WATERBASED SILKSCREEN
with Roni Henning
8 weeks, 6-9 pm
Session I: Thursdays, May 8 – June 26
Session II: Tuesdays, July 29 – September 16
Fee: $440

This workshop will introduce you to various screenprinting techniques, including reduction printing, handmade and photographic stencils, as well as screen monoprinting. You will be able to use hand-drawn, photo and digital images. Topics will include screen stretching and preparation, mark-making tools you can use, color separation, correct color mixing, registration, and editioning.
SessionI
Session II

MONOTYPE
with Sarah Nicole Phillips
6 weeks, Mondays
June 2 - July 7
Fee: $380

This comprehensive workshop will introduce you to one of the most liberating forms of printmaking, with an emphasis on experimentation and creativity. Learn to create innovative one-of-a-kind prints using drawing, painting and collage. Explore color mixing, brushwork, ghost images, chine colle, stencils and unique tools. We will pull highly developed monotypes by hand and with the aid of the press.
*This class uses only Akua Waterbased non-toxic inks.

INTRO TO PRINTMAKING
with Lisa Mackie
8 weeks, Tuesdays 6-9 pm
June 3 – July 22
Fee: $440

This course provides a broad introduction to basic printmaking techniques and processes. Learn about intaglio techniques by creating a drypoint and an etching, delve into traditional relief printmaking with woodcut and linocut, and discover various screenprinting methods. We will also cover important trans-process printmaking techniques such as paper tearing, ink modification, chine colle, registration, and printing multiple plates.
* This class uses only Akua Water-based non-toxic inks

XEROX TRANSFER
with Miriam Schaer
1 Day Intensive Workshop
June 28, Saturday 11 am – 5 pm
Fee: $130

Learn a variety of methods for transferring B & W and color Xeroxed images onto various surfaces using both solvent and non-chemical approaches. This is a versatile technique that can be put to myriad artistic uses.

HANGA WATERBASED WOODCUT
with April Vollmer
6 weeks, Mondays 6-9pm
July 14 – August 18
Fee: $380

Hanga, the traditional Japanese technique, allows you to print in luminous color with easy registration, without a press or solvents. Learn to transfer images, cut kento registration marks, make waterbased inks from pigment, and print with a baren. We will edition multi color blocks on kozo paper.
*This course uses only Akua Waterbased non-toxic inks

COLLAGRAPH
with Ann Aspinwall
6 weeks, Wednesdays 6-9 pm
July 16 – August 20
Fee: $380

Collagraph is a non-toxic printmaking technique where the surface of the plate is created with an assortment of materials in order to create a variety of rich tones and textures. Using cardboard plates, surfaces and textures are created using materials such as acrylic mediums, plaster, shellac, carborundum, and coffee grounds. We will also take advantage of the texture of the cardboard itself. Intaglio and relief methods of printing will be shown, as well as how to print both simultaneously.
* This class uses only Akua Water-based non-toxic inks

ADVANCED INTAGLIO
with Ann Aspinwall
6 weeks, Thursdays 6-9pm
July 17 – August 21
Fee: $380

This advanced class will allow the experienced etcher to delve further into the nuances of intaglio printing and plate work. Sharpen your understanding of the various processes of hard and soft-ground, aquatint, and spitbite, the ways in which to combine them. Also included are methods for multiple plate printing and registration, and innovative techniques of color printing and chine colle. Prerequisite for this course is In-depth Intaglio, or equivalent.

SILKSCREEN INTENSIVE
with Roni Henning
5 days, Monday through Friday, 11 am – 5 pm
August 11 – 15
Fee: $560