July Newsletter- resending some people didn't get this
Friday, 19 July 2019
Summer at SLAUGHTERHAUS
Hi Visitor,
It’s summer.
To (badly paraphrase) Henry James, “…the most beautiful word in the English language”. This is the time when the lingering sun warms the spirit and the midmorning light lances off the ripples on the Clapham Common pond and even the dark politics of fear cannot dim the joys of leisurely days.
But…how can you capture all or any of this in a print? As you retreat from the sunlight of the open field to the neon light of the closed studio, can all this variegated lightness ever be pinned down into the hard grind of laboured stone or the sharp cuts of lino? Is print capable of capturing the fleeting gossamer textures of a summer day? Of course it is.
Come explore with us what summer looks like. In print. At SLAUGHTERHAUS.
SUMMER COURSES
Take a few hours away from the sunshine and let us help you unlock your creative spirit, learning the techniques of printmaking. This summer our small team of experienced printmakers have developed a range of courses- for beginners who are curious to find out more to courses for more experienced printmakers who want to expand their repertoire.
Small classes. Individual attention.
Linocut Printing: Layers of Colour
Thursday 1, 8, 15, 22 August, 6.00-9.00pm
Michelle and Rob will team up to teach a course on linocut printing in colour. Inspired by The Grosvenor School linocuts showing in Cutting Edge: Modernist British Printmaking at the Dulwich Picture Gallery in June, you will learn how to make a multi-colour linocut. You will look at examples of work by artists such as Sybil Andrews and use some of the same techniques to develop your prints. This will include planning the image over multiple blocks, how to register the different colours, mixing ink and printing by hand and on our Albion Press.
An Introduction to Stone Lithography
24 August 10-5pm
Join studio artist Matt Young for this one day introduction to stone lithography. Learn how to grain a stone, how to make a drawing using greasy drawing materials and how to process the stone ready for printing. Participants will work on shared stones to help each other to understand this complex but very rewarding printmaking process. You will take at least one print of your image and it will be possible arrange to come back to the studio afterwards to continue to print if you would like to. If you have attended any previous Stone Lithography classes at SLAUGHTERHAUS, you can join this class to continue your practice, continue printing your stone and prepare and make more prints. This class has a maximum of 4 students.
Tuesday 27, Wednesday 28, Thursday 29, Friday 30 August, 10.00-4.00pm
This four day course will take you on an exploration of prints and printmaking. It is designed to give you inspiration from looking at artists' work, but also the opportunity to draw in and around London to generate imagery and to learn from looking at prints and the work of artist printmakers. Starting on day one with a visit to the Tate Prints and Drawings Room, you will spend the next three days developing work across a range of print media and exploring how printmaking can help develop your image making.
2, 9,16 & 23 September, 10.00-4.00pm
On this four day course you will make a large woodcut and learn how to print it by hand. This will involve cutting and printing in more than one colour, using reduction methods and using the jigsaw technique- cutting the block into different pieces to print in different colours. You will learn how to ink large areas successfully and how to handle the paper to achieve excellent registration. You will look at work by Edvard Munch, Christine Baumgarten, Andrea Buttner, Christopher Le Brun and Tom Hammick. Rob has worked extensively with Tom Hammick and is an experienced printer of large and complex woodcuts. You will find this course to be packed full of info and trade secrets for achieving fantastic images.
In Our Neighbourhood
Vincent Van Gogh lived just down the road from our studio at 87 Hackford Road for a year between August 1873 and 1874. And after years of neglect, The Van Gogh House London has now being carefully renovated to become a venue for artist residencies and exhibition opportunities in collaboration with the nearby San Mei Gallery. The house is now open to the public and is now accepting bookings for guided tours of 87 Hackford Road.
Why not come down to the area, pop in to see what’s on at the studio and then walk down to the Van Gogh house.
BECOME A MEMBER
We’re always eager to welcome new members. We’re a small enthusiastic group, always open to helping new members find their way into the joys of printmaking!
We offer a number of membership options, from full key-holder membership, where you can work whenever it suits you, supported studio access, to one day memberships, and student focused memberships.
Just check out our website or give us a call to find out more or arrange a visit.
We are having summer party tonight, Friday 5 July from 6pm if you would like to call in and see us.
RECOMMEND US TO A FRIEND
We’re always seeking to expand our profile. So we would love it if you sent this newsletter to anyone you think might be interested.
Thanks- and hope to see you over the summer.
Michelle and the SLAUGHTERHAUS team
Get in Touch: info@slaughterhaus.net
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