Posts by Liz Wellby
Workshop at The Slipper Studio, Saturday 14th June 2025
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.…
Read MoreWorkshop at The Slipper Studio, Thursday 12th June 2025
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…
Read MoreWorkshop at The Slipper Studio, Saturday 7th June 2025
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…
Read MoreWorkshop at The Slipper Studio, Friday 30th May 2025
Birds on a Wire – create tiny 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 pieces of sculpture, which will…
Read MoreWorkshop at The Slipper Studio, Sunday 11th May 2025
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…
Read MoreWorkshop at The Slipper Studio, Saturday 10th May 2025
Create Beautiful Paper Sculpture Join me for a relaxing day of making, exploring the theme of afternoon tea. Using a deceptively simple process we will create beautiful paper sculpture from vintage books. You will learn how to create your own templates and a cornucopia of hanging and freestanding paper sculptures, including hearts and fruits, before…
Read MoreWorkshop at The Slipper Studio, Sunday 27th April 2025
A day of Drawing with Line & Wire “I sometimes think that there is nothing so delightful as drawing”, Van Gogh. If you agree with Van Gogh and an experienced artist, or count yourself as an absolute beginner, it’s a worthwhile practice to spend time exploring your drawing skills. Starting with the principle that everyone…
Read MoreWorkshop at The Slipper Studio, Saturday 26th April 2025
Explore Blind Embossing – 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 of pressure…
Read MoreWorkshop at The Slipper Studio, Friday 4th April 2025
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.…
Read MoreWorkshop at The Slipper Studio, Thursday 3rd April 2025
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…
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