Despite this year's Medway Open Studios being cancelled, the wonderful people who organise the event are continuing to celebrate Medway's creativity and have taken the festival online. Yey! I'll be hosting a series of FacebookLive sessions demonstrating the printmaking techniques that I work with and teach.
gelli printing - natural prints
Monday 6th July
From my home studio
Gelli printing is a mono-type printing technique that uses a flexible plate to create natural and graphic looking prints.
Video available from 9th July
Try it out for yourself...book onto the next Gelli printing workshop on Sunday 2nd August.
From my home studio
Gelli printing is a mono-type printing technique that uses a flexible plate to create natural and graphic looking prints.
Video available from 9th July
Try it out for yourself...book onto the next Gelli printing workshop on Sunday 2nd August.
sun printing / cyanotypes
Tuesday 7th July
From the allotment (weather permitting)
Sun prints, cyanotypes or blueprints are created placing natural elements on light sensitive paper and exposing it to the sun's rays. They say it's science but it feels like magic!
Watch the video HERE
Try it out for yourself...book onto the next online sun printing workshop on Saturday 18th July (sales end 15th July)
From the allotment (weather permitting)
Sun prints, cyanotypes or blueprints are created placing natural elements on light sensitive paper and exposing it to the sun's rays. They say it's science but it feels like magic!
Watch the video HERE
Try it out for yourself...book onto the next online sun printing workshop on Saturday 18th July (sales end 15th July)
sun printing / cyanotypes
screen printing
Wednesday 8th July
From my home studio
Screen printing is a resist printmaking technique using stencils to create an image and then print it through a screen using a squeegee. It's difficult to explain but fascinating to watch.
Watch the video HERE
Try it out for yourself...book onto the next screen printing workshop on Saturday 25th July
From my home studio
Screen printing is a resist printmaking technique using stencils to create an image and then print it through a screen using a squeegee. It's difficult to explain but fascinating to watch.
Watch the video HERE
Try it out for yourself...book onto the next screen printing workshop on Saturday 25th July
mono screen printing
Thursday 9th July
From Studio 7 at Nucleus Arts
A very quick and easy technique that's much freer than traditional screen printing.
Watch the video HERE
Try it out for yourself...book onto the next Print & Prosecco mono printing workshop on Saturday 15th August
From Studio 7 at Nucleus Arts
A very quick and easy technique that's much freer than traditional screen printing.
Watch the video HERE
Try it out for yourself...book onto the next Print & Prosecco mono printing workshop on Saturday 15th August
Gelli printing - natural prints
linocut printing
Friday 10th July
From Studio 7 at Nucleus Arts
Linocut is a relief printmaking technique that uses specialist tools to carve an image into a lino tile that is used
Watch the video HERE
Try it out for yourself...book onto the next online linocut workshop on Monday 10th August
From Studio 7 at Nucleus Arts
Linocut is a relief printmaking technique that uses specialist tools to carve an image into a lino tile that is used
Watch the video HERE
Try it out for yourself...book onto the next online linocut workshop on Monday 10th August
hapazome
Saturday 11th July
From my home studio
Watch the video HERE
Hapazome prints are created by extracting dye from flowers and leaves with a hammer - it's a noisy technique so turn down the volume!
From my home studio
Watch the video HERE
Hapazome prints are created by extracting dye from flowers and leaves with a hammer - it's a noisy technique so turn down the volume!
gelli printing - lithographs
Sunday 12th July
From my home studio
This printmaking technique works on the basis that oil and water don't mix. Black and white photos are transferred to the gelli plate and then printed onto colourful backgrounds for pop-art inspired prints.
Watch the video HERE
Try it out for yourself...book onto the next Gelli printing workshop on Sunday 2nd August
From my home studio
This printmaking technique works on the basis that oil and water don't mix. Black and white photos are transferred to the gelli plate and then printed onto colourful backgrounds for pop-art inspired prints.
Watch the video HERE
Try it out for yourself...book onto the next Gelli printing workshop on Sunday 2nd August
Gelli printing - lithographs
