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Thu 10 Sep
Macbeth: Blood and Bluegrass
20:00 - 22:00
Doors Open 19:30
An Introduction to Drypoint Printmaking Workshop with Hetty Haxworth
Create a series of prints in this hands-on introduction to Drypoint Printmaking.
No prior experience is needed - beginners are very welcome.
Drypoint printing is an intaglio technique where a design is scratched onto a plastic plate using a sharp tool. The plate is then covered with ink and wiped off with a cloth, leaving the ink only in the incised lines. Damp paper is placed over the plate and it is put through a printing press, creating an embossed print with a soft velvety quality.
Join Hetty for an exploration of Drypoint printmaking, where you will:
- Learn about Hetty's creative practice through examples of her work
- Be introduced to the printmaking process, tools, and health & safety
- Be guided through this etching technique with your design into a perspex plate
During the workshop, you'll also have the opportunity to:
- Use a tabletop printers press
- Experiment with test prints
- Leave with one or several finished prints
There will be a refreshment break halfway through the session.
What we will provide:
- All materials
- Aprons
- Reference images
What participants need to bring:
Any reference images or inspiration you would find helpful
Time: Saturday 18th July - 10.00am - 16:00
Location: Visual Arts Room
Age: 16+ only
Hetty Haxworth has been printmaking for the last 30 years since leaving The Glasgow School of Art. She works in a variety of printmaking techniques. Her work has been shown at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, the Royal Scottish Academy, Society of Scottish Artists and the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts.
Website: www.hetty-haxworth.co.uk
Instagram: hetty.haxworth
Instagram teaching page : hetty.haxworth.workshops
Facebook: Hetty Haxworth Pints
Facebook Teaching page : Het Haxworth
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We had not planned to present a hybrid festival, however that changed when one of our main authors tested positive for Covid. I greatly appreciated how the team worked with us to pivot and present remotely in part, making full use of your enhanced video conferencing equipment. As a result, we were able to deliver quite complex events with several elements all showing on screen simultaneously. The audio-visual quality was excellent, and our audiences were delighted that these events could still go ahead, in spite of Covid. The author in question was really pleased that he could join us on screen and remarked that he had not been so well supported in this way at any other festival.
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