Workshops
Our etching or wood/lino printmaking workshops offer small groups of artists tuition and technical support as well as full use of our studio facilities.
We hold 2 day printmaking workshops in the spring, summer and autumn covering either etching or wood/lino cutting. Workshops are held on different days in small groups using our well equipped studio at Bothy Yard so there is plenty of space to work and lots of help if needed. The tutors are experienced teachers as well as practicing artists and they provide valuable instruction to all, tailored to each individual whatever their previous experience.
Our workshops are suitable for complete printmaking beginners who have an interest in creativity or for those with some printmaking experience who want to improve their skills.
If you would like to be notified of any future workshop dates as soon as they are released, please subscribe to our email list (see below).
WORKSHOPS 2026
Our spring and summer workshops are now fully booked
but we do get cancellations so if you are interested in
any of the workshops listed below please email us: workshops@sudbourneprintmakers.com with the following information and we will pop you on
to the reserve list.
1) Your name
2) Contact telephone number
3) Which workshops are you interested in?
4) Details of any printmaking experience – you don’t have to have any!
We hope to run more workshops in the autumn.
ETCHING with Chrissy Norman and Peter Beeson £205
Sat 18th & Sun 19th April.
Sat 2nd & Sun 3rd May.
Sat 1st & Sun 2nd August.
Sat 15th & Sun 16th August.
BEGINNERS LINOCUT with Amanda Clayton and Ruby Banzai £100
Mon 20th April.
RELIEF PRINTING with Sara Harrington and Ruby Banazi £205
Wed 22nd & Thurs 23rd April.
Sat 25th & Sun 26th April.
Wed 22nd & Thurs 23rd July.
Sat 25th & Sun 26th July.
You must be 18 years and over to sign up, materials and refreshments are included but the price does not include lunch. If you are a fast worker at the 2 day workshops and use up lots of paper, you may be asked to pay an extra charge.
The 2 day workshops are suitable for all abilities, ideal for enthusiastic beginners with an interest in creativity and those who have had some printmaking experience and are looking to improve their skills. We work in small groups so there will be plenty of space and individual help from the tutors when needed.
Etching Workshops
Two days – 9.30am until 4.30pm (approx.) with a break for lunch.
What to expect:
We will cover hard and soft ground etching plus aquatint over the 2 days and how to prepare a zinc plate for etching. For those who have had some etching experience, there will be the opportunity to develop their skills with an experienced tutor on hand.
You will be guided through the different processes to develop your own ideas into an etching. Inspiration can be based on a sketch, photograph or an abstract idea so bring any source material with you. Also pencil, rubber and paper are useful but all other materials will be supplied.
You can expect to take home at least one etching plate completed during the time plus some prints, of course. The size of each plate can be of any dimension up to a maximum of A4.
What’s included:
Help and guidance from our experienced tutors.
All reasonable amounts of materials are included but there may be a charge for extra use of paper or zinc plates.
Tea, coffee and biscuits.
What to bring:
Source material including photos, sketches etc
Lunch
What to wear:
Either an apron, overalls or old clothes (printmaking can get messy!)
For health and safety reasons – no open-toed shoes or sandals please.
Woodcut or linocut (relief) workshops
Two days – 9.30am until 4.30pm (approx.) with a break for lunch.
What to expect:
This is a hands-on course for beginners and improvers to learn how to produce a relief print using wood or lino. We look at the different types of tools and ways of cutting that make varied marks and textures that will give your image both style and substance. You will be able to print both monochrome and coloured images (up to 4 colours).
The tutors are there to help and guide you so that you can try different colour combinations in order to experiment and push to get a really pleasing print. Anyone who is keen can try the reduction process will need to come with a design and be ready to get printing quickly, but there are other exciting ways to print and incorporate colour too.
Please come with a design drawn out or a photo so that you are ready to make the most of your time. We have lino blocks 200 x 300 mm and wood up to 210 x 300 mm (A4). The size you can reasonably tackle will depend on the complexity of your design. Beginners are advised not to try anything too large or complicated at first! You won’t want to spend all the time cutting. Leave plenty of time for printing and trying some colour techniques. These two days really do fly by!
What’s included:
Help and guidance from our experienced tutors
Lino or woodblock up to A4
Inks, cleaning materials, paper and tools
Tea, coffee and biscuits
What to bring:
Source material including photos, sketches etc
A prepared image/design preferably traced at the required size ready to transfer onto your printing block
Lunch
What to wear:
Either an apron, overalls or old clothes (printmaking can get messy!)
Sensible, comfortable shoes – no open-toed shoes
General workshop info
How to get here:
The workshops are held at 4 Bothy Yard, Sudbourne Park, IP12 2AJ. Look out for the entrance marked Sudbourne Park at the B1084 crossroads near Orford and follow the long driveway down the slope and turn right to pass the big urns on your left. Bothy Yard is the first left past the garages, near the walled garden. Parking is in Bothy Yard, on the right hand side as you go in. For a map, see our Contact page.
Cancellation Policy
You can change your mind at any time before payment. Once your fee is paid, if you cancel your booking more than 28 days before the start of the workshop, we will refund 50% of the fee less a £10 admin charge. If you cancel less than 28 days before the workshop starts, no refund will be due. However, if we are able to book your place with somebody else we will refund the full amount less an admin charge of £10 or offer you another workshop date if available, regardless of when the cancellation is made.
