Mokulito (Woodcut/Lithography) Printing at Home

Description

Having been teaching printmaking for 10 years, Scarlett Rebecca is an encyclopaedia of knowledge when it comes to transferring pigment to paper! And now she is inviting you to come to explore printmaking techniques with her, all from the comfort of your own home. Exploring your creativity is an important activity and it’s open to us all, regardless of our experience. But attending an in-person course isn’t always possible to fit around our busy lives. These Printmaking at Home courses are flexible to fit around your schedule and mean that you can continue to print after the course has finished, without needing access to a specialist workshop. During these courses you will work at your own pace, fitting your printing time around your day to day life. You will work through the processes demonstrated to you in the tutorial videos, and whether you are a complete beginner or experienced printmaker you will be able to adapt your prints to suit your style and level of experience. Scarlett will show you how to set up a printing space in your home and how to work to professional standards, whether you’re working in your home studio or on your kitchen table. Mokulito was developed in the 1970s as a non-toxic variation of lithography, combining the qualities of woodcut with the delicate and spontaneous mark-making of lithography. We will draw onto our prepared plywood surface using greasy drawing materials to produce tonal images. We will also employ some woodcut carving to bring light areas into our prints and further develop the image. The beautiful grain of the wood remains ever-present to give a mid-tone to our prints. Mokulito is a wonderful coming together of the relief and planographic printmaking families. It is the perfect process if you love both drawing and carving, and you don’t want to choose between the two. You can have the best of both worlds combined into one! Timings: - You will receive your materials box in the week before the videos are released. - The videos will be released to you at least 1 week before the Sunday live session. You then have the week to work on the processes independently. - The live 3-hour group Zoom session will be on Sunday 17th April, 10 am - 1 pm UK BST - The live Zoom group critique will be held on Tuesday 3rd May, at 7 pm UK BST.

What's included in the price?

The delivery of your own printmaking materials box, lovingly hand-packed, assembled and posted to your door. Your printmaking materials box will contain: - A5 plywood boards x 3 - Drawing medium - Gum arabic - Sponge - Printing paper - Printing ink - Sandpaper - Printmaking Ink - Greaseproof sheet - Printmaker's Hand Scrub - Printmaking glossary - List of recommended suppliers - List of recommended books/magazines/galleries Do get in touch for the price if you would like to join without the box or for international shipping. Detailed video tutorials to watch in the week before the zoom session which provide; an introduction to the printmaking process and its print family with reference to historical and contemporary artists’ work; step by step instructions for mokulito; a detailed explanation of registration, plate making, press use & hand burnishing, paper handling and guidance on how to develop your prints further with additional techniques. A prearranged 3-hour zoom workshop for you and your fellow students to practise what you have learnt, ask questions, and share your prints with each other, overseen and tutored by Scarlett, with informal, relaxed & attentive guidance for every student on the zoom session. A follow-up zoom group critique/show and tell session around two weeks after the zoom demo, led by Scarlett. A chance to share with your fellow students what you have created and get feedback from Scarlett and the group. An invitation to join the online printmaking forum on slack.com to share your prints, inspiration and feedback with the International printmaking at home community.

What you will need

A laptop/tablet/device with a camera and microphone to connect to the online sessions. You will need to sign up for a free Zoom account. You will need to provide: - Carving tools* - Paintbrushes - Palette knife* - Low odour white spirit or vegetable oil for cleaning up - Rags/newspaper/kitchen towel - Dip pen* - Foam roller - A3 sheet acetate for registration* (*Recommended)

Cancellation policy

Easy - Cancellation and a full refund can be obtained up to 2 weeks before the course starts

Maker

Scarlett Rebecca

with Craft Courses since 2021

Message the tutor

Scarlett has been teaching printmaking for over 10 years. After a serendipitous shuffle of job roles at Brighton University Scarlett was introduced to lithography 5 years ago and fell in love immediately. She now has two stone lithographic presses and nearly 20 stones! Scarlett works between her studios in Brighton and North Wales, teaching printmaking and producing intricately patterned portraits in relief print and lithography.