COURSE CODE: EC2403PR04
COURSE DATES: Mondays, 28th April – 12th May 2025
TUTOR: Stella Yarrow
DAYS: 3
TIMES: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
EXPERIENCE LEVEL: Ages 18+, All Levels
FEE: £130
LOCATION: Bankside Campus, 185 Park Street, SE1 9BL
In this course students will learn to carve a linoleum plate using specialist Japanese carving tools to develop a series of reduction relief prints in multiple colour combinations. Relief printing focuses on form and texture; you will learn to combine the tone, hue and saturation of multiple colours to achieve an edition of prints on archival Italian paper.
Throughout this course you will learn how to:
Each week you will add a new colour, gradually building your composition through layers and bringing your prints to life.
This popular course is ideal for beginners or repeat attendees.
Once you have completed the course we recommend signing up to our Woodcut course to learn a new technique, or join us for Open Access sessions on Tuesday evenings and Saturdays during the day, giving you the opportunity to further develop your printmaking skills. After completing this course students will be given one free Open Access session.
Recommend booking by: April 14, 2025
All attendees must be aged 18 and over.
This course is suitable for all levels. Students can move at their own pace depending on their experience, with as much support from the Tutor as they wish. This means an student from the following experience levels can join this course:
Choose a Beginners course if you are looking for a broad introduction to the medium you are studying. Our Beginner courses are suitable for students with no prior experience.
Choose a Beginner + course if you are looking to hone your skills, focus on a specific subject area and build your confidence. These courses are suitable for those with some basic skills in and knowledge of the taught medium.
Our Intermediate courses are suitable for students who have considerable prior knowledge of the taught medium or have completed a Beginners/Beginners + course with the Art Academy.
Choose our Advanced courses if you have considerable knowledge in the taught medium. You are expected to be able to work independently and have critical discussions around your work.All Levels
Beginner
Beginner +
Intermediate
Advanced
All materials will be provided, please wear clothes you don’t mind getting messy.
Stella Yarrow is an artist printmaker. Her work reflects her passion for the natural environment and her appreciation of its fragile state. She draws on her close contact with nature, as a volunteer for ten years at local nature reserves in London. Stella specialises in lino cut, with its clear strong graphic qualities, and in etched lino, with its expressive and loose mark making. The other techniques she uses include monoprint, mokulito (wood lithography) and printmaking using recycled Tetrapak cartons, which offer a particularly sustainable approach. She has exhibited her work in London and at galleries elsewhere in the UK. She teaches printmaking part-time at the Art Academy and is a Print Associate with the Art Academy Print Studio.
185 Park Street,London SE1 9BL tel: +44 (0) 207407 6969
This is our new purpose built accessible campus. Find more information here
Nearest Tube/ Rail: London Bridge or Southwark (both a 10-15 minute walk). Please note that London Bridge has two exits, the most direct route is to follow signs to “Borough Market”.
Bankside Campus
Students are welcome to use The Hub during break times, where you can prepare hot drinks and/or food. You must bring your own keep-cup, water bottle or food container to the Academy as mugs, glasses, and containers will not be available in our Bankside campus.
Tea and coffee will be provided by the Academy and is available from the island unit at the end of The Hub.
We offer a number of concessions and discounts, please find more information on what we offer here.
If you would like to purchase a gift voucher to be used on our courses then you can purchase these here. Terms and Conditions
Materials & Equipment
Concessions and Discounts
Gift Vouchers
£130.00