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A weekend of printmaking with Printmaker, Michael Hepher. 

$180. Registration Required. PURCHASE ONLINE

Ages 16+

10 am - 3pm Saturday & Sunday

Multicolour Block-printing is a great way to add richness and colour to an already satisfying craft. During this two-day workshop, attendees will spend one day exploring multi-block prints using a variety of transfer, carving, and aligning techniques to get satisfying results to expand a block print from single colour. On Sunday the class will explore reduction printing; a fascinating technique that involves pulling multiple colours from the same block to get a rich, deep image. Attendees will leave with a wildly expanded knowledge of relief printmaking process and technique, as well as several finished prints to hang, show, or share.

An Intermediate-level workshop for those with a basic understanding of relief printing. Multi-colour block printing can be challenging so time will not allow for basic carving and printing techniques to be explained. 

All materials included. Optional: bring a couple ideas or resource photos for prints you’d like to make. If you have your own lino carving tools please bring them.

 

Multicolour Block-printing is a great way to add richness and colour to an already satisfying craft. During this two-day workshop we will use Saturday to explore multi-block prints using a variety of transfer, carving, and aligning techniques to get satisfying results when you’re expanding your block printing from single colour. On Sunday we will explore reduction printing; a fascinating technique that involves pulling multiple colours from the same block to get a rich, deep image. Attendees will leave with a wildly expanded knowledge of relief printmaking process and technique, as well as several finished prints to hang, show, or share.

Artist Bio

Michael Hepher is an interdisciplinary artist working as a printmaker, oil painter, and illustrator. He creates with a unique sense of colour, oblique interpretation of the common, and a relentless pursuit of quality. Credits include a wide variety of successful exhibitions, public art projects, and private commissions. Michael continues to operate Clawhammer Press from his studio in Fernie.

Notable recent works & exhibits include:

  • The Art of the Poster, December 2024, The Arts Station 
  • Living Colour a new body of large works in oil, October 2023, Elevation Gallery, Fernie
  • In This Together A touring body of work borne from a CBT Major Project grant, and exhibited at 6 galleries around the Kootenays in 2021-2022
  • All Kinds of Beauty a 16’ x 96’ mural inspired by his printmaking style in Historic Downtown Fernie (2019)
  • A feature profile in Uppercase Magazine’s PRINT/MAKER edition of the Encyclopedia of Inspiration
  • Work shown in the ‘New Impressions’ exhibit at the Hamilton Wood Type Museum (2019 & 2017) 
  • International print exhibitions ‘20for20’ (Austin, TX, 2020) and ‘The Art of Protest’ (London, UK, 2022)
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  • 250-423-4842
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  • theartsstation.com/events/#!event/2025/2/8/multicolour-printmaking-weekend
  • The Arts Station, 601 1st Ave, Fernie, BC, V0B 1M0