Short Courses May - October 2013 - West Dean College

TUTORSARTSarah BryantText and image – the art of letterpressprintingAugust 3–9SS3986 | £656 (incl all dinners)SUMMER SCHOOL | NEW |Learn the basics of letterpress printing usingtechniques that date back hundreds of years.Printing text from metal type and images usingthe simple relief process, you explore thepossibilities for combining the two and learn howto set metal type, mix ink and print with a press.SARAH BRYANTPrintmaking with linoAugust 10–16SS3995 | £668 (incl all dinners)SUMMER SCHOOL |Enjoy the tutor’s experimental and liberatingapproach to lino and get carried away by hisenthusiasm for this art form. Learn how toequip yourself technically so that you are incontrol of your printmaking and can explorethe medium’s potential freely. Areas coveredinclude reduction lino, making multi-colouredprints, using caustic soda on lino and printingwithout the use of a press. The emphasis is onexperimentation, discovery, making a lot ofwork and fun.DALE DEVEREUX BARKERMaking screenprints – an introductionAugust 16–18WE4003 | £238 |Create simple stencils using cut paper or vinylbefore progressing to more sophisticatedtechniques capable of producing painterlymarks. Use opaque and transparent waterbasedinks to produce several experimentalprints and at least one multi-layered image ofstunning colour and vibrancy.JANE SAMPSONWoodcut prints – exploring theprocessAugust 30–September 1WE4028 | £219 |Experiment with this ancient art form as youexplore the full potential of the woodcutprinting techniques using the wood itself asa starting point. Use a variety of woods andpapers, experiment with cutting techniquesand print with presses or by hand.MERLYN CHESTERMANAn etching workshopSeptember 23–274D4095 | £417 |Please see 4D3965 on page 18 for furtherinformation.JOHN FREEMANRelief printmaking – an introductionOctober 4–6WE4116 | £219 |Using linocut with oil-based inks as yourmain printmaking method, learn the technicalpractices and skills to enable you to createwell-executed and exciting colour prints onthis course.JANE STOBARTMonoprinting in watercolourOctober 14–173D4144 | £308 | NEW |Experiment with the immediacy ofmonoprinting by working with watercolour. Youexplore textured paintwork, controlling wetwashes and brush usage as you identify how tocombine drawing, printing and painting to openup a more experimental working practise.CHRISTINE FORBESWood engravingOctober 18–20WE4151 | £205 | NEW |Explore the potential of this small-scale blackand white art form for detail, atmosphere anddramatic graphic impact. From idea to completeprint, develop a design, transfer it onto an endgrain wood block, engrave and then print it.HARRY BROCKWAYJapanese woodblock printingOctober 20–255D4164 | £480 | NEW |An intense introduction to the fascinating artand technique of Japanese woodblock printing.You learn the basic techniques of carving andprinting supported by demonstrations andexplanations of the materials and tools required.The cultural context of the woodblock print isdiscussed with examples of traditional prints toinspire your own work. A multi-coloured printcan be achieved by the end of the course.REBECCA SALTERAZA ADLAM is a miniature painter and ceramicrestorer. She exhibits with the Royal Society ofMiniature Painters and in 2006 won the HilliardSociety Award for Portraiture.JANE ARKWRIGHT trained in textiles atLoughborough before becoming a full-time artist.She recently completed a commission for a Mayfairlaw firm, and has exhibited at Hove Museum.CHRISTOPHER BAKER is an artist and authorand had a leading role playing himself in the featurefilm Archipelago. He exhibits widely in the UK andCanada, including the Royal Academy SummerExhibitions.MARIELLA BALDWIN is a botanical illustrator andan experienced teacher. She exhibits her work inEngland and the USA. She has work in the ChelseaPhysic Garden Archive.EMILY BALL trained at Exeter and SurreyUniversities and is director and tutor of Emily Ballat Seawhite Studio. Her book Painting and DrawingPeople – A Fresh Approach was published in 2009.TOM BENJAMIN trained at Norwich School of Art.He has had many portrait commissions and exhibitswidely, including Gallery 10, London and CharlestonFarmhouse, Lewes.HARRY BROCKWAY trained at Kingston Universityand The Royal Academy Schools. He has workedas a stone carver and illustrator since 1989 and is amember of The Society of Wood Engravers.SARAH BRYANT is a letterpress printer andbookbinder specialising in the production ofeditioned artists’ books under her imprint, BigJump Press. She has an MFA in Book Arts fromthe University of Alabama USA and has taughtworkshops across the USA and in Europe.MARK CAZALET studied at Falmouth School ofArt. He works on ecclesiastical commissions whichinclude a chancel ceiling mural. Other work includeslino and wood cuts for Old Stile Press.MERLYN CHESTERMAN, a woodblock printmaker,graduated in Fine Art from Bath Academy of Art,Corsham. In 2010 she was elected an AssociateMember of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers.MATTHEW COLLINGS trained at Byam ShawSchool of Art and Goldsmiths College. He is a wellknown writer and presenter of art programmes.Collings’ abstract paintings are created incollaboration with mosaicist, Emma Biggs.JULIE COLLINS trained at Reading Universityand has won many awards including The RoyalWatercolour Society Award in 2011. Her images aredeveloped through layers of paint, paper and colourand are exhibited nationally.CHRISTOPHER CORR studied at the Royal Collegeof Art, works as an illustrator and also exhibits hisown work inspired by his travels. Commissionsinclude book jackets, cards, stamps and posters.0844 4994408 | bookingsoffice@westdean.org.uk | on-line booking at www.westdean.org.uk19