Open Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock printing) with Fi Brown.
Fi Brown is artist who lives and works in Hastings.
In Spring 2024, she took part in a Mokuhanga residency in Japan and is keen to share what she learnt there with friends, neighbours and fellow artists in Hastings and beyond.
Her work has been shown in local and national shows including The Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, Wells Contemporary and Ty Pawb International Print Open. She has worked in art and education for many years.
You can see some of her work in Hastings Museum and Art Gallery until the end of April 2025
beginners/ improvers
On the Last Thursday morning of Every Month (Except December)
Thursday Mornings – 10am £20
Japanese woodblock or Mokuhanga is a traditional Japanese relief printing process. It uses no solvents, just water-colour/pigment, starch paste and water, applied with brushes. It doesn’t require a press, just a hand-held disc called a baren.
It is a subtle and beautiful process with unique qualities.
For anyone who wants to keep up, refresh, develop or share their Mokuhanga practice with some support.
Jack in the Green Paper Making Workshop
Ever fancied trying to make your own paper? Free workshop for complete beginners
introducing you to the wonderful world of paper making. You will be taken through
the process step by step with friendly support and guidance along the way. At the
end of the session you will have produced at least 2 sheets of recycled paper.
Choose the best for you to keep* and donate one to be made into labels for this
year’s messages to be added to the Green Lady’s skirt – a tradition started back in
2023.
*To be collected at a later point/over the JITG weekend as will need time to dry.
When: Saturday 29 th March
Where: Hastings Art Club, 9-10 West Street, Hastings Old Town, TN34 3AN
Details: Free to attend. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Sessions 1hour each.
Limited space per session (max 10 people) so recommended to reserve a free space
to avoid disappointment. Drop ins welcome if there is space.
Session times:
10:00 – 11:00
11:15 – 12:15
12:30 – 13:30
13:45 – 14:45
15:00 – 16:00
*COMING SOON*
Life Drawing – Extended 4 hour session
Join us in the studio for our extended four hour session. We will have half an hour break in the middle. Refreshments supplied. We work with a professional model who starts the session off with a few short posses to warm the artists up then continues with one long sitting which is choosen with the artists.
The session is untutored but is hosted by the same local artist who hosts our weekly life drawing sessions. You are welcome to bring and use any medium you like, these long sittings are perfect for painting and clay work. We have charcoal and pencils in the studio available.
Studio is located in the heart of Hastings old town.
July Fully booked.
August Dates coming Soon.
Wild Narratives
Ages 8-12
Saturdays 10am – 2 hr sessions / six weeks
Woven wands, bark masks, mud faces, clay pots, fire making, plant drawings, pigment making, puddle pictures, leaf paintings, stick sculptures, natural paintbrushes.
Through natural materials and handmade tools, we teach young people how to make art through play and narrative. All art tells a story, and learning to tell that story through your materials will help to develop a creative dialogue.
Wild Clay and Firing with Martin Brockman
Silica, Iron, carbon. Looking at land and sea. The make-up of clay, local geology traditions.
You will be shown the process of excavating and experimentation with clay, soaking, forming. How to experiment with a small campfire to explore ceramic change. Small experiments will be fired in a wheelbarrow or simple pit firing and clamp/paperkiln.
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