Print Club is an informal course which provides access to the facilities at Leeds Print Workshop, along with technician support to explore your own ideas and projects, get to grips with the equipment and build your confidence to work independently in the print workshop.
Print Club will run over 5 evening sessions on Thursdays 19th June – 17h July, 6:00-8:30pm.
Who is Print Club for?
This workshop will introduce you to a version of collograph which uses relief inking methods to produce prints using our fantastic range of etching presses and equipment in the print workshop.
You’ll use oil based inks, stencils, collage and textures to create an exciting series of prints. This is a great introduction to the collograph technique.
Spend a day learning how to use specialist woodcutting tools to carve your own design into high-quality plywood to print from. You’ll learn how to use oil based inks and use Leeds Print Workshop’s traditional relief printing presses, as well as other printing methods including hand burnishing. This is a great introduction to woodcut techniques.
Monoprinting uses a plate and stencil process and multiple layers of oil-based ink to make unique prints.
This process is a great first introduction into printmaking – you’ll learn about inks and paper, and use our fantastic range of etching presses and equipment in the workshop.
Starting out with simple shapes and block colours you can build up monoprints with complex designs, textures and shades to create a series of prints onto paper.
This course will introduce you to some of the processes you can access at Leeds Print Workshop and give you the basic skills to continue using them after the course. The tutor will demonstrate:
Monoprinting – using oil based relief printing inks you will produce one-off multicolour prints working with paper stencils and our presses.
Collograph – you will use collage to create images that will be printed using our our presses.
Join Claire Doble (Hyde Park Source) for a glimpse at the work done by Kirkstall Abbey Gardening Group to maintain the vegetable and flower beds at Kirkstall Abbey and find out about the work done to maintain the flower beds above the museum. Includes a chance to plant some seeds.
Just turn up (normal admission applies).
Part of Creativity and Wellbeing Week 2025.
Dive into a world of creativity and connection with NightSpark's exclusive event: Paint & Pose! Join us at the vibrant Nyla's Bar nestled in the heart of Leeds City Centre, for an unforgettable evening of artistic expression and camaraderie.
As you step into the lively atmosphere, let the excitement brew as you and your friend or partner paint one another and enjoy the lively ambiance.
Do you struggle to find the headspace (or time, energy, motivation) to pursue the things that matter?
In this two hour introductory workshop, you’ll:
• Learn how brains and bodies respond to stress
• Try out some evidence-based techniques to refocus a busy mind
• Create a personalised visual reminder of what matters most to you
• Come away with a list of resources to explore once the workshop’s over
About your tutor
Under the careful guidance of artist Georgia, you will first learn the basics of using polymer clay before moving onto designing your miniature pet and finally moulding them from polymer clay. Feel free to come prepared with ideas and photographs or let inspiration strike during the workshop!
Whilst the miniature pets are baking, you will craft tiny trinket homes for them from fabric and a matchbox.
You will be guided through choosing the right materials along with a range of decorative hand embroidery stitches which you will use to create your own sampler.
You will take your unique artwork and your skills home together with some inspiration for where your stitch journey may lead you next!
Jane is passionate about embroidery and uses it on anything she can get a needle through!
Join her in letting your creativity loose!