{"product_id":"birds-in-detail-a-linocut-printmaking-weekend","title":"Birds in detail – a linocut printmaking weekend","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\"\u003e** Cost of the workshop includes materials **\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\"\u003eElevate your printmaking skills and confidence in a beginner to intermediate workshop focused on capturing the natural forms and details of our feathered friends.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eDates: 12 – 13 December 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eDays\/Times: Saturday and Sunday, 9.30am – 4.00pm\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255); font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eVenue: NatureArt Lab Studio, M16 Artspace, 21 Blaxland Crescent, Griffith\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the workshop\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\"\u003eThis is a two-day workshop during which you will be guided through a series of exercises designed to develop your design and lino carving skills with a focus on avian subjects. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\"\u003eOn the first day, work on a couple of small introductory carvings to enhance your understanding of various bird features – for example, feathers, claws, and eyes – while building your confidence and familiarity with lino carving as a printmaking technique. Learn how to ink up and print your linocut pieces. On the second day, use your new understanding and experience to design, carve and print a complete bird linocut.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\"\u003eThis workshop aims to develop your confidence in your observation skills, carving techniques, and your design approach, and you will complete the weekend with a series of prints on professional paper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLearning Outcomes\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\"\u003eGain experience in the translation of observation (of bird features) into sketches, then carved into two-dimensional relief form.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\"\u003eExperience different mark-making techniques through guided exercises and \u003cspan\u003eexperimentation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\"\u003eFrom beginning to end – gain understanding in developing design concepts through to the carving process and finally, hand printing a series of linocuts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\"\u003eImproved confidence of how to approach and develop relief printed (linocut) plates depicting natural objects and forms.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLevel of course\/workshop\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\"\u003eSuitable for beginners to intermediate students, this workshop has a focus on technical linocut skills.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaterials: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\"\u003eA materials list will be provided well before the start of the first class.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgb(31, 33, 36); font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the tutor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr Fenja T. Ringl is a Canberra-based printmaker with a passion for nature-influenced art that reflects Australia’s unique ecological and cultural environments. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a professional background in archaeology, palaeo-ecology and science communication, Fenja draws inspiration from years of travelling and working across Australia’s diverse landscapes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFenja initially explored printmaking as a way of interpreting the natural world while on fieldwork years ago, and has since developed printmaking into a full-time occupation\/obsession.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImage credits: Dr Fenja T. 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