Spring Linoprinting Workshop at Walmer Castle, Kent
Description
Do you like the look of lino prints and always fancied giving it a go? 🌱Join us this April and discover the art of lino printing in the beautiful Walmer Castle education center. In this 3 and a half hour long workshop, you will learn how to design, carve and print original artworks using sustainable linoleum, and fall in love with this bold and expressive medium. 🌞There will lots of spring themed prints to inspire you, and and you will receive as much guidance or creative freedom as you need. Just bring an apron and your creativity! Hope to see you there!🌿
What's included in the price?
All materials are provided, participants will use high quality linoleum cutters, rollers and ink, and traditional hessian backed (and sustainable) linoleum. Hot beverages and a selection of nibbles, including some home-made baked goods, are included :) There is no limit on the amount of prints participants may make, within the set time frame. After the workshop, participants will keep their lino blocks, to use over and over again at home.
Duration
3½ hours
Cancellation policy
Medium - Cancellation and a full refund can be obtained up to 4 weeks before the course starts
Maker
Welcome to EcoCreatives, art workshops that seek to bring the joy of creating to all ages, help like-minded individuals meet and learn new creative skills, all the while using materials that are as environmentally-friendly as possible. Founded and run by Eloise Gibb, Illustrator, print maker and Artist. EcoCreatives was born from the desire to share with others the joy of creating along with it’s therapeutic values, as well as encouraging a more sustainable art practise, limiting single use plastics and taking inspiration from nature. As such, alongside more traditional media Eloise also experiments with pressed flower Art, Natural dying and crafts tied to natural and sustainable living. “Take a leap, join a workshop and become an EcoCreative in your own right. I think you’ll find that pushing past the barriers you have set yourself - or others have set before you - learning and creating alongside like-minded folk will give you more joy than you can imagine.”
Suitable for
- Adults
- Seniors
- Teenagers
- Wheelchair users
- Hearing impaired
- Overseas Holiday
- Easter
- Parking provided
- Mother's Day
- Suitable for beginners
- Pet lovers
- Intermediate level
- UK Holiday
- Romantic
- Public transport
FAQs
There are different car parks for you to chose from:
If you are disabled, there are a limited amount of parking spaces just outside the castle’s garden walls.
There is also a pay and display car park (free for English Heritage members) across the road, directly in front of the Castle Gates.
Finally, if you want a free car park, just a few minutes by foot up Kingsdown road there is the Borrow Pit Car Park.
Lino can get quite messy, so bring an apron or clothes you don’t mind getting dirty.
During the workshop you will be using water based printing inks, which dry very fast. However, we recommend bringing a folder (even better if you have plastic sleeves, to avoid the slightly tacky ink sticking to the back of other prints), so you can safely transport your lovely prints home.
As soon as you get home, take them out and lay them out to finish drying.
