Carve Your Christmas
£40
Book a spotCarve it. Print it. Take it home.
A lino print studio in Northfleet, Kent. I run hand-carved printing workshops for teams, groups and complete beginners, at your venue or mine. I bring everything. You leave holding something you made.
Three ways in
Team Days
Away days, wellbeing sessions and Christmas socials for 6 to 20 people. Two hours, no experience needed, designed around your group, your space and your time. Everyone leaves holding something they made.
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Prints & Kits
Original linocut prints, cards and carving kits, released in small seasonal batches. When a drop sells out, it's gone.
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Hand-Carved Branding
Your logo cut by hand into a real stamp, for packaging, events, and brands that want to feel made.
See the work →Coming up: Team away day for twenty NHS GP trainees
Next month I'm running a Carve & Press Lino print upcycling session for 20 trainee GP's by the Philip Farrant Education Centre, Darent Valley Hospital.
Most team building asks people to perform. Carving asks for none of that.
What gets made here
Every mark on this site was designed and carved by hand in my studio. The world needs more whimsy.
Join a Saturday session
Small groups at Eastgate Community Centre, Northfleet. Everything is provided and no experience is needed. I'm fully booked until 10 December, with one Christmas session left on Saturday 19 December.
January dates
New Saturday dates open in early December. Leave your email and you'll hear before they go public.
Home is where the heart is
Inspired by my first home after college, the one I shared with friends. Home isn't a place, it's a feeling: somewhere warm enough to be yourself.
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Hi, I'm Aparna
I trained as an architect and spent seven years as a UX and graphic designer.
Alongside that I've always made things by hand. In 2025 I became a mother, and Mayadori is where those two worlds meet: careful design thinking and honest, handmade craft.
More about meWords from the room
“The workshop was genuinely joyful, I loved the atmosphere inside it with music and mindful practice of making something with your hands. Thank you for explaining everything clearly.”
Carve & Press workshop participant
“Aparna has an incredibly intuitive way of teaching. She met Vanya where she was, and built from there. The sessions are engaging, warm, and genuinely creative.”
Parent of Vanya, Carve & Press children's workshop
“I really enjoyed the workshop and had a great time learning lino printing. Everything was explained really well, and I found it engaging, creative and very well organised.”
Carve & Press workshop participant
“Aparna explains and demonstrates things clearly and is very structured in her approach. Even after one lesson I could see how much I would learn.”
One-to-one session
“Aparna brings passion, commitment and genuine design talent to everything she touches. I was lucky to have her, and I'd recommend her to anyone.”
Trustee, Rock Stone & Pebbles