Intro to Block Printing is the perfect place to start:

In just three hours, you’ll gain the fundamentals you need to begin your block printing journey, including:

• Discovering the tools and materials, you'll need, as well as how to use them
• Learning what to consider when designing your prints
• Mastering the art of stamp carving
• Creating your first block prints

This workshop is designed for beginners (or those who would like to refresh their knowledge), so no prior knowledge is required.

By the end of the workshop, you'll have the skills and knowledge needed to carve your own stamps and create your first prints.

In the Repeat Patterns Deep Dive 1 workshop series, you will dive deep into the art of creating beautiful and intricate repeat patterns

In this series of three 2.5-hour sessions, you'll gain valuable knowledge and skills, including:

• Understanding how repeat patterns work in the context of block printing
• Learning how to design a block from idea to print, with a repeat pattern
• Exploring different types of repeat patterns and block shapes in detail
• Profiting from tips, tricks, and specific exercises to take your carving and block printing skills to the next level
• Mastering the art of printing and aligning repeat patterns
• Working with color to create stunning and unique prints.

This workshop is an intermediate-level workshop – perfect if you have some prior stamp carving and block printing experience or attended the “Intro to Block Printing” workshop.

Through optional homework assignments between workshop sessions, you'll have the opportunity to practice and refine your block printing & repeat pattern skills.

By the end of this workshop series, you'll have the skills and knowledge to create beautiful and intricate repeat patterns, as well as the confidence to take your block printing to the next level and apply it to your own work.

The Repeat Patterns Deep Dive 2 workshop series is for graduates of the Deep Dive 1 to take your skills even further

In this series of three 2.5 hour sessions, you'll learn advanced techniques and gain new knowledge, including:

• Discovering how to work with the blocks you already have to create new print variations and explore pattern play
• Learning how to create multi-block repeat patterns and add new designs to your existing blocks
• Diving into more complex curved shapes to create intricate and stunning patterns and bring your carving skills to the next level
• Making your own tessellating shapes to add even more complexity to your prints
• Exploring non-standard shapes and learning how to make them repeat in your prints

This advanced-level workshop is exclusively for graduates of our Deep Dive 1 workshop and is designed to deepen your repeat pattern knowledge and block printing skills.

Through optional homework assignments between workshop sessions, you'll have the opportunity to practice and refine your skills, ensuring that you're able to create even more stunning and complex prints.

By the end of this workshop series, you'll have taken your skills and confidence to the next level to create stunning and intricate multi-block repeat patterns with ease, as well as the ability to design and incorporate your own tessellating shapes and non-standard shapes seamlessly into your prints.

If you have never carved a stamp or block printed before or want to refresh the block printing basics, the "Intro to Block Printing" workshop is perfect for you. I will walk you through all the materials and steps needed for block printing. The Repeat Patterns Deep Dive 1 requires basic block printing skills, but you will be able to attend the Deep Dive right after an "Intro to Block Printing" workshop. 

All workshops are delivered via the online video platform Zoom. I will present the workshop and do live demonstrations which you will be able to follow live via your computer or tablet device. As a workshop participant, you can unmute yourself anytime to ask questions or show your progress when working alongside me. 

Yes, workshops are recorded. You will receive access to the recording within two working days after the workshop. You will have access to the recording for private viewing via the private Workshop Hub for at least 6 months after the end of the workshop. 

When you sign up for a workshop you will receive a payment confirmation right away. Shortly after, you will receive an email with all the materials needed for the workshop and further details about the workshop. Before the start of the workshop, you will receive the link to join the workshop via Zoom and often also a template/worksheet that will come in helpful during the workshop. A few days after the workshop, you will receive access to the recording of your workshop via the private Workshop Hub. 

YES! The beauty of live online workshops is that you can watch and follow along from the comfort of your home, no matter where you are in the world. I set up my workshops in a way that they cover as many time zones as possible. 

I generally offer two-time slots for workshops in English:

• Workshops in the European evenings, geared towards Europe/Africa (evening) and the Americas (daytime). A workshop starting at 6 pm or 7 pm CEST (Central European Summer Time) will take place during the afternoon of the US East coast and the morning of the US Pacific coast.
• Workshops in the European mornings (typically starting at 9 am CEST, Central European Summer Time) are geared towards Europe/Africa (morning), Asia and Australia/New Zealand (daytime/evenings).

I also offer workshops in German, the timing varies. 

You absolutely can attend with a friend. Each workshop ticket is for one person. If you want to attend with a friend or a family member (even from the same room), please buy one ticket for each participant to the workshop, as you would do for an in-person workshop.

I will provide a detailed list of tools after signing up. To  complete the workshops, you will need at least the following:

• Lino carving tools, like the Speedball or Abig started kits or more professional grade tools like Pfeil tools
• Soft carving material, such as the pink SpeedyCarve or blue Factis
• Inkpads or block printing ink (plus ink roller & plate for block printing ink)
• Paper for your prints (standard printer paper would work)
• Craft knife
• Transparent paper
• Pencil & eraser
• Optional (especially for the Deep Dives)
  • Ruler
  • set square & compass
  • sharpening tools like a slip strop
  • cutting mat
  • Paper to protect your work surface

Shortly after you sign up for the workshop, you will receive a detailed list with all materials needed. 

If you have any specific questions about tools or materials before signing up, please check out my free resource guide or send me a message with your specific question. 

You can also sign up for the free Materials Q&A on March 18: https://forms.gle/u13yWKaQAzWzcT516

Oh yes! In the Intro to Block Printing, I walk you through the process of block printing from the beginning to the end. If you work alongside me, you will walk out of the workshop with your first hand carved stamp.

The Repeat Pattern Deep Dive workshop series includes theory, demos and various hands-on exercises. You will get optional homework which (you can show and) we will discuss at the beginning of the next session. 

Not at all! All workshop sessions are recorded and are available within 2 working days after the workshop sessionon the private Workshop Hub. 

You can watch at your own pace or catch up before the next workshop session (if you are in the Deep Dive).

The recordings also enable you to rewatch parts of the workshop if you wish.

These workshops are the last Deep Dive workshops I plan to give as I will be offering a new (redesigned) Deep Dive course later this year.

If you cannot make the workshop dates this (European) spring, you have two options:

1. You can sign up for the workshop(s) and watch the recordings (and perhaps you can make attend a couple of sessions live). Recordings will be available within 2 working days after the workshop session in the private Workshop Hub. Recordings will be available for one year after the end of the workshop.
2. You can attend the new Deep Dive course later this year (targeting European fall), which includes the Intro to Block Printing and Repeat Patterns Deep Dive 1&2 in a new, restructured way with prerecorded lessons and live Q&A/show and tell sessions.