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Participants must be paid members of MAA for the year 2025-2026 (unless otherwise specified)

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MAA Workshop – Linocut Spring 2026

Under Pressure: Linocut Intensive Workshop with Deidre Hierlihy

Would you like to learn a new artistic skill? If so, please join us for the following exciting MAA workshop-

Under Pressure: Linocut Intensive Workshop with Deidre Hierlihy

Please note the new dates:

Saturdays, March 21 & April 4, 2026 — 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM

Curious about printmaking? Do you want to experiment with colour? Play with pattern? This printmaking class offers a playful forum for artists to build skills in different elements of art (pattern, line, mark, colour, composition). Deceptively simple, a strong linocut design demands a bold sense of pattern and an ability to balance lights and darks in an image.

Join artist and printmaker Deidre Hierlihy for a fun and engaging two-day linocut intensive. This hands-on workshop gives artists a chance to experiment, explore pattern and mark-making, and learn how to transform any drawing or photograph into a powerful printed image.

We will be using soy-based inks, which clean up easily with soap and water—perfect for a relaxed, creative environment.

Registration Details:

March 21 and April 4, 2026, 9:30 am – 4:30 pm

Manotick United Church – lower hall

Maximum 12 participants

Open to members of the MAA and non-members

Cost:

$100 – MAA Members
$125 – Non-members

To Register (please pay upon registration):

Email workshops@manotickart.ca

To Pay:
Send e-transfer to treasurer@manotickart.ca

The workshop schedule and supplies list will be provided following registration.

About the Artist – Deidre Hierlihy

Deidre Hierlihy graduated from Queen’s University in 1981 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. She completed a year of research and printmaking at Graff, Centre de Conception Graphique in Montréal, and later earned her Bachelor of Education from Queen’s. Deidre teaches mixed media to children and printmaking and drawing to adults at the Ottawa School of Art.

Her international experience includes living and working in Japan (1987–88), where she taught English and studied Japanese woodcut printing, and an artist residency in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland (2019). She has exhibited widely across Ottawa, Montréal, Japan, and Northern Ireland. She is a member of the Ottawa Gatineau Printmakers Connective, Graphein, and the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild – Ottawa Valley Chapter.

Learn more about Deidre and her work at
https://deidrehierlihy.com