October 2021
An Introduction to Less Toxic Etching with Mai Osawa – Weekend 23/24 October
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…
Find out more »November 2021
Experimental Collagraph Print Workshop with Charles Shearer – Weekend 6/7 November
This two day workshop will introduce you to a printing process that would suit anyone wishing to experiment and develop their creative ideas. No experience of print should be a barrier though some dexterity with a craft knife may prove an advantage. Saturday: Following an introductory talk you will be…
Find out more »An Introduction to Screenprinting Using Monoprint and Stencils with Adam Green – Monday Evenings – 15/22 November and 6/13 December
Four evenings in the studio exploring the use of monoprint and stencils on silkscreens with artist Adam Green. Monoprinting on a screen produces painterly images which cannot be replicated in any other way and the results are often interesting and pleasing. The image is painted directly onto the screen and,…
Find out more »An Introduction to Photopolymer Etching with Sarah Cliff – Weekend 20/21 November
Photopolymer plates produce finely detailed, tonally rich, etched images from drawings or digital/photographic images. During this weekend course you will be shown how to expose images onto photopolymer plates and make a number of prints from each. Photopolymer plates are coated with light-sensitive resin. A tonally rich acetate image is…
Find out more »December 2021
Intermediate Drypoint – An Exploration of Rembrandt’s Revolutionary Inking Technique with Artists Jane Stobart RE and Mustafa Sidki – Weekend 4/5 December – 10am to 4pm
In this course, we will be looking at the way that Rembrandt inked up his drypoint (and etched) plates. He was a great innovator when printing his work, using a method known now as ‘plate tone’. Each prints in an edition, would be slightly different, creating a unique series of…
Find out more »Letterpress with Tom Boulton – Sunday 12 December – 10am to 4pm
After many previous popular workshops, Tom Boulton has been asked to return to share his extensive knowledge of Letterpress printing with us once again! Tom's creative process is a little unusual, being that the structure of letterpress machines are so limiting. “You are incredibly restricted, in the basic sense that…
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An Introduction to Less Toxic Etching with Mai Osawa – Weekend 23/24 October
