Mark Making
Two-Day Course
Join us to explore and learn expressive mark making on paper and stone with unconventional and experimental tools and methods.
This course is supported by Arts Council England and offered at a special discounted rate as part of Burngate’s ‘Of Quarries and Stone’ project devised with writer Sarah Acton.
“Before modern communication networks, writing on walls was the primary way everyday people left their mark or found their voice during times of trouble or political unrest.” (Writer Danny Baker on BBC radio)
This is a small group and the progress student-led, guided by our expert tutor. You will be brainstorming and improvising how to express unique marks in a non-traditional manner. This is an opportunity to enjoy playful and fluid techniques.
What will I achieve?
- Join us to explore and learn expressive mark making on paper and stone with unconventional and experimental tools and methods.
- This is an opportunity to enjoy playful and fluid techniques.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
You do not need any particular skills, simply the ability to hold craft tools in both hands – a pencil and/or pen for paper-based work, plus for stone-carving – a chisel in one and a dummy (stonemason’s hammer) in the other.
How will I be taught?
This is a small group and the progress student-led, guided by our expert tutor. You will be brainstorming and improvising how to express unique marks in a non-traditional manner.
Is there anything I need to prepare in advance or bring?
All materials (eg. paper, pens, stone, tools) and safety equipment will be provided.
Please wear old clothes and stout shoes or boots which cover your toes and protect your feet.
The course covers two days 10am to 4pm with an hour’s lunch break. Please bring a packed lunch and snacks with you. The course fee includes complimentary teas, coffees and biscuits.
| COST | Adults £200 (*£120) Children 16+ £120 (*£80) |
| DISCOUNTED PLACES | *Limited Arts Council England (ACE) discounted places available. |
| CAPACITY | Maximum 8 people |
| DURATION | Two Days (10am-4pm each day with an hour lunch break) |
| LEVEL | No previous experience |
| SUITABLE FOR | Adults and older children aged 16+ accompanied by a participating adult |
Your Tutor
Anna Bowen
Lettering Design | Carving
Anna Bowen is a lettering designer from Dorset. After attending Weymouth college for the fundaments of stonemasonry and carving, she took up an apprenticeship with master brush letter-carver Nick Benson in USA. Anna is a qualified teacher and her first post was lettering tutor for the HND program at Weymouth College. 20 years on in teaching from her own studio, she works to commission in lettering stone, wood and glass.
On occasion Anna has enjoyed working with others on large projects; the Reading Room at the British Museum, and the Animals in War Memorial, Hyde Park.
Locally, her work can be seen at Wareham on street benches, as well in collaboration with Paul Hyland on the six stones Purbeck writers project on the South West Coastal Path at St. Aldhelms Head.
Most commonly Anna creates lettered garden items and also memorial stone benches, working in collaboration with Burngate and National Trust.
Anna teaches regularly at Burngate. Last year she led a course in carving mythical beasts, as well as an evening programme called Continuing in Stone. Anna’s most recent course explores expressive mark making on paper and stone with unconventional and experimental tools and methods.
In her spare time, Anna plays cello with the Dorset Chamber Orchestra and is a keen Argentine tango dancer.
Website: www.annabowen.co.uk
Facebook: AnnaBowenCutLetters
Instagram: @annacutslettering
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