Spend a cozy winter morning playing with deep velvety shadows, forest silhouettes, and graphic folk symmetry. No drawing skills required!
As the dark January days settle in, it is the perfect time to retreat indoors for a creative reset.
Join me for a special session where we bring the atmospheric, fairy-tale world of Sybille Schenker (see images from her book illustrations) and traditional Scandinavian art to the gelli plate.
This classy, "Scandi-noir" aesthetic is a beautiful match for a quiet winter morning.
In this relaxed, hands-on session, you will learn how to make the best of a limited colour palette, simple stencil shapes and prints from actual plant materials to build your own prints.
What?
• Atmospheric Layering: How to roll and blend deep tones to create a glowing, moonlit winter sky.
• Folk Stencils & Masks: Learn to block out bold, stylized shapes of winter wildlife (hares, deer, owls) or bare pine trees using stencil cut-outs.
• Subtractive Texturing: Use simple tools to scratch fine woodblock-style patterns and channels directly into the wet paint before your pull.
• The Velvet Pull: How to use plant materials to add contract in final layers.
Gelli printing is fast-paced, highly therapeutic, and deeply satisfying. Because the process is entirely about texture, colour, and pattern rather than precise drawing, it is completely impossible to get it wrong.
You will leave with a collection of your own unique sophisticated, multi-layered prints and a basic understanding of gelliprinting.
When?
Saturday 23rd January 2027 from 10-1pm
How much?
£40.00 per person which includes all materials you will use on the day and refreshments.
If you'd like to book all 4 of the 'Inspired by' series of sessions, please see discounted separate listing (1 session each month from Jan to April 2027).
Where?
Clevedon Craft Centre
Moor Lane
Clevedon
North Somerset
BS21 6TD
The room is upstairs in an old listed building. There are 4 big heaters in the room that keep us cosy but please wear layers of warm, old clothes that you don't mind getting paint on during Winter months. Feel free to bring an apron.
Parking is FREE on site.
Comments from recent course participants:
'Julia's classes are a joy. She is an inspiring experienced teacher. She is very welcoming and great at accommodating different needs,' Jane.
'Julia is a fab teacher. Her enthusiasm is infectious and her knowledge and skills are endless. Thoroughly recommend her workshops,' Ali.
Terms: I reserve the right to cancel the course before the event if there aren't enough people signed up. Full refund or place on alternative course offered in the event of my cancellation.
If you need to cancel, I will aim to offer you a place on another suitable course IF reasonable notice is given. Refunds are not given.
Contact me with any questions.
