Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th October, 2025 10am - 4pm
$650 inclusive of GST
(includes all materials)
Maximum 8 participants
Afterpay available at checkout
Using lino blocks and stencils that can be cut up and reassembled, explore colour and shape in new ways.
Work with internationally recognised print artist Barbie Kjar to explore the versatility of jigsaw lino block printmaking. Unlike traditional lino block printing which relies on the power of line work, jigsaw printing allows dynamic forms to take shape. Each piece of the jigsaw can be inked and coloured individually.
In the first day Barbie will introduce the jigsaw method and then in the second day she will show how paper and/or acetate stencils can be used to add new layers. Construct, deconstruct, with the jigsaw lino blocks then add and subtract with stencils. Explore the many options to transform your image.
This is one of the most versatile printmaking techniques and the skills you will learn in this workshop can easily be used in your home studio.
Day 1
Transferring images to lino
Cutting your jigsaw blocks
Inking and printing with lino
Secrets of successful registration
Using different papers and techniques
Day 2
Cutting paper and acetate stencils
Additive and subtractive printing techniques
Printing multiple versions of a single print
Working with lino and stencils in your home studio
Working with innovative colour palettes
Barbie Kjar is a Tasmanian artist (Masters of Fine Art at RMIT; Bachelor of Fine Arts and Education, University of Tasmania) with a special interest in Mokulito due to its ‘wonderful and spontaneous mark making potential’. In 2016 Kjar delved into Mokulito further learning directly from Ewa Budka at Art Print Residence in Arenys de Munt, Spain. Her interest was first sparked in 2004 when she was introduced to wood lithography at the Tokyo Art School during an Australia Council residency in Tokyo. Kjar is represented in state, regional and private collections and has completed numerous residencies around the world. Since 1986 she has held 36 solo exhibitions in Australia and more recently in Barcelona and Tokyo.
Barbie Kjar exhibits with Australian Galleries in Melbourne.
Workshop Cancellations & Refunds
We understand that circumstances can change. A refund will be offered in the following situations:
· if a workshop, in which you are enrolled, is cancelled or deferred to a date unsuitable for your attendance. This may happen in event of a Catastrophic Fire Danger day, or in the event a tutor is unwell.
· upon receipt of an email indicating your intention to withdraw your enrolment when notice is provided to us at least three weeks in advance of the workshop start date.
From the 1st of January 2025, due to merchant processing fees, all refunds will be incur a $35 administration fee.
Workshop Credit - Transfers
In the event you cannot attend a booked workshop, and with at least three weeks notice being given to us, we are happy to transfer your enrolment to a future workshop, dependant on studio availability and within 12 months of the booked workshops date.
