This one day course is specially for those who are curious to discover the basics of lithography.  You will have a few prints to take home by the end of the day.

Explore making 3-dimensional prints by printing your existing etching and drypoint plates into plaster shapes. Please bring existing etching or drypoint plates, or plan to make simple drypoint plates to try out the techniques.

Explore monotype printing at HAUSPRINT. A short introduction to using stencils in monotype, including plants, leaves and flowers as stencils, with artist Michelle Avison. 

Try out an experimental approach to aquatint, working both from white to black and removing black to achieve grey to white. Experiment with different resists, including crayon, stop-out and marker pens. This class is suitable for new or experienced etchers.

Explore monotype printing at HAUSPRINT. This course is designed to give you a really good understanding of using water washable, less toxic printing inks to make monotypes.

The HAUSPRINT Etching Year is a unique opportunity to build your printmaking skills over the course of a year- it is designed to provide stable building blocks  for your printmaking future, whatever your starting point.