Friday-Sunday, September 29-October 1, 10 AM-5 PM with Catherine Kernan Carving woodblocks can fix an image, setting it up for repetition. Woodblocks can also be used in a dynamic way that yields unexpected results without reducing or re-cutting the blocks. Combinations of woodblocks set in motion long sequences in which [...]
Sunday, October 1, 10 AM - 5 PM with Amaryllis Siniossoglou This 1-day workshop is an invitation to an inspirational color experience. Participants will be guided through relaxing and motivational exercises and charts on how to analyze imagery from nature, strategies on how to mix colors from observation, and how [...]
Friday-Sunday, October 6-8, 10 AM-5 PM with Annie Bissett Mokuhanga (literally “wood print”) is a term for the ancient Japanese technique of watercolor woodblock printing—an environmentally friendly low-tech process that can be done at home at any scale and that combines well with other media. This workshop will introduce [...]
Mondays, October 9-30, 1-4 PM with Amaryllis Siniossoglou During this 4-week workshop, learn how to intentionally mix color inks and use color in your prints! This workshop uses color mixing exercises to help you understand ink properties and color mixing techniques. Emphasis will be given to value and the use [...]
Saturday, October 14, 10 AM-5 PM with Tate Klacsmann Suminagashi is a traditional Japanese technique for marbling paper by manipulating pigment in water, then taking an impression on paper of the liquid’s surface. The water becomes a monotype plate that’s in constant motion, and the resulting impression on paper is [...]
Saturday, October 21, 10 AM - 5 PM with Joyce Silverstone Image by Jan Johnson Spend a day in the Zea Mays Printmaking Studio exploring ways of transferring ink to paper from paper! Akua Intaglio Inks have a beautiful way of transferring color and marks to dampened [...]
Sunday, October 22, 10 AM-5 PM with Julie Lapping Rivera Woodcut is a wonderfully direct and accessible form of printmaking, which yields a range of imagery from bold and simple to detailed and textural. The process of bringing an image to life through carving is both soothing and meditative. Because [...]
Saturdays, October 28 and November 4, 10 AM - 5 PM with Amaryllis Siniossoglou During this 2-day workshop, participants will have the opportunity to learn how to create collagraph plates, how to ink the plates and print on different papers. The first session will focus on using a variety of [...]
Saturday-Sunday, November 4-5, 10 AM-5 PM with Jenny Gover Ready for something different? Explore screenprinting in its most painterly form, with no need for stencils, computers, or darkrooms. In this workshop we will be drawing and painting directly onto screens using watercolors and watercolor pencils to create unique monotypes with [...]
Sunday, November 5, 10 AM - 5 PM with Amaryllis Siniossoglou Fine tune your color knowledge! This 1-day workshop is an invitation to an inspirational color journey exploring Muted Colors and Chromatic Grays using printmaking inks. Starting with fully saturated prismatic colors, participants will create a series of charts using [...]
Tuesdays, November 7-28, 10 AM - 5 PM with Joyce Silverstone Bring your ideas and plates to work on during this 4-day weekly workshop with an experimental open laboratory-feel. This workshop is designed for artists with monotype experience. The intention for these four days is to give you supportive assistance [...]
Saturday, November 18, 10 AM - 5 PM with Amaryllis Siniossoglou Drypoint and Trace Monotype offer the artist a wide range of mark making possibilities, some permanent, some transient. During this one-day workshop participants will have the opportunity to learn how to create and print drypoint plates, and explore compositions [...]