Monotype Workshop Sunday 6th July 2025
Monotype is a relief printmaking technique, we will be using rollers and everyday utensils to create images. This again is suitable for beginners and can be done at home without a printing press. Monotype covers many techniques and on a one day course you will be shown 3 or 4 different techniques. You will be working on an A4 plate and printing using handmade Japanese paper
Monotype is a relief printmaking technique, we will be using rollers and everyday utensils to create images. This again is suitable for beginners and can be done at home without a printing press. Monotype covers many techniques and on a one day course you will be shown 3 or 4 different techniques. You will be working on an A4 plate and printing using handmade Japanese paper
Monotype is a relief printmaking technique, we will be using rollers and everyday utensils to create images. This again is suitable for beginners and can be done at home without a printing press. Monotype covers many techniques and on a one day course you will be shown 3 or 4 different techniques. You will be working on an A4 plate and printing using handmade Japanese paper
Ink directly onto the printmaking plate, (A4) producing exciting and experimental images
Embed knowledge of colour mixing, (we will be using the primary colours plus black and white)
Create interesting textures and marks using everyday objects
Create multi layered prints
Set up a registration paper to ensure accuracy when layering colours
Transfer line images onto monoprints using tracing paper/baking
parchment
Experiment with materials or shapes to create further surface interest
Sage and Season will host you for the day providing refreshments and snacks along with a two course lunch. The class will be kept to a maximum of 7 guests to ensure that you have ample support and assistance throughout the day.
Arrive at 9.30am to join us for coffee and something sweet, teaching will commence shortly after and conclude at 4.30pm. Cost for the day £115
Jan’s work as a designer/printmaker/artist/educator has evolved over thirty five years of practice. As a professional textile designer she has adapted and widened her practice and skills, embracing new technologies to create a wide variety of designs and individual artwork. Jan studied textiles at Winchester School of Art and has worked for major manufacturers and individual clients both in the UK and worldwide. She has lectured in Textiles at degree and MA level, taught secondary and sixth form.
Jan’s work responds to all landscape, rocks, cliffs, moorland, woodland, plants, trees and the wildlife that inhabits these environments. She’s passionate about the effects of climate change, the threats to our natural world and the need to educate, and inspire others to care for nature and our environment.
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