Printing from Nature

We will be making one off colourful monoprints, printing from leaves and foliage. The leaves will be placed on top of different coloured inks that are rolled onto a printing plate. By moving the leaves/foliage around and over printing with different colours we will produce some exciting and unique prints. As the name suggests monoprints are one offs and each print is unique. During the workshop you will produce a series of prints in a range of colours.

You can choose to work A5 (15cm x 21cm) portrait or landscape, or square 15 x 15cm. If you wish, please bring an A4 sized folder to take your prints home.

Printmaking can get messy, please wear old clothes or bring an apron. Cath will provide gloves and all other materials.

Course level: beginner

Artist bio:

Cath undertook foundation studies at Leeds College of Art before studying Fine Art at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne where her interest in industrial spaces began during sketching trips to Swan Hunter shipyard on the River Tyne.

Following University she started an evening class at Leeds College of Art where she became hooked on printmaking.

Her practice is inspired by urban and industrial landscapes. Cath’s images focus on changing industrial landscapes and ways in which nature responds when large industrial structures are abandoned: shipyards, power-stations and steel furnaces etc. She often visits the same sites many times, documenting the changes taking place.

Cath is fascinated by coastal industrial areas where large industrial structures, oil tankers and container vessels sit alongside areas of natural beauty and our nature reserves. She is also interested in new industry adjacent to old – wind turbines turning next to cooling towers.

Cath’s current work focuses on post-industrial Teesside including the re-integration of seals into Greatham Creek over the last half century. As industry declines, nature returns.

Many of her works combine drypoint, monoprint, chinecolle, lithography and collagraph methods. Her approach to producing prints starts with an idea developed from sketches, which then evolves as the process takes over and she responds to the unexpected marks and colours in each layer. Cath’s prints are made in very small editions of up to 4. Due to the hand inking process, each print will vary, making each unique.

When attending a workshop you can receive 10% off within the Gallery Shop on the day of your session.

About the venue

Sunny Bank Mills is an inspirational cultural destination in the heart of the local community of Farsley, Leeds. Founded in 1829, these glorious Mills are being regenerated by the sixth generation of the family owners, creating a wonderful blend of work, leisure and culture.

Course terms and booking conditions

Workshop and course bookings can be cancelled and refunded up until 7 days before the scheduled start date. As materials and equipment are ordered in advance, we regret that refunds cannot be offered less than 7 days before the workshop date. Please note that Eventbrite’s booking fee is non-refundable.

If we need to cancel the course for any reason your ticket will be fully refunded.

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