Designing and Printing with Block Print with Nicholas Hughes
Designing and Printing Block Print with Nicolas Hughes
Spend a Saturday designing and printing your own repeat patterns in a small, hands-on workshop, with a glimpse inside the richly decorated interiors of David Parr House at lunchtime.
Led by artist and illustrator Nicolas Hughes, this beginner-friendly session explores block printing through observation, experimentation and making. You’ll work from small, found objects to develop your own designs, carving and printing by hand to create something unexpected.
What you’ll do
Take inspiration from everyday objects such as seed pods, leaves and small found items
Develop quick sketches into simple repeat pattern designs
Carve your design into lino using guided mark-making techniques
Print your own repeat pattern by hand
Embrace experimentation, imperfections and chance in the process
What to expect
Small group, limited to 8 people
Studio-based, hands-on and supportive
No experience needed
A glimpse inside the house during the lunch break for inspiration
Lunch included from Norfolk Street Bakery
What to bring
Something waterproof to transport your prints home, such as a poster tube
All materials provided, with water-based inks so prints will be dry by the end of the session
About the workshop
Inspired by the handmade and decorative traditions of the house, this workshop celebrates a playful, can-do approach to design. Through simple processes and repetition, you’ll create patterns that evolve as you work, often leading to unexpected and satisfying results.
About Nicolas Hughes
Nicolas Hughes is an artist and illustrator and a graduate of Chelsea School of Art. He is included in the Michelangelo Foundation’s Homo Faber Guide of leading European artisans and represents The Art Workers’ Guild at the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Craft as a wallpaper maker and block printer. His work has been recognised by House & Garden and Country Living as part of their selections of emerging and leading craftspeople.
