SILK SCREEN PRINTING WORKSHOP

Sat 7 Dec 2024, 10.30am–4pm

At the Museum

One-day practical session in the Learning Studio

No experience required

Booking is essential, see below

With the Berkshire Printmakers, Sarah and Cipriano Martinez

Learn about the heritage craft of silk screen printing with two experienced printmakers. In this practical workshop you'll get to grips with the art technique made famous by the likes of Andy Warhol, John Piper, Eduardo Paolozzi and Roy Lichtenstein.

No experience is necessary for the workshop as you will be taken step by step through how to make your own multi-layered prints. You'll be shown how to use optical colour mixing, create positive and negative stencils, learn about making translucent inks, and get a handle on using a squeegee.

One of the Berkshire Printmakers showing the silk screen printing process using the squeeqee

Sarah Martinez of the Berkshire Printmakers demonstrating silk screen printing, holding up the press and surrounded by pots of colourful paint

Sarah and Cipriano Martinez of the Berkshire Printmakers demonstrating silk screen printing in their studio

Sarah and Cipriano Martinez of the Berkshire Printmakers demonstrating the process

At the end of the day you will be introduced to experimental screen printing techniques working with paints, charcoal and colour pencils directly on the screen to create monoprints. This course is ideal for anyone wanting to explore this versatile technique.

All materials will be provided.

This is part of our Change Makers season of events.