Ref: SWE13340
Embossing is a technique in which a print can be traditionally made from a multitude of plates, such as metal, lino, wood or card. On this two-day course, you will learn how to create a plate out of card. You will learn how to design, construct, cut and print your newly made plate with a press to make a sculptural print. You will create prints with raised effects of differing textures and height. You will then develop the techniques of blind embossing printing to get the most out of your designs and explore the properties of white on white and the interplay of light on your work. You will learn to use an etching press, as well as a relief press.
The tutor will demonstrate the techniques and will support you with one-to-one guidance. There will also be a group review. Several prints will be pulled during the course. Experimentation with surface texture will be demonstrated and tested. You will be encouraged to develop a personal language with the new skills learned.
By the end of the course, you will have increased knowledge of the potential of monochrome images through print. You will have played with the shape of the plate and explored the cut and raised area. The aim is for each print you make to give you a sense of discovery. You will leave with a collection of samples and several finished prints.
Arrival Day - this is the first date listed above
Courses start early evening. Residential students to arrive from 4pm, non-residential students to arrive by 6.45pm.
6.45pm: Welcome, followed by dinner (included).
8 - 9pm: First teaching session, attendance is essential.
Daily timetable
Classes 9.15 - 5pm, lunch is included.
From 6.30pm: Dinner (included for residential students).
Evening working - students may have access to workshops until 9pm, but only with their tutor's permission and provided any health and safety guidelines are observed.
Last day
Classes 9.15am - 3pm, lunch is included.
Residential students are to vacate their rooms by 10am please.
(This timetable is for courses of more than one day in length. The tutor may make slight variations)
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Caroline Wendling's work explores ideas of place and belonging through layered projects that draw on history and explore local myths, inviting re-imagings of sites. She takes her audience on a physical, sensory and emotional journey leaving them with a poetic encounter and a story to tell.
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