For experienced printmakers, the gîte accommodation is available to rent from one week up to two months at a time, with unlimited 7/7 access to the workshop just forty steps across the garden. This is an opportunity to immerse yourself in your printmaking practice, in new surroundings and without interruptions.
From the table below you will see that the prices are degressive, ie the longer you stay and the more people come, the more economic your printmaking retreat. The price includes all of the following –
The Gîte
2 bedrooms, each with double bed (140cm x 200cm)
Shower room with toilet
Salon living area with kitchen
(fridge, electric hob, combination microwave/grill/oven, crockery, pots+pans..)
Heating – electric radiators and wood burner in salon
TV (French FRANSAT channels)
Bed linens and towels (provided clean each week)
Wood for the wood burner from our woods
Electricity and water
Wifi
Outside Space:
3 hectares gardens, orchard, woods
Swimming Pool (June-September)
The Atelier
Access 7 days a week
Etching press (Hawthorn) 54cm x 120cm
Aquatint box (primitive at the moment!) rack and gas burner
Copper sulphate mordant (for alu, zinc and steel plates) and trays
Basic tools
Tarlatane, rags, paper towel
White spirit, vinegar, alcohol, vegetable oil, varnishes etc
“Greig” litho press, stones, levigator, carborundum etc
Wood burner with wood provided from our woods
Wifi
| TARIFS **out of summer season | Total Price for 1 person | Total Price for 2 people | + per extra person |
| 1 WEEK | 400.00€ | 500.00€ (=250.00€ pp/pw) | + 80.00€ |
| 2 WEEKS | 600.00€ (=300.00€ pw) | 750.00€ (=187.50€ pp/pw) | + 160.00€ |
| 1 MONTH | 1000.00€ (=250.00€ pw) | 1300.00€ (=162.50€ pp/pw) | + 300.00€ |
| 2 MONTHS | 1800.00€ (=225.00€ pw) | 2400.00€ (=150.00 pp/pw) | + 500.00€ |
**For Summer Season tarifs please contact us
*Materials
For your materials you have the following choices :
- Bring your materials with you
- Send your materials direct to the Atelier before your arrival
- Order materials beforehand from an EU supplier with delivery direct to the Atelier
- For a supplementary fee (according to your preferences and length of retreat) we can have your chosen inks, paper and plates available in stock for you