printing with packaging workshop

Saturday 24th June 2023
10:00 - 16:00   Fee: £85  (Friends of MGW £76:50)
Tutor: Marian Haf
In this one-day workshop we will be transforming household packaging into playful prints using the magic of printmaking, suitable for beginners and more seasoned printmakers looking to explore collagraphs it’s also super for educators as it translates well into a classroom.
By the end of the day, we will have.
*Learnt how to prepare and translate an image into both an intaglio and relief collagraph and their differences.
* How to manipulate the packaging with different tools and techniques to achieve tonal variation with contrasting linear mark making
*To ink the plate both intaglio and relief and how to combine the two
*Which paper to choose and how to prepare them along with plate registration and good working practice in achieving a clean result.
*Printing with a press
*Deigned, made, inked and printed a collection of original print using both intaglio and relief inking.
Advance booking is required. Places are limited to six so early booking is recommended.