Original Fine Art Prints
Gainsborough's House Print Workshop members exhibit their work at their annual exhibition held at St Peter's, Market Hill, Sudbury.
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Original Fine Art Prints
Original Fine Art prints, created by our talented Gainsborough's House printmakers, will be on sale at St Peter's, Market Hill, Sudbury. Come along to see the amazing range of work produced by our members and to purchase your own original piece of art. Opening Reception Saturday 3 June 12-2pm
Wood Engraving with Peter Brown
This course provides a sound introduction to wood engraving and is most suitable for those with some drawing experience. There is no need to have prior knowledge of printmaking. First look at specialist tools, consider mark making and how to create tones, then make a tonal sampler before engraving on to wood and printing. Every...
£230
Silk: From Spitalfields to Sudbury
The market town of Sudbury in Suffolk has a surprising history. Regarded today as Great Britain’s most important centre for silk manufacture, Sudbury produces nearly 95 per cent of the nation’s woven silk textiles from its three working mills: Vanners Silk Weavers, Stephen Walters & Sons and Gainsborough Silks. Dating back to the late 1700s,...
New Acquisitions: Lady Helena Rawdon’s Three Pastels
This exhibition in our Lift Gallery, displays a group of three pastel drawings and can be attributed with some certainty to the talented draughtswoman Lady Helena Rawdon, née Perceval (1717–46). They were originally presented en suite with a rare image of a female pastellist at work, possibly depicting Lady Helena herself. Accompanying the portrait of...
Book Launch – ‘The Accomplished Lady’ by Noël Riley
Join us on Monday 19 June, 6-8pm to celebrate the launch of Noël Riley's latest book The Accomplished Lady: A History of Genteel Pursuits 1660 - 1860. Noël Riley is a writer and lecturer on the decorative arts, and a consultant at Sotherby's Institute of Art, London.
Liz Trenow ‘Meet the Author’
An illustrated author’s talk and book signing. We are delighted to host an evening with Sudbury born author Liz Trenow. Liz, whose books feature in the New York Times Best Sellers list, will talk about how she has returned to her family’s silk weaving roots for her latest novel, The Silk Weaver. The book is...
Art and Beauty: The Life and Work of William Morris
Friday 23 and 3o June 2017 Explore the work of the artist, designer, conservationist, and socialist William Morris, whose ideas laid the foundations for the Arts & Crafts Movement and revolutionised the appearance of Victorian crafts and the home. A man of prodigious talents and energy, Morris urged his contemporaries to “Have nothing in your...
Art and Beauty: The Life and Work of William Morris (2nd lecture in the series)
Friday 23 and 3o June 2017 Explore the work of the artist, designer, conservationist, and socialist William Morris, whose ideas laid the foundations for the Arts & Crafts Movement and revolutionised the appearance of Victorian crafts and the home. A man of prodigious talents and energy, Morris urged his contemporaries to “Have nothing in your...
Megan Fishpool: The Power of Three Carborundum, Chine Collé and Collagraph
Learn all about three very special printmaking techniques; Carborundum, Chine Collé and Collagraph. The course aims to convey ‘Omne Trium Perfectum’, three techniques that are perfect for expressing creative ideas. Exploring an abundance of textures, colour options and layered structures and their registration, we use studio friendly products, processes and practice on this innovative course....
£318
Big Skies
Both Gainsborough and Constable loved painting the BIG East anglian skies. Create your weather pictures, record the weaterh and celecbrate our fantastic skies. This family drop-in session costs £2 for children and £3 for adults. Admission to Gainsborough's House is included in the price. Recommended age from 4 - 12 years. Children must to accompanied...
Colin Gale: Lithography
Lithography is often thought of as the closest printmaking technique to painting and drawing because of its direct mark-making. Working on stone, zinc plate or aluminium photo plate, the technique is taught in easy to follow stages. Students are able to work on several images during the course using their own reference. Colin Gale directs...
£265