Relief from Pressure Workshop - Blind Embossing with paper and copper

Do you need to relieve some pressure? Come and unwind in our fully-equipped Maker Space with a ‘blind’ paper embossing session with our expert paper embosser Greg!

Greg, our Senior Metal Technician, will facilitate a process driven making session, in which participants are invited to push paper against plastic, to produce ‘blind’ embossed Etegami (Japanese gift cards). We will also progress to doing the same with thin copper sheet.

The activity is intended to occupy, engage and encourage people to consider the tactile and directly engage with stuff in a safe and non - judgmental making space.

This workshop is designed for entrepreneurs and creatives with a registered business address in Birmingham or Solihull.

Your Facilitator

Greg’s employment and educational background in making/material manipulation, has equipped him with many practical skills and knowledge of production processes. He has been employed, on and off, as a creative workshop technician for nearly two decades and, as a result, has a breadth of experience in facilitating making and creating in a safe and sympathetic manner. He is also a qualified and experienced researcher, achieving a Masters in Fine Art and a PhD in Landscape Studies. Finally, when he’s not looking for new ways to join stuff together, he’s looking at bicycle building tech. walking at weekends, riding his bikes and sampling craft/cask beers.

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