SURFACE PRINTING: Printed Creatures on Layered Backgrounds

Join artist Ros Copping in Norfolk for an expressive printmaking workshop exploring surface printing, lino stamps, and mono print techniques, combined to create richly layered and imaginative outcomes.

This creative workshop focuses on mark making and playful experimentation using three different printmaking processes. You will begin by creating textured backgrounds using mono printing, before adding pattern and detail with surface printed lino stamps. Your final creatures will be cut from card and used as collagraph plates, then printed over the top to bring your composition together.

There will be plenty of space to explore, experiment, and allow your work to evolve naturally, with guidance and encouragement throughout the day. This is a relaxed and expressive session, ideal for anyone who enjoys mixed media, printmaking, or working intuitively with materials.

Makers are encouraged to think in advance about the creature they wish to represent and to consider its habitat. Bringing reference…