Annette Rolston

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designermakers21
21 St. Nicholas Street
Diss
Norfolk
IP22 4LB

Annette Rolston

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Annette Rolston's Courses

2 Day Linocut and Mixed Media Printmaking Course Using Fabric and Paper

2 Day Linocut and Mixed Media Printmaking Course Using Fabric and Paper

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...

Linocut at designermakers21 craft centre in Diss, Norfolk

Linocut at designermakers21 craft centre in Diss, Norfolk

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...