Saturday-Sunday, March 7-8, 10 AM-5 PM

Registration Deadline: March 6

with Joyce Silverstone

This two day workshop will explore making drypoint prints using PETG, a flexible transparent plastic plate material, whose surface is beautifully sensitive to the scratches, lines and tones made with traditional etching tools. This same substrate will be used to layer monotype and chine collé color to the drypoint images.

We will start by making trace monotypes (transfer drawings) as warm-ups for making marks, textures and lines, and then use these quick sketches as prompts for the the lines and tones that drypoint tools can make on these edition-able plastic plates.

Teaching will highlight how to make and print a drypoint plate with time to practice intaglio wiping skills. Demonstrations will include the ins and outs of modifying Akua Intaglio Inks, as well as how to layer color additions to create one-of-a-kind prints.

Get to know the fundamentals of ink, paper and press use, along with the tools of the studio and the unique qualities of Akua Intaglio Inks.

About the Instructor

Joyce Silverstone is a graduate and traveling fellow of The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. When Joyce leads her printmaking workshops, she brings her technical experience in printmaking and her training as a certified Rosen Method Bodywork Practitioner, a relational awareness practice. Joyce has been exploring and refining ways of combining printmaking and painting for over 30 years. An active artist and teacher, she exhibits her work locally, regionally and internationally.