This exciting workshop unlocks the dyes within natural materials such as leaves and flowers. The eco printing process shows you how to transfer these onto paper and fabric.
Experimenting with different mordants, you will be amazed at the varied colours of images from the same plant.
Students will produce a number of prints on both fabric and paper.

Spend the day learning this dynamic way of printing and produce cards and gift tags for the festive season. You will learn about transferring your design onto lino, which tools to use and safe cutting techniques. Using a small printing press, you will be amazed at the beautiful and original designs that you can create.

Using your own designs as reference, experiment with both drypoint engraving and chincolle collage to create one or more unique and original prints. Start by engraving your design and applying ink onto a thin metal plate, then by adding thin layers of coloured and decorative papers build up the colour and texture of your images before printing on a small etching press.

Spend the day learning this dynamic way of printing and produce cards and gift tags for the festive season. You will learn about transferring your design onto lino, which tools to use and safe cutting techniques. Using a small printing press, you will be amazed at the beautiful and original designs that you can create.

This workshop is designed to introduce you to the foundations of this dynamic and popular form of printmaking. Using an image that you have chosen, learn how to transfer your design to vinyl, use lino tools to cut, ink up your lino plate and, using a small etching press, print a one colour design.

An exciting workshop using lino blocks and textile inks to print your own, unique design onto fabric. Start by transferring your design onto lino. Learn how to cut into the lino to produce your block and then how to print your design onto fabric using textile ink. You will cover the basics of pattern design and, at the end of the day, take home your hand printed fabric.

Using your own designs as reference, experiment with both drypoint engraving and chincolle collage to create one or more unique and original prints. Start by engraving your design and applying ink onto a thin metal plate, then by adding thin layers of coloured and decorative papers build up the colour and texture of your images before printing on a small etching press.

Spring Flowers and Nature Using spring flowers and natural objects as inspiration, create an exciting print using a mixture of mono printing, collage and other media. You will start with torn paper to make a simple collage which you will overlay with your own mono print design. Continue working on top of the image with media of your choice (inks, watercolour, pastels etc.).

This exciting workshop unlocks the dyes within natural materials such as leaves and flowers. The eco printing process shows you how to transfer these onto paper and fabric.
Experimenting with different mordants, you will be amazed at the varied colours of images from the same plant.
Students will produce a number of prints on both fabric and paper.