Description
Step-by-step through the creative printing process, from composing your design to cutting and printing your block. Using simple techniques for striking results, this workshop gives you all the skills you need for tabletop linocut printmaking. Whether you're making a limited edition print series, designing your own card, or experimenting with repeat pattern work, this workshop is perfect for complete beginners as well as experienced artists. This workshop is available as a 1-day or a 2-day course. In the 1-day workshop, you'll learn about several different linocut printmaking techniques (monochrome, masking, multi-block), and you design, cut and print your own lino design using one of these techniques. In the 2-day workshop, you can complete 2 different linocuts using 2 different linocut techniques, or you can learn a more complex technique (reduction) to complete an edition of linocuts over 2 days. Max 8 people in each workshop. My workshops and courses are held at The Old Bank in the beautiful Cornish town of Fowey. The Old Bank studio is spacious and light with large sash windows and high ceilings, and the gallery café downstairs serves great coffee and cake. Fowey is a picturesque harbour town steeped in history. Its narrow cobbled lanes are lined by elegant Victorian and Edwardian architecture cascading down to the waterfront, bustling with cafés, restaurants and boutique shops. Known as the Cornish Riviera, this coastline is one of Cornwall's best kept secrets, with rocky coves, sandy beaches and an emerald river estuary winding through ancient oak forests. Wildflowers, butterflies and birds thrive in the coastal meadows and dolphins, seals and porpoises can be spotted in the clear summer water. Olivia Clifton-Bligh is an award winning sculptor and printmaker, specialising in woodcut and linocut techniques. She studied at Goldsmiths' College (BA Hons. Fine Art & Art History), she is a member of the Printmakers Council and her work is exhibited through out the UK.
What's included in the price?
All tools and materials are provided including: - Linocutting gouges. - Linoleum. - Bench hook. - Roller. - Water-based printing ink. - Inking plate. - Printing baren. - Cartridge paper. - Tracing paper. - Carbon sheets. - Drawing equipment. Plentiful images are provided for you to use as inspiration or templates. You are also very welcome to bring your own preparatory material. If you have your own preferred lino tools or printing papers, do bring them with you too. Please wear appropriate studio clothes, overalls or aprons. Tea/coffee/refreshments are available to purchase in the Old Bank Gallery Café downstairs. For lunch, there are many restaurants and cafés in Fowey to choose from - or bring a pack lunch and picnic on the town quay while you watch the bustling harbour boats go by.
Duration
1 day
Cancellation policy
Easy - Cancellation and a full refund can be obtained up to 2 weeks before the course starts
Maker
Olivia Clifton-Bligh is an award winning sculptor and printmaker, working from her rural studio on the Cornish south coast. Olivia studied at Goldsmiths' College (Fine Art & Art History BA Hons.) She is a member of the Royal Society of Sculptors and of the Printmakers Council, and her work is exhibited in London and throughout the UK.
Suitable for
- Adults
- Seniors
- Teenagers
- Intermediate level
- Suitable for beginners
- Corporate days out & team building
- Engagement, birthdays & anniversaries
FAQs
Please bring an apron or appropriate studio clothes (you're going to get quite inky!) For lunch, there are many cafes and restaurants in Fowey - or you can bring a pack lunch
No, everything you need will be ready and waiting for you - including plenty of reference material to use as inspiration or templates.
But if you have a particular subject you'd like to work from, please do bring your own images, drawings or sketches.
My workshops are designed to welcome all levels of ability and experience - including absolute beginners to practicing artists