Cape Town studio sessions and nearby workshop visits
Our Woodstock base handles private studio workshops, student print classes and guided carving sessions for visitors from across Cape Town. Groups often travel in from Bellville, Somerset West and the southern suburbs when they want a hands-on print session with proper tables, tools and drying space.
For local venue work, we can plan a school pop-up workshop, a team building session or a family print session at a hall, classroom or creative venue. The setup usually centres on lino or soft-cut blocks, carving gouges and V-tools, brayers, inks, registration marks and papers that suit hand printing.
- Woodstock studio bookings for adults and mixed groups
- Venue-based sessions in Bellville and Somerset West
- School visits across Cape Town suburbs
Gauteng workshop areas for schools, teams and students
In Gauteng, we arrange pop-up classes in Johannesburg and Pretoria for schools, universities, community venues and workplace groups. A room with sturdy tables, water access and enough light makes a practical setting for carving, inking and pulling a clean edition by hand.
These sessions suit people who want to learn how the carved image transfers from block to paper, how registration keeps each sheet aligned, and how pressure changes the final print. Some groups prefer a press printing demo, while others stay with baren printing and hand burnishing for a more direct studio feel.
- Johannesburg workshops for schools and adult groups
- Pretoria print classes for students and staff teams
- Teacher skills workshops with a clear studio workflow
Durban and coastal bookings with humidity in mind
Durban sessions need a bit of planning because coastal humidity changes how paper, inks and carved blocks behave during the day. We choose materials and drying steps that suit the room, the weather and the length of the workshop.
Block printing works well in a warm coastal setting when the papers are handled neatly and the inks are kept in good condition. Water-based block inks, oil-based block inks and different paper weights all have their place, depending on the group and the print outcome needed.
- Durban school pop-ups and family sessions
- Indoor venues with good table space and airflow
- Print finish sessions for editions that need a tidy final pass
How a booking is arranged for another town or venue
The cleanest way to plan a session is to tell us the town, the venue type, the group size and the workshop style you need. From there we can map the tools, papers and carving method to the level of the group, whether that is a beginner carving session or an edition print session.
We also work with schools and venues that need a venue setup service, which helps when tables, drying areas and print stations have to be arranged before people arrive. If a group wants beginner kits, the contents are chosen to match the session so the tools and papers are usable beyond the day itself.
- Tell us the town and the venue
- State whether you need carving, inking, printing or all three
- Note if the group is adults, students, families or mixed ages
What travels with a pop-up print workshop
A travelling workshop brings blocks, ink and a full setup. We bring the parts that keep the session orderly, from carved lino or soft-cut blocks to brayers, gouges, V-tools, inking plates, registration guides and drying support for fresh sheets.
Depending on the programme, the session may include a press printing demo, hand burnishing with a baren, edition numbering and a short talk on paper choice. The result is a working print session that can fit a classroom, studio, hall or community room without turning the space into a mess.
- Safe carving tools and block materials
- Printing supplies for hand and press methods
- Papers suited to edition work and final presentation
Which South African groups we plan for
We arrange workshops for adults, students, families, school groups and workplace teams. The same print method can be shaped differently depending on the age range, the time available and how much carving the group can manage comfortably.
Some groups want a short introduction to block printing, while others want a fuller session with carving, inking, registration and edition printing. That makes it easier to match the workshop to the venue and the area, whether the booking is for Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Johannesburg, Pretoria or Durban.
- Private studio workshop for smaller groups
- School pop-up workshop for class visits
- Team building session for workplace groups
