The course I taught was White on White which was about exploring shadow - through embossing and paper cutting. Participants made templates and used a mini etching press to emboss Somerset Satin paper (250gsm) but also did hand-embossing. B: Kate Starling, R: Ruth Newman and Zoe: Viv Hanreck Machine embossing is great for producing a few embossed copies quickly, but hand embossing yields a more refined result. Also for hand embossing the stencil doesn't need to be mounted or even … [Read more...]
Oxford Summer School 2013 – 1
White on White The programme for Oxford Summer School is on line!I am teaching two three day courses and here is the first one which is from 29th July - 3rd August 2013. White on White The power of shadow will be explored in this white on white workshop as we create embossed letters. Hand embossing involves creating a stencil then gently pushing the paper into the desired lettershapes. We will also look at cut letters against the light or encapsulated in gampi which is an Eastern paper.This … [Read more...]