Linocut Print Workshop with Geoffrey Head

Learn to create and print your own unique linocut images with artist and Brigalow Arts Festival judge, Geoffrey Head. In this workshop you will be guided through the printmaking processes from start to finish, preparing you for your own future projects.

Geoffrey Head will teach his signature approach to linocut buildings and landscapes using stylised imagery, visual texture and line. Work from your own photograph for a truly personal final product.

Participants will be:

• Guided through the images and compositions best suited to linocut printing
• Taught to prepare the printing block and transfer images
• Taught the carving process
• Instructed in creating a small edition of prints on paper

Provided:

• Light morning tea
• Printing materials and tools
• Printing reference photos

What to Bring:

• Apron or old shirt
• Ruler
• (Optional) Lino carving tools if you prefer to use your own
• (Optional) Printing reference photo: Contrasting black and white image of a building or landscape approx. A5 or 15x20cm on paper. Close-up images provide good lines and patterns.