Hand Print Your Own Festive Furoshiki
Workshop with Tideline Prints
Wednesday 4 December 2024, 10.30am - 1.30pm
£35
Venue: MAKE Southwest
Suitable for: Adults
Level: All Abilities
Join Karen Bowskill from Tideline Prints, to hand print your own present wrapping cloth in time for Christmas!
This popular way to wrap gifts from Japan, is a wonderful eco-friendly alternative to massed produced wrapping paper.
Using plastic collected from our beautiful Devon beaches and non-toxic ink, you will block print a large wrap, perfect for the festive season and beyond.
All materials are provided in this fun and relaxed workshop and a follow up worksheet will be provided for you to practice your wrapping techniques at home.
Printmaking can get messy, so it is advisable to bring an old towel for hand drying and wear old clothes.
About Tideline Prints
“My aim is to challenge our perception of waste by transforming it into beautiful products. I regularly clean my local beaches of washed-up plastic and use my finds to create unique printing blocks. These are combined with reclaimed leathers and linens to become luxury bags and home textiles. Everything I use from the thread to the trimmings is reclaimed.
I've been fascinated with found objects since I was a young child. I would spend hours playing and making with my everyday treasures. This love for invention and creativity led me to Art College, and continued until I specialised in Printmaking.
Now a parent with a young family, I live on the clifftops of a small fishing village on the east coast of Devon. After wild winter storms, our local beaches are littered with plastic, mostly items washed in from the MSC Napoli cargo spill in 2007.
Seeing this made me realise the need to rethink our take; make; waste approach to living.
I began thinking about how I could put this waste material to good use and the notion of Tideline Prints was born.”
On the Day
All tools and materials will be provided. Please wear old clothes as printing can get messy!
Tea, coffee and biscuits are included and will be available on the day. Our Café is also open should you wish to purchase other refreshments during the workshop - all participants receive a 10% discount voucher for food and drink purchased on the day.
On arrival, please make your way to the side gate of the Riverside Mill, through the courtyard and up the stone stairs on the side of the building. Please let us know if you require the lift.
Please be aware that you cannot use the Co-op car park for all day parking. The Methodist Church car park and Station Road car park usually have plenty of spaces. Click here for more information on our location and car parking for the day.
View MAKE Southwest's Cancellation Policy, HERE.