New Term: New Workshops
- adgros3
- Aug 8
- 3 min read
Coming this autumn are more workshops at CICCIC, Arts Hub and Taunton College (Evening). You can now book your space on the Thursday and Friday sessions with the links below. Only £90.00 for a six-week block, which is £11.00 per hour, with all materials provided. We have been providing workshops at CICCIC since its inception in 2012 and print workshops with Adam since the summer of 2018.
Adam Grose has 28 yrs of professional teaching practice (A-Level, Level 3 Diploma, OLASS, Post-graduate, Adult education) and 54 yrs of drawing and painting practice (ever since he could hold a crayon).
All Things Dry-Point (Intaglio Printing)
The first block of 6 weeks will explore dry-point printing, exploring ways of making marks on a surface geared towards intaglio.
Intaglio mark-making involves an incised line that will hold ink, and includes using materials like: Environ- mount card; Acrylic; Aluminium, which is then ready to transfer onto another surface, developing a versatile set of intaglio skills. You will also explore transferring onto various surfaces including: Japanese/ Chinese paper; Chine Colle and Plaster.
All Things Relief (Lino & Woodcut)
During this six week block you will have the opportunity to explore lino or woodcut printing. This can either be as a block printing, reduction or jigsaw printmaking. The beauty of exploring these forms of printmaking is the opportunity to expand upon your skills set, investigating forms of lino and woodcut printmaking you might not have explored before.
The hands-on experience with both traditional printing presses and manual registration techniques fosters technical proficiency essential for contemporary printmakers. By blending experimental processes with classic methods, this course equips participants for artistic innovation in printmaking: an invaluable program for leisure and experienced artists of all skills sets, seeking growth within print media.
Some materials will be provided. However, if you would like to print larger than A5 (14.5 x 21cm), you can purchase materials from Fine Art and Framing at a reduced rate. Details supplied in our Aide Memoir (Handout).
Abandoning Pre-conceptions: Embrace Alternative Working Methods
Adam Grose’s workshops provide the perfect platform to abandon preconceptions and explore alternative working methods. By taking a step away from the familiar, you can unleash your creativity and open yourself up to innovative and exciting techniques that challenge traditional notions of artmaking.
Over the 12-week period we will explore alternative forms of making through a theme. The theme is generally open, and offers the opportunity to explore alternative way of seeing and making.
The theme: Time
We will explore the nature of ‘Time’ within work, observing and investigating what Time means to you and how you can apply the ‘idea of time’ within creativity and making. We will explore through a variety of methods, including:
Drawing
Painting
Printmaking
Wire and Clay Sculpture
This open thematic structure encourages individual interpretation and critical reflection on how time influences both the creative process and artistic output. By examining works from artists like Salvador Dali and Yayoi Kusama, students gain insight into varied temporal perspectives within art history, enriching their own practice and expanding their conceptual understanding.
This interdisciplinary engagement not only enhances technical skills, but also cultivates an awareness of time’s fluidity in creative expression. The integration of multi-media challenges conventional boundaries, promoting innovative thinking.
Such exploration aligns with contemporary art approaches that explore process over product, encouraging learners to investigate personal relationships with time as a dynamic force in art-making.
Some of the artists we will explore during these two 6-week blocks will include:
Francis Bacon; Maya Lin; Alexander Calder; Salvador Dali; Mary Cassat; Gerhard Richter; Ithell Colquhoun; Louise Bourgeois; Christian Marclay; Tacita Dean; Bill Viola; Luc Tymans; Rachel Whiteread; Andy Warhol (Films); Hilma af Klint; Yayoi Kusama (Infinity Rooms); Marina Abramovic.
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