Wednesday Night Workshop: Lino Portraits

This month’s Wednesday Night Workshop will explore portraiture through basic lino printing. Over two hours, artist Yaz Gaté will guide you step-by-step as you create a portrait using lines and shapes and carve up a storm.

When was the last time you did lino printing? If you answered, ‘high school’, then it is time to revisit this age-old printing technique.

Beginning with simple drawing activities to warm up, this workshop will use soft-carve lino blocks that are easy on the wrists, but still produce a great result once printed. Materials, light bites and delicious drinks are all provided – all you need to bring is your curiosity (high school trauma can be left at the door).

Suitable for those aged 18+. No prior experience required.

About your teaching artist: Yaz Gaté

Melbourne-based Yaz Gaté, née del Mar, is founder of Tiny Cupboard Creatives - a small enterprise providing exciting in-home studio and virtual classes, workshops and events for learners of all ages, as well as commissioned artwork and creative collaborations with other artists and organisations such as The Tarra Warra Museum of Art, The City of Greater Dandenong and the Philippine Embassy of Australia.

Yaz specialises in canvas and digital art but has a wide practice that includes textiles and sewing, lino printing and drawing. She has a strong interest in botanicals, their connection to cultural identity and the way culture and life stories shape art making. Over the last two years, she has drawn on her own Filipino Australian background to explore the way migration and family can impact storytelling in art. Yaz typically uses bold black lines and vibrant colour palette making her work distinctive.