Join printmaker Megan Hunter for an intimate, hands-on etching retreat in the beautiful Umbrian countryside. Suitable for beginners, returning printmakers and artists wishing to extend their practice, you’ll develop an original design, transfer it to copper, explore line etching and mark-making, etch, ink and print your own edition on an etching press. With personalised guidance and plenty of studio time, you’ll build practical skills while creating an edition of original prints to take home. Stay in a beautifully restored historic villa overlooking the Umbrian hills, with chef-prepared meals, wine and olive-oil tastings, and excursions to medieval hill towns. All materials, tuition, accommodation, meals, wine and activities included. A small-group creative retreat combining printmaking, Italian culture and slow travel.
 
Location: Panicale, Italy
Instructor: Megan Hunter
Cost: €1200- €3000
Sponsor: Ink & paper Italy
Website, email, +39 3339401890

Join printmaker Megan Hunter for a six-night botanical printmaking retreat in a historic Umbrian villa, exploring plant forms, colour, texture and composition through botanical monoprinting. Working directly from local flora and the surrounding landscape, you’ll experiment with layered imagery and create original botanical prints, part artwork, part visual field journal and record of time in Italy. Alongside hands-on studio sessions, you’ll join botanical walks and herbal workshops with a medicinal herbalist, exploring traditional plant lore and uses. Enjoy excursions to Etruscan hilltop and lakeside villages, wine and olive-oil tastings, and chef-prepared meals. Suitable for beginners and experienced artists alike. A small-group creative retreat combining botanical printmaking, plant lore, Italian culture and slow travel.
 
Location: Panicale, Italy
Instructor: Megan Hunter
Cost: €1200- €3100
Sponsor: Ink & Paper Italy
Website, email, +39 3339401890