Courses @ the yard:ARTspace

Book onto a creative 10 week course to learn and develop new skills

printmaking workshops and courses

printmaking workshops and courses

printmaking workshops and courses

Tuesday Mixed Media Sketchbook Techniques. 

Summer term starts 21 April.

This 10 week course will guide you through the development of a sketch book with Sue Brown.

Learn to use a variety of layered mixed media techniques. Experiment with mark making using acrylic paint, ink, bleach and hand made tools. Explore the use of gum arabic transfer printing. Experiment with stamps and embossing powders as a creative tool. Rip, stick and manipulate.
Over 10 weeks you will create an experimental sketchbook by the end of the course.

Learn how to beat that blank page syndrome that strikes us down as soon as we open a new sketch book.

10am -12.30pm. £185 per 10 wks, includes most materials.

 

WEDNESDAY PRINTMAKING STARTS 22 APRIL

NEW FOR THE SUMMER TERM : PAY TO PLAY

This 10 week course allows you to explore printmaking processes you may have learnt on weekend workshops or on the 10 week printmaking course.

The 10 weeks will include all materials for your chosen printmaking project, the use of presses, rollers and light technical support from me.

There will be no formal teaching, but I may make suggestions to extend your plan. It is an opportunity to consolidate what you have learnt.

It is a stepping stone to going Solo, setting up your own studio or joining a Printmaking Co-Op

6 places will be available. Print size will be maximum A4.

Morning class.-.10am-12.30pm.  £185 per 10 wks, includes all materials.

 

SUMMER TERM: 10 WEEK PRINTMAKING COURSE.

Combining collagraph with Lino printing.

The Summer term will be exploring combining simply made collagraph plates with lino printmaking techniques. Learn how to register images and create layers.

We will cover simple plate making together with cutting, registration and printing a lino block. Create an effective suite of prints that have soft textural collagraph backgrounds with graphic lino images.

A variety of inking techniques will be used, including chine collee.

After 5 weeks of mastering these processes there will be time to create a personalised print putting into practice everything learnt in earlier weeks.

Complete the term by binding your experimental prints into a concertina book.

Afternoon class..-....1.30pm- 4pm.   .£185 per 10 wks, includes all materials.  

Evening class....-. .6.30pm- 9pm. ...£185 per 10 wks, includes all materials. 

 

Further information:

Places are not considered booked without the full course fee. The fee is non-refundable or transferable. 

All costs include most materials.

All courses are suitable for beginners and experienced artists.

Creativity is a messy business so old clothes and aprons are advised.

All course fees must be paid 1 week before the course start date.