Special Holiday Season Greeting Cards Workshop
On Friday 20 December: Linocut Printmaking with artist Josie Gallagher
In 2020 we'll have a new regular class, in Print Making, on Friday mornings from 10 - 12.30
To show what this is about, Josie gives a
special workshop on 20 December.
About the Workshop:
Linocut printmaking is a simple and accessible technique. Initially it requires only a few simple tools and a minimum amount of
materials. We carve a linoleum plate with gouges and then ink the plate and
hand print onto paper, cloth, wood or other surfaces.
As with any simple
technique, the possibilities to be creative and playful are endless! It is a
great technique that makes you think about the basics of image making. Once a
lino sheet is carved, its print can be reproduced an endless amount of times. A
great way to start is to work on creating and printing your own greeting cards
for Christmas or the New Year."
Price:
25 € - materials included (linoleum sheets, paper,
ink, and use of carving tools, rollers, hand press)
About Josie Gallagher:
She is a painter and print maker. She grew up in Le Bar sur Loup and recently returned there with her American husband Adam and their two young children Noé and
Solal. She spent most of
the past fifteen years traveling, studying and working as an artist .
"The art I make is often inspired by the places in which I have found myself.. Over the past few years I have lived in Lebanon, Morocco,
Greece and Guatemala, all places which possess rich cultures of pattern work -
patterns inspired by nature or based in abstract geometry - and it is this
interest in all these various patterns that has become the thread linking together
my paintings and my prints over the years."
Mobile: 07 66 69 68 44
Expo and workshop in Valbonne:
Josie will be exhibiting her work alongside that of Barbara
Hannig at gallery Casablu in Valbonne from december 9th to
15th. On Wednesday 11th between 3 and 5 PM at the gallery, she will be running
a linocut workshop open to children over 10, teens and adults
And for more examples, these images are of greeting cards
that Josie makes. Just to give you an idea of what can be done during a workshop. All are
hand-printed linocuts:
Mobile: 07 66 69 68 44
