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Cornish Inks Workshops

Here at Cornish Inks we are passionate about supporting people to engage with making and using botanical inks and earth based pigments. Come along to one of our workshops to revel in the colours of the Cornish landscape!

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Upcoming workshop at The Poly, Falmouth.

Introduction to Cornish Inks – Site-specific Earth & Botanical Pigments

Saturday 4th July

Come and meet the founders, hear the story of Cornish Inks, and see the products in action during the talk & demo. Attend the workshop to learn about their latest ink collection, created using natural materials foraged from Swanpool and Maenporth. During the workshop, you will create your own artworks to take home. Guided by the founders, you will learn how their all-natural products can be utilised in a range of creative ways.

Day Schedule: 

11am to 12 noon: Introduction to Cornish Inks: Talk and demo of product range

12pm to 1pm: Lunch. A range of local cafes and eateries are available near the gallery.

1pm to 3pm: Cornish Inks Workshop: Hands-on practical workshop using the products

Age 18 Plus only. 

Tickets:

Talk only: £20

Talk & Workshop: £75 (only 20 workshop spaces)

A £1 Poly Fund payment is added to each ticket sold. A 50p booking fee is also applied per ticket for online and telephone transactions.

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Reviews

“I am not sure where to start! I absolutely loved your workshop. Both of you are so full of enthusiasm for the making of the inks and the use of natural materials to protect our precious planet. The workshop was a journey of discovery, and I am looking forward to making some of my own.”

(Shirley)

"Brilliant. Totally engaging, lots of people – including me – came to more than one workshop, we so enjoyed the experience. Wide ranging, personal, variety of clearly focused creative activities.”

(Workshop participant: Anon)

"Really lovely experience. I was fortunate enough to be able to attend two of the workshops. I learned so much and have been introduced to some new practices, ideas, and actions I can take. Very well constructed and delivered.”

(Workshop participant: Anon)

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Climate change focus - through ethical foraging practices, permaculture, good practice harvesting and nurturing dye gardens.

Approach

Hands-on creative practice

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Haptic and experiential learning

Close-up of the preparation of our inks - a hand is sprinkling pigment powder onto a surface with a small pool of liquid made from a honey and gum mix.
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