Anyone feeling hard pressed on Friday could have popped into Falmouth Art Gallery to unwind with an afternoon of Japanese-style printmaking.

Artist Gwyl Lewis was holding taster workshops in moku hanga, a Japanese woodcut technique involving simple, single sheet, water based woodcut printing, as part of the gallery's current Press Gang Exhibition.

Gwyl gave several talks during the day, covering the history of the art form and the techniques used, before giving a demonstration and inviting members of the public to have a go for themselves.

Gallery director Henrietta Boex said: "The concept behind our current Press Gang exhibition is an exploration of print-making techniques and their evolution over time.

"Gwyl’s residency has helped us to give the gallery a working studio feel and it makes a more satisfying visit if you can come away with a piece of artwork that you, as a member of the public, helped to create – and all for free." She added: "From November 7 we will be showcasing the work of nationally renown print makers Jesse Smith, Bernard Irwin and John Howard inspired by ten mining landscapes celebrated by Tinth, the tenth anniversary of the listing of the Cornish and Devon Mining World Heritage Site.

"The artists will be in conversation about this project on Friday November 11 and Friday November 18 at Falmouth Art Gallery from 5pm to 7pm."

Gwyl Lewis will also be returning to the gallery to demonstrate wood engraving on Friday, October 21, as well as running a further one-day workshop in moku hanga at Truro College on Saturday, October 22.