Children love our 'Printastique' workshops because they are super fun and promise an achievable goal. Kids will try anything once but art is challenging and early frustrations can turn them off. Printastique develops their dexterity and colour theory and delivers an awesome result. Also, there is a wide range of kits that let you develop your technique and take it as far as you like.
With the help of original Printastique printing blocks developed here in France, workshop participants are actually collaborating across time and space with master artists such as Katsushika Hokusai and Henri Riviere to re-create beautiful pieces of art.
Being creative is a great way to calm the mind and working with your hands with paint on real paper builds focus. This is why our workshops are great to practice being in the moment.
Suitable for children ages 8 yrs upwards, parents/adults are welcome too. Sessions last about 1.5 - 2 hours, and believe it or not, even our youngest participants remain engaged the whole time.
Currently at Micro Folie in Saint Germain en Laye and Musee Guimet in Paris (National Museum of Asian Art). Bookings can be made on their respective websites. Let us know if you need help or would like to organise a session of your own.
We start with a brief presentation about the history Ukiyo-e, followed by some instruction on how to print using our blocks. There is a short talk about colour theory and how to choose colours, and then we start printing!
"Thanks Bram! We really enjoyed today. The more I think about it, the more I like what we did and what you have done... Thank you so much" - Fred Guilj (France)
"Merci, nous avons vraiment apprécié cette journée. Plus j'y pense, plus j'aime ce que nous avons fait et ce que vous avez fait... Merci beaucoup" - Fred Guilj (France)
"Hello Bram, I participated the workshop at the Musee Guimet this afternoon with my son and we both really enjoyed the Ukiyo-e experience and appreciated your great job! Thank you so much for giving us such a great opportunity and your kind help" - RYD(France)
"J'ai participé à l'atelier au Musée Guimet cet après-midi avec mon fils et nous avons tous les deux beaucoup apprécié l'expérience Ukiyo-e et votre excellent travail ! Merci beaucoup de nous avoir donné une si belle opportunité et de nous avoir aidé" - RYD (France)
New printing plates for 2022! - 36 views of the Eiffel Tower by Henri Riviere
The National Museum of Oriental Arts, Paris - 'Musee Guimet'
Micro Folie, Saint Germain en Laye 2021
Micro Folie, Saint Germain en Laye 2020
Micro Folie, Saint Germain en Laye, June 2020 - (Post Lock-down in France).
Micro Folie, Saint Germain en Laye, March 2020 ( A few days before Lockdown in France, just made it.)
British Council Paris for English language students, a great success.
Centre Anim' La Chapelle, Paris.
Our first trial workshops were at Paris Anim' La Chapelle in 2018. Thank you so much to the Paris Anim' team for giving us the opportunity and believing in us.