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.
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.
Learn how to make and print photopolymer plates, in combination with digital photography, to create photogravure etchings.
Learn the art of paste papers, a vibrant decorative technique used in fine bookbinding, before crafting your own three-piece case-bound book with a cloth spine and paper-covered boards.
Learn the fascinating art of aluminium plate lithography in this two day intensive workshop.
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.
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.
Come and learn this age-old printmaking technique over two days. The appeal of the etched line is mesmerising and universal, from the old masters to today’s most experimental innovative artists, this is the gold standard of printmaking.
Learn how to make and print photopolymer plates, in combination with digital photography, to create photogravure etchings.
A two-day ‘en-plein air’ workshop – Immerse yourself in a weekend of slow looking, drawing & painting, as you record your impressions of Lloyd Godman’s ethereal greenhouse with artist Nicole Bowller.
Extend your relief printmaking skills by cutting and reassembling lino blocks in this playful workshop. Utilise old and new blocks, as well as stencils, transform you image with multiple layers and variations.
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.
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