Workshop: Snails and shells (printmaking techniques)
About this activity.
Learn various printmaking techniques under the guidance of Pol Taverne and go home with a tote bag full of your own prints.
We’ll study snails and think about how we want to represent them visually. Dust off your shell collection, head to the garden to find empty snail shells, and bring everything to the VRIJDAG printmaking studio. Snails with or without shells, sea snails or land snails. Everyone is welcome.
In this workshop, we’ll work with different printmaking techniques, from quick and spontaneous methods to loosen up to the slower, more detailed process of etching. Slowing down promotes focus and creates space for discoveries and happy accidents. The snail is just the starting point; from there, you can forge your own path. Perhaps you’d like to work with trails, spirals, or draw from observation? Anything is possible.
Beginners and advanced participants are both welcome. You can follow your own path in the technique that suits you best. In one day, you’ll explore various printmaking techniques and leave with a tote bag filled with your own printed works.
Techniques
- Monotype: You paint directly onto a plate with printing ink and press it to transfer the image.
- Stencil: You cut out a pattern, roll it with ink, and use it for your etching plate or fabric tote bag.
- Etching: You work directly on the plate with soft ground or hard ground. Both techniques are suitable for quick, intuitive work or slow, detailed work.
Age: 18 and up.
Register: https://bijvrijdag.nl/workshops-groningen
Discount
Do you have a Stadjerspas? You can get a 20-euro discount on this workshop. Go to the Stadjerspas webshop and claim your 20-euro discount. Then sign up on our website and enter the promo code STAD. Are you a student? You can get a 10% discount with the promo code STUDENT (by showing your student ID).
Creative workshops
Would you like to dive into a particular technique but don’t have time for a full course? Or would you simply like a day of creativity? Try a workshop in Groningen at VRIJDAG! Our offerings are for everyone, from beginners to advanced learners. Join in and discover how much fun it is!
VRIJDAG.
Iedereen kan meedoen aan kunst en cultuur. Dat is de missie van VRIJDAG, het huis van de amateurkunst voor Groningen. In de gemeente Groningen biedt VRIJDAG cursussen, lessen en workshops muziek, theater en beeldende kunst. Ook verzorgt VRIJDAG cultureel aanbod in de wijken en in het onderwijs. Via KultuurLoket adviseert en ondersteunt VRIJDAG amateurkunstenaars in de hele provincie Groningen en met POPgroningen stimuleert VRIJDAG popmuziek van Groningse bodem.
Location.
VRIJDAG - Walstraat
Walstraat 34
9711 VS Groningen
tel 050 3051450
bijvrijdag.nl/