Moon Gazing Hare Reduction Lino Printing Workshop

Come and join Helen for a fun Moon Gazing Hare Reduction Lino Printmaking Workshop for beginners.

Throughout the day, Helen will teach you how to create a design, and then transfer this to your lino block ready to carve.

You will have practise opportunities to develop your cutting technique and familiarise yourself with the various cutting tools, before embarking on your final design.

You will learn how to create a reduction print, which means that you will print one colour and then make a second cut in the lino, and then print a different colour on top, and so on. You will make 4 cuts in total and print 4 colours, which will bring your beautiful hare to life. We will be using 3 shades of blue and then a black.

Helen will demonstrate every stage of the process so it all becomes clear.

By the end of the workshop you will have a set of 5 final prints, along with a test print and your carved lino block to take home.

All materials and equipment will be provided.

Tea and Coffee will be available throughout the day for a small donation.

The only thing you will need to bring is a packed lunch and an apron or wear old clothes.

If a workshop you'd like to do is fully booked ring Box Office (01805 624624) to be added to the waiting list, you might be lucky! This also helps us ascertain the demand for particular workshops when programming.

PARKING

The closest long term car parks (and the cheapest) can be found at:

Fair View, Barnstaple EX31 1JR

Pilton Causeway, Barnstaple EX32 7AA

About Helen

I am a Welsh ceramicist and art teacher living in Cullompton, Devon. My hand-built ceramic vessels are strongly influenced by the coast and my time living, teaching and travelling in South East Asia. My forms are inspired by my first-hand experience of bulbous and curvaceous shapes found in many of the countries I travelled through. 

Each vessel is an exploration into the plasticity of the clay and the relationship between the maker and material. Beginning with a simple pinch pot, I build each piece over a few days so that there is time to reflect whilst the clay is drying and before adding the next coil. I then turn back the form by hand with a metal kidney, carving excess clay away, and using a mirror to help me achieve symmetry. I use stoneware clay, which I high bisque fire before applying very thin glaze. The surface is achieved by layering slip and barium glaze via pouring, dipping, spraying or brushing onto the vessel, layering the glaze. Each piece is a flux of blues and greens, reflecting the richness of the ocean.

I studied a BA in 3D Design at Exeter School of Art in 1996-1999 and a MA in Ceramics in Cardiff in 2003-2004. Having a desire to share my knowledge I completed a PGCE in Secondary Art and Design 2005-2006. I have taught in schools in Wales, England, Ghana, Thailand and Hungary for 16 years. I am now taking a leap of faith and focusing on sharing my skills via local community workshops and developing my studio practice; in my new life as an independent educator and studio potter.

I am a member of the Westcountry Potters Association and The Cullompton Arts House.

 See here for all upcoming workshops with Helen McCormick.