HandPrinter Art Runs Linocut Workshops and Beginner Kits

CAPE TOWN: Most people who try linocut want to know two things: whether they can carve a clean line, and what to do with the block afterwards. HandPrinter Art, a hand-printing studio in Woodstock, sets out its workshops and kits around both questions, with gouges, brayers, barens and paper packed per table so nobody waits for a cutting tool.

Every session follows the same order. Safe hand positions are explained first, then the block is carved with gouges and V-tools, inked with a brayer and printed by hand with a baren or through a press.

The format changes with the group:

• Private studio workshops in Woodstock, with table space, drying room and a press nearby
• School pop-up workshops set up in classrooms and halls
• Team sessions built around a shared image or a split block
• Family sessions with easier carving blocks for mixed ages

For anyone who wants to keep carving at home, the beginner lino kit holds lino, a basic cutter, ink, a roller and paper. Soft-cut blocks suit first-time cutters and younger groups, while traditional lino sheets suit sharper line work once the hand is steadier.

Woodstock is the main studio base, with bookings across Cape Town, Stellenbosch and Bellville. Workshops can also be arranged in Johannesburg, Pretoria and Durban.

Workshop formats and booking details are at handprinter.co.za. Printing equipment for studios and small print businesses is available through am.co.za.

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