WordplayPrint!
With Lucy Grainge
This series of creative workshops is open to anyone who feels like language has been a barrier to them and/or is interested in exploring language in a creative way through visual art. Led by artist Lucy Grainge, participants will be encouraged to be playful and experimental with words through a variety of printmaking techniques and creative writing activities, culminating in a collaborative art display at the library.
Mitcham Library
Wednesdays: 5:30 – 7:00pm
14th January – 4th March 2026
Please note: there will be no session on Wednesday 11th February
Session Schedule (activity subject to change)
14th January: Marbling
21st January: Monoprinting
28th January: Polystyrene Printing
4th February: Lino Printing
18th February: Weaving patterned paper and Zine making
25th February: Monoprinting
4th March: Cyanotype Printing
Plus a special celebration event for all previous participants featuring a display of participants’ work, along with a final hands-on workshop focused on creating word collages Wednesday 11th March 5:30 - 7:00pm
About the artist: https://www.lucygrainge.com/ ¦ @_lucygr (Instagram)
Lucy Grainge (she/her) is an artist, designer, and arts educator. Her practice explores colour, shape and pattern working across printmaking, graphic design, installations and public art. Lucy is interested in collaborative and community centred projects and often works in the public realm and in the field of arts and health. In 2021, she co-launched Wiggle Wonderland CIC, a touring pavilion and exhibition space shaped by artists and communities, with support from Arts Council England.