Black and Single Color Woodblock/Lino Print Workshop with Leslie Rose

Learn the basics of relief printing. Students can choose to carve wood or linoleum. Students will take home an edition of 4-8 small prints. Ink, tools, paper provided. Carve a small woodblock/lino and print! Use black ink or other single color.

First Session

• Bring an idea or drawing for a 5 x 7 inch block. It can be a photo or a drawing or other piece of artwork. Instructor will bring some magazines but the more formed your idea the faster you can get started.
• Hour 1 and 2: We will walk through the steps involved and begin work transposing design onto a woodblock. Then we will start carving the block!
• Hour 3: finish carving block and sand.

Second Session

• Choose paper
• Tear paper
• Choose ink
• Roll out ink
• Print by hand or in press
• Choice between using press or printing by hand