3-Day Woodcut Printmaking Course for Beginners

Join printmaker Charlie Ash in this immersive 3-day workshop to experience the joy of creative flow with like-minded people and escape the busy world. Charlie will introduce you to a diverse, exploratory approach to mark-making in the world of woodcut, where chisels, gouges, and unconventional tools become an extension of drawing.Woodblock printing is one of the oldest and simplest forms of printmaking, which only seems to add to its magic. During this workshop, you will develop your ideas in drawing towards a finished printing block, learning about selecting and preparing the wood, safely using and maintaining carving tools, making and transferring guide drawings, as well as applying a wide range of traditional and experimental carving methods, and testing the progress of your work. Whether you have a love for pattern, textures, abstract composition, life drawing, or landscapes, carving an image into wood brings an exciting new energy to your ideas and is a satisfying, rewarding process to learn.Over the course of 3 days, there will be time for you to look at examples, test out carving methods, and sketch out your ideas before making an original woodblock from your own design and printing a small edition. With Charlie's guidance, you’ll be able to focus on the tools and carving styles which suit you and make your own response to the unique characteristics of woodblock printing. Once you have carved a finished block, you will be introduced to a range of techniques for inking blocks, printing by hand, using different printing presses, and printing onto papers and fabrics.You will leave with the fundamental skills of woodblock printing, an original carved woodblock, and prints. All materials will be provided. Read more details