Intuitive Lino Printing

Online booking will be available on Monday 2 March.

Explore the art of intuitive lino printing in this one-day beginner’s workshop.

Using continuous line and mark-making, create a vibrant abstract print with the reduction method. This workshop is all about process and creativity – listen to your instincts, carve your lino with repetitive, therapeutic movements, and let your mood guide your choice of colour and application. Perfect for anyone looking to experiment, play, and connect with the joy of print making.

Immerse yourself in the vibrant world of intuitive lino printing in this one-day workshop. Using the reduction method, you will explore continuous line, expressive mark-making, and abstract design to create a unique, layered print. This workshop is all about process, experimentation, and trusting your instincts—allowing creativity, rhythm, and mood to guide your decisions.

You will start by exploring continuous line and intuitive marks, developing a personal approach to design. Guided demonstrations will show how to carve safely and effectively, while repetitive, process-driven movements help build confidence and a meditative connection to your work. You will also experiment with colour, layering, and expressive ink application to bring your print to life.

By the end of the day you will be able to:

• Produce a unique abstract lino print using the reduction method.
• Apply continuous line and intuitive mark-making techniques in your work.
• Carve a lino block safely and confidently, using repetitive, process-driven movements.
• Experiment with colour, layering, and expressive ink application to create mood and depth.
• Reflect on your creative process and make informed decisions about your printmaking practice.
• This workshop is perfect for beginners, or anyone looking to experiment, play, and connect with the joy of making art through print.

About the tutor:

Tutor Jo Shearer is an artist and art educator living and working in Leicestershire. Her belief is that art is for everyone. It is another language for expressing and communicating our experiences, thoughts and emotions which often reflect the world around us and how we fit into it. Art can demonstrate a tremendous level of skill and be aesthetically pleasing; however, the greatest strength is in its capacity to express and unite people. Jo studied Visual BA (Hons) Arts and English Literature and a PGCE in secondary art. She taught in schools and colleges in Hertfordshire and Leicestershire for over 10 years.

After leaving mainstream education she continued her love of teaching through tutoring and went on to develop workshops like this one. She enjoys the freedom to work in a variety of media and has an ever-increasing love for print. She enjoys nurturing creativity and developing individuals’ skills to build confidence in their own work as well as evoking a sense of calm and release of emotions through the process of making. Her personal work explores the spaces that we inhabit, the collection of experiences and emotions that connect us to a place and the inherent beauty of the natural world in all its forms.

Further information:

This one-day workshop will run on Saturday 4 July 2026, 10:30am – 4:30pm. Our café will be open or you are welcome to bring your own refreshments.

All materials and equipment will be provided. Please come in old clothes and/or bring an apron as printing can get messy! We also have aprons available to borrow if you prefer.

Participants must be aged 14+. Under 18s must be accompanied by a paying adult at all times.

If the course/workshop you’d like to book is sold out, we do operate a waiting list – simply contact our box office team on 0116 252 2455 / arts-centre@le.ac.uk and ask to be added to the waiting list. We’ll then contact you if a place becomes available, with absolutely no obligation to accept it if you’ve made other plans!

Please ensure that you agree to our updated Terms & Conditions before booking as courses/workshops are non-refundable if cancelled within 21 days of the start date for any reason.

We aim to make all our sessions as accessible as possible and carers/PAs are very welcome – just remember to book their free place when you book your session. If you’d like to talk to us in advance of booking or attending your sessions to discuss your access needs, our Box Office team is here to help! Email arts-centre@le.ac.uk, pop in or call 0116 252 2455, open 7 days a week.

We have four blue badge parking spaces outside Attenborough Arts Centre, plus double yellow line roadside parking very close to the building for blue badge holders for up to three hours if our parking spaces are occupied.

Free parking for all customers is available after 5pm on weekdays and all day at weekends in the University of Leicester car park next door to Attenborough Arts Centre on Lancaster Road.

The closest public car park for parking at all other times is Victoria Park, 5-10 minutes walk from us (near De Montfort Hall).