Workshops

Woodblock Workshop

In this workshop students carve their own woodblock using an image and style of their choice. They learn the fundamental techniques for composing an image with a balance of light and dark areas, and how to use the carving tools to create a variety of mark-making.

Students also learn about the ink and press to print their image onto paper. This workshop can also be adapted to print onto fabric.

Tetrapak Workshop

This workshop uses recycled Tetrapak cartons to make a drypoint. Tetrapak is easy mark with a variety of tools. The thin plastic coating is easy to pierce and remove to reveal the cardboard underneath that holds the ink and prints a dark velvety black.

Students can easily explore line, tone and texture with this technique. The soft card also allows for plates to be cut with different parts inked separately and reassembled on the press.

Stencilling Workshop – Plastic stencils

This workshop requires students to use a craft knife to cut a stencil from thin plastic using a stencil font and silhouetted image. The stencil is then printed using acrylic paint and stencil brushes.

These stencils are durable enough to be printed several times and on many different surfaces. For this workshop we printed onto cardboard boxes, using a name and logo personal to us, to create our own brand.

Stencilling Workshop – Paper stencils

This workshop uses hand-cut, paper stencils, which are then printed using acrylic paint and stencil brushes. This is fun, easy and and doesn’t need a press. The stencils are works of arts too!

I have taught this as a school holiday programme and to primary school groups for a 2-hour and 4-hour workshop. I have adapted this, using the stencils to screen print onto fabric to make bandanas.