Our Tailored Courses

Our one-to-one tailored courses and small group tuition courses start with one-day, two-day and a five-day master class.

You can tailor the different processes you would like to use to best suit your practice. For example, if you wanted to experiment with different woods and try to get an interesting quality of print and mark from them, then we can form a course around this. However it is also possible to purely experiment with dry point on copper.

All this will be accompanied by endless flow of tea or coffee and the occasional home baked cake.

Please feel free to browse the courses below. The prices of which are as follows:

• One Day: £180
• Two Day: £360
• Three Day: £540
• Three Day: £540
• Five Day Masterclass: £800

For more information or to book please contact us at the studio

Intaglio Printing

Exploring Collograph, Etching on Copper, Zinc and Steel

Intaglio printing involves making small cuts into a metal or plastic plate. Ink is then forced into these grooves, paper is soaked and then a print is taken by pushing the plate through the press, which forces the ink out and onto the surface to create the image. This is known as a dry point.

Etching requires you to prepare your plate with a wax ground first. Using a etching needle you draw through the wax, exposing the metal underneath. This is then placed in acid, which bites into the metal wherever it is exposed, thus creating a groove, which can then be inked up and printed. There are many variables such as aquatint, sugar lift etc. You can see stunning samples of the variety of marks that can be achieved by looking at our Artists and Publication’s Page.. David Borrington works primarily with drawing onto copperplate whereas Hideki Arichi uses a range of intaglio techniques to create his marks.

Collagraph printing also uses the Intaglio Print process. This is where a plate is created out of cardboard; it is then inked up and printed. Aithan Shapira’s work is a prime example of how successful collagraph printing can be. Again, his work can be viewed on the Artists and Publication’s Page.

For more information or to book please contact us at the studio

Relief Printing

Exploring Lino, Wood Cut and Wood Engraving

Relief printing involves creating cuts into a surface using specialist tools. The most common materials that are used are lino and wood. The surface is then inked up leaving the cuts ink free, and the print is taken. This process can also be used for letterpress where lead or wood type is set, the surface of the letters are inked using a roller and then a print is taken.

You can see samples of relief printing on our Artists and Publication’s Page.. We recommend looking at the work of Mary Dalton.

For more information or to book please contact us at the studio

The Dekkle Diploma

This ten-week independent Dekkle Diploma is an opportunity to further your skills in the traditional intaglio and relief printing technique and supplemented by further research and study into the artist's practice which is tailored for you by research artists Gudran and William McDonald. David Borrington will always be in the studio to supervise your practical work and in relation to your art practice. This is tailored 10 week course costs £3500 (this is only £350 per week) allowing you time to build up a comprehensive portfolio of different works and processes.

This course is tailored for those artists who may be thinking about doing a BA or MA and want to get back into the flow of academic study. We only have maximum of three students on this course at one time as we want the best out of you and we feel this is the most suitable way.

For more information do not hesitate to contact us at the studio.

NEW: Art & Mountaineering

We have created a unique opportunity for artists, climbers and walkers with our good friends in the Lake District.

'Mountain Momentum' is run by Alex and Neimh Willey.

Beginning of spring 2013 we will be running weekend and week long courses where we will explore drawing, printmaking and photography on the hillside. This is designed for artists who have no experience of being safe in the mountains and for day climbers and walkers who want to explore drawing to portray their experiences.

We are offering a location finder for those artists who want to find a particular landscape. This means that you can get stuck straight into the artwork, ensuring that you can make the most out of your day. We are offering a 10% discount for signing up in the mailing list for the 2013 courses.

For more information do not hesitate to contact us at the studio.

NEW: Artist Assistant Session

This day is perfect for those artists who want to create fine art prints at the highest quality but may not got the expertise in each process.

It can also be ideal for those printmakers who want to delve into a different print process. You will have access to all of the equipment and my expertise throughout the day. The session also involves critical discussion about ideas and how to push your work on further within the techniques and processes of print.

Artist assistant session is the first Tuesday of every month from 10AM to 5PM.

There is a limited space of six people.

Members price £65
Non-members Price £80
Members can buy six sessions for £325, saving £65

For more information do not hesitate to contact us at the studio.