Botanical Screen Printing 2 Day Workshop

A weekend course discovering how versatile, exciting and immediate screen-printing can be, using both simple paper cut-out shapes and brushing directly onto the screen for an immediate explosion of colour.

On the first day we will forage for berries and plants, gather kitchen waste and use botanical extracts to brew and mix print paste. The colours, both subtle and vibrant, can be over-printed with modifyers which will change them in a magical way.

On the second day you will learn screen-printing techniques and explore the botanical pastes using ideas which can be as simple as mark-making and overlapping shapes. Imagery can be inspired by nature, the landscape or just enjoying abstract pattern.

If you want, please bring any ideas, kitchen waste such as avocado skin, red cabbage, red and yellow onion skins, walnut husks, non-poisonous berries and an apron.

Workshop Tutor: Sophie Woodhouse

I have a B.A. and M.A. in arts and have taught and lectured in art and craft for around 25 years. I am most interested in the connection between art and nature, sketching directly from the natural world and using natural history as the inspiration for printmaking and design. I believe that studying the landscape, flora and fauna about us, we can heal ourselves and be moved to protect nature.

Above all, art can be sociable, playful and experimental.

Severn Gorge Countryside Trust

This workshop is being hosted by the Severn Gorge Countryside Trust, a local charity.

The Trust’s aim is to promote, protect and conserve the living landscape of the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site, which has a diverse range of habitats, including wildflower meadows, woodlands and heathlands. But that’s not all! We maintain over 20 kilometres of footpaths, conserve and protect 60 historic structures, run exciting Outdoor Learning and Volunteering Programmes to encourage local people and visitors to engage with the natural environment in a variety of ways.

All proceeds from this workshop will support the work of the Severn Gorge Countryside Trust.

www.severngorge.org.uk

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