Thursday 14th - Friday 15th January 2027
$250 per 2 day workshop only
The River and the Woodcut Print / Gary Shinfield
Overview:
The suggested theme is ‘interpretations of a river’.
Initially, brush and ink sketches will be made on thin paper exploring your connections to the subject.
You will then be shown how to transfer images onto blocks, and introduced to carving tools and techniques.
You will also be introduced to examples of woodcut prints with emphasis on layered images, where one block is printed over another. It will be explained how they were created and their relevance to the workshop.
You will be provided with 2 woodblocks, each 22.5 x 30 cm made from Shina plywood (easy to carve) and these will be carved on day one.
On day two the woodcuts will be proofed and printed in various ways using transparent, colour inks. Various papers will be available suitable for woodcut printing.
At the end of the workshop you will have made single prints from each woodcut, and various versions of both blocks printed together or layered in different colour combinations.
You will also be encouraged to combine woodcut prints with ink paintings.
Gary Shinfield - Profile
Gary Shinfield is an Australian artist, graduating in 2004 with a Masters in Fine Art/Printmaking (by research) from COFA, University of NSW. Since then he has exhibited in many solo and group exhibitions.
His practice focuses on works on paper, using various forms of print media, and painting and drawing techniques. Works are often large scale, made in series and shown unframed. Images map journeys to site specific places in Australia and overseas, and explore inner and outer connections. His approach is to respond to archaeology and environment of place with intuitive mark making, and to explore the processes of making. His work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally, and acquired in public and private collections.
Recent exhibitions include, Porous, a solo exhibition at Gosford Regional Gallery NSW 2026; Uncertain Sanctuary, Sydney Printmakers at the Garden Gallery, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney 2026; and, Aggregate, Australian and New Zealand artists at Artpost, Hamilton NZ, 9 July – 1 August 2026.
