Inspired by the flora and fauna of Caldmore Community Garden we will create linocut prints celebrating the diversity of the garden and the beauty that can be found. Linocut is great for focusing on the details and texture found within nature. We will carve and print greetings card and print designs – experimenting with colour and technique – and exhibit our finished prints and well as hand-printing our work to sell as cards and prints – unique designs for a unique setting.
Over seven weeks we will explore the techniques of linocut; starting with a single colour print that can be used to print greetings cards and then moving on to creating prints that use several colours; either through a layered print technique or a reduction linocut technique.
It doesn’t matter if you are a complete beginner – this versatile technique will bring out the artist in everyone! We will be using non-toxic inks and learning hand printing techniques to ensure that this is a really accessible process. Prepare to be bitten by the printing bug!
Workshop dates:
- Tuesday 4th October 10am -1pm
- Tuesday 11th October 10am -1pm
- Tuesday 25th October 10am -1pm
- Tuesday 1st November 10am – 1pm
- Tuesday 8th November 10am – 1pm
- Tuesday 15th November 10am – 1pm
- Tuesday 22nd November 10am – 1pm
To book, e-mail caldmoregarden@gmail.com, txt / Whatsapp 07871813252, or send us a message. Spaces are limited and booking is advisable!
Free entry!
Alix is a printmaker and artist based in Coventry. She is a full time artist and splits her time between making art and teaching linocut workshops at venues around Coventry and Warwickshire. Alix is a predominantly self taught printmaker; she began printmaking after attending a workshop in November 2015 at Birmingham Printmakers and the bug was well and truly caught! She creates single colour, multi-block and reduction linocut prints. She also creates pencil and pencil crayon drawings. Her drawings are ‘true to life’ but her linocuts have a more contemporary feel. Alix enjoys creating images of animals and birds and takes inspiration from nature. She captures the character and detail of the animals, forgoing background to concentrate on the beauty, patterns and textures that can be found. She works from home – printing in her kitchen, usually with a spoon! Recently she has begun to experiment with a multi-layered coloured technique using translucent inks and a printing press. She aims to be as environmentally friendly as possible in her printing methods and materials.
Contact details:
www.alixalmond.com
Instagram: @alixalmond
Facebook: @AlixAlmondArt
alixalmond@hotmail.co.uk
Funded by The National Lottery Community Fund and People’s Health Trust
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