Printmaking@the yard

PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO GOVERNMENT COVID GUIDELINES ALL THE DATES BELOW MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

2021

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 using plaster 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

MIXED MEDIA SKETCHBOOK MASTER CLASS. Includes Gum Arabic transfer.

28-30 MAY

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.

MIXED MEDIA FABRIC BOOK

4-5 JUNE 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

19 JUNE

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 £90 to include most materials

MIXED MEDIA SKETCHBOOK MASTER CLASS. Includes Gum Arabic transfer.

25-27 JUNE

10am - 4pm each day
Cost: £300 to include a sketch book, 21 x 10cm and most materials.

COLLAGRAPH WITH BOTANICAL CONTACT PRINTED PAPERS

7-8 AUGUST

Using leaves and flowers create beautiful botanical backgrounds on paper. Then spend the rest of the workshop making simple collagraph plates 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

COLLAGRAPH: using 3 colour separation

11-12 SEPTEMBER

Making simple collagraph plates using glue and card learn how to create veils of over laid colour using 3 plate colour separation.

Master how off set plates to enable accurate registration. At the end of the weekend you will have a suite of exciting colourful collagraphs.

Cost £190 to include most materials

VISCOSITY MONOPRINTING.

18 September

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 £90 to include most materials

MIXED MEDIA SKETCHBOOK MASTER CLASS. Includes Gum Arabic transfer.

1-3 OCTOBER

10am - 4pm each day

Cost: £300 to include a sketch book, 21 x 10cm and most materials.

COLLAGRAPH OUT OF THE BOX!

16- 17 OCTOBER

Using packaging and being inspired by its quirky shape, create a series of collagraph prints using this accessible set of substrates. The ultimate in recycle and reuse, we will be looking at our recycling in a completely different way.

You will also be experimenting with a variety of inking techniques and chine collee. You will come away with a unique collection of prints on paper

Cost £190 to include most materials

MIXED MEDIA FABRIC BOOK

6-7 NOVEMBER

Cost £190 to include most materials

PRINTMAKING MASTER CLASS

12-14 NOVEMBER

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

GUM ARABIC TRANSFER PRINTING ON FABRIC

27 NOVEMBER

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 £90 to include most materials

VISCOSITY MONOPRINTING.

4 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 £90 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.