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Botanical Printmaking with plant's juices

5(3 reviews)
Learn to create prints right from your garden using spinach,turmeric and explore one of the earliest pre-photographic processes.
Holborn
In-person
£70 pp
1hr 15min
Beginner
What happens in this class?

This short but compact workshop will introduce you to a very unique anthotype printmaking process discovered in 1842 using watercolour paper and crushed flower petals or plant juices like turmeric or spinach to create botanical images or recently even photographs! I will teach you how to prepare your own emulsion- after the workshop you will be able to take home and use the skills you have learned here to create your own art. I will also show you how to make anthotype print using digital photograph from your phone or camera (you can see a sample photograph on the video…

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Things to remember

All of the materials will be provided but you are welcome to bring your own photograph to print on memory stick.

Latest Reviews
5(3 reviews)
carolyn quartermaine - 7 August 2019
A lovely time spent with Magda , informative , gentle , .. And I would absolutely recommend her for any alternative photographic process workshop I look forward to seeing magda again
carolyn quartermaine - 7 August 2019
A lovely time spent with Magda , informative , gentle , .. And I would absolutely recommend her for any alternative photographic process workshop I look forward to seeing magda again
Secret - 1 July 2019
Brilliant event. The host was very welcoming and passionate about the printmaking process. The experience was a complete Joy!
Booking Options
Private BookingFor groups of 2 to 6 guests
£70

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Age Requirement

12
All students under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.

Flexible cancellation policy

Any class can be cancelled and fully refunded within 24 hours of purchase. See cancellation policy.
Your Teacher

Polish photographer currently based in London utilizing historical photographic technique of wet plate collodion. Her works has been subject of several solo and group exhibition around the world. As an educator, leading alternative and historical photographic techniques workshops. Collaborated with various acclaimed art institutions and galleries, such as British Museum, University of Arts London and more.

The idea of alternative workshops is to bring to the wider public -adults, children, seniors- range of workshops which aim to raise awareness about very beginnings of photography and encourage experimenting with them in most creative way. Whether experienced or not, workshops are tailored…

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Reviews

carolyn quartermaine - 7 August 2019
A lovely time spent with Magda , informative , gentle , .. And I would absolutely recommend her for any alternative photographic process workshop I look forward to seeing magda again
carolyn quartermaine - 7 August 2019
A lovely time spent with Magda , informative , gentle , .. And I would absolutely recommend her for any alternative photographic process workshop I look forward to seeing magda again
Secret - 1 July 2019
Brilliant event. The host was very welcoming and passionate about the printmaking process. The experience was a complete Joy!