On the 2nd and 3rd of November, we are delighted that artist Lisa Takahashi will be returning to our studio, this time to run a two day printing workshop making multiblock linocut prints.  The workshop will run from 10am to 4pm on each day.

At this weekend workshop, you will immerse yourself in this tactile and meditative approach to relief printmaking. Multi-block linocut printing allows you to create multi-coloured images, cutting into several linocut blocks before rolling ink on each, and printing them on top of one another to build the full picture. This approach allows you to try making different colourways of each print, and experiment with how you apply the colour, adding texture and variations of colour saturation to control the depth and drama of your work.

The multi-block print process is often worked out over weeks, months or even years! But this weekend-workshop will condense the process while still allowing for time to understand what’s involved – from designing, and image transfer to the blocks, to cutting and printing.

Day One

The principles of multi-block linocut design

How to cut lino safely and efficiently

Printing initial layers onto Japanese paper (‘washi’)

Day Two

Printing consequent layers

Experimenting with texture

Trying different colour ways and exploring the impact of colour.

Optional: Trying out ‘blind embossing’ (using heavy pressure to emboss your paper, without using ink. This can lead to subtle and beautiful results)

Cost: To include all materials £100 for Wessex sculptor members, and £110 for non-members.

Payment: We require full payment in advance to secure a place.

To find out if there is a place available and to register your interest in attending, please use the Contact page to message us.

Lisa Takahashi is a practising artist, and has exhibited her prints extensively, including at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, New English Art Club and the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers. Lisa is a previous semi-finalist of Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year and a judge/mentor in Channel 5s Watercolour Challenge.