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
DISRUPTING THE MATRIX December 1, 2023 Elder Gallery of Contemporary Art is thrilled to present Disrupting the Matrix, the gallery’s first exhibition exclusively dedicated to the practice of printmaking. Featuring fifteen artists working in traditional and experimental methods of printmaking, Disrupting the Matrix will investigate a robust spectrum of practices and techniques, presenting a survey of printmaking that...more » Disrupting the Matrix
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
Mixed Media Printmaking With Ron Pokrasso Florence, Italy May 3-16, 2024 This spectacular two-week program offers the opportunity to live and create in Florence, Italy, a cultural capital of Europe. As the home of the Italian Renaissance and the birthplace of the modern world, Florentines championed democracy, science, literature as well as painting, sculpture, and...more » Mixed Media Printmaking With Ron Pokrasso
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
Saturday-Sunday, May 18 and 19, 10:30am–5:30pm Pyramid Atlantic Art Center Hyattsville MD Modifying and controlling the viscosities of inks yields results that cannot be achieved any other way. The interaction of inks is fundamental and allows the development of multi-color prints from a single run through the press, and naturally leads to sequences of related...more » Intention and Surprise: Viscosity with Akua Inks