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Festive Letterpress

Duration: One-day workshop
Dates: Sat 9 Nov 2024 10:30 - 17:30
Location: Print Studio

Get set for the festive season with this creative workshop.

Add a personalised element to your Christmas cards and gift tags by making them yourself. Join us for this one-day Festive Letterpress workshop and learn how to use moveable type, images and shapes to create the perfect seasonal verses.

This was a lovely workshop! Well taught, quality materials, which resulted in great prints. Tutor was generous with her support and encouragement.

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Need to know

  • What to bring

We provide everything you'll need, just bring yourself. You are welcome to bring along any inspiration, images or sketchbooks to work from.

 

  • What to wear

We'll provide aprons and gloves but recommend wearing old clothes as printmaking can be messy. Please note that open-toed footwear and sandals are not allowed.

 

  • Food & drinks

A sealed water flask or drinking vessel is permitted but other food and drinks are not allowed in the studio.

Meet your tutors

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Scott Hudson

Scott Hudson is an Artist and Printmaker who practices in multiple printmaking mediums. He works as a Print Studio Coordinator at DCA as well as coordinating Dundee Print Collective, State of Print and Print Festival Scotland
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Marianne Wilson

Marianne Wilson (Livingstone) is an artist/printmaker with a BDes Hons Illustration and Printmaking and an MA Art History. She works as a Studio Coordinator in DCA Print Studio and specialises in papermaking.

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