I am planning to run a series of linocut workshops and other printmaking workshops like etching and possibly screenprinting over the next year here in Margate. One idea is to run two kinds of printmaking workshops – evening classes for local printmakers and weekend classes for artists from further afield, like London.

At the moment I only have space in my studio for two or three students at a time but I am planning to set up a larger printmaking studio in Margate in the near future. This will provide print facilities for artists to come and learn in a professional set-up and hopefully add to the regeneration of the area which was boosted by the opening of Turner Contemporary and other projects like Pushing Print and Marine Studios.

So I’m putting a call out to all potential workshop users in Margate and beyond – are you interested? And if so, what kind of printmaking workshops would you most like to see? Linocut, etching, drypoint, monoprint, screenprint? Please let me know what you think. Also what kind of course would suit you – evenings, one-day workshops or full weekend courses?

I look forward to hearing your comments and suggestions! Thanks.

Here’s a taster of Margate street life: