Classes
Oil-Based Monotype with Rachel Burgess
SOLD OUT
2 Day weekend workshop, 12 – 4pm
December 7 and 8, 2024
This two-day workshop will teach the basics of monotype printmaking with an emphasis on oil- based media. Participants will use a combination of oil paint, lithography ink and oil pastel to create unique, one-of-a-kind works. We will explore different mark-making tools, printing methods and paper types. Students will come away from the class with a basic understanding of monotype technique and of how it can be applied to their current artistic practice.
Rachel Burgess is an artist based in New York City. Her monotypes combine elements of oil painting, folk art and commercial illustration to explore the ways we tell stories about our lives. Her work has appeared in Hyperallergic, Art New England and The New York Times; recent exhibitions include Ortega y Gasset Projects, the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art and the Janet Turner Print Museum. Burgess holds an M.F.A. from the School of Visual Art and a B.A. from Yale University.
Multi-Block Linocut Printing with Caroline Ongpin
6 Thursdays, 6 – 9pm
February 22 – March 27, 2025
Fee: $520 including materials and 18 hours of studio time
This class focuses on how to prepare for, register, and print a multi-block linocut. Students will learn how to ensure correct plate registration using pins, how to proof colors, and printing by hand. The instructor will show a demonstration on paper preparation and workstation set-up for printing editions. By the end of the class, students will have developed a structured workflow for multi-block images, from image registration to printing an edition of 5-10 prints. Students are encouraged to use the LESP community studio a few hours a week outside of class time to accomplish steps necessary for the next class session. This class is recommended for those with basic understanding of relief printing.
Caroline Ongpin is a visual artist working primarily in printmaking and is currently an instructor and lithographic printer at The Art Students League of New York. In 2024, she completed the Printer Training Program for lithography at Tamarind Institute in the University of New Mexico. Her work has been exhibited in the Philippines, Mexico, and the United States. She has had residencies with the Mexico-based Arquetopia Foundation and with Guttenberg Arts in New Jersey.