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This intensive weekend course, taught by two highly talented and experienced tutors, is offered to those with previous experience wishing to advance their printmaking through the many possibilities available and experience something a little different and more challenging! Working with two such knowledgeable and skilled printmakers will be an exciting…

Finally, after years of talking about it, we've invited Tom Boulton to visit the studio to teach Letterpress! Tom, aka TYPETOM.COM, trained as a typographic designer and is now a self-taught letterpress printer. With over ten years’ experience he has been commissioned by the likes of Tate Modern, Fortnum and…

This workshop is suitable for all levels of printmaking and life drawing skills. On the first day, the model will pose in a decorative environment and adopt a number of dynamic gestures to music. The objective is to capture the sense of movement in simple mono prints and line drawings…

Artist and Printmaker Mary Dalton's course is taking place during the week - on two consecutive days - Monday and Tuesday. This highly innovative and unusual method of creating a printed 'image' allows the student to see their prints in sculptural form. We will be using Plaster of Paris to…

A one-day master-class in wood engraving for those who already have some experience of the medium. Anne Desmet will work individually and collectively with the group to develop each participant’s engraving. The course will comprise engraving exercises, set by the tutor, on practice blocks, in order to refine and improve…

An introduction to printing on textiles using silkscreen processes. Date: Saturday 1 June Time: 6.30 to 8.30 Cost: £20

An opportunity to try out using a silkscreen and a squeegee to print an image on paper. Date: Sunday 2nd June Time: 6.30pm to 8.30pm Cost: £20

Fun session exploring the possibilities of painting with acrylic ink on a silkscreen. Suitable for children over 10 years old and adults of any age!   Date: Monday 3 June Time: 11am to 1pm Cost: £25

Learn basic linocut techniques: how to create and cut a design on one piece of lino and how to print it onto paper using one or two colours. You will learn about the tools used, mark-making techniques, the best papers to use, inking up your lino block, and how to…

Collagraph is one of the most accessible ways to make prints. This versatile print medium uses collaged textures and found objects to make the printing plates, allowing you the opportunity to create vibrant and unique prints. Date: Wednesday 5 June Time: 10am to 3pm Cost: £45  

An introduction to sublimation printing using heat transfer processes. Date: Wednesday 5 June Time: 6.30 to 8.30 Cost: £20

Drypoint Etching lends itself to expressive drawings and mark-making. With the use of clear acrylic plates your designs and artwork are easily transferred to the plate and, when inked and wiped carefully, will produce unique velvety original prints.   Date: Friday 7 June Time: 10am to 3pm Cost: £45

Using stencils on a silkscreen is a quick and easy way of producing colourful images on paper.   Date: Saturday 8 June Time: 11am to 1pm Cost: £25

Discover the secrets of traditional indigo dyeing methods. Date: Saturday 8 June Time: 6.30 to 8.30pm Cost: £20

A beautiful intaglio printmaking technique without the use of acids. Drypoint etching lends itself to expressive drawings and mark-making. With the use of clear acrylic plates your designs and artwork are easily transferred to the plate and, when inked and wiped carefully, will produce unique velvety original prints. This versatile…

A two day course of paper making and printmaking. Spend the first week in the studio with a relaxing day of paper making using recycled materials. Gill will take you through all the processes and show you how you can embed a variety of interesting textures and fibres in your sheets…

An introduction to using a silkscreen and squeegee to print images on paper. Date: Wednesday 12 June Time: 6.30 to 8.30pm Cost: £20

Learn about the methods involved in printing images on textiles. Date: Saturday 15 June Time: 6.30 to 8.30pm Cost: £20

This six week introduction to screenprinting will teach you all the basic processes and techniques you need to create and build images using auto-graphic/hand drawn marks and stencils. You will be shown how to prepare your images, coat a silkscreen with photographic emulsion, use the dark room to expose your…

A two day course exploring screenprinting on textiles. Textile Tutor, Jule Mallett, will take you through all the processes involved from creating your fabric designs to exposing them on a silkscreen and printing them on cloth. Suitable for beginners and refreshers alike, all basic materials are included within the course…

Day One - Saturday Will be spent Printing without a Press. Artist/Printmaker and Ceramicist Ruth Barrett-Danes will take you on a journey of discovery, producing a range of collage papers using stencils, stamps and monoprinting. Day Two - Sunday When Ruth will be joined by artist Jacqueline Mair and you…

There’s so much more to linocut printmaking than meets the eye but this three day course is a good starting point for those who want to learn the basic techniques. Expect a busy and productive three Mondays in the print studio where Mai will teach you how to create and…

A course for those who have some experience of linocutting. If you are already a fan of the linocut then this course will give you the opportunity to add an exciting new dimension to your practice. Over two days, you will create an A4 print by combining two or three lino…

Create unusual layered monoprints combining elements of drawn and painterly marks and flat rolled colour with collage and texture plates inked in relief, adding subtle colour and interesting surfaces. Tessa’s bold abstract prints are mostly original monotypes using oil etching inks, built up in many layers and richly textured with…

Cyanotype was traditionally a photographic printing process, used by engineers to produce copies of drawings, or ‘blueprints’. This two-day workshop is a chance to experience the Cyanotype printing method but Gill will take the processes into the dark room, a quicker alternative to sunlight. You will also explore two-layered Cyanotypes…

A comprehensive introduction to the processes involved to print using lino and woodblock. Mai will teach you about the tools used for markmaking, the best papers to use, inking up your relief plates and how to achieve a perfect print by hand or using the Columbian relief press. All the…

This five day Summer School is designed for those who wish to explore the use of digital images to make screenprints. Jule Mallett will take you through the screen preparation processes and Thomas Compton will show you how to make ‘positives’ (images that can be exposed on a screen) using…

This five day Intaglio Printmaking Summer School will take drypoint as its starting point and move into the Etching Room as the week goes on, proving a comprehensive understanding of the possibilities of these printmaking processes. Drypoint is a beautiful intaglio printmaking technique which lends itself to expressive drawings and…

Each day will introduce you to a different technique for creating different prints, patterns and colourways on cloth.     Techniques covered will include: Day 1 Dyeing and printing with rust – rust dyeing is a surface dyeing method using rusty found objects, wrapping, laying and binding. Day 2 Shibori, a…

This five week introduction to screenprinting will teach you all the basic processes and techniques you need to create and build images using auto-graphic/hand drawn marks and stencils. You will be shown how to prepare your images, coat a silkscreen with photographic emulsion, use the dark room to expose your…

A two day course of paper making and printmaking. Spend the first day in the studio exploring papermaking using recycled materials. Gill will take you through all the processes and show you how to embed a variety of interesting textures and fibres in your sheets of paper. The following week,…

Jule is known in the studio as 'The Queen of Rust' and she uses rust dyed cloth in many of her projects as a Textile Artist. She will begin this two day course by explaining the processes involved, demonstrate which fabrics give the best results and cover the basic equipment…

During this workshop Katherine will demonstrate how she creates her imagery using simply constructed collagraph and block-print plates to dramatic effect and then you will have the opportunity to explore her processes under her guidance. Katherine Jones is a fine art printmaker and painter living and working in London. She combines…

This is an intermediate class for students who have some experience of linocut and/or have attended Richenda’s beginner’s linocut courses in the past.       The course will look at: Developing your style of work in linocut prints Progressing your portfolio Exploring a variety of techniques that may suit…

We are thrilled to announce that artist Marcus Rees Roberts will be joining us at Ochre Print Studio this September to give a Masterclass in his printmaking techniques. A day of demonstrations and explorations with many opportunities to ask questions and seek advice with an emphasis on monotype and free…

This one-day master-class with Royal Academician artist Anne Desmet is suitable for those who already have some experience in wood engraving. As the day progresses, Anne plans to work individually and collectively with the group to encourage and develop each participant’s engraving skills. She will set engraving exercises on practice…

This three week course will give you invaluable experience in all the processes involved for creating multi-layered screenprints on paper. Jule will teach you how to make 'positives' (images) to expose on a silkscreen, how to prepare and expose these images on the screen and the preparations and processes for…

Following his very popular workshop earlier this year, Tom Boulton is returning to share his extensive knowledge of Letterpress printing with us once again! Tom, aka TYPETOM.COM, trained as a typographic designer and is now a self-taught letterpress printer. With over ten years’ experience he has been commissioned by the…

A beautiful intaglio printmaking technique without the use of acids. Drypoint etching lends itself to expressive drawings and mark-making. With the use of clear acrylic plates your designs and artwork are easily transferred to the plate and, when inked and wiped carefully, will produce unique velvety original prints. This versatile…

This weekend course is suitable for everyone, from beginners to those who would like the opportunity to learn the less toxic processes we employ in our Etching Room at Ochre Print Studio. Instead of acid we use Ferric Chloride to etch our copper plates and etch Aluminium or Zinc plates…

Dale Devereux Barker has been making linocuts for over thirty-five years, mostly using a single block reduction technique. However, over the past four years he has rekindled his love of this activity by investigating the world of using two or more blocks to open up more possibilities for creative discoveries.…

This wonderful method of intaglio allows the students to create effects ranging from line through to embossed texture and tonal value. Unlike metal or plastic drypoint, the paper can also be torn and cut by hand, allowing a greater freedom of expression and direct innovation.  The card is exceptionally sensitive…

This two day workshop will explore the possibilities of using soft cut lino to produce vibrant multi-coloured prints, incorporating areas of flat colour, mark-making and texture. Tutor Gill Jenkins will let you use her own jigsaw plates as she guides you through the various inking methods on offer before encouraging…

This workshop is suitable for all levels of printmaking and life drawing skills. On the first day, the model will adopt a number of dynamic poses. Working dynamically and expressively we will capture the model through tonal monoprints  and indirect drawing techniques. We will then develop these images further into…

A two day course exploring the possibilities for screenprinting on textiles. Textile Tutor, Jule Mallett, will take you through all the processes involved from creating your fabric designs to exposing them on a silkscreen and printing them on cloth. Suitable for beginners and refreshers alike, all basic materials are included…

This three week course is only suitable for those with previous linocut experience and focuses on reduction plates with an emphasis on the use of colour. Diana Croft is a painter/printmaker and member of Greenwich Printmakers, London. She specialises in linocuts and collagraphs inspired by nature and the landscape. Born…

Following their highly successful courses over the past couple of years, artists Jane Stobart RE and Mustafa Sidki are returning to Ochre once again to share their extensive knowledge of relief printmaking. This two-day course will focus upon relief printmaking processes using Ochre’s beautiful Columbian relief press. A choice of…