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Block Printing on Fabric

Spend a fun-filled day with local artist Michelle Wiebe learning the art of printmaking!

By Leighton Art Centre

When and where

Date and time

Sat, May 13, 2023 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM MDT

Location

Leighton Art Centre 282027 144 Street West Foothills, AB T1S 0Y4 Canada

Refund Policy

No Refunds

About this event

  • 6 hours
  • Mobile eTicket

Description: Explore the possibilities of Linocut printmaking to create expressive patterns on textiles. In this fun, fast-paced class students will learn the history behind the method as well as basic lino cutting skills, pattern development and custom colour mixing. Students will cut blocks, layout their design motifs and hand print their own set of Flour Sack Tea Towels to take home. Excellent for beginner and intermediate linocut students.

Audience: Adults - No experience required!

Supplies:

- No supplies are necessary to complete class, simple ideas or sketches for a lino carving might be helpful to some, but we will have class time to develop ideas. If you have your own set of linocut tools, feel free to bring them with you to class (even if you haven’t used them before!)

- Bring reading glasses if you require them for finer work.

- Bring a bagged lunch and a water bottle

Registration cost:   $ 115 (GST & Eventbrite fees not included)

Did you know that Members of the Leighton Art Centre get 10% off the registration cost of all workshops and kids’ summer camps?  Please visit https://leightoncentre.org/join-us/become-a-member/.

Cancellation and Refund Policy: Please note there is a NO REFUND policy on all Leighton Art Centre workshops. A refund will be only be issued to participants if the workshop is cancelled by the workshop coordinator due to insufficient enrollment, extreme weather conditions, or Covid-19 restrictions. Workshops may be cancelled prior to the start date and participants will be notified via email and/or phone, and a full refund will be processed.

Withdrawal from workshops for medical reasons must be accompanied by a doctor's medical note and must be received by the Leighton workshop coordinator prior to the workshop start date to be qualified for a full refund.

Artist/ Instructor Biography:

Michelle Wiebe is a Cochrane, Alberta-based artist focused primarily on painting, printmaking and letterpress. With a great fondness for all things print, you can find her fixing rusty presses or spending time printing at Alberta Printmakers. Michelle is a passionate instructor with a deep love for teaching, she makes it her goal that students leave her class with quality work and the confidence to continue building their new skills

www.michellewiebe.com

Facebook: Michelle Wiebe Art

Twitter: Michelle_Wiebe

Instagram: mw.artco

About the organizer

Organized by
Leighton Art Centre

Leighton Art Centre is located on 80-acres of spectacular foothills landscape 20 minutes SW of Calgary. As a museum, art gallery and education space, Leighton Art Centre offers contemporary visual art exhibitions, festivals and sales, education programs, and hands-on workshops for artists of all levels.   

Leighton Art Centre is a not-for-profit organization; we encourage admission by donation. 

The privilege of Leighton Art Centre’s presence on 80 acres of foothills landscape within Treaty 7 territory is combined with respect, humility, and responsibility to be caretakers of the land. We acknowledge the people of these traditional lands which include the Blackfoot Confederacy comprised of the Siksika, Kainai, and Piikani, as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and the Stoney Nakoda, including the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Wesley First Nations. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3. We welcome all people who make their home in the Treaty 7 territory of Southern Alberta and who act as respectful stewards to this land, where we learn, create, and build relationships in meaningful ways.

$130