Introduction to Printmaking - 3 days
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 10am - 4pm. 16+(Concession price available for students & graduates)
Available spots
Service Description
This 3 day course is an opportunity to try out several printmaking processes across 3 days! Taught by two of our tutors, Laura Buckland and Craig Frost, you'll be introduced to 6 key processes over the morning and afternoon sessions. Our summer school is great for complete beginners looking to try something new, for students (16+) looking to boost their portfolio or for teachers looking to refresh their skills! On Monday, Craig will firstly introduce the studio and then will cover how to explore mono printing in the morning (10am-12.30pm). There'll be an hour for lunch and then you'll learn how to do drypoint printing in the afternoon (1.30 - 4pm). Mono printing involves working directly with ink that has been rolled out onto a surface and can be played with using drawn marks or by impressing found objects. Drypoint involves scratching and creating various marks into the surface of a plastic or metal plate, ink is then worked into the grooves/marks and buffed away again from the surface before being passed through an etching press with damp paper! On Tuesday Laura will introduce collagraph printing which involves creating a collaged plate using recycled materials, this can then be inked in various ways and passed through the etching press to create an embossed print. In the afternoon she’ll introduce mono screen printing, this is a more painterly technique using water-based inks, you'll explore painting with coloured inks onto a screen to make various marks and can also try making hand cut stencils. On Wednesday Laura will be back to introduce you to relief printing, starting in the morning with lino cut - carving into the surface of a block and then rolling with ink to either print by hand or using one of our book presses. In the afternoon you can play with our collection of vintage wooden type and create posters or print over some of your prints from the previous sessions! For any enquiries please email us at norwichprintmakers@gmail.com Please read the cancellation policy before booking Age 16+
Upcoming Sessions
Cancellation Policy
This course/session requires a minimum of 3 participants in order to be viable to run. If we receive fewer than 3 bookings we may cancel the course/session or reschedule to start at a later date. In this event we will notify you via email to see if you are able to reschedule or to issue you with a refund. If you wish to cancel your booking please contact us at norwichprintmakers@gmail.com ASAP. We regret that refunds cannot be given for cancellations received less than 7 days before the start date of the course/booking. We cannot issue refunds if a participant does not turn up on the day. If we need to cancel a course for whatever reason we will notify all participants ASAP and issue refunds via your original payment method. All bookings include a 5% online booking fee which is non-refundable, this covers transaction costs which we have to pay out as a non profit company. All participants must be over 18. Please do not book if you or the person you are booking for is under 18 years of age. By booking, you agree for us to share your email address with the course tutor so they can contact you with information as needed before the course. Your details will not be passed on by us to any 3rd parties. By booking you confirm you have read and agreed to these terms.
Contact Details
House Clarence, Clarence Road, Norwich, UK
norwichprintmakers@gmail.com