Atelier de Linogravure / Linocut Workshop

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A couple of weeks after my Alliance Française disaster,

I tried a different, shorter activity in French.

This one went much, MUCH better!

This linocut workshop was held at the

francophone art gallery & coffee shop of CAVA,

the Centre d'Arts Visuels de l'Alberta

(Visual Arts Centre of Alberta).

All supplies were included, but we were asked

to bring a design which we wanted to use.

So I came prepared with a simple design

that I had found on the internet.

The workshop was conducted in French, as were

most of the interactions with other students.

I managed to follow about 80% of what was said

and also had some nice conversations

with the other women at my table

while we drew and carved our lino panels.

Here is my finished print. It was a lot of fun to do

and I'm pleased with the outcome --

Later, I discovered there were photos of the workshop

on CAVA's Facebook, so here's a select few showing

the instructor, the process, some of the other students,

and yours truly hard at work on my lino carving.

[Linocut art & photo of it © Debra She Who Seeks, 2026]