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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.
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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
This intensive beginning 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. Ideal for those with tighter
schedules and would like to focus on screenprinting for a week long
intensive.
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April Vollmer conducts a Hanga Woodcut class.

© Karen Cunningham, 2000
Hipster, NYC
Photo Collagraph, 30" x 22"

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