Printmaking at the Old Sun Inn Saffron Walden: Gelli Plate & Monoprinting
1 day course
25 September 2025
10am to 3pm
£75 including all materials
Printmaking at the Old Sun Inn Saffron Walden: Gelli Plate & Monoprinting
Join Curwen tutors for a printmaking workshop in the historic Old Sun Inn in the heart of Saffron Walden. Take inspiration from images of the historic surroundings of the building and the town. Images will be provided but please bring any images you would like to use. There will be a break for lunch, please bring lunch with you or you can go into town for lunch.
Monoprinting is a printmaking technique where the image can only be made once because it has been treated in a unique way through inking or wiping. Gelli Plates are a contemporary technique used for monoprinting. These plates are durable, reusable, easily cleaned and are ideal for monoprinting without a press, and are ideal for working in an experimental, expressive and creative way.
In the afternoon move onto using presses to create A4 sized images using a variety of techniques and textures to create original multi-coloured and layered images. By the end of the course, you will have created a huge variety of unique prints to take home.
Course structure
• Explanation of Gelli plate monoprinting and a look at examples.
• Introduction to equipment and techniques.
• Use of rollers and paints and how to ink up your plate.
• Using masking and over-printing to create layered images
• Explanation of monoprinting techniques with examples and demonstration
• Use hand cut stencils, and textures to create complex layered prints.
• Work with ghost & counter prints
• Use presses and hand printing methods.
Experience level
Suitable for beginners, those wishing to refresh their skills and those interested in the historic surroundings of Saffron Walden. Please be aware this is a medieval building with uneven floor levels in some places.
Maximum 12 places
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For all courses except CPSC Certificate course
Full payment of the course fee is required when booking a place. A reserved place is not secure until full payment has been received.
If for any reason you are unable to attend, we will refund monies paid minus a £20 admin fee, as long as you cancel your place more than 1 month before the course start date.
For CPSC Certificate course
Payment for Term 1 is required when booking a place. A reserved place is not secure until this payment has been received. Payments for Terms 2 & 3 will be due at the end of the previous term. Payments for Terms 2 & 3 will be due before the first day of each term.
If for any reason prior to the commencement of the course you are unable to attend, we will refund monies paid minus a £20.00 admin fee, as long as you cancel your place more than 1 month before the course start date. Once you start the course on Term 1 you have committed to all 3 terms. Course transfers are at the discretion of Curwen Print Study Centre.
There is an option to book your place for £100 deposit. If you choose this option your place is secured. The balance of term 1 will be due 20 working days before the start of the course. If you cancel more than 20 working days before the course start date, we will refund monies paid minus a £20 admin fee. If your place is not cancelled during this timescale, and the balance is not paid then the deposit is non refundable. All other Terms & Conditions remain the same.
Curwen Print Study Centre reserves the right to cancel courses – a full refund will be made in these circumstances.
