshop
Venue: The Cluster co-working and event space, Summertown, Oxford
Timing: 10am – 12.30pm
Website: https://clusteroxford.co.uk/event/merry-sketchbook-christmas-workshop/
Date: 14 December to 14 December 2025
’Tis the season to get sketching! Why not swap the stress of endless Christmas queues and the dread of online orders that won’t make it in time, for a relaxing morning of festive creativity? Join highly reviewed illustrator and ceramic artist Lorraine Berkshire-Roe for a very special Christmas Sketchbook Journal Workshop – where mince pies meet mixed media and Christmas cheer flows as freely as the ink.
It will be a relaxed workshop, with all materials provided to make a Christmas pop-up, which you can pop in your book or use as a Christmas card, and some festive mindful doodling.
You can find out which kind of sketchbook will make the perfect stocking filler?
Which materials are worth popping on your Christmas wish list?
How can a page of doodles feel as magical as the twinkle of fairy lights?
What tips and tricks will keep your creativity glowing brighter than a Christmas candle?
And what can go inside (spoiler: anything you like – though no Christmas is Christmas without a few festive picture stamps, if you’re of a certain age!)
Think of it as creative carolling on paper, with less fa-la-la-la-la and more sketch-sketch-sketch-sketch-sketch!