AUTUMN TERM
MIXED MEDIA SKETCHBOOK MASTER CLASS. Includes Gum Arabic transfer.
6-8 NOVEMBER
REARRANGED TO 15-17 JANUARY 2021
MIXED MEDIA FABRIC BOOK.
21-22 November.
REARRANGED TO 27-28 FEBRUARY 2021
VISCOSITY MONOPRINTING.
5 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
2021
MIXED MEDIA SKETCHBOOK MASTER CLASS. Includes Gum Arabic transfer.
15-17 January FULL
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: £300 to include a sketch book, 21 x 10cm and most materials.
GUM ARABIC TRANSFER PRINTING ON FABRIC
FRIDAY 22 Jauary
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
MAKING COLLAGRAPHS USING PLASTER
30-31 January
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 £190 to include most materials
COMBINE COLLAGRAPHS WITH DRY POINT
6-7 February
Learn 2 intaglio printmaking techniques in 2 days and learn how to register them into one printed image. You will also experiment with several ways to ink the plates culminating in blended inking. After 2 days you will have a series of exciting and experimental prints.
Cost £190 to include most materials
PRINTMAKING MASTER CLASS: NEW FOR 2021
This 3 day Master Class will cover 3 printmaking techniques and how to combine them to create a mixed printed image. At the end of the course you will take home an artists book of your experiments for future reference.
The processes I will cover will be simple collagraph, dry point, lino and gum arabic transfer printing. I will add chine collee to the mix, together with several inking techniques.
We will spend the Sunday afternoon creating a concertina book of your printed experiments as an reference for future printmaking projects.
10am - 4pm each day
Cost: £300 to include most materials
MIXED MEDIA FABRIC BOOK
27 - 28 February 1 Place left
Using gum arabic transfer printing, acrylic resist, mono print, stitching and stamping to name just a few of the techniques covered, create several excitingly textural textile books. At the end of the workshop you will have created at least 2 fabric books exploring layering techniques using traditional and non traditional textile materials
Cost £190 to include most materials
GUM ARABIC TRANSFER PRINTING ON FABRIC
SUNDAY 14 March
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
SILK AQUA TINT
20-21 March
Silk Aquatint is the collagraph version of mezzo tint. Create sophisticated tonal images using nothing but chiffon and wood glue.
You will also be experimenting with a variety of inking techniques including viscocity inking and chine collee.
After 2 days you will have a series of exciting and experimental prints.
Cost £190 to include most materials
MIXED MEDIA SKETCHBOOK MASTER CLASS. Includes Gum Arabic transfer.
23-25 APRIL
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: £300 to include a sketch book, 21 x 10cm and most materials.
COLLAGRAPH WITH BOTANICAL CONTACT PRINTED PAPERS
22-23 May
Using leaves and flowers create beautiful botanical backgrounds on paper. Then spend the rest of the workshop making collagraphs to print onto them.
You will also be experimenting with a variety of inking techniques and will come away with a unique collection of prints on paper
Cost £190 to include most materials
"I am an artist using collagraph printmaking to tell stories."
FOR DETAILS AND BOOKING
Additional Information
All costs include materials unless otherwise stated.
Places are not considered booked without the receipt of the full course cost.
Costs are none refundable or transferable.
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.