Sally the Printmaker

Sally the Printmaker A passionate artist collecting recruits for her printmaking posse. Why don't you join the tribe? we could go on. Why not come and join the print party soon?

Being creative is in her DNA

Sally’s artistic inclinations began the moment she was able to pick up a coloured pencil. Her childhood was spent growing up in the Australian bush, now living in the Adelaide Hills, Sally can be found in the outdoors wandering, dreaming, and gaining inspiration from her surroundings. Majoring in illustration at the University of South Australia, Sally has spent more

than 20 years heading up a high-profile Design and Marketing consultancy firm here in Adelaide, South Australia. Her love of printmaking stems from a reaction against the digital, the mass-produced and overexposure to advertising. To use print as a way of making art – every time you lift that bit of paper off the plate you never know what you are going to get – no matter how much planning you do. It is all those happy accidents – interesting marks, the way the ink sits on paper, even the plate ….. She regularly teaches small group printmaking workshops, empowering students with her relaxed and fun sessions. Sally loves to see people’s confidence bloom as the realisation takes hold that they, too, can be creative. The joy that participants get from taking home their own print at the end of the day is a great motivator for her.

This is what a weekend away with me looks like. A celebration of creativity, good food and great company.
26/08/2026

This is what a weekend away with me looks like. A celebration of creativity, good food and great company.

26/08/2026

It is finally live..... Learn the magical art of Eco Botanical Printmaking.

Because what if your beautiful botanical contact prints could become so much more than a single sheet of paper?

In this new online course, I’ll show you how to take those gorgeous prints made from leaves and foliage and turn them into books, layered artworks, keepsakes and meaningful pieces of art.

I’m especially interested in the idea of capturing a sense of place.

The leaves you gather on a bushwalk.
The eucalyptus from your favourite spot.
The foliage growing around your home.
That little collection of botanical treasures you couldn't resist bringing back to the studio.

Instead of simply collecting them. I will show you how to print with them, and we’re going to explore how those prints can become memories of the places you love.
> Print
> Layer
> Fold
> Combine
🌿 Create something completely new that is made from the heart.

This is about giving your botanical prints another life and seeing just how far you can push the possibilities.

The course is now soft launched, so if botanical contact printing has been calling your name, this is your invitation to come and play.

Turn your foraged leaves into art, books and memories.

Come and explore the new course here: https://www.caston.com.au/courses/eco-printing/

Grab a cuppa, gather some leaves and let’s see where your prints can take you.

Guess what I have been up to? Creating slow art, so you can learn at home in your backyard. Learn eco-botanical contact ...
26/08/2026

Guess what I have been up to? Creating slow art, so you can learn at home in your backyard.

Learn eco-botanical contact printmaking here > https://www.caston.com.au/courses/eco-printing/

Special launch price just for September.

What does a weekend away look like with me?48 hours together — three glorious daysLaughter — lots of itGreat homestyle f...
18/08/2026

What does a weekend away look like with me?
48 hours together — three glorious days
Laughter — lots of it
Great homestyle food — hearty, wholesome and beautifully catered
Your own space — time to retreat when you need it
Collaboration — creating alongside others
Community — without the pressure to perform
Creative sessions — designed to get you making
Time to make — without the distractions of everyday life

Long conversations over cups of ...
Fireside evenings - burning someone else's wood is always great! Thanks, Don!

Walks, fresh air and a chance to breathe out
A little bit of creative mischief
Trying something new
Sharing ideas, skills and inspiration

Cheering each other on
Celebrating each other’s creativity
Celebrating the little wins
Celebrating the big wins - celebrating everything!
No expectations to be “good” at anything

Time to slow down
Time to play
Time to reconnect with your creativity
Time to reconnect with yourself
Time to empower each other

A room full of creative energy
A table full of new ideas
The occasional happy accident
And the freedom to simply be

You arrive as you are.
You leave with a full heart, a happy soul and a bag full of memories.

Tag yourself if you want some of this in your life? Even for a weekend?

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What if you knew that you could create and there was no wrong way of doing it? That it was simply fun, and you would wal...
17/08/2026

What if you knew that you could create and there was no wrong way of doing it? That it was simply fun, and you would walk away with your soul full of joy?

I regularly run a session we call 'a Creative Pause'. I can’t lay claim to the name, but when I saw an online friend call her session just that, I knew Hannah was onto something.

Because this session is exactly that.

You pause.
You reflect.
You simply do.

I gently take you through a handful of steps, and together we work on creating a piece that is totally unique to the group. We build it layer by layer, gently allowing the creative process to evolve right in front of us.

It is one of the most magical and beautiful things to come out of my weekends away.

Previously, I’ve kept this session a little secret, and guests haven’t known exactly what was on the itinerary. But over the years, it has become very much a highlight of the weekend.

A fire keeping us warm in the corner. Awesome, melodic tunes. Good, healthy energy harnessed in one room. We work together in a creative way, building on each other’s lines and marks. Creating something that can only be celebrated. And then, upon completion, sometimes after a few hours, sometimes after many hours and perhaps a few glasses of wine. Either way, the session becomes a celebration of a bunch of creative humans coming together under one roof.

I often go to bed (eventually) absolutely buzzing, wondering why more people aren’t doing this. Creating together in one big communal space. Creating joy, one mark at a time.

Imagine, if we did, what a world this would be. A world where we celebrate each other, celebrate creativity, and celebrate the space we are in.

Want in? DM me and let’s talk.

16/08/2026

TRY THIS. Make small Collagraph plates on theme. Try different tape, maybe carving into them, basically try other ways to make marks. All the while you are creating.

This weekend I’m exploring oyster shells.

TRY THIS! So many of you have been messaging me to get stuck into collagraphs.In this new on-demand course, I walk you...
11/08/2026

TRY THIS! So many of you have been messaging me to get stuck into collagraphs.

In this new on-demand course, I walk you through all my creative tricks and techniques I wish I’d known when I first started.

Using everyday materials (mostly out of your recycling bins), we’ll create super sexy textured plates and discover just how much creative goodness you can squeeze out of a simple collagraph. Whilst you will walk away with prints that are so sellable!

START LEARNING TODAY https://www.caston.com.au/courses/collagraphs-made-easy/

Loving to be able to support our fabulous friends at Flinders Run Winery. We caught up with the crew on the weekend at...
10/08/2026

Loving to be able to support our fabulous friends at Flinders Run Winery. We caught up with the crew on the weekend at our Retreat, and this sounds AMAZING!

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Houghton, SA
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Saturday 9:30am - 3:30pm

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