BAWW Workshop - Linda Lunnon - Introduction to botanicals in scratchboard

As part of the Botanical Art Worldwide 2025 activities BASA is holding botanical art workshops in the Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra ACT.

Linda Lunnon will be doing a 1 day workshop on Scratchboard for Botanical Art in the Solander Studio at the Australian National Botanic Gardens on 13 April 2025 from 9:30am to 4:00pm.

Introduction to botanicals in scratchboard

This one day workshop will introduce participants to the meditative art of scratchboard. Scratchboard is a subtractive art medium, where a base panel is covered with a fine layer of white kaolin clay and sprayed with black ink. Marks are then etched into the black ink with sharp tools to reveal the white clay underneath. Linda will guide you through scratchboard techniques using various tools to create textures useful for botanical subjects. You are welcome to bring your own scratchboard supplies or a materials kit can be purchased for $30 on the day. These kits will include everything needed to create a 5x7 inch scratchboard piece. Reference images will be available to use or you're welcome to bring your own. Linda will bring a variety of tools to share during the workshop, including coloured inks for those that would like to dabble in adding colour.

Suitable for beginner to intermediate.

Materials kit:

- Practice sheet of scratchboard

- 5x7 inch Ampersand scratchboard panel

- Saral white transfer paper

- Ampersand scratch tool

- Various tattoo needles

- Black Pitt pen

Optional for participants to bring:

- Xacto scalpel, tattoo needles, other fine, sharp tools suitable for etching

- Fibreglass brushes

- Transparent inks or watercolour and brushes

- Reference images to fit a 5 x 7 inch panel.

Workshops are open to both members and non-members of BASA.