Collagraph, lithograph, etching & mono-printing

Armi Maddison is a knowledgable and experienced art educator with over 25 years teaching experience in the post 16 sector, including A Level, BTEC, Access, foundation and degree teaching. Her approach is to facilitate explorative and experimental learning. You will gain a lot from her extensive knowledge in a variety of creative processes and get excited by what can be achieved. Always brimming with ideas and many examples to show, you will receive lots of one to one help and demonstrations ensuring success and a sense of achievement. Armi creates...

Gel printing plates are a lively and instant product to create mono prints with, plus the advantage that they don’t require the use of a printing press. Each print is unique and this highly adaptable process invites experimentation. Gel printing plates look and feel like gelatin, but are durable, reusable and store at room temperature; they come in a range of sizes and shapes, are easy to clean with mild soap and water or baby wipes and are always ready for printing. They are used in conjunction with acrylic paints...

I AM UNABLE TO OFFER THIS IN-PERSON COURSE FOR THE MOMENT! However, please see my separate course listing for an online version: "One-to-one Online Collagraphy Course for Beginners". Pandemic aside, the online tuition option might also suit anyone who lives too far from Dorset to attend in person. (Select the 'See more from this course organiser' button to find this online option) This is a two-day workshop for a maximum of two people and takes place in my comfortable indoor studio on dates of your choice. The two days both...

Develop a linocut image, either A6 or A5 in scale. Study professional linocuts by Annette Rolston and Mike Fenton, also examples of other students prints and printmaking reference books. Try out professional cutting tools, experiment with mark-making. Use traditional grey lino and a new softer vinyl. Carve the image then print in black and white on paper through a printing press as well as learning hand printing techniques. Subsequently, print over a monoprinted background, then try over printing in colour. Print several prints in the session, fabric offcuts available as...

Join artist and maker Liz Wellby on the edge of the Peak District, with an introduction to collographs. Collographs are an interesting type of print; they can be printed by hand or run through a press and printed as relief or intaglio. Exploring the theme of Rhythm & Pattern, or a theme of your choice, we will create drawings and collage and develop 2 dynamic plates, before printing a lively range of outcomes. This workshop is suitable for those with art/craft experinces now wishing to try a new process or...

Annette has an MA Hons in Fine Art Printmaking and has been teaching for 25 years. She runs a successful business with her artist partner Mike Fenton block printing bespoke lampshades, cushions and limited edition prints. She organises the bi-annual Print in Action festival in Diss run at designermakers21 and Diss Corn Hall. bringing in printmaking specialists to exhibit and demonstrate. The 2 day printmaking course covers linocut and mixed media printing. Students get to print onto fabric - linen, cotton, satin etc., to create several cushion cover fronts or...

Join us for our Art in the Barn Creative Arts Week and explore gel plate printing. This is a lively and instant method to create monoprints, with the advantage that it doesn’t require the use of a printing press. Each print is unique and this highly adaptable process invites experimentation. Gel printing plates look and feel like gelatin, but are durable, reusable and store at room temperature; they come in a range of sizes and shapes are easy to clean with mild soap and water or baby wipes and are...

Learn the art of etching, the grandfather of the printmaking world. Taught by an award winning printmaker and mixed media artist who graduated from the Cambridge school of art with a 1st class Fine art/Printmaking degree. You will be guided through the etching process and create magical etchings to take home.

You will learn about and use a wide range of printmaking processes to produce your own original prints, including mono printing, etching, lino printing, dry point, soft-ground etching aquatint, and collagraph printing. You will begin to use a range of printmaking techniques to generate immediate creative results, extend your skills and develop your own ideas. New starters are welcome at any time of year and more experienced learner can pursue their own projects. Concession fees are available on this course - please see our website for details.