Courses
In addition to our course programme detailed below we are happy to arrange one off talks or demonstrations, inset training for teachers and one off workshops for schools.
If you would like to book a course and have any specific needs we should be aware of please contact us to talk them through.
Cancellation Policy
Course fees must be received in full at least 7 days prior to the start of the course to secure a place. If we recieve a cancellation within 7days of the course and are unable to fill the space, a cancellation charge of 50% of the full course fee will be charged.
Interested in booking a course for you, your school, college, art group, community group or friends?
We can arrange bespoke courses for individuals or groups of all levels on a wide range of techniques. Call Sarah on 07790 870 558 or Katherine on 07814 016 563 to talk it through.
Print courses Januray - June 2012
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Introduction to Printmaking Course. Saturdays 4wks 7 - 28 January 10am - 1pm More about this course »
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Further Printmaking Course.
Mondays 4wks 6 - 27 February 2:15pm - 5:15pm More about this course »
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Lino Cuts. 4wk Monday morning course 6 - 27 February 10am - 1pm An introduction to linocutting. Progressing from simple black and white printing through to making coloured prints using reduction techniques and multiple blocks. |
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Drypoint Etching Day. - FULLY BOOKED Sunday 12th February. 10am- 5pm Drypoint is a great introduction to etching as the inking of the plate is the same but the transfer of the drawing onto the printing plate is more straightforward. We will explore working in line, tone and colour to create a selection of prints. |
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Supervised Practice Day Lino & Mono Printing. Saturday 18th February 10am - 5pm Supervised practice days are for people with some printmaking experience. These are not taught courses but there is technical support. These are great days for people who want to use the workshop facility to produce their own work. |
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Screen Printing Weekend. 25 - 26 February 10am - 5pm Use hand-cut paper stencils to explore the wonderful artistic possibilities available in screenprinting. Create painterly screen prints or develop hard edged graphic prints. |
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Collagraph & Carborundum Masterclass with Charles Shearer. FULLY BOOKED 10 - 11 March 10am - 5pm Join Charles to explore this wonderful technique. Using mountcard and a craft knife you will learn how to make beautiful prints with areas of texture and tone. |
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Supervised Practice Day Intaglio printing.
Saturday 17th March 10am - 5pm |
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Book Binding Weekend. 24 -25 March 10am - 5pm Spend the weekend making stab bound, pamphlet and hard-backed sewn sectional books. This course will teach you the basics of folding, tearing, sewing and making covers. You’ll never buy a sketchbook again! |
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Wood Engraving One Day Course - With Jutta Manser Jutta is back to teach this popular taster. Taking the natural world as inspiration she will show you how to make works of art in crisp black and white. |
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Lovely Lino Weekend 14 - 15 April 10am - 5pm Big, bold images in crisp black and white, bright mutlicolours and tonal caustic etched prints are the order of the day on this course. |
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Monoprint and Watercolour evening course 4wks 19 April 10 May 6.30pm - 9pm We are delighted to welcome Kevin back to run this popular course. |
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Supervised Practice Day Lino and Mono printing. 21 April 10am - 5pm Supervised practice days are for people with some printmaking experience. These are not taught courses but there is technical support. These are great days for people who want to use the workshop facility to produce their own work. |
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Solar Plate Etching Weekend. 28 -29 April 10am - 5pm This photographic process allows you to create etchings from digital imagery. This course will introduce you to the entire process from exposing your image on to the etching plate to different ways of inking up and printing. |
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Supervised Practice Day Intaglio printing. Friday 11th May 10am - 5pm Supervised practice days are for people with some printmaking experience. These are not taught courses but there is technical support. These are great days for people who want to use the workshop facility to produce their own work. |
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Gum transfer Weekend. 12 -13 May 10am - 5pm This easily learned method uses wax crayons, photocopies and gum arabic to give amazing results. Create colourful, complex prints quickly and effectively by overlayering different images and colours. |
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Screenprinting in One Day 19 May 10am - 5pm Use hand-cut paper stencils to explore the wonderful artistic possibilities available in screenprinting. Create painterly screen prints or develop hard edged graphic prints. |
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Supervised Practice Day Mono printing. 26 May 10am - 5pm Supervised practice days are for people with some printmaking experience. These are not taught courses but there is technical support. These are great days for people who want to use the workshop facility to produce their own work. |
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Papercuts Course. 9 June 10am - 5pm These papercuts won’t hurt at all! Papercutting is a traditional technique currently enjoying new found popularity thanks to artists like Rob Ryan. |
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Supervised Practice Screen printing. 16 June 10am - 5pm Supervised practice days are for people with some printmaking experience. These are not taught courses but there is technical support. These are great days for people who want to use the workshop facility to produce their own work. |