Wood block printing workshops

In our workshops, we don't tell people what to print! The tutor's role is to guide you to achieve what you want to print. At the start of the workshop, we run through all the pattern and design options, discuss colours and then carry out some practice prints. Below we show you some of the creations made by our workshop attendees!

Tea towels

Each person approaches design and colour in a different way. Some prefer a more flowing style and others lean towards a linear or grid structure.

It is easy to keep adding more motifs and more colour, but sometimes, less is more! In the example below, there is a large amount of white space, but enough visual interest at the top and bottom. 

Using masking tape, we can create a stencil for a more personalised approach. Look at this gorgeous letter M below. 

This peacock print is simple yet very effective. The ratio of print to empty space is really well balanced.

Bags

This bag design had a meadow block border, with a centre of rabbits and seedheads. These blocks work well together because they are all on the similar theme of nature.

This bag is totally different. We love how the geometric forms overlap and are placed off-centre. The yellow, grey and sage colour palette works really nicely.

This design uses lots of botanical blocks, overlapping and rotated in different directions. This gives the design a flow around the space. Using only three colours has kept it cohesive. 

Using letters is another great way to personalise! Here is a shopping bag example we made for the students.

Stationery

Try printing onto paper and card at one of our stationery workshops. These are some creations from our Spring and Autumn workshops which were co-hosted by calligraphy teacher Laura, from Laura Letters Life.

We hope to see you on one of our workshops soon! More info & dates here.