Helen Boden's new season courses at Boden Press.

Bodenpress Printmaking Autumn courses 

Most courses are 10am - 4pm 

Reduction linocut – cut, print and reduce £80
Friday 10th Oct 2014 9.30am – 5.30 pm note extended time
Cut away gradually at the soft Japanese lino, printing a new colour after every stage with good registration. This is highly enjoyable seeing a print emerge in stages and to produce a set of prints with 3 or 4 colours.

 

Photopolymer or Solar print £50 plus materials
(£6 for A5 ) Friday 19th October 2014 or on request. Reproduce drawn, painted or photographed images. Create a wide tonal range or deep linear grooves depending on image and exposure. A quick non toxic technique -the image is transferred onto the plate using only a light box and water! Suits all abilities.

Drypoint with Monoprint £60 plus paper charge
Fri 14th November 2014
With an image as a starting point. Using hand and electric tools, create a linear feast of textures. These will print in a variety of tones and shades. Relief inking techniques will bring your image to another dimension. Suits all abilities.

 

Monoprint – Roll, resist, and paint. £60 plus paper Friday12th Dec 2014.
There are many ways to approach monoprint and Bodenpress has a unique approach. These techniques can involve applying rolled ink, masking areas, wiping and drawing into ink and building up layers of viscosity colour to produce the final image. Quick painterly prints or long built up layers – it is knowing when to stop that is difficult! Suits all abilities.

 

Understanding colour mixing – Friday 24th October 9.30-5.30pm – note extended time. £60
In this course we will be mixing and making charts of: coloured GREYS, various BLUES and REDS hues, coloured BLACKS and BROWNS, GREENS. Demonstrations and using 8 inks to mix the main colours as well as concentrating on the above.

 

Screenprinting £60 plus paper charge.

Tuition available on request - Mon, Wed or Fridays. Transparent and opaque flat colours overlay each other to build up the image using stencils and drawing fluid for linear work. Strong arms needed.

 

Collagraph – collage cast and create
£130 plus paper charge Fri 23rd January plate making and Fri 30th 2015 printing 2 day course
Collage a plate using textures to create an image. Cast and paint textures using filler, carborundum and glue - ideal for foliage or landscapes. The sealed plates are printed on the second day using various techniques including coloured rubs and rolls. Fabric as well as paper can be printed on. A good all round course for all abilities.

  

Bodenpress - 3 Pentagon place, rear of 195 Berkhamsted road, Chesham, Bucks HP5 3AP

Parking at the back of studio or in nearby pub carpark.

Print sessions available for artists to use the facilities on a pay per day basis. Pay for paper and plates.

Helen is available for advice and assistance at all times. Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays. (when courses are not being run) 10am - 4pm

Please bring a packed lunch – tea and coffee provided.

www.bodenpress.co.uk helen@bodenpress.co.uk