Explore Blind Embossing – lino printing without ink   Blind embossing is an interesting creative technique. It uses the skills and materials associated with lino cutting, but without all of the mess generated when inking up a plate. Once you have cut a design, the block is rolled through a press with lots…

    Explore 1 or 2 Colour Lino Cutting and Printing Lino cutting and printing is a very enjoyable process that can be explored at our kitchen tables and requires a minimum of specialist equipment. Many of us may remember creating our first linocut during our Art lessons at secondary school. If you are looking…

  Advanced Create with a Gel Plate – mono printing without a Press   Gel printing plates are a lively and instant method for creating mono prints, with the advantage that you don’t require a printing press. Each print is unique and this highly adaptable process invites experimentation. Gel plates look and feel like gelatin,…

    Art in the Barn – we’ve added another workshop on Tuesday 19th March! Join me in the beautiful Meon Valley, Hampshire from 14th – 18th March  and choose from a range of creative workshops. A light and spacious thatched barn will be the venue for the Arts week, plus there’s accommodation available on…

Fancy a Cuppa? Create decorative wire sculpture Fine and flexible wire is a lovely material to work with, enabling you to create characterful objects, with a drawn-like quality to them. Come along to The Slipper Studio and learn how to create a range of small and decorative, tea themed pieces of sculpture, which will take…

Experimental Printmaking inspired by Mid Century Design Taking our inspiration from Mid Century Design and contemporary printmakers such as Jane Ormes and Jenny Douglas, we will explore pattern through mark making, drawing and collage. Composition will be developed by creating experimental print blocks and stamps, before we refine our ideas and experiences to develop a…

    Birds on a Wire – create tiny wire sculptures Fine and flexible wire is a lovely material to work with, enabling you to create characterful objects, with a drawn-like quality to them. Come along to The Slipper Studio and learn how to create a range of small and decorative pieces of sculpture, which…

Create with a Gel Plate – mono printing without a Press   Gel printing plates are a lively and instant method for creating mono prints, with the advantage that you don’t require a printing press. Each print is unique and this highly adaptable process invites experimentation. Gel plates look and feel like gelatin, but are…

  Drawn to Still Life    “I sometimes think that there is nothing so delightful as drawing”, Vincent Van Gogh. If you agree with Van Gogh, you know it’s a worthwhile practice to spend time exploring your drawing skills. Drawing isn’t an elitist process and benefits the beginner or experienced artist, and those in between.…

Lino Cutting and Printing for Beginners & Rusty Printmakers Lino cutting and printing is a very enjoyable process that can be explored at our kitchen tables and requires the minimum of specialist equipment. Many of us may remember creating our first lino cut during our Art lessons at secondary school. If you are looking to…