Collagraph printmaking is, as the name suggests, a combination of collage and printmaking - images made using this technique are multi-dimensional creating physical (embossed) textures as well as more traditional mark making from the same plate. From your drawings, images and/or photographs that you bring with you, you will be making a collagraph plate, cutting the plate up into a shape to begin with and then adding texture and intaglio marks to make the plate realistic and striking when printed. You will then be printing it in a few different ways, using colour and traditional black ink in both contemporary and traditional ways.

You will be using a range of gorgeous tools and hand and spindle rollers as well so if you are a beginner or more experienced this is a great workshop for all.

The cost for this workshop is inclusive of all materials and equipment which will provided for you.

Jenny Gunning loves printmaking, and has been printmaking since she was 7 years old, picking up on her fathers enthusiasm as a skilled printmaker, she caught the bug early for this artform! She loves aquatint etchings and making large pieces with this method. She is an expert in all printmaking techniques, having both qualifications and many years of experience Jenny is now not only a full time printmaker in her own right but she also supports the customers of her family business - Ironbridge Fine Art who have been making and distributing the fantastic Gunning Etching Presses for the past 41 years. Jenny has had to becoming excellent at all printmaking skills in order to juggle both her own art career alongside their customers' along the way. Her love for printmaking is at the heart of Jenny's every day practice and she loves sharing her enthusiasm for the skills with new people.  

MAXIMUM OF 10 STUDENTS

More information & materials list will be provided once a booking has been placed, or please contact South West Art, Sidmouth on 01395 514717 or email info@southwestartmaterials.co.uk if you wish to know more prior to booking.