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Sunday School

Downs Baptist Chapel is putting on Sunday School and we're making sure you know about it. Job done. Details on their site.

Sun 9 Aug10:00Downs Baptist Chapel(4.5mi)

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Evensong

A traditional service of Evensong.

Sun 9 Aug16:00St Mary (Great Bradley Parish Church)(0.7mi)

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Religion & Spirituality

Evensong

A traditional service of Evensong.

Sun 9 Aug16:00All Saints (Little Bradley Parish Church)(1.1mi)

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Religion & Spirituality

Evensong

A traditional service of Evensong.

Sun 9 Aug16:00Saint Peter, Little Thurlow(1.3mi)

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Relief & Intaglio: An express introduction to Lino & Drypoint

Community

Around £95

Relief & Intaglio: An express introduction to Lino & Drypoint

An express introduction to relief and intaglio printmaking techniques. Learn two techniques in one day. Create a single colour monochrome print in both drypoint and lino, using etching and relief presses. Course structure • Explanation of drypoint and view examples • Introduction to the tools and equipment • Demonstrations of how to scratch a drypoint acetate • Ink up your drypoint acetate and print using an etching press • Introduction to lino and view examples • Introduction to the tools and equipment • Cut your lino image • Ink up your plate and print using a relief press Pre course information Bring images suitable for A5 drypoint and A6 lino. Experience level Suitable for beginners and those wishing to refresh their skills. Maximum 8 places

Mon 10 Aug11:00Curwen Print Study Centre(1.9mi)

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Around Varies

Summer Print Week

Cost: including all tuition and materials Save £10 per course for every additional course you book • 1 day: • 2 days: – save £10 • 3 days: – save £20 • 4 days: – save £30 • 5 days: – save £40

Mon 10 Aug11:00Curwen Print Study Centre(1.9mi)

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Community

Monoprinting without a press

11 Aug 26, 10am – 4pm, 1 day course

Tue 11 Aug11:00Curwen Print Study Centre(1.9mi)

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Workshops & Classes

Around £129

Introduction to Screen Printing

Screen printing is sometimes called serigraphy or silk screen printing but all these names refer to the same basic method of creating an image on paper or fabric by pushing ink through a screen mesh with areas blocked off by stencils. Stencils can be made from paper, drawing fluid, screen filler or a light sensitive emulsion. This introductory course is perfect for those wishing to get to grips with the basics of screen printing. Learn how to create images using paper stencils. How to overlap stencils to create multi coloured images, to register an image and how to set up the equipment, mix inks and use a squeegee to print your images onto paper. Course structure • Explanation of the process and looking at examples • Introduction to the equipment and how to set it up • Planning your image • How to cut paper stencils and apply them to the screen • How to mix inks and importance of opacity and transparency of colours in screen printing • Registration with the acetate and on the board • How to flood and pull a print • Trouble shooting Experience level Suitable for beginners and those wishing to refresh their skills. We recommend attending this course before moving onto any of the other screen printing courses. Maximum 6 places

Wed 12 Aug11:00Curwen Print Study Centre(1.9mi)

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Community

Around £95

Introduction to Cyanotype

Cyanotype is an early photographic process which produces a cyan-coloured print. It was used by Anna Atkins to illustrate the first book with photographic images. The process was adopted by engineers and architects as a way of producing copies of drawings – hence the term ‘blueprint’. On this course you will explore the possibilities for creating both Cyanotypes from drawn and photographic images and Photograms from found objects. You will use both a UV exposure unit and sunlight (weather permitting). Course structure • Explanation of the technique with examples • Coating paper with solution • Creating images using found objects and photographs and drawings on acetate • How to do stepped timing to work out exposure times • Exposing with UV exposure unit • Exposing with daylight • Washing out the image Pre-course information Any image preparation notes will be sent prior to the course date. Experience level Suitable for beginners and those wishing to refresh their skills. Maximum 6 places You may also like… Intaglio Solarplate Taster

Thu 13 Aug11:00Curwen Print Study Centre(1.9mi)

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Workshops & Classes

Around £95

Introduction to Woodcut

A form of relief printmaking, a Woodcut image is created when the side grain of a piece of wood is cut away leaving the remaining raised areas to be inked and printed. The marks are less detailed than wood engraving, with the character of the wood often a visible part of the final image. On this introductory course, learn how to plan, cut and print an image from a 115 x 150 mm piece of Japanese plywood. Print onto traditional and contemporary papers, using hand burnishing and a relief press. • Explanation of woodcut printing and looking at examples • Introduction to equipment and cutting techniques • Plan your image and cut the design • Use of rollers and how to ink up your block • Create additional colours using masking and over-printing Pre course information Bring an image to inspire your print, suitable for a 115 x 150 mm piece of wood. Experience level Suitable for beginners and those wishing to refresh their skills. Maximum 8 places

Fri 14 Aug11:00Curwen Print Study Centre(1.9mi)

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