This 90 minute learning and information session is designed to familiarize you with printmaking using the Open Press Project Tiny Press. You can see for yourself how easy and portable this press is to print with just about anywhere! This session explores creating encaustic collagraph prints on a tiny portable 3D printed press by the...more » Tiny Press — Huge Possibilities
Instructor: Kathryn King Skill Level: All Levels Delve into the technique of sgraffito-the act of covering a clay surface with a contrasting slip or underglaze and carving through that surface to reveal the color of the clay beneath. We'll explore the different carving tools, how to use them to create a variety of marks, and...more » Sgraffito for the Narrative Surface
July 17-21, 2023 Limited to 8 – 5 available Turn your images into relief woodblocks without touching a carving tool. In advance of the workshop, participants will be asked to digitally send images to Catherine for advice on selecting the best ones for CNC or laser engraving. Your CNC carved or laser engraved images will...more » Ink and Interference: The artful way of printmaking Catherine Kernan
Bring imagery to the ceramic surface through the use of sgraffito carving, story telling, and a good dose of humor. TECHNIQUES Transfer imagery onto the ceramic surface to then carve using the technique of sgraffito Create forms with the use of plaster and ceramic press molds Build a vocabulary of images that can be used...more » Can We Talk? Narrative and the Sgraffito Surface
Brooke Millecchia Material Mugs VIII Invitational • Companion Gallery • September 8th-January 8th
Clayscapes Pottery Market 2023 • Syracuse, NY • October 7th-8th
Encaustic Painting & Collagraph Printmaking Retreat in Guanajuato, Mexico January 7-13, 2024 Join us on the open air rooftop studio at Alma del Sol in beautiful Guanajuato for a most memorable creative and cultural learning experience. This fifth year of the Guanajuato Printmaking retreat begins with a welcome dinner on January 7, instructional days January...more » Encaustic Painting & Collagraph Printmaking Retreat with Elise Wagner
Reduction Grid2 days: Saturday and Sunday May 4th and 5th 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Explore reduction printmaking in a low-stakes way using soft rubber blocks and Japanese archival stamp pads. This course combines pattern design and reduction printmaking with an adventurous spirit. We will start with a basic pattern of your creation, print a first layer by hand, carve...more » Reduction Grid with Susana McDonnell
Saturday, May 11, 10 AM-5 PM In this workshop we will cover the various ways of handling Akua Intaglio Inks to push the unique properties of these inks. We will practice monotype methods on PETG plastic plates. During the workshop we will look at prints together, and spend time practicing with the ink while trouble-shooting...more » All About Akua Inks with Joyce Silverstone