Held over two mornings - Thursday 9th and Saturday 11th April, 9.30 am to 12.30pm

Mokulito is a form of lithography using plywood panels (plate) for creating the matrix. Oil based drawing materials are applied to the plate and the plate is then covered in Gum Arabic. After being left to dry it is washed off, inked up and printed on an etching press. The result looks like a lithographic print often with a wood grain showing through. Because wood is an organic substance, the image changes slightly each time the plate is printed, meaning that editions are small and variable. The advantage of using wood as the printing matrix is the possibility of combining mokulito with woodcut to produce contrasting sharp lines.

Cathryn McCarthy Ross has studied and practiced Mokulito in both Canada and Tasmania.

The workshop will happen over two morning sessions. The first Thursday 9th April and the second on Saturday 11th April. The first part will be a demonstration of the process with opportunity to test out some materials before drawing up a plate yourself and coating it with the Gum Arabic. The plates are left to cure ready for the following Saturday when we will be printing.

Class size limited to 6 participants.

Cost: $210 includes all materials needed to create a plate and print. Plus a morning tea from local cake makers.