Student Showcase: six week metal embossing course, week six
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On Tuesday I had a lovely afternoon at the wonderful Breathing Space in Witton Gilbert, teaching mandala drawing. I call this workshop ‘mindful messy mandalas’, as it’s all about enjoying the creative process, rather than creating precise mandalas. We started off by creating a loose background using acrylic paints, and then we let the colours…
After a great session creating metal embossed Christmas tree decorations at Gleaston Village Hall a couple of weeks ago (see that blog post here), I was asked back to show everyone how to create lino printed Christmas cards using the chine colle collage method. It was a fabulous afternoon and as you can see, everyone…
A Christmas tree full of amazing metal embossed ornaments were made on my workshop at Soulby Village Hall on Saturday as part of Highlights Rural Touring. It was such a lovely morning with an enthusiastic group! Everyone was a complete beginner to metal embossing and just look at the fabulous ornaments they made. Many decided to…
I had a fun morning today with a local community art group, creating metal embossed coasters using aluminium. Everyone was a complete beginner to metal embossing, but you can see what amazing results they all had! I took in a few different designs that everyone could work from, and some people added little extras to…
Today I taught a wonderfully festive workshop at The Lodge in Blackhill and Consett Park, where everyone learned how to make lino printed Christmas crackers. I first taught everyone the basics of lino printing, how to use the tools and materials and also how to print. We then moved on to carving out the holly…
I had a fantastic day at Soulby Village Hall yesterday, teaching a lovely group chine collé lino printing, for my second trip to this lovely village as part of Highlights Rural Touring Scheme. Everyone took to the method so well, and the time just flew by. A couple even had a go at printing up with…