I love to share my knowledge and experience of printmaking with others through demonstrations and workshops. I am an experienced demonstrator and teacher of woodcut, linocut and monotype printmaking, as well as drawing, watercolour and oil painting. I can tailor both demonstrations and workshops to your specific requirements, please contact me to find out more. Below is a selection of recent workshops I have run. 

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Introduction To Linocut workshop description 
In this one-day workshop, you will be introduced to the principles of the dynamic and addictive process of linocut printing. We will practice using lino-cutting tools and learn how to care for and maintain them. We will design a one-colour linocut image and transfer it to the block, before cutting, inking and printing. We will have a go at printing contrasting patterns over one another to create exciting and unpredictable multilayered prints. We will learn how to hand print linocuts using a spoon or Japanese bamboo baren. This workshop is suitable for beginners, or printmakers who have not done any relief printing for some time and need a refresher.

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images from a past linocut workshop

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Woodcut workshop description - The Reduction Print Method
In this one-day workshop, you will be introduced to the principles of the dynamic and addictive process of woodcut printing. We will practice using gouges and learn how to care for and maintain them. We will design a two-colour woodcut image and transfer it to the block, before cutting, inking and printing the image using the reduction print method (all colours cut from the same block). We will learn how to hand print woodcuts, looking at how to allow the grain of the wood to add to the beauty of the finished print, using a spoon or Japanese bamboo baren.. This workshop is suitable for beginners, or printmakers who have not done any relief printing for some time and need a refresher.

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Images from a recent reduction print linocut workshop 

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Monotype workshop description

Monotype is a highly tactile and adaptable printmaking process that allows you to build an image in layers, with a variety of mark-making methods, including stencilling, drawing and painting. The simplest description of the process is the act of creating an image in ink on a flat surface that you then put paper on top of to make a print of it - but it's so much more than this as you will soon see! In this workshop, you will be guided through techniques that will successfully give you a wide variety of effects, and a means of interpreting a personal response to subject matter. Once you have tried these techniques and gained confidence in what is possible with this addictive process, you will be encouraged to create expressive monotype prints, building colours and textures in layers. You will be shown hand printing techniques that can be easily repeated at home after the workshop.

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Contact me to enquire about demonstrations and/or workshops