Collaged jigsaw lino print – 3 weeks

Start Date: Saturday 25/04/2026 (Weekly)

Time: 10:00am

Duration: 3 (total 9) hrs

Price: £200.00

Ability: All Welcome

Tutor: Vicki Rutter

Tickets Available: 4

About this course

Collaged Jigsaw Lino Printing –

3 Day Course Sat 25th April - Sat 9th May

Creative motif-based printmaking with colour, composition & repetition with Vicki Rutter.

This relaxed and exploratory course introduces jigsaw lino printing through the use of small, hand-carved motifs. You’ll create a collection of simple shapes that can be inked, rearranged, and layered to build vibrant, collaged prints.

Working from a single lino block that is cut into separate pieces, you’ll discover how individual elements can be reused in multiple ways — offering endless possibilities for pattern, composition, and colour.

Ideal for those who enjoy bold graphics, playful imagery, or decorative design, this approach encourages experimentation and personal expression.

Course Overview

Using a flexible, motif-based approach, you will design and carve a set of small lino shapes that can be printed individually or combined into larger compositions. The emphasis is on exploration — testing arrangements, layering colour, and developing a feel for how images interact on the page.

By the end of the course, you’ll have produced a small edition of prints and a set of reusable lino pieces to continue working with at home.

Day 1 – Designing & Preparing Your Motifs

  • Introduction to jigsaw lino printing with examples of collaged motif work
  • Overview of materials:
    • Softcut vs traditional lino
    • Cutting tools and safe handling
    • Water-based inks and printing equipment

Design Development

  • Sketching 4–8 simple motifs (natural forms, symbols, abstract shapes, etc.)
  • Focusing on bold shapes, clear lines, and strong silhouettes
  • Considering how motifs might relate as a set

Preparing the Block

  • Transferring designs onto a single lino block
  • Planning spacing and how the block will be divided into pieces
  • Beginning to cut out and separate motif shapes

Day 2 – Cutting, Refining & First Prints

  • Refining and cleaning carved motif pieces
  • Considering edge quality and how shapes will print

Inking & Testing

  • Demonstration: inking individual pieces in different colours
  • Exploring mark quality and ink application

Compositional Play

  • Arranging motifs in different configurations
  • Exploring spacing, repetition, rotation, and negative space
  • Introduction to simple registration methods if needed
  • Printing first proofs and test compositions

Day 3 – Layering, Composition & Final Prints

  • Developing more resolved compositions from test prints
  • Exploring layering and second colour passes
  • Combining motifs to create more complex or narrative arrangements

Final Printing

  • Printing a small edition of 2–3 considered, high-quality prints
  • Optional: swapping motif pieces to create collaborative compositions

Wrap-Up

  • Group discussion and review
  • Ideas for further development:
    • Expanded jigsaw techniques
    • Layered printing
    • Chine-collé and paper collage backgrounds

What Do I Need to Bring?

All materials are provided.

You’re welcome to bring sketchbooks or reference images, though plenty of visual material will also be available.

Please wear suitable clothes you don’t mind getting a little inky, or bring an apron.

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Reviews

“Taking the time to learn in the inspiring environment of Colne Road Studios was such a treat! The group was welcoming and supportive and Rachel is an extremely talented and generous teacher, sharing her skills and knowledge to give us fresh perspectives and a wealth of useful advice and feedback. I felt my ability and interest in drawing had been revived after many years dormant, learning how to observe as well as how to draw. I would encourage anyone willing to pick up a pencil to have a go, and have already signed up to Rachel’s next course!   “CB  March 2025

‘I decided to do the Drawing for Beginners class at Colne Road Studios as I have recently started painting for the first time since school and felt that doing a beginner drawing class would aid me with this in looking at image and form.  That and the fact that I hadn’t picked up a pencil to draw since I was a teenager.   The course exceeded my expectations.  The group were lovely and from very different backgrounds – some beginners, some already dabbled, and a couple were professionals who used drawing in differing forms in their careers.  Rachel Labovitch is an exceptional tutor.  She is informative in her teaching approach bringing in examples of other artists as we went along meaning that new or well-known works of art were discussed and techniques explored.  She is positive, supportive and very encouraging.   I left each class feeling inspired and even did ‘homework’ during the week to practice what I’d learnt – something I didn’t do at school.  I would highly recommend this course to anyone and everyone – if you think you can’t draw, you’ll be proved wrong and you’ll start to notice the world around you with fresh eyes.’  LA Feb 2025

 

Can I park nearby ?

A CPZ is in force from Mon to Sat 8.30 – 6.30pm
Limited paid spaces available in surrounding roads with Ring Go cashless Parking

Max stay 4 hours during operational hours

Holly Road Car park, behind Marks & Spencer TW1 4HF

Mon to Sat – 8am to 6.30pm.
This car park is accessible and free to park in outside of these hours. Max stay 4 hours during operational hours – walking to the Studio approx 9mins

Are your courses just for adults or do you offer any courses for children ?

At the moment the courses at Colne Road Studios are designed for adults over the age of 18 . The aim is to create a relaxed  environment, provide  a bit of an escape and switch off from every day responsibilites. We are not able to accommodate children in our classes, nor do we provide children’s classes at this time.

Enrolment deadline

To secure a course, please book at least 8 days before the listed course start date.

Any course with no bookings 8 days prior to it’s start date will then be removed from the website .

Courses with fewer than 3 participants may be cancelled, with 5 days’ notice given to those who had enrolled.

You will be notified by email if this happens, unless you would like us to text you  instead, but please let us know.
A refund for the full course value will then be made.
Please bare with us .    This might take 5-10 days to come through.

Where is my course taking place ?

100 Colne Road Twickenham TW2 6QE. map ref

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What is your refund policy?

All of our longer courses are exchangeable up until 28 days prior to the start of the course. After this, you are able to change your booking to a different course for a £20 admin fee. Please note that from 14 days prior to the start of the course, your booking is non-refundable and non-exchangeable.

Our refund policy is strict because it enables us to pay ourselves and our tutors a fair wage, and remain accessible as a studio.
Every time we are asked to to accommodate a refund request, we would be forced to lower our staff wages or increase our prices – both of which we really want to avoid. We hope you understand that this is why there are no exemptions to our refund policies.

What if the course is cancelled by Colne Road Studios ?

Courses with fewer than 3 participants may be cancelled, with 5 days’ notice given to those who had enrolled.

You will be notified by email if this happens, unless you would like us to text you instead, but please let us know.
A refund for the full course value will then be made.
Please bare with us . This might take 5-10 days to come through.