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October 2018
PRINTFEST by IPCNY
Speedball is heading to PRINTFEST for another year of fun, printing and FREE product! Come by both of Speedball's Vendor Fair tables to have your chance to print with our pros! Join Susan Rostow and Christina Pumo in an exciting collaborative printmaking experience to create an animation project capitalizing on the unique working properties of Akua Intaglio. Relief or screen printing more your process? Then be sure to stop by to visit with Bill Fick and Carlos Hernandez to learn more about their techniques and see a live demo creating…
Find out more »November 2018
The Fine Art Nature Print
Explore the deep dark secrets of fine art printmaking along with a treasure trove of techniques from a seasoned printmaker! We’ll use Speedball ‘s Gel Printing plate, cotton rag printmaking papers from The Netherlands, Asian mulberry paper and Akua Intaglio inks to pull a portfolio of highly developed nature prints. Learn how to enhance your prints by incorporating hand printed papers and rubbings using the chine collé process. Supplies you’ll need: Natural artifacts such as leaves, shells, feathers no larger…
Find out more »Ink, Paper, Pressure: The Intaglio Print with Amy Nack
What did Mary Cassatt and Whistler have in common with Jasper Johns and Rembrandt? They were captivated by ink forced into paper and the signature embossment of their plate. Incise your image into a flexible plastic plate, push ink into the incised lines, cover with cotton rag paper and take the helm of our etching press to create a rich, velvety expressive print in this exciting workshop. If you’re an artist that loves to make marks, draw or illustrate, this…
Find out more »The Layered Surface with Renee LoPresti
Contact Sutter Stremmel at The Wedge Ceramics Studio about this incredible workshop offered by Renee LoPresti!
Find out more »January 2019
Encaustic Collagraph Monoprinting in Guanajuato Mexico with Elise Wagner
Make the picturesque Spanish Colonial hill town of Guanajuato your destination for creating and exploring next Winter! The workshop focuses on taking a painters approach to printmaking. Using a combination of monotype, encaustic, intaglio and relief techniques for creating multi-layered prints rich with depth. Using Akua non-toxic water-based inks, participants of all levels will learn encaustic collagraph through various methods of both applying a wax matrix as well as mixing, layering plates, using unique heated mark-making tools, and exploring various…
Find out more »April 2019
Swipe Right for Screen Printing with Jason Burnett
Build a new relationship with your creativity and learn the techniques of screen printing! Whether you prefer working loosely with raw and unrefined marks or making prints that are polished and pristine, consider “swiping right” for screen printing. We’ll cover printing, mixing inks, creating stencils, registration, and more. There will be plenty of time for exploration, play, and making prints to take home. Students of all levels will leave with the knowledge needed to make screen prints in their own…
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