Workshops Coming Up…
Please send Simone an email to enquire/book your spot…


Available dates for new workshops:
… or to book a new date for another process, just choose a date, email Simone and voila, you have the print workshop of your dreams!


Simone Tippett / Union St Printmakers runs intensive printmaking workshops on demand. The workshops are ideal for beginners, more experienced printmakers and experimenting with different techniques. Everyone has different interests and levels of skills, so it is no matter whether you are a beginner or more experienced. Workshops are always tailored to the needs and experience of the participants. Certificates of Completion are available for teachers.

Techniques (hover & click to download workshop PDFs):


Not sure where to start?


To see examples of different kinds of prints, go to the Union St Print Pinterest page or the Union St Printmakers Facebook page (click Photos > Albums > See All). 

How to book a workshop:

  • Choose an existing workshop from the top of this page.

  • Or choose a process and an available date from the list of dates above - or suggest some new dates of your choice!

  • Email Simone (simone@unionstprintmakers.com) to book in / arrange.


General workshop information:

  • The workshops run 10am-4pm, throughout the year, including over the summer school holidays.

  • Most Sundays at Stone & Quoin Studio in Hindmarsh.

  • Weekdays also available upon request, according to studio availability.

  • Workshop sizes vary from 1-4 people (screenprinting) to 1-6 people (most other techniques). The classroom is spacious and well ventilated, so social distancing is a given.

  • Cost ~$220 per person, discounted to $180 if you’ve been a recent UStP student or have purchased an Enjay press through Simone. (All prices include GST.)

  • All materials, excellent notes, studio tea and coffee included.

  • The workshops are intimate and designed to suit your needs.

  • The workshop always goes ahead, even if only 1 person is booked in :)

  • The classroom space is regularly cleaned/sanitised and large enough to allow healthy social distancing.

  • Masterclasses and Guest Print Workshops may be organised or priced slightly differently to regular workshops, so please check individual workshop flyers for details.


Workshops are always booked in advance (weeks to months) and your place confirmed upon payment of your workshop fee.

Gift vouchers are available.

One-on-one print/mentoring sessions are also available. Mentoring can be formal [eg, Sue Ninham (ArtsSA mentorship), Rosina Possingham (ArtsSA mentorship), Meng Zhang (ACE Open mentorship) and Lauren Simeoni (Guildhouse mentorship)] or informal, direct with artists, as needed. (See Print Services under Useful Stuff.)

Simone also runs onsite workshops for schools and other studios. She has portable workshop presses and can provide the equipment and materials for whichever workshop you require. To date, she has run onsite printmaking workshops for:

  • Schools - Mercedes College, Glenunga International High School, Concordia Senior College, Woodcroft College and Pembroke Senior School.

  • Institutions - Art Gallery of South Australia, First Friday at the Art Gallery, Fabrik Arts + Heritage, Adelaide Writers Week, the State Library of South Australia (the Centre of Democracy), the History Trust of South Australia and the South Australian Museum.

  • Community Groups - the Pinnaroo Project/Mallee Studio and SAMESH.

  • Galleries & Art Groups - Bowerbird Design Market, Prospect Gallery, Bittondi Printmaking Association, the Friends of the Botanic Gardens Art Group, Vicarious Press in Willunga, Quick Whippet Studio in Pt Elliot, Gallery 1855 at Tea Tree Gully,  Thumbprint Press in Mount Gambier, the Curdnatta Art Group in Port Augusta and the Coral Street Art Space in Victor Harbour.

  • At Stone & Quoin studio, she has co-facilitated Stone & Quoin workshops for the Eyre Art Action Group (from Pt Lincoln) and Emmaus College.

Please email Simone for enquiries or to reserve a date in a particular printmaking technique.

You are welcome to reserve workshop dates far in advance throughout 2025 - at Stone & Quoin Studio at 6 Manton St, at Union St Studios in Stepney and in person/onsite for schools, other studios and community groups.

Cancellation/rescheduling a UStP workshop at Stone & Quoin studio:
(the small print)

  • Workshops may be cancelled/rescheduled once (no loss of workshop fee / no rebooking fee) up to 7 days prior to the workshop date

  • In the week prior to the workshop or in the event of more than one cancellation/reschedule …
    - happy for you to swap your enrolment fee to a new date however a $50 rebooking fee applies
    - a partial workshop refund may be possible in extraordinary circumstances (and at UStP’s discretion)

  • Within 48 hours of the workshop …
    - happy for you to swap your enrolment fee to a new date however a $90 rebooking fee applies
    - no workshop refund

  • Rescheduling at the last moment due to covid/cold/flu symptoms …
    - no rebooking fee / no loss of workshop fee
    - thank you for not sharing your germs 💙

Masterclasses & Guest Print Program

Union St Printmakers and Stone & Quoin Studio host printmaking workshops by specialist teachers through the UStP Guest Print Program.

2025 dates to be advised…

Photopolymer Letterpress & Photopolymer Cliche Verre Workshops

  • Teacher: Dianne Longley of Agave Press in Victoria

  • Venue: Stone & Quoin Studio, 6 Manton St Hindmarsh SA

  • Workshops: 10am-4pm, 2025 dates TBA

  • Skill level: Suitable for beginners & more experienced printmakers

Introduction to Copper Plate Etching Workshop or Advanced Copper Plate Etching Workshop (separate workshops)

  • Teacher: Lorelei Medcalf of Adelaide College of the Arts

  • Venue: Stone & Quoin Studio, 6 Manton St Hindmarsh SA

  • Workshops: 10am-4pm, 2025 dates TBA

  • Intro skill level: suitable for beginners & more experienced printmakers

  • Advanced skill level: Suitable for printmakers with previous etching experience

Japanese Stab Binding Workshop or
Introduction to Western Book Binding (Franciscan Binding) Workshop (separate workshops)

  • Teacher: Vicki Reynolds of Vicarious Press in Victoria

  • Venue: Stone & Quoin Studio, 6 Manton St Hindmarsh SA

  • Workshops: 10am-4pm, 2025 dates TBA

  • Skill levels: Suitable for beginners & more experienced printmakers

Introduction to Collagraphs Workshop
Viscosity Printing Workshop

  • Teacher: Lorelei Medcalf of Adelaide College of the Arts

  • Venue: Stone & Quoin Studio, 6 Manton St Hindmarsh SA

  • Workshops: 10am-4pm, 2025 dates TBA

  • Skill level: Suitable for printmakers with some experience

  • These are good workshops to pair with each other

Your place in UStP Guest Print Program workshops and masterclasses is confirmed upon payment of the full workshop fee.

For more information or to register your interest for a printmaking workshop, please email Simone.

Previous workshops
in the UStP Guest Print Program

  • Watercolour Monotype - with printmaker Michael Kempson of Cicada Press, Sydney.

  • Beginners Copper Plate Etching & Advanced Copper Plate Etching - with printmaker Lorelei Medcalf of Adelaide College of the Arts (separate workshops).

  • Introduction to Collagraphs - with printmaker Lorelei Medcalf of Adelaide College of the Arts.

  • Viscosity Printing - with printmaker Lorelei Medcalf of Adelaide College of the Arts.

  • Japanese Stab Binding & Introduction to Western Book Binding (Franciscan Binding) Workshop - with printmaker Vicki Reynolds of Adelaide College of the Arts, now of Vicarious Press in Victoria (separate workshops).

  • Suminagashi (Japanese Marbling) with Marty Cielens.

  • Watercolour Fundamentals & Abstract Fundamentals with Watercolour - with Sue Ninham (separate workshops).

  • Preparing for Composition Workshop - with Sue Michael.

  • Ceramics for Printmakers - with Fruzsi Kenez.

  • Encaustic - with interstate printmaker Dianne Longley of Agave Print Studio (Trentham, Victoria).

  • iPhoneography - with interstate printmaker Dianne Longley of Agave Print Studio (Trentham, Victoria).

  • Etching with Alternative Soft Grounds - with printmaker Victoria Paterson.

  • Japanese Woodblock (Mokuhanga) - with master printmaker Terry McKenna of the Australian Mokuhanga School. (Beginners and advanced workshops, held each year in January, for many years. Terry is now based in Japan.)

  • Basic Mount Cutting & Paper Conservation - with master book binder and conservator Anthony Zammit of the Mary Rose Bindery.

  • Limp Book Binding (Yapp Edges) - with master book binder and conservator Anthony Zammit of the Mary Rose Bindery.

  • 'True Grit' Drypoint & Monoprinting - with printmaker Bronwyn Rees of The Firestation Print Studio.

  • Wood Engraving with printmaker Sarah Thame.

  • Basic Bookmaking with Old Prints - with printmaker Lorelei Medcalf of Adelaide College of the Arts.

  • Making Brooches with Old Prints - with jeweller Sue Garrard of Jam Factory Seppeltsfield.

  • Wood Engraving - with printmaker David Fraser from Victoria.

  • Western Book Making - with Mace Boston.

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