Key details
Date: 9 June 2025
Time: 10am - 3:30pm
Venue: Kirkby-in-Ashfield Library and Learning Centre, Kirkby-in-Ashfield
For ages: 19+
Group size: 5 - 12
Cost: FREE - £19.25
About this course
This course is for anyone that love pattern building and colour. Over the course you gain the confidence to create prints with traditional craved blocks from Indian. We look at the history of Indian Print Blocking and how Printing and Blocks are made in Indian today.
Learners are required to provide their own substance to print onto this can be paper, or thin card or fabric, such as tote bags or pillow cases.
Over the course we analyse patterns and look at the look at Pattern Theory – how it is an underlying structure in culture and the environment around us.
We recreate patterns by repeating units; rotation, reflection, tiling of shapes. Also look at layering of designs over each other.
We look at Colour Theory – looking a colour wheel and see how colours can blend and complement each other.
Also have an understanding of how colours can change a design mood.
Look at Festival of Colours – Holi and other international festivals.
From discussion over the course individuals with gain understanding of the pros and cons of difference paints on the market and investigate method of using waste paint.
What will learners achieve by the end of the course?
Gain understanding about equipment
Knowledge of Colour theory
Design development and Structure Patterns
Gain some understanding of artist and their use of patterns
Know how to print with wooden blocks
Resources required:
Fabric – this can be anything such as old bed linen, tote bags or T-shirts
Paper, Card to print on to
If you have paints – Fabric paint if working on fabric which you want to wash, or any ready-mix paints such as craft acrylics
Suggested Reading for the course:
Title: Indian textiles, Author: Gillow, John ISBN: 9780500291184
Title: Indian art close-up Author: Dallapiccola, Anna L. (Anna Libera), 1944- ISBN: 9780714124865
The practical book of colour therapy : step-by-step techniques to harness the healing powers of light and colour shown in over 250 photographs Author: Lilly, Sue. ISBN: 9781844767540
Booking your place and fee information
If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our webpage for further information 
https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/
To secure your place on the course 
BOTH 
the following must be done:
Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING, 
AND
Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.
You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking. If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.
To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.
Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required). As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas:
Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Greater London
Greater Manchester
Liverpool City Region
Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland
Tees Valley
West of England
West Midlands
West Yorkshire
Any questions?
Check the 
FAQs page
, or get in touch:
By phone: 
01623 677 200
By email: 
learning@inspireculture.org.uk
Information Source: Inspire Culture | Learning | Libraries | eventbrite

Ashfield District

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