RESIDENTIAL COURSE – etching & collagraph
8 DAY INTENSIVE COURSE
Saturday 4 October – Sunday 12 October
We would hope that this course will be informative and fun to do, and that students will enjoy a lovely country experience in this beautiful part of England as well as learn a great deal. Some basic printmaking experience would be desirable.
Students will arrive on the Saturday around 2pm, in time for the orientation talk at 3pm, There will then be time to settle into their own work areas, accommodation and organise materials, get ideas etc
Dinner/BBQ (hopefully in the garden) of Pound House, with a chance to meet other students.
Each day will start with a talk, introducing a new aspect of creating plates, and special methods of printing. Both media will be covered, but students can work with one or both disciplines, and can miss talks if they wish to concentrate on another medium.
For collagraph this will include preparation of base plates, building up texture using various fillers, glues, texture mediums, carborundum natural materials, and their preparation for printing, and sealing the plates ready for printing.
For etching we will cover preparation of plates, hard ground, soft ground, deep bite, sugar lift etc. We will be using copper and zinc plates, (which will not be included in the course price. Bring your own or buy from a small selection)
The Printing We will be demonstrating various methods of printing, using intaglio, roll-ups, and “the rubs” Chine colle, and silver and gold leaf application will be explained to those who are interested.
Individual help will be provided by Brenda Hartill and/or one of her two printers, and critiques and discussions will take place regularly during the week
Lunch will be provided every day included in the course fee, along with tea, coffee, soft drinks and biscuits as needed during the day. We will provide dinner, including wine, on 3 nights: Saturday welcome dinner, a mid week dinner, and a Saturday last night BBQ party. On Saturday afternoon students will hang an exhibition of the week’s work in the Oasthouse Gallery, and we will hold a final critique and discussion after breakfast on Sunday morning. Then after a farewell Sunday lunch pack up and return home.
If you need a break from the studio, we have 2 acres of beautiful gardens, with fabulous views, & an outdoor heated swimming pool. We will also be making trips from time to time into the pretty medieval town of Rye (10 mins drive), full of tea shops, book and quirky junk shops, and a variety of pubs and restaurants – a car would be useful, but walking and cycling in the area is superb, and splendid country walks are available on the doorstep. Winchelsea Beach and Camber Sands are a short drive away, for a quick dip in the sea. Winchelsea is another fine small town (12 mins by car), and Hastings is a half hour drive. Non-participating partners are welcome, and there are excellent golf courses nearby, as well as a possible golf partner (Harold Moores, gardener, historian and Music man). Many interesting historic houses and gardens are a short drive away (Great Dixter, Sissinghurst, Bodium Castle, Battle Abbey, Pashley Manor etc)
Students can relax in the evening and enjoy superb surround sound music, CDs LPs and DVD, with a vast selection of music and films, as well as books and magazines in the Oast House gallery/lounge. There is also a separate snug if you simply want to read, chat, or watch Sky TV. The studio will also be open in the evenings, (no tuition).
Local non-residential students are welcome. Lunch is included in the course fee, but we would recommend you staying for dinner when it is served(a price adjustmant can be made if this is not possible). If you have a spare room, and would be willing to offer a bed to another student, the course fee could be reduced accordingly. Non-participating partners welcome.
Accommodation in Pound House
We have a double, twin, or single room in Pound House. All share the same guest bathroom.
Further accommodation
We have negotiated extra accommodation 2 minutes walk from Pound House, in Farleys, a pretty 18th century thatched cottage, belonging to our architect/teacher neighbours. It is their home so wardrobe and cupboard space is limited. This is self-catering accommodation, with a kitchen/dining room with Reyburn stove, gas hob, and microwave. This kitchen can seat 8 and will be available to all students if they wish to self-cater in the evenings when dinner is not available in Pound House. There is a comfortable living room with freeview TV & DVD player and study with wi-fi for your laptop. The views and garden are lovely, and the house is close enough to slip back for a break when the printmaking gets too much. Guests are asked not to smoke in the house, as this is required by the owner’s insurance company.
There is a double en-suite bedroom, with single futon (so could be shared by 2 single people), a twin bedded room, and a double room. There is a family bathroom with bath, toilet, bidet and shower. Students could walk to Pound House for breakfast, or take back food for breakfast in the evening. We provide 3 evening meals, but all students could self-cater on the other nights at Farleys if they wish. The house is 2 minutes walk from the pub, which provides evening meals.
PRICE
Course fee including lunch, dinner 3 nights & materials £450pp
B&B in Pound House, or Farleys Double or twin sharing+£300 pp
Single+£400 pp
We will have room for two young helpers, at a reduced rate.
Tents- bring your own, (we have several sheltered spots to pitch a tent,
and you can enjoy the the house studios and Farleys in the evenings.
Tents, or camper van - bring your own, For the week including breakfast, and use of Pound House in the evenings. Campers may use the micro wave, hot-plate and fridge in the studio if wishing to self-cater, and may bring their own camping stove. (lunch every day and dinner 3 nights is included in the course fee) +£80pp
Non-participating partners,(no course fee), B&B plus as needed,dinner £25
lunch £10
Drinks: 1/2 bottle of wine pp is included at dinner, and guests are welcome to bring their own wine and sprits if they wish. Mixers, soft drinks and water will be available
Transport for residential courses
TRAIN
Lift to and from from Rye station, (train journey takes about 2 hours): From London, change at Ashford to Rye return,+£10
Lifts to & from Robertsbridge (direct line from London, about 1hr 15 ) or Hastings 1hr 30(direct line to Gatwick) return+£25
CAR from London, head for the M25, then the A21, direction Hastings. After John’s Cross, turn left on the B2089 direction Rye. Pound House is half way between Broad Oak and Rye, opposite the lane signposted to St Mary’s Church.
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LECTURES/DEMONSTRATIONS (non residential)
Sunday July 27th 11.00am – 4.00pm
Sunday October 26th 11.00am – 4.00pm
Other dates may be available.– please let us know if you are interested and we will let you know when these are decided.
Brenda Hartill will be giving a print demonstration in her studio, followed by an illustrated lecture in the Oast House Gallery on various aspects of her work, and her book “Collagraphs and Mixed-Media printmaking” .
This will be followed by a home-made lunch,in the garden of Pound House ,(or inside in bad weather) including wine, home made lemonde & local elderberry cordial. There will then be an informal discussion, and if students wish to bring their own prints, and talk about their printing problems, these can also be discussed, finishing with afternoon tea at 3.30pm, when Brenda’s prints we be for sale from the studio at a 10% discount, and some framed works for special prices.
PRICE £50.00
Discounts available for block bookings, Other dates can be arranged for parties over 10 people, with or without refreshments
Go back to the top of this page for links to more information, booking formand slide show of Pound house.
