Artlink West Yorkshire: A THOUSAND PAPER CRANES

And we’re back!

A Thousand Paper Cranes is a 3-year project,working with patients at

The Yorkshire Centre for Eating Disorders based at Seacroft Hospital.
Now the third of the 10-week projects has begun and artists Milena Dragic and Rozi Fuller
are working with patients to explore a whole range of artistic and animation techniques.
The project is funded by Comic Relief's 'Young People and Mental Health' programme.

Lino printing part 1…

Milena led the session, as this is her forte.
Participants were asked to draw an image on paper first.
They then selected an area of the drawing, or design to draw out on the lino block.
The design on the lino was drawn over with black permanent marker pen.
The participants then chose a base colour, and inked the lino block, making prints onto different types of paper.
Having completed this stage, some of the participants began cutting their designs into the lino using the lino tools.
Care was taken to suggest the appropriate tools for the cut.
A second colour (or selection of colours) was then inked onto the block, and the colour overprinted on the first print.
Some participants continued to a third printing.

‘This has been great. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it and I think a lot of people have’.

‘I’ve studied illustration so I have printed before. I’m planning to teach under 16s. This session has been really good. I’ve been explaining to others how to do it, and it’s really helped me.’