Slow Looking - Drawing from Place with Nicole Bowller
A two-day ‘en-plein air’ workshop – Immerse yourself in a weekend of slow looking and drawing as you record your impressions of Lloyd Godman’s ethereal greenhouse with artist Nicole Bowller.
Baldessin Studio is a non-profit open-access printmaking studio that is a Registered Charity with Deductible Gift Recipient status and all donations over $2 are tax deductible. Run by a dedicated team of volunteers and a part-time studio manager, Baldessin Studio needs donations and support to help keep the doors open.
A two-day ‘en-plein air’ workshop – Immerse yourself in a weekend of slow looking and drawing as you record your impressions of Lloyd Godman’s ethereal greenhouse with artist Nicole Bowller.
Explore the experimental printmaking technique of Mokulito ‘Wood Lithography’ - a hybrid lithographic process using the surface of wood to create a wide range of gestural and tonal marks.
Learn how to make and print photopolymer plates, in combination with digital photography, to create photogravure etchings.
Are you often frustrated trying to obtain precise colours in your art work?
This one day workshop will teach you how to analyse and refine your colour skills and awareness! You will make a colour swatch book on beautiful Arches paper, as a reference to have on hand in your studio. Taking inspiration from nature you will learn to replicate colours observed in our bushland surrounds.
This five day workshop explores the Collagraph process, plus a suite of drawing and stencilling techniques to produce distinctive printed paintings on paper.
Learn the fascinating art of aluminium plate lithography in this two day intensive workshop.
A two day hands-on introduction to Mokuhanga — the traditional Japanese art of woodblock printmaking with Kay Watanabe.
Mokuhanga is a woodcut printmaking technique hand-printed in water-based ink, typically on Japanese washi paper, using a handheld tool called a baren.
This is a three part workshop which includes two online sessions and a full weekend of printing.
This workshop will help you develop a significant body of work with advanced photogravure techniques that focus on larger scale, multi-plate prints.
Learn how to make and print photopolymer plates, in combination with digital photography, to create photogravure etchings.
Through discussion and demonstration we will examine the relationship between the artist’s concepts and the possibilities that the artist book format offers to express your ideas. This is a four day masterclass.
Explore and produce stunning zinc plate etchings under the expert guidance of Robert Hails. This workshop is suitable for both beginners and experienced printmakers wanting to explore a new technique or extend their practice.
Join Barbie Kjar in this weekend workshop to unravel the secrets of Carborundum printmaking using versatile acetate plates.
Learn the skills to make a solander box, also known as a clamshell or drop-spine box.
An excellent workshop for bookbinders, artist book makers and printmakers who require an archival portfolio box!
Dive into the world of dark field monotypes in this comprehensive two-day workshop! Dark field monoprinting is a printmaking method that focuses on creating images by reductively controlling the ‘light’ on an inked up plate. Images are made by removing sections of ink by either wiping back or by using a variety of drawing tools to create various marks & textures.
Explore the experimental printmaking technique of Mokulito ‘Wood Lithography’ - a hybrid lithographic process using the surface of wood to create a wide range of gestural and tonal marks.
Come and discover the expressive and tactile world of soft ground etching — one of printmaking's most versatile and rewarding techniques. Unlike hard ground etching, soft ground has an irresistible sensitivity to touch and texture. Because the ground remains pliable, it can pick up the finest surface impressions — from the delicate grain of a pencil line to the texture of fabric, leaves, or found materials.
This workshop will address perceptual drawing from the human subject.
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