Saturday-Sunday, October 17-18, 10 AM-5 PM

with Carol Wax

Master mezzotint artist Carol Wax is back for her annual workshop at ZMP!

This time it’s all about the burr. Drypoint and mezzotint engraving are direct intaglio techniques in which images are created from burrs on metal plates. Using both additive and deductive approaches, burrs are manipulated with scribes, rockers, roulettes and other tools or abrasive materials that create a wide range of tones and textures without the use of acid or other toxic materials.

This workshop will present different ways to lay mezzotint and drypoint grounds on copper plates and use of various tools and methods for engraving images. Instruction includes printing techniques for taking full advantage of the unique characteristics of the burred topography on drypoint and mezzotint plate surfaces. While the main focus will be on working in the mezzotint manner, discussions will include use of these methods in combination with other intaglio techniques and color printing.

Tools are supplied but participants are strongly encouraged to bring whatever tools they have. Prior printmaking experience is helpful but not required.

About the Instructor

Carol Wax, author of the book The Mezzotint: History and Technique (Abrams, 1990, 1996, 2023), works in a wide range of mediums but is best known for her mezzotint engravings. Her prints are in numerous museum collections and have been honored by: two New York Foundation for the Arts Artist’s Fellowships; The American Academy of Arts and Letters Louise Nevelson Award for Printmaking; an Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation Individual Support Grant; and residencies at The MacDowell Colony and Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation’s Space Program. In addition to numerous visiting artist workshops, she has taught at The Rhode Island School of Design, SUNY New Paltz, Montclair State University, and Bard College.

This workshop is currently full. Fill out the form below to be placed on the waiting list.