10am – 4pm
£82 Lunch included
Material Charges from £20

'Quirky Lino Cut Printing' with 'Bun Head'!!  aka Polly Marix Evans 

Those of you who follow this talented printer selling her amazing pieces on Etsy, under the name PollysUtterlyMe, may delighted in the opportunity to print alongside her, using some of her sassy blocks!

Spend a day with Polly devising your own meaningful, printed 'piece' from a word, picture, name or letter, to make someone smile! Draw it out, transfer to Lino under Polly's careful guidance and create your own original Lino Cut Print into which you can incorporate Polly's wonderful ready-cut blocks of figures and/ or symbols if you wish.

You’ll be working predominantly in black and white, with the option to add splashes of colour, to produce a bold and striking print, or prints -  and you can work on a lino block of either A6 or A5, or cut these to any size, or shape, you choose. There'll also be an option to display your lino cut print in a mount to pop into a 10x12" frame, if that's the size you prefer. Generally working larger is easier; but of course, Polly will advise.

You could bring a silhouette of a beloved pet, somthing else iconic and relevant to you, a hobby or sport, a friend's name, or maybe even a food? Anything goes really - come with any ideas you have and Polly will advise how best to create your own piece of original, quirky printwork.

For those who lack confidence to draw your own images, Polly will have sample blocks of borders, words, letters and Bun-Head figures which you can use.  There will also be materials available to trace fonts or images.

Other dates for this course - see the table below to book:

Sun 14 April 2024      ** NEW DATE: Fri 11 October **

 Please bring: Kindly note there will be a materials charge payable directly to the tutor on the day, at £20 for the materials used. All printing materials and paper will be provided,. Please bring an apron or old shirt.. printing is dirty  .. and your own drawing supplies (a 2B pencil is good, along with a ruler, rubber, pencil sharpener)     All abilities are welcome Typically this course runs with around 8 students.

About the Artist  Polly Marix Evans is a linocut printmaker whose work features a small and feisty character known as Bun-Head.  Empowering, sensitive and quirky, her prints depict the ups and downs of daily life – ‘Bun-Head inspires me and helps me, and others, process our emotions. Viewers can draw from my prints what they need, they speak to everyone on an individual level.’

 Polly’s prints are hand-inked and printed either on her small Albion press or with a baren. 

Polly studied Fine Art Printmaking at Manchester School of Art.  She works from her home in the Eden Valley in Cumbria. 

 pollymarixevansprintmaker.co.uk   *   facebook.com/pollymarixevansartist  

Instagram @utterly_polly     *   etsy.com/shop/PollysUtterlyMe