Winter Retreat: Monoprinting, Drypoint and Everything Inbetween

NEW TUTOR TO LPW + NEW COURSE

Leicester Print Workshop is delighted to present our three day Winter Printmaking Schools in early 2025. These small group three day immersions will give participants a chance to dedicate time to their printmaking practice. Participants will enjoy the opportunity to experiment, play, explore and focus on their chosen technique and present a new opportunity for artistic development, inspiration and growth over Winter.

This three day course introduces you to a variety of monoprinting techniques and possibilities, also combining it with drypoint and chine colle. This particular process is favourable to those who prefer a more painterly effect to their prints, as gestural and textural marks can be achieved through the use of a wide variety of tools which can either remove or apply the ink to your plate.

Through these tools, you will explore the boundaries of mark-making with monotypes. Suitable for both beginners and experienced printmakers and taught in a small group of six, this course is a wonderful way to experience the full range of possibilities in this fascinating Printmaking technique.

Course Structure

Day One -

Intro to workshop and each other. Health & Safety. Short slide presentation of examples of monoprints. Demonstration of additive & reductive approaches. Demonstration of using solvents within monoprinting. Demonstration of using masking and printing with flat objects. Demonstration of my own monoprinting techniques with layering. Clean up and evaluation.

Day Two -

Short slide presentation of examples of drypoint prints. Explanation of drypoint process. Demonstration of drypoint incising, inking up and printing. Individuals work on small plates (15 x 10.5cm). Demonstration of monoprinting onto drypoint plates. Individuals work on larger plates (15 x 21cm). Clean up and evaluation.

Day Three -

Students have the choice to use techniques from Day 1 and 2 and develop ideas further, with help and feedback from tutor. Demonstration of chine colle. They can choose to do monoprinting on a larger size plate. They can choose to print from their Day 2 drypoint plates or create a new drypoint plate. Clean up and evaluation.

About the Tutor

Fiona Fouhy’s practice covers broad themes of place, geology and history, celebrating the resilience of nature over millennia. She predominantly uses monotype techniques in her work using etching inks, rags and large rollers to create fast, expressive images; processes, materials and chance inform and evolve her practice. She has developed a technique of layering ink, pushing the early ‘ghost’ layers into the background, creating a strong depth of field. Fouhy studied at Central Saint Martins, London.

She has won multiple awards and was elected to associate membership by the Royal Society of Printers and Painters in 2023.Her work is held in public collections including the Ashmolean Museum, V&A Museum and the Central St Martins College Contemporary Collection. It is held in private collections throughout the UK, Europe, Australia and the USA. She is represented by Eames Fine Art, The Glasshouse Gallery and Rachel Bebb Contemporary.

Leicester Print Workshop

Leicester Print Workshop is the regional development centre for printmaking. Established by artists in 1986, we are a registered charity, supported by Arts Council England. Our RIBA award-winning building is situated in Leicester City Centre's Cultural Quarter and is home to a large, well equipped open access Printmaking Studio.

We have over 30 years’ experience of teaching people printmaking. Our programme offers the largest number and broadest range of printmaking courses in the region, with courses suitable for beginners as well as experienced printmakers, delivered by practicing artists and nationally renowned tutors. Participants learn in small and friendly groups in our purpose-designed studio.

Bookings

Online: You can book online here by credit / debit card or Paypal.

Telephone: You can pay by card over the phone during our opening hours (Wednesday - Saturday, 10am - 5pm). Call us on 0116 251 4174.

In person: Call in to Leicester Print Workshop during our opening hours (Wednesday - Saturday, 10am - 5pm) to book and pay by card, cash or cheque.

Pre-course information: We will send you details of how to find us and what to bring with you when we process your booking.

Concessions: Full-Print Members of Leicester Print Workshop are entitled to a 10% discount on our inhouse courses. Interested in joining LPW as a member? Click here for more information.