Create a Drypoint Etching with Cath Brooke

This 2-hour workshop will involve making an intaglio drypoint printing plate using a thick acetate as our plate and using a variety of subjects as our inspiration – images can be from sketches or photographs or you can work from your own imagination. Please bring along any sketches or photographs you’d like to work from! Cath will also have a range of images that can be used as a starting point. The advantage of using acetate is being able to trace our images directly from a drawing or photograph onto the plate, meaning the technique is suitable for those who don’t feel as confident at drawing.

You will be introduced to a range of mark making tools and techniques to make our plates. There will be a range of coloured oil-based etching inks so you can explore printing the same plate using different colours. You will learn about printmaking inks and papers suitable for drypoint and explore different inking methods.

By the end of the workshop you should have a small edition of 2 or 3 prints to take home. You can choose to work 10cm x 15cm, portrait or landscape, or square 15 x 15cm. If you wish, please bring an A4 sized folder to take your prints home.

Printmaking can get messy, please wear old clothes or bring an apron.

No prior experience or skills necessary.

All materials and tools provided.

Suitable for ages 18+.

This workshop will take place on the 3rd floor of the 1912 Mill, the venue for our artists’ book and print fair, Printed Bound. Visit our Eventbrite collection to see the rest of the weekend’s workshops, and see our website for more info and a full list of stallholders. CLICK HERE.

About your teacher

Cath Brooke’s practice is inspired by urban and industrial landscapes. Her images focus on changing industrial landscapes and ways in which nature responds when large industrial structures are abandoned: shipyards, power-stations and steel furnaces etc. She often visit the same sites many times, documenting the changes taking place.

Cath is fascinated by coastal industrial areas where large industrial structures, oil tankers and container vessels sit alongside areas of natural beauty and our nature reserves. She is also interested in new industry adjacent to old – wind turbines turning next to cooling towers.

Cath’s current work focuses on post-industrial Teesside including the re-integration of seals into Greatham Creek over the last half century. As industry declines, nature returns.

Many of her works combine drypoint, monoprint and collagraph methods. Her approach to producing prints starts with an idea developed from sketches, which then evolves as the process takes over and she responds to the unexpected marks and colours in each layer. Cath’s prints are made in very small editions of up to 4. Due to the hand inking process, each print will vary, making each unique.

Find her at @cathbrookeprints on Instagram!

About the venue

Sunny Bank Mills is an inspirational cultural destination in the heart of the local community of Farsley, Leeds. Founded in 1829, these glorious Mills are being regenerated by the sixth generation of the family owners, creating a wonderful blend of work, leisure and culture.

Course terms and booking conditions

Workshop and course bookings can be cancelled and refunded up until 7 days before the scheduled start date. As materials and equipment are ordered in advance, we regret that refunds cannot be offered less than 7 days before the workshop date. Please note that Eventbrite’s booking fee is non-refundable.

If we need to cancel the course for any reason your ticket will be fully refunded.

Accessibility

The venue of this workshop is on the 3rd floor of the 1912 Mill, which is accessed via three flights of stairs or a wheelchair accessible lift. There are accessible toilets on the ground and 2nd floor of the venue. We will have attendants on hand to offer assistance throughout the day. If you have any queries, please email [email protected].