Cardboard Cuts with Charles Shearer RCA
1 or 2 day course
19 and/or 20 November 2019. 12 and/or 13 May; 13 and/or 14 November 2020
10am to 4pm
£110 per day or £195 for both days including all materials.
Born in Kirkwall, Orkney in 1956 Charles Shearer studied at Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen and at the Royal College of Art, London, specialising there in illustration. Since graduating in 1983, he has taught printmaking at numerous art schools alongside working on personal projects including commissions for books and magazines, such as Faber & Faber, poetry and prose magazine Ambit, and books by the poet George Mackay Brown.
On this 2 day course each day we will explore the techniques for cardboard cut printmaking and as such, it is possible to attend just 1 day if preferred.
Course structure
• Introductory talk and looking at examples of Charles’s original work
• Explanation of the cardboard cut technique
• Introduction to the tools, materials and methods used in cardboard cut printmaking
• Use and experiment with a range of tools - some made and adapted specifically for this technique - to add both texture and a distinct character to images
• How to apply inks
• The use of masking in creating an image
• How to print with a press and a baren
Experience level
• No previous experience necessary though some dexterity with a craft knife may be helpful.
Maximum 10 places
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How to book
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• By phone 01223 892380
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Full payment of the course fee is required when booking a place. A reserved place is not secure until full payment has been received.
If for any reason you are unable to attend, we will refund monies paid minus a £20 admin fee, as long as you cancel your place more than 1 month before the course start date.
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If for any reason prior to the commencement of the course you are unable to attend, we will refund monies paid minus a £20.00 admin fee, as long as you cancel your place more than 1 month before the course start date. Once you start the course on Term 1 you have committed to all 3 terms. Course transfers are at the discretion of Curwen Print Study Centre.
There is an option to book your place for £100 deposit. If you choose this option your place is secured. The balance of term 1 will be due 20 working days before the start of the course. If you cancel more than 20 working days before the course start date, we will refund monies paid minus a £20 admin fee. If your place is not cancelled during this timescale, and the balance is not paid then the deposit is non refundable. All other Terms & Conditions remain the same.
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