Warringah Printmakers Studio

NEW WORKSHOP ADDED TO THE 2026 PROGRAM: We’re excited to announce a new one-day workshop with Seraphina Martin, exploring the rich and surprising possibilities of viscosity colour printing.

Viscosity printing uses inks of different consistencies, applied with large rollers, to print multiple colours from a single inked plate in one pass through the press. The results can be bold, layered and unexpected, with up to five colours printed at once.

Participants are invited to bring existing plates to transform through colour, stencils and botanical materials. These may include collagraph plates, solar plates, drypoints or TetraPak plates. Inks and paper are provided, and participants will finish the workshop with a beautiful portfolio of fine art prints.

Seraphina Martin studied printmaking at the National Art School in Paris before moving to Sydney, where she has taught at the Sydney University Art Workshop for many years. She studied viscosity colour printing at Atelier 17 under master printer William Hayter, who developed the technique.

This is a wonderful opportunity to learn a dynamic colour process from an artist with deep knowledge of the method.

Viscosity Workshop with Seraphina Martin
1-day workshop
📆 Sunday 26 July 2026, 10am - 4pm
📍 Warringah Printmakers Studio, Lovett Street & Condamine Street, Manly Vale NSW 2093, Australia

Bookings and full details via our website: printstudio.org.au

[Warringah Printmakers Studio is a volunteer-run community printmaking studio with an emphasis on safer practices based in Sydney’s Northern Beaches. We offer term classes, casual sessions, workshops and exhibitions throughout the year. Find the link in our bio👆]

Loving the use of these bold colours in WPS member Lola Yamin’s photopolymer plates during the Wednesday evening class 🙌🙌

[Warringah Printmakers Studio is a volunteer-run community printmaking studio with an emphasis on safer practices based in Sydney’s Northern Beaches. We offer term classes, casual sessions, workshops and exhibitions throughout the year. Find the link in our bio👆]

Beautiful linocut by WPS member Tracy Neary from our Tuesday night class 🙌 Loving the intricate details 💕

[Warringah Printmakers Studio is a volunteer-run community printmaking studio with an emphasis on safer practices based in Sydney’s Northern Beaches. We offer term classes, casual sessions, workshops and exhibitions throughout the year. Find the link in our bio👆]

Tuesday morning in the studio and things are already buzzing for the start of Term 2 ✨ Presses rolling, plates developing, and a great mix of returning members and new faces settling in.

We had everything from TetraPak and collagraph to linocut in class, it’s always exciting to see such a range of techniques coming together in one space.

Featuring work by WPS members Susan Hagan, Tracy McCarthy, Anke Pharo, and Boronia Foley 🙌

[Warringah Printmakers Studio is a volunteer-run community printmaking studio with an emphasis on safer practices based in Sydney’s Northern Beaches. We offer term classes, casual sessions, workshops and exhibitions throughout the year. Find the link in our bio👆]

Welcome back to Term 2 at Warringah Printmakers Studio! As classes return and the studio gets moving again, now is a good time for members to start thinking about work for Print Horizons, our in-studio exhibition. Submissions close 5pm Thursday 4 June, so use the next few weeks to plan, proof, print and prepare your work. Full details and the entry form are available on the website via the link in bio.

[Warringah Printmakers Studio is a volunteer-run community printmaking studio with an emphasis on safer practices based in Sydney’s Northern Beaches. We offer term classes, casual sessions, workshops and exhibitions throughout the year. Find the link in our bio👆]

The WPS Term 1 Newsletter has just landed in inboxes! If you’re a subscriber, check your email. Not subscribed? No worries, hit the link in bio or check our stories to read it online.
This edition includes:
🖼️ Print Horizons Submission Form
🧵 Workshop updates
👯‍♀️What’s on in the community
🖨️ Member news
🧼 Studio updates & more
Catch up on all things WPS before Term 2 begins!

[Warringah Printmakers Studio is a volunteer-run community printmaking studio with an emphasis on safer practices based in Sydney’s Northern Beaches. We offer term classes, casual sessions, workshops and exhibitions throughout the year. Find the link in our bio👆]

Gorgeous drypoint print by WPS member Michelle de Jong from the Tuesday evening class; it’s a drypoint on a full size sheet of PVC, so the photo doesn’t do the size justice, amazing work 😍

[Warringah Printmakers Studio is a volunteer-run community printmaking studio with an emphasis on safer practices based in Sydney’s Northern Beaches. We offer term classes, casual sessions, workshops and exhibitions throughout the year. Find the link in our bio👆]

Beautiful linocuts by WPS member Gillian Orton during the Tuesday morning class. Hand printed cards are just one way of sharing beautiful work 💫

[Warringah Printmakers Studio is a volunteer-run community printmaking studio with an emphasis on safer practices based in Sydney’s Northern Beaches. We offer term classes, casual sessions, workshops and exhibitions throughout the year. Find the link in our bio👆]

What a fantastic weekend at the studio with Dianne Fogwell leading our Level 2 Linocut Masterclass 🎨✨
Participants built on their earlier black & white lino experience exploring colour through layered stencil printing, careful registration, and over printing with lino blocks. It was inspiring to see works evolve across the two days, from bold colour fields to beautifull final prints.
A big thank you to Dianne for her continued generosity in sharing her knowledge and returning to teach at WPS each year. And a special thanks as well to Tamsin Salehian, our workshop coordinator, for all the behind-the-scenes organisation that helps make these workshops run so smoothly.

[Warringah Printmakers Studio is a volunteer-run community printmaking studio with an emphasis on safer practices based in Sydney’s Northern Beaches. We offer term classes, casual sessions, workshops and exhibitions throughout the year. Find the link in our bio👆]