Block Printing with Beta Franca

This workshop is about wrapping using the print blocks and collage. The final product is a set - bag, wrapping tissue paper, tag, card and envelope - created over a theme.
The focus of the workshop will be on how to look at the print blocks to find many different ways of using them - they are graphic elements to create a composition, being it a simple or a complex pattern, or a scene that tells a story.
It'll cover all the different potentials and challenges presented by the medium:
. choosing the right paper and suitable colours to go with it
. working with two or more colours in one print
. overlapping the same prints in different colours
. composition
Plenty of time will go into playing with the blocks and papers and colours so that everyone can find their theme before putting it together on the wrapping set.

About Beta: Originally from Brazil, Beta came to Ireland over 25 years ago. She is an architect, sculptor, graphic designer, singer and artist.  She is inspirational and there is nothing more that she enjoys than sharing this in her workshops.