Botanical etching with hard ground

About

In this hands-on workshop, you will learn how to design and print a hard ground etching plate onto paper. Hard ground is fantastic for fine lines, detailed imagery and intuitive mark making.

You will take home a collection of prints, an etching plate, an etching tool, and the skills to continue etching in your own studio. This workshop is eco-aware and uses the latest research in safer printmaking processes.

• All printmaking materials provided.⁠
• Tea and coffee provided.
• Bring your own lunch for a lunch break.

What you need:

• Apron or clothing appropriate for an art workshop
• Bag or folio to take prints home in
• Enclosed shoes
• Pencil, pen, eraser, and any other stationary items you think you might want
• Gloves- your hands will get inky!
• A design or image to draw inspiration from

About the artist:

Hanah is an Adelaide based printmaker and educator. Working primarily in etching, she is drawn to the material and conceptual characteristics of the medium, using repetition as a way of understanding and interpreting the world. Her practice explores dreams, folklore, and our connection to nature. Hanah holds a Masters degree in eco-aware etching & intaglio printmaking and currently teaches printmaking throughout Adelaide and regional South Australia.

This workshop has been subsidised by City of Tea Tree Gully to provide access to high quality arts programming for the community.