Francisco (Frank) is not only an amazingly talented printmaker and artist - see his incredible prints of Western Australia's nature: trees, rock formations, banksia seed pods, and fossils - but... read more a remarkable teacher. He starts with asking you to send him a photo of something you would like to make a print of and he gives considerate feedback. He knew which image would turn out best. Even at the welcome to his artist studio, I knew I was in for a great Airbnb experience. Frank shows you the tools and has everything ready. Frank's passion for printmaking is evident. He offers a bit of art history of printmaking and references to artists like Rembrandt and Picasso only to give context to why printmaking is so special and how there are many types. Once I finished carving my plexiglass and it was ready, Frank had the rest ready for press. He expertly spread the ink and set up the paper. Then we rolled it in through the press, and out came my finished illustrative work. I was so pleased with the outcome. And you will too. This is a definite must do experience.

  If you’re contemplating booking this just go ahead and book. My partner with limited art experience and myself as an art teacher both had a wonderful time and date the... read more experience highly. A great evening!

  An engaging host, knowledgeable in his artistic field. I recommend this workshop for novices and others , of any age , that like to stretch their abilities.

  Was such an amazing experience. Definitely well recommend. Francesco is a great teacher and super creative and friendly. We were a group of 6 which he kindly supplied food and... read more wine for. Will definitely be back again.

  We enjoyed out print making workshop with Francesco very much. Francesco explained the materials, tool, technique and everything very well for the beginners. It was something new and we... read more got to take home a little artwork we made ourselves. The process was almost meditative, a way to focus on creating something and for a while leave behind the stresses and worries.

  We spent an amazing evening doing print making, sipping wine and nibbling at a platter. Francesco was such a good instructor, patient and informative while allowing us the space to... read more experiment and play with the process. The evening was relaxing, funny, creative and interspersed with great stories about art, cooking, travel, Italy and India.