Make Your Own Bookish Stamp

If you've ever tried our Inciardi Prints machine, you know how delightful linocut relief art is. What you might not realize is that you can create your own lino prints yourself, at home, with the right tools, a little elbow grease, and some know-how.
In this two-session workshop led by art therapist Rachel Black of @artincounseling, you'll learn all of the steps necessary to create your own linocut printwork, from designing and carving your stamp to transferring ink and finishing your design. Rachel will demonstrate how to make ex-libris, "from-the-library-of" stamps that can be used to personalize books in your home library or made as a gift for a bookish friend.

Interested? Here's what you can expect from the workshop:

• Tools and safety overview
• Demonstration of charcoal paper transfer
• Demonstration of how to draw and/or transfer designs onto the rubber stamp
• Demonstration of how to enhance designs with permanent fine black line marker

• Safety reminder
• Demonstration of V-cuts vs. U-cuts, how to make corrections
• Carving time
• Demo of inking and printing process
• Time to experiment and enjoy the printmaking process!

Space is limited, so if you're interested, reserve your ticket now.

No experience necessary; open to participants 15+.

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

Get App

Host or Publisher Mermaid Books