Making printing blocks, Foredown Tower, 17th - 18th November
One of Val's beautiful prints on black paper. I love teaching at Foredown Tower, the views are amazing and you feel as though you are in the middle of nowhere, not just off the A27. It is very peaceful. Just the Downs and the sky. Making Printing Blocks was a course I really wanted to run, it is important to be able to design your own blocks and print your own fabrics and papers, it is what makes your work different to everyone elses. There were four intrepid students on the course which meant we had plenty of room to spread out. Because I run these courses myself, I don't need to have a certain number of students booked before I can run them. It is a great luxury and I am able to work more closely with less students - poor students . . . We started off by deciding which designs would work best and taking sections from previously made designs. These blocks were created from one of Lea's designs showing the 'positiv...