Announcing Two Residential Workshop Retreats in Northumberland, Summer 2027
Advanced Mokuhanga (water-based woodblock printmaking) Residential Workshop Retreat, Hollin House, Sunday 1st - Thursday 5th August 2027.
Next summer, join me at Hollin House, nestled in the beautiful Northumberland National Park, for a unique four day advanced mokuhanga residential experience. During the first week of August you are invited to develop your mokuhanga practice by exploring advanced techniques, deepening your skills in image transfer, tool maintenance, pigment preparation, printing techniques, washi selection and stretching and mounting your prints. You will have the opportunity to request demonstrations on specific techniques you would like to learn in advance of the workshop. This 4 day class is suitable for anyone who has completed an introduction to mokuhanga and wishes to further their knowledge and improve their understanding of this endlessly fascinating printmaking medium. You will experience deep play through creating and exploring these techniques within a community of artists connected through a love of mokuhanga.
Scroll Making (e-maki mono) Residential Workshop Retreat, Hollin House, Sunday 8th - Wednesday 11th August 2027.
In the second week of August, join me over three days to be guided through the captivating technique of crafting a Japanese hand-scroll. This residential workshop will lead you through the intricate process of creating a hand-scroll and deepen your understanding of this book form and its potential. Each stage of the process encourages a slow and mindful approach from seamlessly attaching paper and prints together, sculpting the wooden dowels to paper-backing linen covers. You are encouraged to bring your own artwork (prints or drawings on washi paper) to the workshop to use in creating your hand scroll. Using traditional craft techniques and materials sourced from Japan, you will gain the skills and techniques to create beautiful cloth-bound scrolls in the future. This unique workshop is catering to artists and printmakers who want to extend their knowledge of book arts and build on methods of presenting their work.
Details:
Enjoy retreating at the end of each day to the comfort and luxury of Hollin House, a bright and spacious five bedroom, five bathroom private home on the grounds of Highgreen Manor. These workshops provide opportunities to unwind on woodland walks, explore the vast moorland and view the night sky within the classified Dark Skies Park. You will receive a daily buffet breakfast, home cooked vegetarian soup and rainbow salad lunches, along with a healthy supply of teas, coffees and homemade cakes. The evening meals will be an opportunity to cook together as a group with the recipes and ingredients provided for you.
There are just 5 exclusive residential places available on each workshop, maintaining an intimate atmosphere and plenty of one to one attention. You are invited to arrive at Hollin House at 4pm on arrival day and leave at 1pm on the final day. The residential price for 4 nights is £1190 (Advanced Mokuhanga), and for 3 nights is £890 (Hand Scroll) for a double bedroom with en-suite shower room or a twin room with an adjacent roll-top-bath room. The prices are inclusive of all workshop tuition, materials, three meals per day with snacks and en-suite accommodation at Hollin House. Deposits are required to secure your place with the remaining balance to be paid 12 weeks before the start of the course in May 2027.
For more information, questions on transport links and to secure your place please see the PRINTS page to send an email to :
lucymayschofield@hotmail.com
'I wanted to thank you for the truly inspiring workshop. I can't think of anything to add. I've learnt so much and want to learn more. You're an excellent artist and teacher who inspires your students and fellow artists.' - 2025 participant.
'The food and the house were beyond expectation, with the opportunity to share meals and cook together balanced out by plenty of space to slip away and enjoy the surroundings.' - 2025 participant.