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Dale Devereux Barker – Linocut Layering with chine Colle

Artist & Printmaker Dale Devereux Barker has been using lino for over forty years and is constantly reinventing how this humble material can be manipulated into producing surprising and engaging imagery. This two day course investigates that area where print meets collage. Using either found collage material or pieces of printed paper made using lino blocks, students will combine their own cut blocks to create innovative and surprising results. Students will learn about cutting lino blocks, controlling layers of ink but most importantly how to utilise composition and risk taking to create a body of new works. Course structure • Introduction to the techniques and process and view examples of Dale’s prints • Initially working on a small scale (12x12cm) to refresh yourself with the relief printing technique and glue down various pieces of ephemera to incorporate into the printed process • Experiment with various aspects of using different opacities and transparencies of inks as well as aspects of cutting into blocks • You will be encouraged by Dale to be creative in taking risks and developing your sense of composition Pre course information Participants can bring any printed ephemera on thin paper that they are prepared to use in conjunction with the printed process. Experience level Suitable for those interested in Dale’s work, and those with some experience of Linocut who would like to experiment further with this technique.