I am enjoying having time out of my schedule to learn a new printing technique with the mixed media Artist Lindsey Tyson. It is an online course, and I can manage my time whilst freelancing I recommend the course, and we have a lovely group Zoom meeting with artists from around the world. To find …
Illustrating for zines is a fantastic way of storytelling through words and pictures. This zine is produced on an A3 piece of paper which is divided into eight sections. These eight sections join together in a sequence to tell a story and they can contain words or pictures or both, it is up to you! …
This session showcases the artwork created by a mother and daughter team, they desired to create new artwork for their new home and booked a day session at the West Yorkshire Print Workshop, Mirfield. Paper stencils are a diverse, quick method to create shapes, these paper pieces are laid onto the paper and trapped between …
‘We Stand Together’, by six million plus charitable trust performance project highlighting the plight of displaced people around the world, current and historical. Taking influence from the rich textile heritage of North Kirklees, shoddy was used to design button discs with representational images sewn onto from countries that are or have experienced war or genocide. …
Carving lino in the production of printing blocks is an enjoyable, tactile part of the printmaking process and there are a variety of density of lino available, from ‘easy cut’ and hessian backed. It is a wonderful surface to work with, responsive to scoring and mark-making, guiding the carving tools through the surface requires dexterity …
Screen printing is a wonderful, diverse printing process that empowers you to realise your own bespoke designs onto pre-bought items or lengths of cloth material. I specialised in surface pattern design for the Fashion and Furnishings industries and I am delighted to be a core tutor at the West Yorkshire Print Workshop in Mirfield …
6 Million+ Charity Trust organise the annual Holocaust Memorial Day in Kirklees. Every year refugees and asylum seekers who are making Kirklees their home come together with residents to make a new large-scale puppet to portray a persecuted demographic. The Weeping Sisters consist of Kitty representing the Jewish community, Piroz the Kurdish community, Hava the …
The resonate collected developed during the curation for the Andy Banks Retrospective project. I utilised the gifted portable ‘Ensomatic’ drawing machine designed and made by Andy, the original purpose of the machine was to scribe onto paper, I adapted it by replacing the pen holder to house an etching needle to produce the etching plates. …
This fun process utilises a lint roller and foam to create the desired shape for the printing process. It is quick and easy to do and is a wonderful, hands-on way to experience printmaking for people of all ages and abilites. The examples shown are from the Marks and Spencer’s family drop-in festive workshop held …