Course Description
Monoprint allows subtle or dramatic, one-off painterly images to emerge quickly and simply. In the workshop we will work in layers to create delicate landscapes using the infinite mark making possibilities of print. After laying down colours on plexiglass plates, we will use rags, brushes, scrapers and solvents/water to lift the ink and make delicate backgrounds, which will be the basis of a second drawn or stencilled layer. We will use handprinting techniques that can be easily replicated at home, as well as trying out a beautiful Hawthorn press.

What you will learn
How to create a design
Mark-making techniques
Layering using a stencil
Printing by hand
Printing using a press

You will need to bring some landscape inspiration, a folder to take your prints home and an apron. Everything else you need will be provided.

Important information for workshop participants

Tea, coffee and biscuits are provided. If you are attending a full day workshop there will be time to go into Ulverston for lunch, or you may like to bring a packed lunch with you. On Saturday and Sunday the Printfest Vintage Bakes café at The Coro will be open for lunches and other refreshments.

Please bring an apron or wear old clothes – printmaking can be messy!

Before attending it would be helpful to have a think about what images you would like to produce and bring along some sources of inspiration. If you are struggling to think of ideas your tutor will be able to help and will have some source materials you can use at the workshop.

You are also entitled to free entry to the main exhibition (Saturday & Sunday).

Your Tutor:
Caroline is a Contemporary Artist/Printmaker, living and working in Kendal, Cumbria. She is currently undertaking a long-term residency at Rookhow, Quaker Centre in the Rustland valley – just up the road from Ulveston. Her work is firmly rooted in an interest in ecology
and our absolute reliance on the natural world. She is particularly interested in making as an explorative process, always finding more to
learn and enjoy. She particularly loves collaborative projects, working with other artists or with community groups. Caroline has been teaching and tutoring in adult and community education for over 30 years and sees nurturing others creativity as part of her own practice.

www.carostow.com
Caroline is a member of Cumbria Printmakers
www.cumbriaprintmakers.co.uk