On this one day workshop you will explore the basics of etching metal printing plates such as zinc and aluminium using hard wax grounds and copper sulphate solution.
Etching is an intaglio printmaking process where etched lines or grooves are created on a metal surface which are then inked up and printed from using an etching press. Using copper sulphate to etch is a much safer and less toxic alternative to using traditional nitric acid to etch copper plates.
Join us for a fun printmaking taster session to make a series of prints using the intaglio printing process of drypoint etching.
You will learn how to use drypoint etching tools on plastic and aluminium sheets, oil based inks and our two etching printing presses in the workshop. At the end of the session you will have a series of similar, but increasingly more complex, prints.
In balletLORENT’s family friendly version of Snow White seven courageous miners graft for a world of opulence enjoyed by the Queen and her beautiful daughter, Snow White.
The Queen’s quest for eternal beauty leads her into darkness, driven by her need to be the most desired at any cost.
Explore printmaking using tetra pak and recycled materials to create beautiful intaglio prints using drypoint and collograph methods.
On this taster session you will experiment with mark making on recycled tetra pak and packaging using a variety of different tools such as dry point needles, craft knives, and roulette wheels.
You will learn how to use our traditional etching presses in the workshop, how to prepare soaked paper and how to transfer your chosen design onto the Tetra Pak.
Have you ever wondered what’s below the surface?
Little M reimagines The Little Mermaid for anyone swimming against the tide. When Little M and their friend Punk the Puffer Fish discover a suitcase of mysterious treasures, drawing them to the ‘world above,’ they set off on an epic adventure in this coming of age story!
You may know her as Bake-Off Sue, Taskmaster Sue, Just A Minute Sue, or the Sue that gives you travel envy - but stand-up Sue is full of surprises.
In this brand-new show, she shares the unlikely happenings from a career in the spotlight.
What’s the fallout when your pituitary gland goes haywire on live TV? How do you convince the public you didn’t really fall onto that hoover attachment? And when intimate photos get splashed all over the internet, how do you switch the shame to dignity and joy?
Spend a day exploring the jigsaw method of linocut to create an edition of multi-colour prints.
Printing a linocut jigsaw style is an easy way to print a design in multiple colours. You cut the lino block into pieces, ink them up separately, then put the lino block back together to print.
Have you ever been awake in the middle of the night and thought something so smart and astute that you couldn’t wait for the world to wake up so you could tell them? THIS SHOW IS THAT THOUGHT.
In that it doesn’t make much sense and is a bit weird on reflection.
Sara Pascoe is a comedian and her children don’t sleep and her kitchen won’t clean itself and her husband “doesn’t want to be in it”.
Explore the reduction method of linocut to create your own multi-layered lino prints. On this two-session evening course you’ll learn how to create a multi-colour lino print. You will develop an edition of lino prints with 2-3 layers of colour using the reduction method of linocut. Your tutor will guide you step by step through the process and you will use oil based inks and our traditional Albion and Imperial presses in the workshop.
Tucked away on a quiet little street, away from all the hustle and the bustle, sits a little shop. It’s coming up to Christmas, so you’d think that there’d be lots of customers this morning, but it’s unusually quiet. Maybe it’s all the snow!
Our shopkeepers are keeping the place clean and tidy. They are making sure that the decorations look pretty, and they’re remembering how popular the shop used to be. There are so many memories here.