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Meticulous Ink On Paper Festival

Name: Meticulous Ink On Paper Festival
Address: Bath, BA15BG, GB
Telephone: +441225333004

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Save the Date: 16th to 20th June 2026, Meticulous Ink On Paper Festival will be back!

Workshops, stationery heaven, shop the fair, get inspired and creative over five days of paper-based delights.

28/05/2026

Wax Seal Embellishment workshop - Thursday 18th June2026, 2pm to 4pm

Discover the art of wax sealing and find out how to make the perfect seal in this wonderfully hands on workshop.

You’ll learn the basics and work your way up to more elaborate methods, expanding your skills with a variety of different finishes and embellishments, including marbling and using dried flowers. Collect lots of useful tips and create your own selection of wax seals to take home, alongside a kit that includes a brass seal stamp.

Lead by Sarah of a bath based boutique studio specialising sing in calligraphy and stationery for weddings and events.

Last few tickets available now! £70pp including all materials. 🎟️🎟️

09/05/2026

On Paper Festival Grand Fair: Saturday 20th June, 10am to 5pm, Bath Pavilion, UK

Find inspiration and creativity at our finale to the On Paper Festival, a fair day with over 70 wonderful artists, printmakers, stationers, bookbinders and creatives. Take part in a mini workshop, shop with amazing artists, try your hand at letterpress printing, build your own limited edition Kaweco fountain pen, get free personalisation with every Leuchtturm notebook, and collect all the stamps in our Stamp Rally for a chance to win an incred stationery prize worth over £400!

Tickets are available now! 🎟️ 🎟️

05/05/2026

Solstice Intentions: A Creative Workshop with Susannah Conway
Thursday 18th June 2026, 10am to 1pm

Spend a fun and restorative morning with author, lifelong journaler and teacher, and set your intentions for the rest of 2026, just in time for the Summer Solstice.

Through a gentle mix of journaling, guided meditation and creative play, you’ll tune into what soul support you want to call in for the rest of the year, identify the words that feel most resonant and create a set of art cards to be displayed in your home, on your desk or anywhere else you fancy!

No previous journaling experience or artsy skills are required - you’ll be guided by Susannah through the entire process and there will definitely be some laughs along the way! All you need is a pocket full of curiosity and a willingness to look within.

Tickets are £97 and available now 🎟️ 🎟️

28/04/2026

Are you a stationery geek? Find your people: The On Paper Festival is 16th to 20th June!

Choose from incredible creative workshops by our team of professional artists and makers, then joins us on Saturday 20th June for the Grand Fair, where we take over Bath Pavilion for a fabulous stationery fair day. Shop direct with independent artists, be inspired at a mini workshop, try your hand at letterpress printing, build a limited edition Kaweco Fountain pen and take part in the Stamp Rally for your chance at winning a luxurious stationery gift bag.

Tickets are available now! 🎟️

14/04/2026

Botanical Ink Colour Making Workshop with • Thursday 18th June, 10am to 1.00pm 🌈

Start your botanical colour journey using inks extracted from plants. Become and alchemist for the day, experimenting with mixing and modifiers to create incredible colours and varieties. All the inks will have been made at the SILT studio and you’ll discuss the step by step process behind how they are created and preserved.

You’ll make a beautiful colour wheel as a reminder of the techniques shown and meet other like minded artists and makers. We’ll talk about environmentally sustainable art making in the studio - how making our own ink helps us make direct connections between our practices and the immediate surroundings. Through the process we can also gain greater understanding of how colour responds to light and questions around archiving and the environment.

led by artist and co-owner of SILT: Sustainable Image Lab, Trowbridge, Anna Chrystal Stephens. SILT is a studio for ecologically aware image and colour research.

Tickets are available now! £70pp
Book your creative workshop today 🎟️🎟️

30/03/2026

Gelli Plate Printing with . Wednesday 17th June, 10am to 12.30pm 🫟

Printing texture on paper is like magic. Discover gelli plate printing - a versatile type of mono printing that uses a flexible plate to create layers of incredible texture and colour - and create your own unique art papers, ideal for a variety of craft and fine art projects, such as multimedia art, collage, and journaling. Gelli printing offers immediacy, experimentation, and creative surprise.

Experiment with printing on different paper types and learn an abundance of techniques to create texture in your preferred colours. Take home one-of-a-kind printed papers to inspire your creativity.

You’ll be guided by Ellen Tovey, professional artist for 20 years here in Bath. She runs Botanical Gelli print workshops to share her passion for the beauty found in nature.

Tickets are available now and just £65pp 🎟️ 🎟️
Book your space for future creativity!

28/03/2026

Foundation Script Calligraphy with
Wednesday 17th June, 10am to 1pm ✍🏼

Using a square edged nib and ink, explore the beautiful and timeless ‘Foundation Hand’ lettering, created by Edward Johnston, ‘godfather’ of Western Calligraphy and designer of the London Underground typography.

You’ll learn how to use a traditional square edged nib - an utterly different skill from the pointed, flexible nib used in copperplate calligraphy - and by the end of the session students should be able to write their name or short quote in their new skill. All materials, hand-outs and equipment is provided so you can continue your new skill practice at home.

Taught by Adele Dark, calligraphy artist, accredited teacher and founder of Calligraphy in the Cotswolds.

Tickets are £70pp and include all equipment. Book your spot now 🎟️

23/03/2026

Word Play: An Experimental Lettering Workshop with ✍🏼

This workshop is all about being playful with lettering! You’ll get your ideas stretched with interactive and sensory lettering exercises. Designed for all skill levels and walks of life; to encourage creative play, instil confidence and explore handwriting as a form of self-expression.

WORD PLAY is anti-calligraphy; a radical attempt at an antidote to perfectionism. Here, we favour personality over beauty, and we are down to play, be messy, share stories, and feel good about ourselves!

Walk away with your own handlettered stickers, ideas and tools to evolve your own penmanship and explore lettering in your own time.

Tuesday 16th June, 1.30pm to 4.30pm, £50pp with all equipment provided. Tickets now available! 🎟️

05/03/2026

Tickets are now available for this years On Paper Festival and it’s going to be blooming BRILLIANT!

• 12 amazing workshops to inspire you and get you hands-on making.
• choose from paper making to hard back bookbinding
• Join us at the Grand Fair and interact with artists and independent makers
• take part in the Stamp Rally and win big prizes
• build your own limited edition Kaweco Sport fountain pen
• scribe something at the Letter Writing Station with our chosen charity
• Try your hand at letterpress printing with

And much more!
Grab your tickets now 🎟️🎟️🎟️

02/09/2025

Applications are now open for the On Paper Festival Grand Fair 2026! Save the date: Saturday 20th June at Bath Pavilion.

This year’s fair was truly a wonderful day, and we’re so excited to welcome some new faces to the fair.

If you are a stationer, printmaker, origami artist, bookbinder or pen maker, we’d love to hear from you!

Know a fabulous independent company that would fit right in? Tag them below 👇🏼

13/08/2025

What was your highlight of this years On Paper Festival? We’re already planning to see how we can go bigger and better for next year, with workshops and creativity galore.

I’d love to know from you what was the highlight of your visit? Did you love the ambience, enjoy the array of vendors, feel inspired by the artwork on show? Did you write a letter, make some paper flowers or listen at a talk? Comment with your favourite bits and what you think we could make even better for next year.

We’ll have super early bird ticket booking available soon for the Grand Fair 2026. Keep your eyes peeled or join the Meticulous Ink newsletter to be first in the know ✨🥳

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Bath
BA15BG

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Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm

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+441225333004

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https://meticulousink.com/pages/on-paper-festival

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