Student Showcase: six week metal embossing course – week five
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I had another great afternoon with the lovely folks at Breathing Space in Witton Gilbert. This week I showed everyone how to make my metal embossed Christmas tree ornament. As you can see from the pictures, lots of beautiful ornaments were made, with some people putting their own take on the designs, which I love…
On Saturday I had a fantastic day at Soulby Village Hall, teaching a lovely group chine collé lino printing, as part of Highlights Rural Touring Scheme. The theme of the day was definitely tulips, although we did have a rose, a poppy and a wren being created too. Everyone took to the method so well, and…
On Tuesday I was back at Breathing Space in Witton Gilbert to run a ‘sketch and stroll’ workshop. The workshop was designed specifically for beginners and for those who say they ‘can’t draw’! We started off with a few simple drawing exercises in the church, and then made our way outside to sit in the…
Over the past two weeks, I have been showing my community group how to create beautiful prints using TetraPak cartons. It was a great way of getting extra use out of an item that was already on its way to the recycling bin. The community group brought along designs that they wanted to recreate, and…
This morning was my final session with a local community support group, where we put together everything we’d learned over the past two weeks to make accordion note books. The covers were decorated with acrylic paints, then everyone carved a simple lino carved stamp to add extra details to the covers. Some decided to add…
Yesterday afternoon saw the first of my September taster sessions, and this week’s project was creating an accordion book, using some simple gel-plate printing techniques. I love the striking designs that were created on yesterday’s workshop! There are still three more sessions to come in this taster series, see what’s coming up on my scheduled…