Beautiful Botanical Books

Tutor: Alice Fox

Lunch: Price includes a hearty lunch.

Level:
All Levels

Typically for a max of 9 people.

Two Days
(or more)

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Be inspired by Alice Fox and join her to explore a series of simple but effective techniques for making marks on paper using plant material. This two day course includes:

– techniques for botanical contact printing (eco-printing)
– mono-printing
– using frottage
– adding text

You will also learn how to create a variety of book structures using your papers. These will include very simple folded forms through to some stitched bindings. During the course you will learn how to transform your printed papers into a series of beautiful botanically printed books.

Please note there is a £5 material charge payable on the day.

Click on the title below to find a list of what you’ll need to bring with you if anything.

What to expect

Time at ArtisOn is designed to take you away from it all. We provide the environment, space and guidance you need to create. You can expect a warm welcome, skilled and friendly tutors plus the chance to meet like-minded people keen to share ideas. You can even leave us to clear up the mess! There will usually be two workshops going on and we encourage everyone to mingle and be nosey about what the other workshop is up to.

We encourage you to arrive at 9.30am. This will allow time to meet other participants over a cup of tea or coffee and biscuits before beginning workshops at 10am. There will be a mid-morning break for refreshments and a chance to talk over progress with others. Lunch is usually around 12:45 for about 45 mins – you can expect a delicious homemade 2 course lunch. There will be a further afternoon break with tea or coffee and cake. All food and refreshments are included in the price of your workshop.

The finish time given is a target. There is some flexibility depending on how your work is progressing. Depending on the tutor and the group, start times for day 2 can be flexible too.

We aim for your day to be a real treat. You could always learn a new skill in a shed or a draughty village hall with a curly sandwich, but we want you to have more fun than that! So we make sure we provide a day where you will be looked after, with good food, good company and great inspiration!

What you’ll need to bring with you

Please bring any of the following if you have them and wish to use them but we have plenty to use if not.

- an A3 cutting mat
- metal ruler
- craft knife
- awl and folding bone if you have them – don’t worry if not

A note book and apron are also useful

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