This resin art course is suitable for any experience level or beginner artist and a wonderful relaxing medium. During the session youll learn about the safety around using resin, the materials required, and the basic techniques in prepping your homewares, mixing and creating with resin. This course will give you the knowledge to feel confident using resin in your own home. A demonstration will be provided first in creating resin art on a paddle board and 4 plywood coasters from beginning to end. You then get a chance to create your 2 homeware pieces, Paddle board 450mm long and 4 round 100mm Plywood coasters during the session. Up to 4 colours can be chosen for each piece and will be shared among all participants on the day. The resin used during the session is low odour and non-toxic, so you are not required to wear any masks. The resin used is also food safe. NOTE: As this resin takes 24hrs to cure the art will need to be left overnight and collected at another time.
Resin Cheeseboard & Coasters
Course Description
Create your own stunning resin art homewares in this hands-on beginner workshop.
In this relaxing and creative session, you will design and pour resin onto a wooden paddle board and a matching set of four round coasters.
Guided step by step by your tutor, you’ll learn the fundamentals of working with epoxy resin, from preparation and colour selection through to pouring and finishing techniques.
Suitable for complete beginners and those with some creative experience, this workshop focuses on both technique and confidence-building.
You’ll explore colour blending and composition while learning how to safely handle resin and tools.
By the end of the session, you’ll have created a coordinated cheese board and coaster set that will cure overnight and be ready to collect, perfect for your own home or as a handmade gift.
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Course Structure
The workshop begins with an introduction to epoxy resin, including safety guidelines and an overview of the tools and materials used.
You’ll learn about preparing wooden homeware surfaces and how to set up your workspace correctly before pouring.
A full demonstration follows, showing how to mix resin accurately, add colour, pour effectively, and use a heat gun to remove bubbles and enhance finishes.
Once confident with the process, students will select their own colour palette and begin creating their resin designs on a paddle board and four round coasters.
Throughout the session, the tutor provides guidance and support to help achieve balanced, visually appealing results.
At the conclusion of the workshop, pieces are placed in a curing area, and instructions are provided for final finishing and collection.
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Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Understand the basic properties of epoxy resin
- Follow safety procedures when working with resin and heat tools
- Prepare wooden surfaces for resin application
- Accurately measure and mix epoxy resin
- Add and blend colour into resin
- Pour and manipulate resin to create decorative effects
- Understand curing times and finishing processes
- Feel confident creating resin art projects at home.
Student Testimonials
“Created my own resin homewares and loved it. Great instructions from Bec.”
“We really enjoyed ourselves. It was so much fun creating our own art. Rebecca was great, so friendly and very helpful with everything. Would definitely do it again.”
“Really enjoyed this class. Everything was explained really clearly, and we all completed a great product by the end. Bec was very patient and knowledgeable and would highly recommend.”
Your Tutor is Rebecca Hill
Rebecca Hill has been teaching at WEA since January 2024.
With Diplomas in Interior Design and Furniture Design, Rebecca is a self-taught Australian Resin Artist who loves our oceans and the surrounding environmental feel. Passionate about creating, drawing, and designing from an early age and influenced by her parents, Bec always found time for art and encapsulates our environment in fluid forms on canvas or wood, mainly using resin, alcohol inks and acrylic paint in her body of artwork. Bec finds these mediums are a great way to express and relax, as they are all very intuitive mediums to work with.
Bec has been experimenting, creating and perfecting techniques using resin in her art since 2014. Resin has a mind of its own, which is why Bec loves creating unique pieces with this high gloss medium. She shares her passion for resin through running workshops for others to learn and expand their knowledge and experience .
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