Fabulously Festive Wire & Paper Birds   Christmas may seem some way off, but if you want to feel a bit more festive closer to the time, how about creating some beautiful wire and paper birds to decorate your home? Turners Art, Integrity House, Lumsdale Road, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 4BY, Tuesday 1st December, 10 –…

Explore 2 Colour Lino Cutting & Printing   Once you have completed a number of single colour lino prints and feel comfortable with the process, how about increasing the degree of difficulty and learn how to create 2 colour prints? Working from an image of your choice, we will explore the reduction technique of lino…

Lino Cutting for Beginners & Rusty Printmakers   Working from an image of your choice, this one day workshop will introduce you to one colour lino cutting and printing. This is the perfect introduction for the first time printmaker and a great reminder for anyone who hasn’t picked up a cutter for a while. Turner’s…

Art in the Barn I shall be heading down to the Meon Valley in Hampshire, to run a series of creative workshops, as part of an Autumn Arts Week, from 8th – 13th October. Join us on a working farm on the South Downs Way, with the workshops being held in a beautiful and spacious…

Experimental Printmaking inspired by Mid Century Design   Taking our inspiration from Mid Century Design and contemporary printmakers, we will explore abstract pattern through mark making, drawing and collage. Composition will be developed by creating experimental printing blocks and stamps, before we refine our ideas and experiences and develop a series of lino prints. Saturday…

Create with a Gel Plate – mono printing without a Press.   Gel printing plates allow for a lovely and instant method for mono printing, all without the need for a printing press. I will guide you through a range of gel plate techniques, including: layering, impressing, creating stencils and exploring masking techniques. This workshop…

  Create with a Gel Plate – monoprinting without a press. Cancelled for 2020; please contact Sue Field to register your interest for Wednesday 9th June 2021 – www.fieldbreaks.co.uk   Gel printing plates are a great way to explore monoprinting and all without the need for a printing press. Explore a range of gel plate…

Observing the Ordinary with Line & Wire – drawing and sculpture   This is a day to leave your rubber at home and throw yourself into direct drawing, exploring the shapes and patterns found in Kitchenalia. With a particular focus on exploring line, we will experiment with a number of materials and processes, including fine…

Due to the ongoing situation with COVID19, the following workshops are sadly postponed. It is hoped that two new dates will be available at Buxton Museum and Gallery in the Autumn and as soon as it’s safe to start running workshops from The Slipper Studio, new dates will be advertised.   Lino Cutting Workshop with…

Due to the ongoing situation with COVID19, these events  have been sadly been cancelled; let’s keep our fingers crossed for 2021. PrintFair Belper An opportunity to view and buy print work from a range of printmakers, including me. Saturday 9th May, 9 – 4pm, Cafe 28, Market Place, Belper, DE56 1FZ.   Join me, Sam…