A man who can hypnotise hens and a painting break in France – this week’s winning listings

31st March 2010 > Ooh.com Stuff

Each week we pick our two favourite listings on the site, and send those listers $100 each. This week’s winners offer two very different things to do.

First up, Matt Holland, a man who says he can hypnotise hens and who makes a point of saying he eats a free-range boiled egg for breakfast every day.

Chickens

Have you always wanted to keep hens or ducks? Or dreamed of collecting your own eggs for breakfast? Would you like to find out if keeping poultry is right for you? Join Matt and his feathered flock at Lower Shaw Farm in Wiltshire for this two day course in poultry keeping and you’ll glean lots of information, meet hens, get to know ducks, and understand what makes them cluck, quack, and lay.

Eggscellent! (sorry).

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To check availability and book your place on Matt’s hen keeping course, click here.

Next up….

Peter Mayle famously spent a year in Provence. We’re suggesting you start with a more boss-friendly week.

Painting in Provence is a week-long painting course with well-known painter and illustrator Bill Ternay. You’ll have the exclusive use of le Clos du Buis, a 3-star, non-smoking, Provençal stone house. Every bedroom is air-conditioned with a private en suite bathroom and the beautiful views of the countryside, mountains and village will give you lots of creative inspiration.

And when you out down your paintbrushes at the end of a satisfying day, you can pick up a glass or two of wine, enjoy some fantastic food, or just relax by the pool.

Bill ternay hotel

Don’t forget, if you offer classes, courses, workshops or holiday accommodation, you can list them for free on Ooh.com. Just register and then upload all your details. Include fantastic photos that really show people what you do, lots of description, dates and prices, and you could well be one of our winning listings next week!

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Art classes in New York with Rebecca Schweiger

2nd June 2009 > Craft & Creative, Leisure, Ooh.com Stuff

Rebecca Schweiger is one of those rare people who makes you feel that anything is possible. She even makes me feel I could paint.

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An internationally renowned contemporary painter, Rebecca’s own work has been displayed in over 50 galleries throughout the world. Of her work Rebecca says, ‘My artwork is a sensitive, intimate, and evocative reflection of this ongoing human journey towards spiritual and emotional evolution.’ Whether you are a believer in spiritual journeys or not, what is overwhelmingly obvious is that Rebecca is an enthusiastic, kind and sensitive person who loves to share her passion for art with others, and who believes that anyone can create and benefit from art, no matter what their ability.

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Rebecca’s gallery and creative art school – The Art Studio NY – is based in Manhattan and is open for all ages and all levels. Rebecca and three other renowned artists offer regular courses throughout the year, and there’s certainly something for everyone. Acrylics, oils, watercolours, drawing, charcoal, pastels and mixed media are all covered. ‘Everyone can draw’, a weekly two hour course held on Mondays, should encourage even the most pencil-shy person to have a go; ‘Just 4 Kids’ on Tuesdays sounds messy and fun; ‘Paint your heart out’ on Thursdays sounds liberating, and ‘Creating the canvas of your life’ is intriguing.

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Classes are for a maximum of 8 people. We think the classes sound brilliant, and Rebecca the sort of person you’d like to have as a best friend.

For more information about both Rebecca’s work and The Art Studio NY visit the her website.  www.rebeccarts.com

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