PRINTMAKING AT THE PADDOCK, SPRING TERM 2025
Small friendly classes in a lovely studio in central Lewes, January - April 2025
Here are the details about my upcoming taught printmaking courses and workshops at the Paddock Art Studio. The main studio space is in a lovely old timbered building with a large beautiful garden, located in the centre of Lewes. Address: Paddock Art Studios, Paddock Lane, Lewes, BN7 1TW, Website: www.paddockartstudios.co.uk
Two day weekend course:
EXPERIMENTAL INTAGLIO PRINTMAKING WITH COLLAGE
SATURDAY 1st MARCH + SUNDAY 2nd MARCH £150
*2 spaces available*
Two days (full weekend), 10-4pm each day with 45 minute lunch break (BYO lunch).
All materials and tea/coffee/biscuits provided. Just bring your lunch and an apron or old shirt to protect your clothes.
DAY ONE: Design and prepare a variety of ‘cut out’ card collagraph and simple drypoint plates. Make your own Chine Colle papers with watercolour/ink, in preparation for day 2.
DAY TWO: Print a series of prints (up to A3 size) using your prepared collage papers and printing plates. Explore different inking techniques and layering multiple forms with the addition of Chine Colle.
BOOKING FORM BELOW
Thursday Afternoons:
EXPERIMENTAL PRINTMAKING
These classes are now fully booked. A similar course will run in the summer term starting in April. Please send an enquiry form (below) and I will send you more details as soon as booking is open.
This course will cover different elements of Art & Design through printmaking, from the drawn line (weeks 1-3), colour (weeks 4-5), texture (weeks 6-8) and independent project (weeks 9-10). All classes are suitable for beginners or intermediate level interested in trying a variety of experimental and exciting print techniques. Each class is 3hrs, from 2-5pm
Thursday 30th January - The etched line: explore drypoint etching using either Tetrapak or 1mm acrylic
Thursday 6th February - Colour extraction (max. 5) from a reference image. Create your own monoprints with simple stencils using the same colour palette FULLY BOOKED - RESERVE LIST ONLY
Thursday 13th February - Colour and mark making: expressive and painterly monotypes with a variety of tools and colour combinations FULLY BOOKED - RESERVE LIST ONLY
No class in half term
Thursday 27th February - Linocut with Chine Colle (fine textured and hand coloured tissue paper) FULLY BOOKED - RESERVE LIST ONLY
Thursday 6th March - Low relief collagraphs with textured materials and carborundum, part 1 (plate preparation) FULLY BOOKED - RESERVE LIST ONLY
Thursday 13th March - Low relief collagraphs with textured materials and carborundum, part 2 (plate printing) FULLY BOOKED - RESERVE LIST ONLY
Thursday 20th March - Independent project (work on your own project using any combination of the techniques above) FULLY BOOKED - RESERVE LIST ONLY
Thursday 27th March - Independent project (work on your own project using any combination of the techniques above)
Please submit an enquiry & booking form (below) to find out more about any of the above courses and provisionally reserve your place. No payment is required at this stage. You will receive an email with further information about the workshop/course including exact location and payment instructions.
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