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New classes at Cardiff Print Workshop

With the planned reopening of shops and leisure centres CPW will now resume classes and open access sessions.

Open Access Sessions

Every Tuesday 10 am – 12 pm / Wednesday 2 pm – 4 pm

The Open Access Sessions are for printmakers to use the print facilities at Cardiff Print Workshop. They are times when the workshop will be staffed by an experienced printmaker to allow anyone with previous printmaking experience or who has completed a printmaking class at CPW to be able to continue to use the workshop for their own projects.

CPW have the facilities for:

  • Etching copper, zinc or aluminium.
  • Lino and wood cut
  • Cyanotype
  • Photo intaglio
  • Collograph
  • Mono-type

Fee: £20 per session (10% off for CPW members)

Open Access Sessions are restricted to no more that 3 participants and are by appointment only.

Please contact: billchambers66@gmail.com

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A Passion for Print

6 x evening classes 7 pm – 9 pm

Mondays 3rd May – 7th June 2021

These classes are intended for anyone with a passion for print and craft and with an interest in exploring printmaking techniques for paper and textiles. The course will cover:

  • Paper making
  • Heat press sublimation dye printing for textiles
  • Cyanotype on paper and fabric
  • Photocopy transfer for wood, paper and textiles

Cost: £120 (10% off for CPW members)
Tutor: Bill Chambers
Contact: billchambers66@gmail.com
Where: Chapter Workshop

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Printmaking for Beginners and Improvers

6 x Day classes 2 pm – 4 pm

Tuesdays 4th May – 8th June 2021

This six-week course is intended as an introduction to Printmaking at CPW. Participants will learn about all aspects of the printmaking workshop including working with the etching press, inks and tools. The course is designed to offer the opportunity for creative exploration and will provide a solid basis for further work in printmaking at Cardiff Print Workshop.

This class will cover:

  • Mono-type
  • Dry-point
  • Chine colle
  • Collograph

Cost: £120 (10% off for CPW members)
Tutor: Bill Chambers
Contact: billchambers66@gmail.com
Where: Chapter Workshop

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Relief Print: Lino and Wood -Cut

6 weekly evening classes 7 pm – 9 pm

Wednesdays 5th May – 9th June 2021

One of the simplest forms of printmaking this age old technique can be one of the hardest to master. The class will look at how differing materials such as wood and Lino can be used to create striking graphic effects, taking inspiration from some of the great exponents of the art. We will explore the range of tools and different marks made by each, printing by hand and by using the presses in the workshop.

Cost: £120 (10% off for CPW members)
Tutor: Bill Chambers
Contact: billchambers66@gmail.com
Where: Chapter Workshop

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Etching Copper with Ferric Chloride

6 x evening classes 7 pm – 9 pm

Tuesdays 4th May – 8th June 2021

Learn how to produce fine etchings in copper. This workshop is aimed at beginners and experienced printmakers alike and will cover all the main aspects of etching line and aquatint using traditional grounds with ferric chloride. This is a unique opportunity to learn a traditional craft using safe and non-toxic methods.

Cost: £120 (10% off for CPW members)
Tutor: Bill Chambers
Contact: billchambers66@gmail.com
Where: Chapter Workshop

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Etching with Copper Sulphate

Etching Aluminium and Zinc with Copper Sulphate

2 x all day classes 10 am – 4 pm

Saturdays 8th May – 15th May 2021

Etching with copper sulphate is simple, affordable and safe. Learn how to use this historic acid free technique to etch aluminium and zinc.

This workshop will cover all the basics of the process including: the recipe for and mixing the etching solution, using grounds, etching times, aquatinting and printing.

Cost: £120 (10% off for CPW members)
Tutor: Bill Chambers
Contact: billchambers66@gmail.com
Where: Chapter Workshop

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Non etch photo intaglio

2 x all day classes 10 am – 4 pm

Saturdays 22nd May – 27th May 2021

A basic introduction to photo-etching using photopolymer intaglio techniques. This workshop will cover all the basic elements needed to produce a successful print using photopolymer film. Anyone with an interest in etching or alternative photography will find this a fascinating and rewarding technique to master.

Demonstrations will include laminating the film to metal plates, exposing the plates to U.V. light, developing and printing.

Cost: £120 (10% off for CPW members)
Tutor: Bill Chambers
Contact: billchambers66@gmail.com
Where: Chapter Workshop

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Plas Bodfa: Unus Multorum

Really pleased to be a part of this exhibition in a large house in Anglesey. Unfortunately due to the pandemic it can only be seen via the internet and not in person as originally intended but the organisers have done a fantastic job of documenting and publicising the show. See it by folowing the link below:

https://www.plasbodfa.com/unus-multorum-works/collective-bill-chambers

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Monotype at CPW

Date: 15th – 16th December 2018

Time: 10am – 4pm

fee: £100

Monotype is one of the simplest and most direct forms of printmaking. The process involves applying ink to a plate that is then printed onto dampened paper using an etching press. As its name suggests it is a one off process that yields unique printed artwork and as such is the closest printmaking comes to painting. Over the course of the two days participants will learn a number of monotype techniques such as printing with leaves and feathers, using a roller and 3 colour reduction monotype. This technique involves using 3 separate coloured designs brought together to produce stunning combinations of layered tone and hue.

To book please contact Bill Chambers:

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cyanotype and photocopy transfer workshop

This weekend I held a two day workshop at Cardiff Print Workshop. On Saturday the day was taken up by Cyanotype, a wonderfully simple form of alternative photography that produces vivid blue prints when exposed to ultra-violet light. Here at CPW we use a sun bed lamp but on Saturday we had a much stronger source of U.V. during this year’s summer heatwave!

Sunday we used copies generated from our new CPW laser printer to transfer images to wood, card, collage and fabric.

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Etching Course this weekend

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

There are still 1 or 2 places left for this weekend’s etching course. The course is for Saturday and Sunday and will cover etching Zinc or Aluminium with Copper Sulphate solution. This is a much safer and environmentally sound way of etching, in contrast to using acids. For more information or to book please see the website:

https://cardiffprintworkshop.co.uk/workshops-and-classes/

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SUMMER WORKSHOPS AT CARDIFF PRINT WORKSHOP-CYANOTYPE AND PHOTOCOPY TRANSFER

 

CYANOTYPE AND PHOTOCOPY TRANSFER

14-15 July 2018

10am – 4pm

£100

Cyanotype is an antique photographic process distinctive for its Prussian blue monochrome prints. It was invented in the Victorian era but was quickly forgotten as photography improved, only surviving as a copying technique for documents and plans in the form of blueprints. Learn to mix and apply the chemicals to a variety of surfaces, expose objects and digital negatives, develop and tint the results.

The photocopy transfer workshop will explore the possibilities of collage using the technique of adhesive and solvent transfer transfer. Any printed material such as photocopies, magazines or newspaper may be used to create distinctive works of art on a variety of substrates.

For more information and to book:

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SUMMER WORKSHOPS AT CARDIFF PRINT WORKSHOP 2018 – ETCHING

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ETCHING WITH COPPER SULPHATE

CPW, Market House, Chapter Arts Centre, Market Road, CF5 1QE

23-24 June 2018

10am – 4pm

£100

 

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OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Etching with copper sulphate is simple, affordable and safe. Learn how to use this historic acid free technique to etch aluminium. This workshop will cover all the basics of the process including: the recipe for and mixing the etching solution, using grounds, etching times, aquatinting and printing.

For more information and to book:

 

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evening classes start 28th feb 2018

PRINTMAKING EVENING CLASSES

Duration: 10 weeks. Evening classes. Wednesdays 6-9pm.

Start date: 28th February 2018

Fee: £180 course fees

Where: The Cardiff Arts Academy

This 10 week course is designed to cover a range of printmaking techniques and give a broad overview of the area for those interested in developing their work in print. Participants will gain hands on experience of mono-type, dry-point, screen-print and relief-print. They will explore the art and craft of printmaking in a fully equipped print studio at the Cardiff Arts Academy.

www.artsacademy.wales/evening-classes/

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For more information and to book: