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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 »February 2020
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 »Encaustic Collagraph Methods: Exploring Alternate Printing Plates and Papers with Elise Wagner
This two-day workshop explores creating encaustic collagraph plates from Ampersand clay boards and printing onto Japanese and Encaustiflex papers. This semi-private workshop in my Portland studio pushes past the Encaustic Collagraph Printmaking technique that I pioneered, breaking the rules some more, this time with printmaking! You will learn some basic encaustic towards mark making and building texture. A comprehensive demonstration will cover applying the wax and the use of various encaustic techniques towards building the printing plate along with dry…
Find out more »Learn 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 printing process from carving the 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…
Find out more »Valentine’s Card Printing Event with Speedball Demo Artist, Stephen Wiggins
Adult Participants will choose a linocut they carve out or a with a small instructional lesson that will show them the basics. Children participants will choose a linocut block that is already carved and ink it and print it safely. You make the print and take it home! Ages: All ages are welcome to make the prints! This is a family-friendly event. Cost: Free ABOUT THE ARTIST Stephen Wiggins was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky where he started drawing…
Find out more »Design, Carve and Print Your Own Tea Towel with Speedball Demo Artist, Susana McDonnell
Come and learn a new skill and leave with the ability to create your own hand-block printed fabric items. In this workshop we will create a simple design, learn how to transfer and carve it into a rubber block and print it onto a tea towel. Students will bring home their finished tea towel, their rubber block and a new skill set that they can continue to use indefinitely. ABOUT THE ARTIST Susana McDonnell is a Boston based designer and…
Find out more »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…
Find out more »ENCAUSTIC COLLAGRAPH COMPREHENSIVE with MONOTYPE & DRYPOINT WITH ELISE WAGNER
This two-day semi-private workshop in my Portland studio covers the various steps of the Encaustic Collagraph technique that I pioneered, more from a painter's point of view. You will learn some basic rudiments of encaustic and then we will dive in using various common tools of the medium. A comprehensive demonstration will cover applying the wax and use of various encaustic techniques that I married with collagraph as well as dry point etching, mark making, incising, embossing, and the use…
Find out more »March 2020
4-Day Integration Intensive: Exploring Paper+Print+Encaustic with Elise Wagner
Join me as I open this new and special class to just two participants in my Portland studio. I will share my very latest techniques and practices in combining print with encaustic. We will push beyond the confines of traditional print and approach it as painters. You will create “full bleed” prints on Encaustiflex and Kozo Paper cut to the size of painting panels for mounting onto and further embellishing with encaustic. Graphite rubbing transfer will also be addressed. You…
Find out more »April 2020
ENCAUSTIC COLLAGRAPH COMPREHENSIVE with MONOTYPE & DRYPOINT WITH ELISE WAGNER
This two-day semi-private workshop in my Portland studio covers the various steps of the Encaustic Collagraph technique that I pioneered, more from a painter's point of view. You will learn some basic rudiments of encaustic and then we will dive in using various common tools of the medium. A comprehensive demonstration will cover applying the wax and use of various encaustic techniques that I married with collagraph as well as dry point etching, mark making, incising, embossing, and the use…
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