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October 2019
Monotype: The Painterly Monotype with Judy Just
EXPLORING MONOTYPE CLASSES (each session is 6 weeks long) Thursdays, 9:30 – 12:30pm, ALL SKILL LEVELS Medium - Printmaking, Akua Ink, Monotype/Monoprint, Non-toxic Printmaking Supply Fee: $20 per session, cover tools, plate, inks. Basic paper will be furnished. Other papers will be discussed in the first class. Plunge into Monotype! Broaden your artistic horizons with printmaking. Monotype offers a unique opportunity to explore new ways of making images with Akua intaglio inks that are nontoxic and are easy to clean…
Find out more »November 2019
Screen Printing Resist Workshop with Speedball Demo Artist, Stephen Wiggins
In this two-session class, you will use the “block out” method to create an image on your screen to print a set of 10, 5 x 7 cards. You will learn how to prepare the screen, register two colors and trouble-shoot to get great results. During the first session, tape the screens to prepare for image making and print one color. At the second session learn about two-color registration, how to tape the screen and print your image onto a…
Find out more »Speedball Screen Printing Demonstration at Artist & Craftsman with Speedball Demo Artist, Stephen Wiggins
Join Speedball Demo Artist and printmaker, Stephen Wiggins, as he shares his passion and excitement for the art of printmaking. This two-hour lecture and demonstration will provide attendees with in-depth information about the screen printing process from prepping the silkscreen to printing the image. Learn about the wide range of Speedball inks, tools and accessories, giving insight to each product’s use and attributes. This demo is ideal for the beginner seeking the experience of pulling a print or the skilled…
Find out more »Botanical Carving Workshop with Hannah Jensen
"This is a creative weekend to reignite your already talented soul! There is no doubt that every person grew up with a wonderful imagination. The question is when did you stop listening to it. A weekend with me will be a weekend to allow that beautiful, courageous self a free pass! Open that wild heart, believe you can ... and by the end of the weekend, you will be carving your way home full of possibilities. But really, it's a weekend…
Find out more »Screen Printing with Speedball Demo Artist, Maureen Da Silva
Join Speedball Demo artist and printmaker, Maureen Da Silva as she shares her passion and excitement for the art of printmaking. This two-hour lecture and demonstration will provide attendees with in-depth information about the screen process from preparing a screen to printing the image. Learn about the wide range of Speedball inks, tools and accessories, giving insight to each product's use and attributes. This demo is ideal for the beginner seeking the experience of pulling a print or the skilled…
Find out more »Screen AND Relief Printing Demonstration with Speedball Demo Artist, Maureen Da Silva
In a FREE, open-to-the-public event, Maureen Da Silva will be demonstrating the fundamentals of block and screen printing utilizing a range of Speedball products. Come by to print and talk shop with one of Speedball's Demo artists! ABOUT THE ARTIST Maureen Da Silva, is the Managing Director of the inPrint Collective, a Toronto-based not-for-profit artist group she helped found, and with whom she is is always loudly and proudly sharing her love of lithography, screenprint and other print media. A…
Find out more »December 2019
Mixed Media Monoprint with Carborundum Platemaking with Susan Rostow
Create one of a kind prints or varied editions by combining monotype with safe plate-making methods. Susan Rostow will introduce her latest innovations using Carborundum Gel coated plates in conjunction with the spontaneity of monotype. Demos will include coating and painting the Carborundum Gel onto plates and drawing into the wet and dry surfaces. Participants will explore a variety of inking techniques beginning with a simple single plate to more complex multiple registered plates. Students will learn about the properties…
Find out more »January 2020
Monotype: Consider the Possibilities with Judy Just
EXPLORING MONOTYPE CLASSES (each session is 6 weeks long) Thursdays, 9:30 – 12:30pm, ALL SKILL LEVELS Medium - Printmaking, Akua Ink, Monotype/Monoprint, Non-toxic Printmaking Supply Fee: $20 per session, cover tools, plate, inks. Basic paper will be furnished. Other papers will be discussed in the first class. Plunge into Monotype! Broaden your artistic horizons with printmaking. Monotype offers a unique opportunity to explore new ways of making images with Akua intaglio inks that are nontoxic and are easy to clean…
Find out more »Ink Interaction: Making the Most of Akua Intaglio Inks with Catherine Kernan, guest artist at Susan Rostow’s Brooklyn Studio
Layers of color on a single printing plate make gorgeous monotypes and monoprints. Learn how to modify Akua Intaglio inks for a myriad of effects. Modifying the viscosities of inks leads to results unachievable any other way. Just as peanut butter will not stick to jelly, a loose ink will reject a stiff ink. This is true of traditional oil inks as well as newer, soy oil-based Akua Intaglio inks. Exploiting ink interactions yields multi-color prints from a single plate,…
Find out more »February 2020
Monotype: Lines,Textures and Shapes with Judy Just
EXPLORING MONOTYPE CLASSES (each session is 6 weeks long) Thursdays, 9:30 – 12:30pm, ALL SKILL LEVELS Medium - Printmaking, Akua Ink, Monotype/Monoprint, Non-toxic Printmaking Supply Fee: $20 per session, cover tools, plate, inks. Basic paper will be furnished. Other papers will be discussed in the first class. Plunge into Monotype! Broaden your artistic horizons with printmaking. Monotype offers a unique opportunity to explore new ways of making images with Akua intaglio inks that are nontoxic and are easy to clean…
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