What's on

Weekend course
Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th March 2020
10am – 4pm

Description
Spend a weekend learning screen printing in our professionally equipped workshop with artist and printmaker Clare Caulfield. Learn how to translate hand-drawn designs and photographs into multi-coloured screen prints on paper using the photo-stencil technique.

Ideal for beginners or those who want to refresh their memory, this course will cover everything you need to get you started with screen printing, including basic printing with paper stencils, preparing artwork for print, coating, exposing and developing screens, printing using water-based inks, layering colours, and registration techniques. By the end of the weekend you will have a thorough understanding of the screen printing process, and be confident with using our specialist equipment to create your own multi-coloured screen prints. Explore this diverse medium in a friendly learning environment using our excellent facilities.

Your tutor: Clare Caulfield
Clare Caulfield is a practicing artist and long-standing member of WYPW. Her work is inspired by her travels around the world, and she exhibits widely around the UK and beyond. Clare has been teaching screen printing at WYPW for over ten years.

Experience level
No previous experience is needed for this course. Beginners are welcome, along with those who need a refresher.

What’s included?
All course prices include basic materials such as inks, paper, tools and equipment. Other materials and printmaking papers will be available to buy during the course if you would like to try something a bit different, or take some materials home to try out.