Taster Workshop – Experimental Linocut | Peter Spriggs | January 28/ February 4/11 | 2026 | 6.00-9.00pm

Price range: £70.00 through £90.00

Beginner-friendly linocut

Description

Wednesdays | January 28/ February 4/11 | 2026 | 6.00-9.00pm

£70 Full/Keyholder member | £80 Ordinary Member | £90 Non-member

  • Lino- cutting is a great way to slow down, concentrate and boost creativity, aiming to bring bold and exciting expressions to life. Techniques will include gouging and carving the lino block, inking and printing, rainbow (multi-coloured) rolling and chine-colle (collaging techniques).Mark-making and texture experimentation
  • Printing by hand or using a press
  • Creating backgrounds and making a small concertina book

All materials and tools supplied. Please bring an image to work from e.g. a drawing you’ve made, photo on your phone, magazine image. You will be working on an A5 size block.

You will have access to a range of professional tools and printing papers.

About the Artist

Peter Spriggs has been a practising artist for many years. He graduated in Fine Art from Cardiff Metropolitan University in 1985 and the Royal College of Art London in 1988. He joined Swansea Print Workshop after attending some taster courses in 2004. Peter worked as a lecturer at Carmarthen School of Art from 1990 and is now a Technical Demonstrator in Printmaking at Swansea College of Art.

About the Studio

You can find us in a row of terraced houses, look out for our fabulous door surround set in a green painted house front; the intercom buzzer is on the left of the entrance.

Parking is free all day outside the studio on Evenings after 6 pm and Sundays only. On Saturday, there is 1 hour parking outside the studio, so you can park there to unload any bags. 3 hour parking is available outside of the controlled city centre zone. There are also multiple long stay car parks in the town centre.

We are close to the main shopping centre and supermarket. There are some facilities for making a hot drink and microwave if you would like to bring along food.

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 these evening workshops at £90 you would pay £80 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.

Additional information

Memberships

Full / Keyholder members, Ordinary members, Non-member

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