Ref: S4D41100
This course is part of our Making Skills: Degree and Diploma Taster Week, a themed series of short courses that teach foundation skills and offer an insight into studying one of our Higher Education courses at West Dean.
They cover a variety of subject areas and are taught by selected tutors who teach on the Degree and Diploma courses at West Dean, giving students a real insight into the opportunities available for full or part time study. They also offer an excellent opportunity to create and build on your portfolio, often a key requirement when you apply for a higher education programme, develop you practical making skills and find out if you would like to pursue further study.
There will also be opportunities to Meet the Tutors on Tuesday 8 September, with an evening event starting at 5:15pm in The Old Library, where each tutor will give a 10 minute talk about their practice and course. Workshop and studio tours will also be scheduled as part of the week, offering students the chance to see the full range of facilities and courses West Dean offers.
Course details
The primary aim of this course is to support and develop the students individual language in printmaking. We will ensure that confidence is given to the students to enable future independent work in print using the facilties they have access to. We will cover both press use and hand printing.
Throughout the course, we will work as a group and on individual work. It is however vital that students understand this is only 4 days and that it is best to approach this course as a learning exercise to strengthen, develop and build confidence in core printmaking techniques. There will be opportunity to develop individual requirements, but there will also be many group exercise to ensure as much information is delivered over the time of the course.
Mary will be supporting you all along the way, making sure that each of you gain the maximum out of the time we have. Key techniques covered will include various approaches to intaglio printing (intaglio on lino, drypoint), relief work (lino, environmount, a touch upon collograph) and some lithographic work (litho on lino, photo litho). It is an intense course and much to learn so please do make sure you are able to document as you go!
The course will be fun, engaging and lively and Marys natural teaching style will encourage enthusiasm for the processes. This is a physical course. You will be up and down a lot so please do make sure you are able to meet these needs.
Other subjects and short courses on this themed week are:
Printmaking: Combined Techniques
Attendance on the above course offers skills relevant to progressing onto Foundation Diploma in Printmaking
Tapestry Weaving: The Art of Translation
Attendance on the above course offers skills relevant to progressing onto Foundation Diploma in Tapestry
Painting Inspired by Goldsworthy’s Chalk Stone Walk
Attendance on the above course offers skills relevant to progressing onto Foundation Diploma in Art & Design and BA (Hons) Art & Contemporary Craft
Object: Memory - Exploring Tactile Ways to Tell Stories and Experimental Concrete Casting for Sculpture
Attendance on any of the above courses offers skills relevant to progressing onto BA (Hons) Art & Contemporary Craft
Printmaking: Combined Techniques, Experimental Concrete Casting for Sculpture and Tapestry Weaving: The Art of Translation
Attendance on any of the above courses offers skills relevant to progressing onto Graduate Diploma Fine Art and MFA Fine Art
Silversmithing with an Emphasis on Box Making and Blacksmithing: Fundamentals and Individual Projects
Attendance on any of the above courses offers skills relevant to progressing onto FdA Metalwork (Craft Practices)
Woodworking: Tool Control, Posture and Precision. No Plane, No Gain
Attendance on the above course offers skills relevant to progressing onto FdA Furniture (Craft Practices)
Bookbinding Sampler: Designing and Creating a Sewn Notebook and Introduction to the Conservation of Books and Archives
Attendance on any of the above courses offers skills relevant to progressing onto FdA Books & Bindings (Craft Practices)
Introduction to the Conservation of Books and Archives
Attendance on the above course offers skills relevant to progressing onto Graduate Diploma Conservation and MA Conservation
Interior Design Intensive – Process, Planning and Presentation
Attendance on the above course offers skills relevant to progressing onto BA (Hons) Interior Design and HE Diploma Interior Design
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All essential printmaking tools and studio equipment provided, including cutting tools, presses, inking units, water sprayers and bookbinding presses. A range of specialist printmaking materials supplied, such as lino, drypoint plates, photo plates, papers, tissue, inks, oils and lithography chemicals. Access to specialist lithography and printmaking resources, with additional ancillary materials supplied by the tutor as required.
Gardens Gatehouse Craft Shop:
Please wear appropriate clothing/aprons for the workshop or studio, this includes stout covered footwear (no sandals or open toes). Please ensure to bring some re-usable washing up gloves for clean up to avoid the use of single use disposable gloves. We are working with oil based inks, be sure to bring appropriate aprons/old clothes. No solvents used in clean up.
Arrival day - first date of course
Residential students can arrive from 4pm, non-residential students to arrive by 6.45pm for registration
Student welcome, followed by dinner: 6.45pm (dinner included)
Teaching session: 8pm-9pm (attendance is essential)
Daily timetable
Course teaching: 9.15am-5pm
Morning session: 9.15am-12.45pm including coffee/tea break
Lunch break: 12.45pm-2pm (lunch included)
Afternoon session: 2pm-5pm including coffee/tea break
Teaching finishes: 5pm
Evening working: students may have access to workshops until 9pm, but only with permission from the tutor and provided any health and safety guidelines are observed.
Departure day - last date of course
Course teaching: 9.15am-3pm (lunch included)
Teaching finishes: 3pm
Residential students will need to check out of rooms by 10am.
Please note, the tutor may make slight variations to the daily timetable as required.
Mary trained at the Royal College of Art, graduating with an MFA in Printmaking. She has been teaching since 2008, including running the lithography studio at the famous Curwen. Her work is in the collections of the Imperial War Museum and the Tate Library as well as international museums.
Residential option available. Find out accommodation costs and how to book here.
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