Carve 01. | Carving Essentials
Build the Essential Skills to Shape Your Relief Printing Style.
This course offers a strong foundation for beginners and an opportunity for experienced printmakers to refine their core relief printing techniques.
Learn the essential skills of relief printing by exploring a variety of carving tools and surfaces, and understand the fundamentals of applying ink to create bold, impactful prints.
What You’ll Learn:
Carving Techniques: Gain hands-on experience with a range of carving tools and explore their unique mark-making capabilities.
Surface Exploration: Experiment with different carving surfaces and discover the materials that best suit your style.
Relief Inking Basics: Learn inking techniques to produce clean, crisp prints.
Press Technique: Use both our rare 1860 Albion Press and a traditional etching press to print your designs onto paper with beautiful results.
You’ll have time to explore, refine, and experiment with these skills, crafting original artworks in our purpose-designed studio. Enjoy learning in a supportive, small group setting, and take home beautifully printed, handmade works of art.
Who’s It For:
This course is ideal for beginners starting their relief printing journey or for experienced printmakers wanting to hone their skills. If you’re new to printmaking, this is the perfect place to begin.
Build the Essential Skills to Shape Your Relief Printing Style.
This course offers a strong foundation for beginners and an opportunity for experienced printmakers to refine their core relief printing techniques.
Learn the essential skills of relief printing by exploring a variety of carving tools and surfaces, and understand the fundamentals of applying ink to create bold, impactful prints.
What You’ll Learn:
Carving Techniques: Gain hands-on experience with a range of carving tools and explore their unique mark-making capabilities.
Surface Exploration: Experiment with different carving surfaces and discover the materials that best suit your style.
Relief Inking Basics: Learn inking techniques to produce clean, crisp prints.
Press Technique: Use both our rare 1860 Albion Press and a traditional etching press to print your designs onto paper with beautiful results.
You’ll have time to explore, refine, and experiment with these skills, crafting original artworks in our purpose-designed studio. Enjoy learning in a supportive, small group setting, and take home beautifully printed, handmade works of art.
Who’s It For:
This course is ideal for beginners starting their relief printing journey or for experienced printmakers wanting to hone their skills. If you’re new to printmaking, this is the perfect place to begin.
Build the Essential Skills to Shape Your Relief Printing Style.
This course offers a strong foundation for beginners and an opportunity for experienced printmakers to refine their core relief printing techniques.
Learn the essential skills of relief printing by exploring a variety of carving tools and surfaces, and understand the fundamentals of applying ink to create bold, impactful prints.
What You’ll Learn:
Carving Techniques: Gain hands-on experience with a range of carving tools and explore their unique mark-making capabilities.
Surface Exploration: Experiment with different carving surfaces and discover the materials that best suit your style.
Relief Inking Basics: Learn inking techniques to produce clean, crisp prints.
Press Technique: Use both our rare 1860 Albion Press and a traditional etching press to print your designs onto paper with beautiful results.
You’ll have time to explore, refine, and experiment with these skills, crafting original artworks in our purpose-designed studio. Enjoy learning in a supportive, small group setting, and take home beautifully printed, handmade works of art.
Who’s It For:
This course is ideal for beginners starting their relief printing journey or for experienced printmakers wanting to hone their skills. If you’re new to printmaking, this is the perfect place to begin.
COURSE DETAILS
Evening Course (4 Weeks): 6:00pm - 9:00pm | March 20th - April 10th, 2025
Daytime Course (4 Weeks): 9:30am - 12:30pm, March 21st - April 11th, 2025
Weekend Course (2 Days): 10:00am - 4:00pm, May 17th - May 18th, 2025
Location: The Armarie Room, Founders Park, Nelson
Instructor: Renee Hadlow
Experience Level: Beginner. Minimum age 16+
Limited to 6 places, bookings essential.
Materials and equipment are included in the course fee. Additional tools and materials can be purchased if required.
Bring your creative energy and some images or drawings that you would like to work from.
In the workshop wear closed toe shoes and some old clothes. Long hair should be tied back and jewellery removed when operating the printing presses.
Refunds or cancellations are not possible once the course begins. You can however transfer your enrolment to another person who would like to participate.
The Armarie Room will reschedule any classes that cannot take place due to unforeseen circumstances.
★★★★★
“I've done a printing workshop over a weekend and Renée was a great guide and generous teacher. She has a lot of wisdom about things printerish and has a very inclusive reassuring way of passing on her knowledge. And I loved using those old presses.”
— Sarah M