Working with Hastings Contemporary Art Gallery, I ran adult workshops in Cyanotypes and Japanese Bookbinding over the summer of 2023. The caynotype workshops began with a walk around the seafront to gather interesting materials for the staudents creations, of which there were many in the fishing hub of the town.
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Student arranging their composition on the prepared paper, 2023.
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Students arranging their compositions on the prepared paper, 2023.
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Finished cyanotype prints, 2023.
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Students objects foraged for on the beach, 2023.
For the second series of adult workshops, I taught 'An introduction to Japanese Bookbinding' which was extremely popular with the locals and beyond. These workshops began with the four-stitch technique where students made two books each to take home with them.
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Table set up ready for students, 2023
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Students designing their hand-made books, 2023
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Students designing their handmade books, 2023
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Students designing their handmade books, 2023