Adventures with Etching-Sugar Lift and Spit Biting Day
Tutor
Sally Stephens
12 April 2026, 10am - 4pm
£98.00
- Category
- Day
- Tutor
- Sally Stephens
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
£98.00
- Duration
- 6 hours
Join us for an adventurous and experimental day exploring two etching techniques. Make bold prints with painterly brushed marks in this one day workshop. The application of a sugar solution with a brush allows us to create positive tonal areas, and spit biting is the direct application of acid to a plate that gives a soft tone. You will learn how to prepare the metal plate, apply an aquatint, use sugar lift and spit biting techniques and print your plate.
This workshop is suitable for those with some printmaking experience and also those new to printmaking. The techniques are a good place to start your printmaking journey.
About the Tutor
Sally Stephens uses the intaglio processes of etching and drypoint in her practice and also some screen print. Her work frequently explores the human face and its enduring fascination. Crowds and collections of faces provide a way to think about how the individual relates to a group, and consider the connections between people. Work is also inspired by travel and encountered images, for example Greek and Roman sculpture and busy city streets.
Sally has completed an Advanced Diploma in Printmaking at Central St Martins School of Art and an M A in printmaking at Northampton University. Sally is part of the LPW tutor team and has also delivered several community projects.
Leicester Print Workshop
Leicester Print Workshop is the regional development centre for printmaking. Established by artists in 1986, we are a registered charity, supported by Arts Council England. Our RIBA award-winning building is situated in Leicester City Centre's Cultural Quarter and is home to a large, well equipped open access Printmaking Studio.
We have over 30 years’ experience of teaching people printmaking. Our programme offers the largest number and broadest range of printmaking courses in the region, with courses suitable for beginners as well as experienced printmakers, delivered by practicing artists and nationally renowned tutors. Participants learn in small and friendly groups in our purpose-designed studio.
Bookings
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Pre-course information: We will send you details of how to find us and what to bring with you when we process your booking.
Concessions
Full-Print Members of Leicester Print Workshop are entitled to a 10% discount on our inhouse courses. Interested in joining LPW as a member? Click here for more information.
