Jenny will be teaching a weekend workshop at Castlemaine Press, Lot 19, Castlemaine Victoria, in November 2018. Please contact castlemainepress@gmail.com with any inquiries or submit your question to the contact form on my website. People are encouraged to bring plant specimens with them if they can - otherwise there will be plenty available. If the botanical specimens are dried flat between blotters and boards until they are leathery they will print more successfully with the Akua soy based inks. Feathers will also work well with both the nature printing and softground techniques that will be used in the workshop.
I will be one the Creatives on site during the Creative Harvest Festival of edible gardens. With my little etching press I will be demonstrating 'nature printing' onto paper. I directly use botanical samples to create impressions of the plant, great detail can be achieved with ink and paper. Some of the plants I will be working with are from my host Adele's garden. Called 'Darna' this wonderful two and half acre garden is located at Darnum, in West Gippsland. I will have many prints, greeting cards and other gift items on display and for sale.
