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Name: Memory of Touch - Colin Wilson
Start: 2019-3-21T12-12-00-00
End: 2019-5-4T18-18-00-00
Location: Argentea Gallery

april, 2019

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mon04febsat01junCarnival(february 4) 10:30 am - (june 1) 5:00 pm RBSA Gallery

mon18mar(mar 18)6:00 pmmon29apr(apr 29)8:00 pmIntroduction to Printmaking- 6 Week evening course(march 18) 6:00 pm - (april 29) 8:00 pm Studio One, B18 Leather

6 Week course

18th March- 29th April

6-8pm, Every Monday (will not include 22nd April Easter Monday)

More about the course-

Course Price- £130

This 6 week course will introduce you to several printmaking techniques, teaching you the basic skills with the aim that you will then feel confident enough to continue your printmaking practice afterwards. The techniques you will be learning are:

Monoprinting – Using relief printing inks on Perspex you will produce one-off multicolour prints working with found materials, pens, cotton buds and barens/burnishers.

Drypoint – Working directly onto a Perspex printing plate you will use mark-making tools to create an etching. Using relief inks you will then print using an etching press.

Linocut – Using specialist cutting tools you will be shown how to safely cut lino. You will create a single colour print using relief inks, rollers, barens/burnishers.

Collograph – You will carve out your image using craft knives, you can also use found materials to create images/textures that will be printed using an etching press.

You will learn all the processes in a supportive environment . All equipment and materials provided as well as tea/coffee and biscuits.

What experience do I need?

The course is for 18+ year olds.

This course is suitable for complete beginners or people who have done some printmaking before but want a refresher. You don’t need to have any previous experience as I will guide you through each process step-by-step. All the processes lend themselves well to simple image making using representational images and patterns so do not be put off if you lack confidence when it comes to drawing.

Who is my tutor?

Holly O’Meara is a practising printmaker, photographer and film-maker from Birmingham. She uses her photography to inspire her designs and prints, taking her main inspiration from nature, architecture and the world around her. She is the owner of CraftyBun Studio and sells her prints at craft markets, online as well as doing workshops. She has experience working with people of all ages from 8-60+ years old.

Class size: 6 (maximum)

Materials: All materials are provided.

Complimentary hot and cold drinks, biscuits/cakes are available to keep you going.

If I can’t attend can I get a refund?

We will refund you in full if you cancel no less than 30 days before the start of the course, after which no refunds will be issued. Once booked, you cannot transfer to another course.

What if the course is cancelled?

We reserve the right to cancel the course for any reason (for example, insufficient bookings). We will endeavour to give at least 7 days notice if the course is cancelled and in the event of cancellation we will, of course, issue you a full refund.

Time

March 18 (Monday) 6:00 pm - April 29 (Monday) 8:00 pm

Location

Studio One, B18 Leather

36 Key Hill Drive, Birmingham, B18 5NY

Organizer

CraftyBun Studio

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thu21mar(mar 21)12:00 pmsat04may(may 4)6:00 pmMemory of Touch - Colin Wilson(march 21) 12:00 pm - (may 4) 6:00 pm Argentea Gallery

mon25mar(mar 25)10:30 amsat11may(may 11)5:00 pmNext Wave Associate Showcase(march 25) 10:30 am - (may 11) 5:00 pm RBSA Gallery

mon01apr10:30 amsat25may(may 25)5:00 pmIn Posterum10:30 am - (may 25) 5:00 pm RBSA Gallery

mon08apr10:30 amsat08jun5:00 pmArt From Mars10:30 am - (june 8) 5:00 pm RBSA Gallery

Event Details

An exhibition of ceramics and glass by Mel Mars RBSA that includes stoneware, raku fired pots, sui pots and glass pieces. These techniques create interesting textures and colours on the surface of the pots.

I concentrate on ceramics in my studio in Broseley, Shropshire, England. This is what I did for twenty years in Bala, Wales after leaving college, and then going to work eventually as a Principal Lecturer in Wolverhampton University. Please feel free to touch my pots! Pick them up, see how the light changes them when held at different angles and feel the textures when you stroke them.

The pots in this exhibition are of three types:

Raku – a Japanese style of glazing where the glazed pot is pulled red hot from the kiln and plunged into organic material, giving the individual patterning and colours to the pot.
Stoneware – a hard-fired ceramic, particularly used for creating pottery which as well as having sculptural forms, can be used every day, to cook in and serve and eat food.
Sui (several coloured layers) – a Japanese method of colouring ceramic, where coloured clay runs through the thickness of the pot, not just on the surface. I am using this depth of colour by carving and cutting into the clay, both before and after firing.

The glass pieces were made in Kaunas (Lithuania). Solo Show

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