Bold and wild

Mark Making workshop

at PRINTBLOCK collective studio. 

Saturday 24th February. 10.30-4.30

Price :€90 including materais and a light lunch. 

A play full day with Liz where you will experiment with different  types of materials and techniques to make marks on paper and fabric. The outcome is sketches and ideas that can be developed into art pieces or designs. Expect to use unconventional drawing and printing methods, experiment with large scale marks and unusual drawing tools.

Reserve your space at www.printbock.ie

Please email me at liznilsson@me.com with any questions in relation to this workshop.

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EATART Sunday Lunch - A Mindful Cookbook Project @Seedpod Studio, Dublin 8

EATART aims to examine how food and art bring people together and create a synergistic platform for imagination, interaction and conversation. Bring your favourite home cooked dish to share. Expect to engage in short creative writing exercises, mindful colour studies and playful mark making inspired by the ingredients from your chosen dish. Eat good food and meet new freinds - a lovely way to spend a Sunday. 

Sunday 18th March. 11 am-5 pm. Facilitator:Liz

Price: 45 €/person.

To reserve a spot email: lizrosie@seedpod.ie

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Intermediate/advanced textile printing. Repeat printing.

Screeen print 3m fabric with your own design at PRINTBLOCK collective studio, Dublin 8. 

Starting date: 18th April

Price: € 295 - including the loan of a big screen and basic materials. Please allow for some additional material costs. Book your space at: www.printblock.ie

In-depth learning with Liz Nilsson, covering the process and practical preparations in relation to screen printed repeated textiles. Each participant will develop a design, make a screen and print their own 3m length of fabric. Only suitable for those with previous experience of screen printing.

Dates: 18th and 25th April, 2nd and 9th May, 6.00pm -9.00pm & 12th and 13th May, 10am - 4pm

Design and preparation time: Four evenings 6.00-9.00pm.

Preparation and test printing: Saturday 10am-4pm

Printing of 3 metre repeat: Sunday, 10am-4pm.

6 places Available. 

This is the only course of its kind in Ireland.

This intensive intermediate class is suitable for those with some previous experience of screen printing. During the course we will concetrate on developing a repeat pattern. We will work with different kinds of mark making in the preparation for exposing a photographic stencil, as well as further developing the understanding of repetition, colour mixing and printing. 

Students need to buy their own A3 size printing screen, on which they will expose their own re-usable design.  Bigger screens for the final print are avaialable to borrow from Print Block.

Contact me if you have any questions at liznilsson@me.com.

Book your space at: www.printblock.ie   

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Creativity & Cultural retreat on the southcoast of Sweden

- 6 days, 7 nights. 

Date: 10-17th June 2018. 

Be inspired by nature and Swedish heritage while immersing yourself in creative workshops exploring colour, shapes and patterns. Enjoy walks on beaches and in woods, experience stillness in meditative yoga and block printing sessions.

Price: €750

 Included in the price is accomendation, food, workshops, transport, excursions etc.  

(airfare is NOT included - cheap flights with Ryan Air to Copenhagen)

Provisioanal booking can be made.  Email Liz on liznilsson@me.com

For more information visit: http://liznilsson.com/retreats