Saturday 22nd March, 11am to 4pm
Norden Farm Centre for the Arts
Maidenhead
Learn about the Heritage Craft of Silkscreen Printing with two experienced printmakers. Get to grips with the art technique made famous by the likes of Andy Warhol, John Piper, Eduardo Paolozzi and Roy Lichtenstein.
This workshop is suitable as a refresher course for those with some experience and for students with no printing knowledge. Students will be guided step by step through how to; make your own multi-layered prints, how to use optical colour mixing, create positive and negative paper stencils, learn about making translucent inks, and get a handle on using a squeegee. Berkshire Printmakers will bring 25 plus plain, patterned and textured photo screens and kaleidoscope of specialist screen printing inks, as well as their wealth of screen printing knowledge.
Berkshire Printmakers are husband and wife – Sarah is a trained art teacher with a degree in design and Venezuelan artist Cipriano has taught screen printing at degree level. He studied his Masters at Chelsea College of Art.
Dress for mess and absolutely all materials included.
