Making trace monoprints at home.

This will be a relaxed and informal session, making use of materials that you will find around the home.

Inspired by ourselves, we will create self portraits and draw things around us.

You will need: A mirror, things you like (as subjects for drawing - I'll definitely have a tea cup!), paint (poster paint, acrylic paint, block ink), greaseproof paper and sellotape OR an upsidedown baking tray (this will become your printing surface, paper to print onto, paintbrush (a flat one is handy, but any will do) for applying the paint to the print surface and the end of a paintbrush/ pencil or biro for drawing your design.

We will start with a few, fun exercises to loosen up our drawing before we ink up our print surface (either baking/ greaseproof paper or the back of a baking tray). During the session we will look at one or two techniques for using materials around the home to print with, creating one-off artworks of yourself and items around you.

A relaxing and therapeutic way to create quick monoprints - and a technique you can continue to experiment with in your own time.