by Bev Dunstan

With a lovely warm day upon us, the Chandlers Ford Art Group hosted a well attended Linocut Workshop run by the very bubbly Katherine Anteney.

Her knowledge of linocut and print making was wonderfully presented and her enthusiasm for the craft was infectious.  

The day began with an overview of the stages and a demonstration of the tools provided for the workshop.  The most important lesson was understanding that when the material was removed from the lino it would represent the white of the final image.  Compounded by the fact that the print would also be in reverse from the linocut – definitely necessary to consider if text was involved – it was so important to really concentrate on your work.  

Patience was the key and the best technique was to take it slow and ink up the linocut regularly to see the stages as the image developed.

The 6 hours flew by and resulted in a diverse range of printed images as the photographs show.