Meet Our Press - Offset Litho
Tutor
Miriam Bean
25 April 2026, 10am - 4pm
£98.00
- Category
- Day
- Tutor
- Miriam Bean
- Price
£98.00
- Duration
- 6 hours
In this one-day workshop you will work with Miriam to master the wonderful Offset Litho press – looking at two planographic processes - monoprinting and photo-plate lithography. Famous for its ability to print editions from the cylinder roller, you will learn how to use this press and be confident handling it to create beautiful work.
Using simple newsprint stencils, you will create a range of tones and textures using a single layer in collaborative monoprints. Then, using pre-made photo litho plates, you will print using masks to create and combine making new compositions.
Whether you have used the press before or you are a total beginner, you will fall in love with this fantastic press and explore its potential to diversify and amplify your work using two very popular and rich print techniques.
About the Tutor
Miriam Bean is an artist based in Leicester whose practice is centred on sound as both a subject and a medium, spanning printmaking, moving image, installation and composition. Her work often explores pure tones, noise and chance operations to question how we perceive harmony, dissonance and rhythm. Through traditional and digital processes, Miriam uses printmaking to explore how sound can be translated into images and patterns.
Miriam has a BA in Fine Art from the University of Lincoln (2016) and is currently working on a new body of work at Leicester Print Workshop, experimenting with lithography, monoprinting and collage.
Alongside her artistic practice, she runs Ellerbea, where she creates colourful illustrated prints, cards and animations using a mix of techniques.
You can find more of Miriam’s work here:
miriambean.com @miriambean.art
ellerbea.com @ellerbeaprints
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
Online: You can book online here by credit / debit card or Paypal.
Telephone: You can pay by card over the phone during our opening hours (Wednesday - Saturday, 10am - 5pm). Call us on 0116 251 4174.
In person: Call in to Leicester Print Workshop during our opening hours (Wednesday - Saturday, 10am - 5pm) to book and pay by card, cash or cheque.
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.
