Autumn Winter 2018 Workshops

I have had the most amazing Summer with lots of art adventures, teaching and exhibiting at home in the UK  and away in other lovely places. 

I have been feeling so bad about neglecting my blog while I have been away but I am back to start a new term and a new Autumn season of workshops.

I have got lots of exciting news about things that are happening in the next year. I'd love it if you'd join me on some of the adventures and travels that are coming up soon.

For now here is my new poster for workshops in Chesham in Bucks at Workaid. They are booking now. If you would like to join me in learning all kinds of wonderful art techniques let me know.

Gelli Arts Mono printing 2 coming soon!

Booking now!

The Gelli Arts printing workshops are always so popular! This method of mono printing is so easy and such fun. You just never can tell how the prints are going to look and there are some wonderful surprises.

They are also perfect for cutting up and collaging. Further decoration can be added with stitch and drawing. And if you love to play with colour and paint this will be right up your street.

For those who came to the first set of workshops this one can be a progression. You can bring some of your favourite previous prints but we will spend a little time making some more so if you haven't been before you can choose to just make prints all day.

We will be exploring pattern, cutting up our prints, learning some drawing to add further pattern and scanning and printing our favourite onto fabric to make repeatable fabric patterns that can be stitched onto.

Let me know if you'd like to join us. There are still some spaces. We are going to have a lovely time.

Booking NOW! Gelli Plate Monoprinting

Do you know about the BIGGEST most addictive new printing craze? You can print your own papers!

Gelli Arts have taken the old ways of mono printing with a tray of home made gelatine and made a fantastic Gelli plate that enables us to make fabulous printed papers and fabrics without the need for a printing press.

The results are always surprising and the colour combinations and patterns that you can produce are simply amazing!

On the 15th November we will be having a Gelli Printing workshop in Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead. We will be experimenting with lots of lovely colour and many different ways to make pattern on paper and card. We will even make some prints on silk.

You will go home with lots of prints to play with but during the day I will also show you how to go further with your prints by learning how to embellish them with drawing, how to use them in Art Journals and for collage, and we will discuss how to use them to make repeat patterns for greetings cards and fabric prints.We will also use some of the techniques from our new Cut Shape Stitch book!

Sometimes the prints are vivid; a riot of colour! You can also choose to make them subtle and gentle.

These ones below were very muted. They were actually the last prints from a session when the plate was almost clean. I have used the suggestion of the subtle patterns  and colours to guide my  doodles into unexpected fantasy scenes.

Even the smallest of torn snippets are lovely enough  to save for using as woven strips or landscape collages.

So do you fancy having ago? It is easy and such a lot of FUN. The day costs £65 and includes everything except lunch and an apron! Contact me through my website: www.paulawatkins.co.uk

Places are limited because I have only 10 Gelli Plates. Hope to see you there x