During a visit to the University of East London (UEL), I discovered screen printing. When I returned to Spain, I started experimenting with the technique at PROMUEVE SOLIDARITAT, a space designed for young people at risk of social exclusion. There, they could learn a trade, express themselves freely, and develop their creativity in a safe and supportive environment.

Over the four years of this project, I organized several screen-printing workshops for illustrators and creative individuals. I also led screen-printing workshops for children at the Fira del Llibre de València through APIV (the Valencian Illustrators’ Professional Association) and at the Jornadas del Cómic de Valencia. Additionally, I conducted seminars to train secondary school teachers in this technique through CEFIRE.

Currently, I’m teaching graphic experimentation workshops using manual printing techniques under the name ESTAMPO CONTIGO, ME SIENTO FELIZ, inspired by the song by Pepa Flores (Marisol) ;). In these workshops, we experiment with linocut and create stamp collections, ex-libris, and pattern designs by combining different stamps.

During my workshops, we focus on exploring ecological and economical alternatives for stamping techniques, promoting environmentally friendly creativity. We make a point of reusing anything that can be repurposed and even save leftover rubber scraps to stuff cushions and puppets.

Throughout the four years of life of this project, I carried out several screen-printing workshops for illustrators and creative people in general. I have given screen-printing workshops for children at the Fira del Llibre de València through APIV (Valencian illustrator’s professional association) and at the Jornadas del Cómic de Valencia, as well as seminars to train secondary school teachers in this technique through (CEFIRE).

I am currently teaching graphic experimentation workshops with manual printing techniques, which I call ESTAMPO CONTIGO, ME SIENTO FELIZ, as the song by Pepa Flores (Marisol) says ;). We experiment with the linocut technique and create stamp collections, ex-libris and pattern designs combining stamps.

In my workshops we pay special attention to the ecological and economical alternatives of stamping techniques, encouraging environmentally friendly creativity. We reuse everything that can be reused and save the leftover rubber to stuff cushions and puppets.

If you are interested in these workshops, please write to me at anetatarmokas@gmail.com with the subject ESTAMPO CONTIGO WORKSHOPS.