Description
Saturday & Sunday 27 & 28 September | 2025 | 10.00 – 4.30 | 8 places
£130 Full/Keyholder member | £150 Ordinary Member | £170 Non-member
Wood engraving is a wonderfully low-tech discipline which requires little more than a set of tools and a piece of wood – yet it can produce the most beautiful and intricate images. This comprehensive two day workshop will teach you everything you need to know about engraving.
Starting with a demonstration and an explanation of its origins, including rare examples of original 18th century prints, you will then learn how to prepare your woodblock, transfer your design, use the tools and print by hand and with a press. By the end of the workshop you will have a finished engraving, a set of prints, and enough knowledge to continue engraving at home.
Please bring with you a selection of reference photos or sketches to work with. Visit The Society of Wood Engravers for inspiration.
This workshop is suitable for beginners and more experienced printmakers.
About the Artist
Ben Goodman is best known for his use of traditional wood engraving to create intricate and powerful portraits. Blending oil painting and printmaking techniques, he uses engraving to build up multi-layered prints which resemble miniature paintings. The result is a unique style and approach, which creates subtle, textured and intimate contemporary prints. His work is inspired by the beauty and nuance of the human form and its variety of shape, colour, and texture. He takes influence from 800 years of European painting and printmaking; from mediæval panel painters, to contemporary printmakers and painters.
Goodman’s work has been widely exhibited throughout the UK and internationally, and his prints are held in various National Collections, including the V&A (UK), MMU (UK), CAFA (China) and HMP (China). He is the youngest of his generation to become an elected member of The Society of Wood Engravers, and was awarded the prestigious Rachel Reckitt Prize in 2023 and 2025.
See more of Ben’s work on his website and Instagram: bengoodman_uk
About the Studio
There are some facilities for making a hot drink, microwave if you would like to bring along your lunch.
We are close to the main shopping centre and supermarket.
Parking is free all day outside the studio on Sundays only. 3 hour parking is available outside of the controlled city centre zone. There are also multiple long stay car parks in the town centre.
PLEASE NOTE | If you are not a member and are considering more workshops with us, you might like to consider joining as an ordinary member for £25 and enjoy considerable savings on further workshops. Once you have joined you can book in straightaway at the reduced rate. For a two-day workshop at £170 you would pay £150 as an ordinary member. Additionally you will be able to use the workshop on open access sessions to pursue work independently.
Our Cancellation Policy can be found here.
