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Wood Engraving Taster

£35.00

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Location Leicester Print Workshop
Date & Time Sunday 6th March
2.00pm - 5.00pm
Tutor  Sumiko Eadon

"Excellent course which was well paced. Lots of inspiration provided by tutor's examples. Clear demonstrations and plenty of time to produce some prints." October 2021

A morning taster course introducing wood engraving. Working on a small scale, you will use specialist tools to engrave a design into an end grain woodblock. Ink up and create your own original prints to produce an edition of beautifully intricate engravings. Explore shades and tones with detailed mark-making.

Course Structure

    • Introduction and example
    • Demonstration of transferring an image and cutting 
    • Participants to transfer their image and engrave the block 
    • Printing demo 
    • Participants to print their block 
    • Cleaning up and evaluation

    About the Tutor

    Sumiko Eadon is an artist based in Leicestershire working individually and collaboratively. She studied Fine Art in Loughborough University as a mature student. Since her graduation in 2013, she has developed her portfolio through residencies and has exhibited regionally and beyond. This includes AA2A at the University of Derby, LPW’s ‘Our Big Move’ residency, Surface Gallery graduate residency, Nottingham Castle Open, Flourish Award exhibition, the National Original Print Exhibition, London and a solo exhibition at New Art Exchange, Nottingham. She works as a freelance printmaking tutor and has worked with LPW, West Yorkshire Print Workshop, LU Arts and The New Art Gallery Walsall.

    Website: 11th13th.wordpress.com 

    Instagram: @umikoseadon

    Leicester Print Workshop 

    Leicester Print Workshop is the regional development centre for printmaking. Established by artists in 1986, we are a registered charity, supported by Arts Council England. Our RIBA award-winning building is situated in Leicester City Centre's Cultural Quarter and is home to a large, well equipped open access Printmaking Studio.

    We have over 30 years’ experience of teaching people printmaking. Our programme offers the largest number and broadest range of printmaking courses in the region, with courses suitable for beginners as well as experienced printmakers, delivered by practicing artists and nationally renowned tutors. Participants learn in small and friendly groups in our purpose-designed studio.

    Bookings

    Early Bird: This course is eligible for a 5% early bird discount when booked online by 22nd November 2021. Don't delay, book today!

    Online: You can book online here by credit / debit card or Paypal.

    Telephone: You can pay by card over the phone during our opening hours (Tuesday - Saturday, 10am - 5pm). Call us on 0116 251 4174.

    In person: Call in to Leicester Print Workshop during our opening hours (Tuesday - Saturday, 10am - 5pm) to book and pay by card, cash or cheque.

    Pre-course information: We will send you details of how to find us and what to bring with you when we process your booking. 

    Concessions

    Full-Print Members of Leicester Print Workshop are entitled to a 10% discount on our inhouse courses. Interested in joining LPW as a member? Click here for more information.