Additional Information
All costs include materials unless otherwise stated.
Places are not considered booked without the receipt of the requested non-refundable or transferable deposit, or full cost payment where required.
All courses are suitable for beginners and experienced artists.
The weekend courses start at 10.00am till 4.00pm.
Bring a packed lunch. Tea and coffee are provided.
Printmaking is a messy business so old clothes and aprons are advised.
All course fees must be paid 1 week before the course start date.
"I am an artist using collagraph printmaking to tell stories."
MONOPRINTING WITH A TWIST
7 December
Take mono print to the next creative level by using viscosity inking techniques. Spend the day creating a series of coloured images and understanding a little about ink science.
Cost £80 to include most materials
COLLAGRAPH BASICS
11-12 JANUARY 2020
Spend 2 days learning how to make collagraph plates using glue and wall papers. A good starting point for beginners or artists who want to remind themselves of the basics.
Cost £180 to include most materials
MIXED MEDIA SKETCH BOOK WITH GUM ARABIC TRANSFER PRINTING
25-26 JANUARY 2020
Sue Brown’s signature workshop. Learn to create personal sketch book pages.
An ideal workshop to kick start your creativity.
Cost £180 to include most materials
MIXED MEDIA FABRIC BOOK
8-9 FEBRUARY 2020
Using gum arabic transfer, acrylic paint, stitching and stamping, create an excitingly textural textile book.
Cost £180 to include most materials
GUM ARABIC TRANSFER PRINTING ON FABRIC
FRIDAY 28 FEBRUARY 2020
Create a stash of textile prints to embellish and develop at a later date. Using a black and white photocopy, transfer indelible images of drawings or text onto a variety of textile surface.
Cost £80 to include most materials
DRY POINT WITH A COLLAGRAPH TWIST
29 FEBRUARY. 2020
This dry point technique has all the qualities of a traditional looking etching without the chemicals.
Cost £80 to include most materials
COLLAGRAPHS MADE USING SILK AQUATINT
14-15 March
Learn to make sensitive tonal plates using the Silk Aquatint method of collagraph plate making. Using chiffon to create rich velvety darks and wood glue to produce a variety of tones. Viscocity inking and chine collee will also be explored.
Cost £180 to include most materials
COLLAGRAPHS MADE WITH PLASTER AND TEXTURE
25-26 April
There are many ways to make a collagraph plate. This workshop will focus on using found textures pressed leaves, flowers, rubber stamps and textured wall papers, pressed into plaster to create textural plates. Together with glue to create tonal contrasts explore this flexible plate making process. You will also learn several ways to ink the plates culminating in viscosity inking. After 2 days you will have a series of exciting and experimental prints.
Cost £180 to include most materials
8-10 May
This 3 day workshop 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. Play with stamps and embossing powders as a creative tool. Rip, stick and manipulate.
Over 3 days you will fill up a sketch book, supplied as part of the workshop and explore your creativity. Learn how to beat that blank page syndrome that strikes us down as soon as we open a new sketch book. Learn how I develop my sketch book pages. This workshop will study mixed media techniques in further depth than the 2 day workshops held earlier in the year. Spend 3 days exploring personal imagery with light technical support.
10am - 4pm each day
Cost: £280 to include a sketch book, 21 x 10cm and most materials.
GUM ARABIC TRANSFER PRINTING ON FABRIC
16 May
Create a stash of textile prints to embellish and develop at a later date. Using a black and white photocopy, transfer indelible images of drawings or text onto a variety of textile surface.
Cost £80 to include most materials
VISCOSITY MONOPRINTING.
6 June
Take mono print to the next creative level by using viscosity inking techniques. Spend the day creating a series of coloured images and understanding a little about ink science.
Cost £80 to include most materials
MIXED MEDIA FABRIC BOOK
20-21 JUNE
Using gum arabic transfer, acrylic paint, stitching and stamping, create an excitingly textural textile book.
Cost £180 to include most materials
COLLAGRAPH BASIC WITH A TEXTILE TWIST.
4-5 JULY
Spend 2 days learning how to make collagraph plates using glue and wall papers. Basically collagraphs are collages sealed and inked like etching plates, this is a good starting point for those who have never made a collagraph before or artists who want to remind themselves of the basics. We will also experiment with printing onto fabric...so bring along your stash.
Cost £180 to include most materials
17-19 July
This 3 day workshop 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. Play with stamps and embossing powders as a creative tool. Rip, stick and manipulate.
Over 3 days you will fill up a sketch book, supplied as part of the workshop and explore your creativity. Learn how to beat that blank page syndrome that strikes us down as soon as we open a new sketch book. Learn how I develop my sketch book pages. This workshop will study mixed media techniques in further depth than the 2 day workshops held earlier in the year. Spend 3 days exploring personal imagery with light technical support.
10am - 4pm each day
Cost: £280 to include a sketch book, 21 x 10cm and most materials.
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