Tuesday 29th April 2.00pm – 6.00pm 

A note from Mark:
“My photography always returned to the idea of a good life: the artisans who still make and work in a natural, hands-on way.  Fishermen, bakers, makers: I wanted to claim that analogue life for myself, and traditional printmaking offered me the opportunity”.

Mark Lord aka Lino Lord, is a professional photographer whose 22-year career behind the camera led to a passion for capturing the essence of the natural world, his heritage growing up on the Cornish coast and the people that look after their small corner of the world.  In 2019 he set up a studio space at home & started carving a few lino blocks.  After the COVID pandemic temporarily put a hold on his photography career he was able to spend more time in his print Studio rather than behind a camera.

“I’m Cornish born and bred, as are my parents and grandparents before me.  I grew up in a small village a couple of miles from Falmouth, too far away to hear the sea perhaps but certainly close enough for it to play a huge part in my life.  I’m neither a fisherman or sailor but that doesn’t stoop the feeling of connection to the rolling waves and rugged shores that I think every Cornishman shares”.  

Mark has since started spreading his love of lino printing by teaching others how to develop their skills & get creative.  Mark enjoys sharing the skills he has developed over the last 6 years with his students, from drawing the design, carving the lino & printing the final artwork.  Mark finds that inspiring others to start their journey with printmaking is particularly a rewarding part of his own printmaking journey.  During the workshop Mark will demonstrate different mark making techniques with the various tools on a piece of lino.

Those attending the workshop will then have a chance to practice the techniques on a test piece before printing the printing block with a choice of a variety of presses and equipment.

Once you have completed your test block you will begin to carve your main block before printing either a series of prints or greetings cards.  All materials and equipment supplied, along with expert tuition from Mark himself every step of the way.

Please feel free to bring along your own photographs or drawings to work from.  You will be working to 6″ x 4″ or 8″ x 6″, so please bring images that size if you wish to trace the image onto your block!

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