Class Date

• Thursday 18th March

• 10am - 4pm

  
  

Tutor: Karen Carter

Location: The Victory Room, Bucklebury, Reading RG7 6PS

Included in Your Day

• Five hours of expert tuition and guidance

• Generous individual workspaces

• A warm welcome with homemade cookies on arrival

• Complimentary filter coffee and a selection of teas throughout the day

• A freshly prepared lunch

• Delicious homemade afternoon tea

• Complimentary Wi-Fi

• Ample free parking and easy, step-free ground floor access throughout

Class Details

This workshop is suitable for absolute beginners and those with experience. Tips, tricks and shortcuts – Japanese-style woodcutting made easy!

Discover the ancient art of Japanese woodcut printing and learn how to make it fun, accessible and simple to do.

Taking inspiration from the Provincetown Printers, who developed the Whiteline Woodcut technique, we’ll carve our designs into Japanese plywood, creating an outline within which to print. Using watercolours or gouache, applied by hand, we’ll produce beautiful, subtle prints full of colour and character.

We’ll begin by exploring what makes a successful design for a Whiteline Woodcut. Templates will be provided if you’d like a little inspiration or prefer to work from an existing design.

Once your woodblock is prepared, we’ll transfer your design and look at different registration methods to help you create a full-colour print. After a demonstration of safe cutting techniques, you’ll learn how to ink and print using rice paste and watercolours. We’ll also experiment with layering colours and creating delicate speckled effects to bring your image to life.

This is a gentle, absorbing and rewarding printing technique, suitable for complete beginners and those with previous experience alike. It’s also ideal for printing at home, requiring very little space or equipment.

No previous experience needed! There will be plenty of demonstrations, tips and one-to-one guidance throughout the day.

Skills Covered

• Creating a design suitable for a woodcut.

• Types of tools, wood and papers to use

• Preparing the wood and transferring the image

• Basic registration devices

• Cutting the woodblock

• Inking and printing techniques

Materials Required

Materials are not included in the booking fee.  Fee of approx. £5 payable on the day for printing materials – cash only, the tutor doesn’t have card facilities

Please bring:

• Watercolour paints and brushes (whatever you have – tutor will also bring some)

• Mixing palette (an old plate will be fine)

• Kitchen roll, pencil, pen

• Apron or old clothes

We advise that you do not buy any materials required for a workshop more than two weeks in advance, because occasionally a workshop is cancelled.