Horsley Printmakers - Courses in etching, photo-etching, collagraphs, monoprints, drypoint - Hearth at Horsley

Rebecca Vincent, Carol Nunan and Mandy Pattullo carry out a rolling programme of courses at the Hearth @ Horsley in association with the Centre for Lifelong Learning which is part of the University of Sunderland.

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CREATIVE CORROSION - Etching

Enjoy four uninterrupted days creating etchings. Develop your own hand-printed images using the fascinating process of acrylic-resist etching on metal plates. There will be practical demonstrations of a range of techniques: hard resist (for fine line work), aquatint (for tonal work) and wet-ground (for textures impressions and painterly mark-making). You will be able to combine these to develop your image ideas. Individual tuition will be given to enable you move your ideas forward to a good printed conclusion. Materials £33 extra. To enrol phone 0191 515 2800 and pay by credit card or fill in the enrolment form and pay by cheque Back to top

David Ford
etching using acrylic-resist techniques

WEEKDAY & EVENING COURSES FOR AUTUMN 2008

RELIEF PRINTMAKING

Mandy Pattullo
Tuesdays | Sept 30^th 2008 | 8 meetings | 18:45 - 21:15 | The Hearth at Horsley
£94.00 | £79.00 retired| £55.00 students/benefits| Credit Points: 10 | Course No: 20081621
This Course was incorrectly titled “Alternative linocuts for Textiles” in the brochure. It should have been called “Relief Printmaking” and the focus will indeed be on lino-cutting but the emphasis will be printing on paper and using relief printmaking in conjunction with collage and bookforms. There will be an opportunity to print on fabric but please note this is not exclusively a textiles course.

Take the simple lino cut , make multi-colour prints, print on fabric, make a simple artists’ book and experiment with combining lino relief printing with collage and other techniques. These are many of the options open to you on this innovative linocut course. You’ll begin by learning how to make a simple linocut and progress over the 8 weeks to multi-colour linocuts with the option to print on fabric and/or making a simple artists’ book in combination with other techniques. Materials £29 extra. To enrol phone 0191 515 2800 and pay by credit card from July 21st or fill in the enrolment form and pay by cheque Back to top

Dorothy Allister
monotype

SKETCHING AND PAINTING WITH MONOTYPE

Monoprint is colourful and expressive, spontaneous and painterly using jewel like colours by which one-off original prints are made. You can use drawing, paint and collage with it too. Very simple, so sophisticated! Beginners may find themselves hooked. Returning students will discover a set of new approaches to extend knowledge and experiment. Printing onto canvas and other fabrics may interest painters or textile artists. Materials £19 extra. To enrol phone 0191 515 2800 and pay by credit card from July 21st or fill in the enrolment form and pay by cheque Back to top

Mixed media from previous Textures for Textiles course

TEXTURED PRINTS ON PAPER & FABRIC

Carol Nunan

Extremely simple but highly effective, learn to create beautiful embossed original prints by making a collaged plate. Start with basic plate construction and inking techniques, move onto to more advanced skills over the four Fridays using a variety of easily obtainable household materials and tools; experiment with altering plates after the first print to develop your ideas further; explore the breadth of creative scope using different inking techniques to change and alter the perception of your final prints. Experiment by printing on materials other than paper and open up other possibilities in painting and/or textiles. Materials £19 extra. To enrol phone 0191 515 2800 and pay by credit card from July 21st or fill in the enrolment form and pay by cheque Back to top

Printing on fabric combining monotype with shaped collagraphs

WEEKEND & SATURDAY COURSES FOR AUTUMN 2008

IMPRESSIONS IN TEXTURE - A COLLAGRAPH WORKSHOP

Carol Nunan & Rebecca Vincent

Prints rich in colour, pattern and texture can be made using the simplest household materials to create a collaged relief plate to make beautiful, heavily embossed original prints. If you are interested in painting or textiles you may wish to print on canvas with a view to developing your images further outside of the course. (For other fabrics you need to bring your own. This course will introduce a whole range of approaches to collagraph printmaking including plate construction and basic and advanced inking techniques. Materials £16 extra. To enrol phone 0191 515 2800 and pay by credit card from July 21st or fill in the enrolment form and pay by cheque Back to top

Enjoy a weekend creating your own hand-printed images using the fascinating process of etching on copper. Using innovative acrylic-resist etching (a less toxic alternative to traditional etching) this course concentrates on line and tone etching techniques to achieve soft tones and high contrasts in combination with both delicate and strong line work. Easy step by step demonstrations are followed by practical one-to-one assistance through out each day beginning on Day 1 with the basic structure of your image using line work. Day 2 will move onto the introduction of light and dark tones and printing in colour. The workshop is suitable for beginners through to experienced artists. Materials £16 extra. To enrol phone 0191 515 2800 and pay by credit card from July 21st or fill in the enrolment form and pay by cheque Back to top

Mike Pegman
Acrylic-resist etching

Make Christmas that little bit extra special by giving handmade cards and wrapping your gifts in paper you have designed and made. Starting with a basic introduction to lino cuts you’ll be encouraged to take an experimental approach to combining lino cutting techniques with the production of Christmas stationary. Day 1 will introduce basic lino cutting, multiple plate printing and creative inking. Day 2 will involve the development of your ideas to make into Christmas cards and wrapping paper. Materials £17 extra. To enrol phone 0191 515 2800 and pay by credit card from July 21st or fill in the enrolment form and pay by cheque Back to top

MONOTYPE - EXPERIMENTING WITH COLOUR

Monotype is a fast-moving medium open to experimentation. Come and explore colour through a range of mark-making possibilities. Demonstrations will be followed by time to produce your own unique prints. All you need is an open mind - be prepared for the unexpected! Day 1 will introduce mark-making, working with coloured inks and printing from textured materials. Day 2 will include working in layers, using masks, viscosity inking and painterly effects. Materials £10 extra. To enrol phone 0191 515 2800 and pay by credit card from July 21st or fill in the enrolment form and pay by cheque Back to top

This course brings together anyone who has an interest in painting, printmaking and/or textiles in this exciting course. Learn to make collagraph prints on fabrics whilst incorporating textiles and paint techniques to create unique stitched and embellished textures. You begin with basic plate construction moving onto inking techniques and printing, gradually building up your images through the use of painted backgrounds, bonding and appliquéing fabric and stitching in creative ways onto both paper and fabric. An unusual approach with printmaking as the starting point. Materials £32 extra. TTo enrol phone 0191 515 2800 and pay by credit card from July 21st or fill in the enrolment form and pay by cheque Back to top