Workshop: Printmaking without a Press. Tutor: Deborah Treliving

2 day course for beginners and those with some printmaking experience. This course is designed to give you confidence in the techniques, and experience to be able to continue printmaking at home on the kitchen table! Small class: maximum 6 students.
Cost: £120 for the weekend. Includes materials, tea/coffee, biscuits & back up notes.

Dates: Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd June 2012
Time: 10am – 4pm
Venue: Resource room, Seachange Studios, Cockington Court Craft Centre, Cockington, Torquay, TQ2 6XA

Day 1 Monotypes:
Introduction to materials and processes, experimenting with mark-making, realising and producing monotype prints from your drawings, using Caligo safe wash relief inks in monochrome and primary colours, printing onto thin papers.
Day 2 Relief printing:
Introduction to lino cutting and printing without a press using a Japanese baren. Realising and producing relief prints from your drawings, using Caligo safe wash relief inks in monochrome and primary colours, printing onto thin papers and hand burnishing with a Japanese baren to make the print.

What to bring:
Subject matter to work from, e.g. photos, sketches, sketchbooks, examples/photos of your work etc.
Drawing materials, pencils, brushes, cotton buds, craft knife.
Overalls or apron. Wear old clothes!
Packed lunch or money to purchase lunch in Cockington Court Tea Rooms.

For further information and to register about the printmaking course contact Deborah Treliving: 01803 411142 Studio 6, The Stable Yard, Cockington Court, Cockington, Torquay, TQ2 6XA or 07759 588 576 (Mobile)
www.deborahtreliving.co.uk
email: prints@deborahtreliving.co.uk