For our first demonstration of the new year we had the delightful Kate Alger demonstrating the art of printmaking using tetra packs. These are the containers that are used to store various liquids in our supermarkets. They are principally made of cardboard, but the inside face is a very thin metallic layer. This makes a perfect medium for printmaking, being relatively easy to mark with a sharp pointed scribing tool or to remove the foil using a palette knife. Kate demonstrated making a plate by tracing on the image of a cat using carbon paper and then scribing the foil. The whole plate was then inked and the areas where no ink was needed cleaned away before passing the place through a press to transfer the image onto paper. Kate is running a workshop on this technique later in the year. Visit our workshops page for details.
Above :-Kate in action
Below:- some general shots of the evening and Kate’s work
october 2025 - introduction to fused glass BY roy Duke
Our last demonstration event of the year was with PACS member, Roy Duke who talked though the science behind glass as an art material and how fusing works. He then proceeded to show us some of the things he has made in his self built “Shedio” using those techniques. Whilst Roy wasn’t able cut the glass “live” owing to health and safety considerations, he interspersed his talk with video of himself in action. A good night was had by all and it rounded of a fabulous year of demonstration events, organised by our wonderful coordinator, Louise Turpin.
September 2025 - Ginny Farquhar - Colour from plants
Ginny initially spoke about the range of garden plants that could be used for producing natural dyes. Madder, Weld and Woad being the key 3 species, and the classifications of dyes eg substantive and mordant dyes. She also gave us a tip about looking for plants with tinctoria in their Latin name eg Rubia tinctorium (Madder).A fter the initial presentation Ginny started to demonstrate how to dye fabrics. For example, immersion dyeing and bundle dyeing. Solar dye jars was very interesting and might be a way to liven up our kitchen! Ginny brought a wide range of materials to show us al. She then explained how to alter the pH of the solution to increase the intensity or colour of the final dyed fabric (eg using iron).
JULY 2025 -HEATH POND, PETERSFIELD
Images from the recent sketch out held at the Heath Pond, Petersfield. Whilst the morning threatened heavy showers, the afternoon was much more conducive to a bit of sketching and the group had plenty of subjects to study and capture.
Above :- a group of artists taking advantage of the shade while they work.
Below:- some of the sketches
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Sketchout days are restricted to PACS members only and take place in stunning locations like this.
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