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...more » The Fine Art Nature Print
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...more » Ink, Paper, Pressure: The Intaglio Print with Amy Nack
This painterly printmaking technique will inspire participants to create colourful and vibrant unique prints. Utilizing water-washable Akua inks and water-soluble drawing materials, each participant will create multi-layered prints. Various mark-making techniques, chine collé and composition development will also be covered. No experience necessary.
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...more » Encaustic Collagraph Monoprinting in Guanajuato Mexico with Elise Wagner
Treat yourself to an exciting art adventure while immersing in Guanajuato, considered to be the jewel of the Colonial cities of Mexico. Experience this European inspired city full of winding narrow streets and leafy garden plazas below which a labyrinth of tunnels and passageways serve as the thoroughfares of the city. By day Immerse yourself...more » Monotype and Mixed Media Printmaking in Guanajuato, Mexico with Ron Pokrasso
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 Akua Carborundum gel coated plates in conjunction with the spontaneity of monotype. Demos will include coating plastic monotype plates with carborundum gel medium and drawing into wet and dry carborundum...more » Mixed Media Monoprinting
Discover the joy of printmaking using the Akua Pin Press with artist Charlie Ciali. Learn the basic elements of printing and create beautiful monotypes playing with color, texture and composition. Charlie will work with each student to help them achieve their goals. All supplies are included (Akua inks, paper, stencils, tools, pencils and Pin Press.) ...more » Printing without a Press with Charlie Ciali
In this innovative workshop, you’ll learn how to use digital images or drawings on polyester film to create a carborundum collagraph. This vastly expands the creative possibilities for carborundum printmaking, in which plates are normally created by painting with acrylic medium and adding carborundum grit. This technique uses a light-sensitive film adhered to screenprinting mesh...more » Remarque/New Grounds Print Workshop
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-based Akua Intaglio inks. Taking advantage of the interaction of inks allows the development of multi-color image on a single plate with results that can only be...more » INK INTERACTION: AKUA VISCOSITY with Catherine Kernan