Print and Collage Workshop in January

Want to learn how to create a print and collage with me?

I am running a workshop in Meeniyan in  South Gippsland Victoria at the Meeniyan Art gallery on January 11 from 10am - 3pm. It is a plant inspired workshop.  You will learn to create a print block and use papers and fabric to create a mixed media piece.
Come and join me for a fun day.
see below for the details. or follow this link to the website

Plant inspired mixed media class with Sally Darlison

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WHEN:

11 January 2015 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

WHERE:

Meeniyan Art Gallery
84 Whitelaw Street
Meeniyan VIC 3956
Australia

COST:

$70 per person plus a $10 materials fee

CONTACT:

 Meg Viney-Bell

 56642430 (bus. hrs)

 

Learn to create simple print blocks and combine your print with images and fabric to create a collaged art piece.

This class will use images of fruit and vegetables as a starting point for the creation of a print block. After printing the image onto various fabrics and papers participants will be guided through the design process, using various images and papers, machine and hand stitching, to create a piece that can that can be framed.

Please bring:

• scissors
• cutting mat
• images of fruit or vegetables
• old vegetable or fruit gardening books or photocopies of images
• words etc for collage
• plain fabric in colours of plant of choice
• sewing machine and threads and/or hand sewing requirements.

Provided: soft cut print block, use of lino cutting and printing tools, pre-dyed silk organza, backing fabric, ink, paper and printing ink.

Printing without a press workshop

So you have always wanted to learn how to make prints?
 If you would like to do a workshop with me learning  easy printmaking techniques, there is a class scheduled to run at Opendrawer a lovely shop in Hartwell (near Camberwell, Victoria ) next week, Friday 9 November. For details check out the website.
What a great way to spend a day, relaxed and fun printmaking, you could even get a few Christmas gifts or cards done. 

Printing Fun

Final day of workshop fun in Roxby Downs. Image making exercises followed by print block cutting then a frenzy of printing began.
Participants produced heaps of fantastic prints on fabric and paper. The closer it came to the end of the day the faster some worked!

Well ,what a fabulous time I have had here, great hospitality provided by Rachel and her family, good laughs, great chats, amazing landscape, great community. 

Farewell Roxby- hopefully be back one day soonish!

Beginner Printmakers

 Recently I ran a 2 day workshop at the Embroiderer's Guild in Melbourne.  The students created a number if different types of print.
Firstly they made  several simple relief prints using compressed foam and polystyrene, then a transfer print creating  print of textural surfaces.
The next day the students made 2 different relief prints using Lino and Soft cut print blocks.
Here are some photos of the different prints made, some were over printed a couple of times to create a layered effect.

Lino print

                                                                   lino print

                                                      lino print over a transfer print

                                                        lino print over a transfer print

                                                         compressed foam block

                                                soft cut print block

                                                           polystyrene print

Printmaking workshop

Wow this year has been so busy, I have barely had time to make anything let alone write this blog. Coming up very quickly is my printmaking class at the Embroiderer's Guild in Malvern. It is a 2 day workshop to be held on February 25 & 26  and students will learn 4 different types of printmaking.

There may be a few spaces in the class, to book in contact the Guild.

The Wonderful Creative Things Fair

Only three days until The Wonderful Creative Things Fair at the Abbotsford Convent. Some really great Artists are participating this time again and there will be a great range of affordable things to  buy- especially with Christmas approaching. Pop down and say hi, I'll be there with cards, collages, prints. Things for boys!! ( cars and boat prints) 

Today I'm busy finishing off all the pieces I've started for this, of course there is always just one more idea  that I could pursue!!. Never enough time.

 

Such a lovely day I will have to be disciplined to stay in the studio and not be distracted by the garden.

Also getting ready for the book making class on Saturday, another lovely workshop day with enthusiastic makers.

Printmaking Class

A small but enthusiastic class of 2 enjoyed a lovely day creating prints, eating delicious food and enjoying each other's company yesterday.

The students made several types of block prints, using soft cut printed onto various coloured papers, then a larger editioned print using vinyl lino onto lovely cotton rag paper.

Classes update

Bookings for classes is going well with 2 classes - Printmaking and  Advanced Bookmaking now viable. There are still a couple of places left in these so let me know quickly if you are interested. The New Surfaces has had some interest and a date is being negotiated right now. It is likely to go ahead on a Friday in November, so send me an email if you would like to join this class also.
Don't forget if you have a group of friends who would like to do a class I can work out details with you to suit the group. Minimum of 4 people required for this.

Print workshop

I had a lovely afternoon last saturday taking a printmaking workshop for the Girls Bust Out Workshop. The 7 girls aged from 11 - 16 created some great images in 3 different print techniques. the results seen here. A fun 2 hours that flew by.