Spring Stamps

Create your own unique and beautiful shaped lino cut plates and stamps
In this exciting half-day printmaking workshop.

Explore working intuitively and organically to build up an original
Composition for your print.

Suitable for
absolute beginners or those with some experience who love printmaking, tutor Jo
Will take you through the lino printing process step by step:

How to use
Cutting tools safely and effectively.

How to print
Plates with a variety of inks, papers and printing processes

How to create
Shaped plates/stamps and build up a composition

You’ll be introduced to the basic tools through demonstration and will
Learn how to carve lino exploring the use of Mark making with one-to-one help.
You’ll explore the suitability of images for shaped plates and stamps that can
Be developed into a plate with a focus on strong shapes/outlines, and then
learn how to cut a shape from the lino. Experiment with materials needed to ink
Up a plate and how take a print by hand, using techniques such as overlapping
Plates, rotating and offsetting.

Everyone will
Produce a series of prints on paper to take home at the end of the workshop.

About the
Tutor:

Tutor Jo Shearer is an artist and art educator from Leicestershire. Jo believes that art is for everyone. After teaching art in secondary schools and colleges in Hertfordshire and Leicestershire for over 10 years she moved into one-to-one tuition and workshops. She enjoys nurturing
Creativity and developing skills to build confidence, and recognises the
therapeutic benefits achieved through the process of making. She loves the
Freedom of working in a variety of media and has a passion for printmaking.

Further information:

This half-day workshop will run on Tuesday 9 March 2027, 1:30pm - 4:30pm.

All materials and equipment will be provided. Please come in old
Clothes and/or bring an apron as printing can get messy!

Participants must be aged 14+. Under 18s must be accompanied by a
Paying adult at all times.

If the
Course/workshop you'd like to book is sold out, we do operate a waiting list
Simply contact our box office team on 0116 252 2455 / arts-centre@le.Ac.UK and ask to be added to the waiting
list. We’ll then contact you if a place becomes available, with absolutely no
Obligation to accept it if you've made other plans!

Please ensure that you read and agree to our updated Terms
& Conditions before booking as courses/workshops
Are non-refundable in some circumstances.

We aim to make all our sessions as accessible as possible and carers/PAs are very welcome - just remember to book their free place when you book your session. If you'd like to talk to us in advance of booking or attending your sessions to discuss your access needs, our Box Office team is here to help!