Printmaking
Introduction to Photo-Emulsion Silkscreen with Visiting Artist Nathalie Nuñez
Explore the mixed-media world of silkscreen printing from design to finished product! Students will create photo-emulsion stencils and learn a variety of screenprinting techniques using paper, t-shirts, and fabric. Nathalie will teach traditional methods of silkscreen while simultaneously encouraging students to indulge their curiosities and stretch the boundaries of what can be done with silkscreen. Students should come ready to play, learn from mistakes, and be surprised by the outcome of their artistic expression.
Class Schedule & Tuition
Teaching Artist: Nathalie Nuñez
Day/Duration: Saturday & Sunday, 2 days
Dates: June 1 & 2
Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: Media Lab
Tuition: $125 ($156 nonmember)
Supply Fee: $70
Please bring t-shirts, fabric, paper and any other flat objects on which you would like to print.
There is no open studio for this class.
Venezuelan-born artist and educator Nathalie Nunez enjoys working with students of all ages on projects incorporating clothing design, silkscreen printing, painting and media arts. Natalie’s own work has been exhibited and featured in several galleries and magazines and she has received grants to do art research in Nepal, India, and Mexico. Her t-shirt designs and clothing are sold in boutiques and stores across the country. She has had an extensive background in arts education and now currently works for The Academy for the Love of Learning and for Fine Arts for Children and Teens in Santa Fe, NM.
Chine Collé and Collage in Intaglio with Visiting Artist Casey Neumann
If you are process and material oriented, check out this exploratory art on paper class! After a crash course in drypoint, engraving, and hardground etching techniques, we will delve into traditional and experimental means of incorporating collage into printmaking. Traditional chine collé is a printmaking technique that involves offsetting an inked up image onto thin and absorbent Japanese paper while simultaneously mounting it onto thicker western paper; this process emphasizes and showcases the subtle, rich tonalities of intaglio etching. Other Japanese paper mounting techniques involve seamlessly fusing multiple, handmade paper fibers together by hand before or after these papers are run through the press. The incorporation of fiber-based materials into printed materials will be explored as well. This is a great class for beginners and advanced printmakers alike! Note: This class includes additional private open studio time after class from 2-4pm.
Class Schedule & Tuition
Teaching Artist: Casey Neumann
Day/Duration: Saturdays, 3 days
Dates: June 22, 29 and July 6
Time: 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Location: Printmaking Studio
Tuition: $165 ($205 nonmember)
Supply Fee: $50
We recommend coming to class with an image to work from, as students will begin drawing and etching into plates on day 1. If you have any decorative papers or fabric pieces you would like to incorporate into your etchings, please bring those along as well!
This class includes additional private open studio time after class from 2-4pm.
Casey Neumann received her BFA in Printmaking from the Rhode Island School of Design and her MFA in Visual Art from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. While residing on Maui, she worked as the Assistant/Head Printer at HuiPress (2006-2009) and she has been a teaching classes for the Printmaking Department since 2006. Her work, which lies in both the printmaking and fiber art realms, has been shown at the Schaefer International Gallery, the Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center, the Hawaii State Art Museum, and the Paia Tattoo Parlor. She currently resides and works in Austin, Texas.
Japanese Water-Based Woodcut with Visiting Artist Casey Neumann
Students will explore a traditional woodcut technique (the same approach employed by ukiyo-e printmakers of the Edo period). After learning various means of transferring images to a woodblock, students will carve their images into a thin piece of plywood. Watercolor paint (or gouache) is then brushed on top of the carving and worked into the wood with a maru bake (an inking brush). Once block is worked up in full, a thin piece of Japanese paper is placed on top of the block and the image is transferred to the paper with the use of a baren (a round disk traditionally used for hand printing). The class will also explore multi-block registration and printing. This non-toxic and accessible printmaking medium is great for total newbies, beginners, and experienced printmakers alike! Note: This class includes additional private open studio time after class from 2-4pm.
Class Schedule & Tuition
Teaching Artist: Casey Neumann
Day/Duration: Monday – Wednesday, 6 days
Dates: June 24 – 26 & July 1 – 3
Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Location: Printmaking Studio
Tuition: $265 ($330 nonmember)
Supply Fee: $30
-One 9”x12” woodblock and 4 sheets of printing paper will be given to each student upon the first day.
-Carving tools, brushes, inks, and barens are available for in studio use. A limited number of these items will be for sale in the studio.
-I recommend that students arrive with a prepared image (i.e. a photo reference to draw from or a drawing already prepared to fit the woodblock).
This class includes additional private open studio time after class from 2-4pm.
Casey Neumann received her BFA in Printmaking from the Rhode Island School of Design and her MFA in Visual Art from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. While residing on Maui, she worked as the Assistant/Head Printer at HuiPress (2006-2009) and she has been a teaching classes for the Printmaking Department since 2006. Her work, which lies in both the printmaking and fiber art realms, has been shown at the Schaefer International Gallery, the Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center, the Hawaii State Art Museum, and the Paia Tattoo Parlor. She currently resides and works in Austin, Texas.
Beginning Printmaking
Students will learn the fundamentals of printmaking from start to finish! After a brief introduction to the history of printmaking, students will learn about the press & its parts, tools, paper (quality, variety, and preparation for printing), inks, varnishes, and grounds. Nelly will then show students several different examples of techniques: direct (drypoint, engraving, mezzotint) and indirect (etching, aquatint). Students will learn to prepare the plate, develop an image, and ink & clean the plate. Nelly will also show techniques for registration of plates & paper. Class will conclude with learning to print an artist proof of a fine art print.
Class Schedule & Tuition
Teaching Artist: Nelly Sorokko
Day/Duration: Tuesdays, 6 weeks
Dates: July 23 – August 27
Time: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Location: Children’s Studio
Tuition: $195 ($244 nonmember)
Supply Fee: $60
Supplies will be provided.
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Born in Riga, Latvia to Russian parents, Nelly Sorokko studied civil engineering and architecture and worked in an architecture laboratory. She then emigrated with her family to US where she was involved in her family’s art dealing international business. Since 1989, she has lived and worked in Maui, Hawaii. Nelly has participated in prestigious juried shows on Maui. She has continued her art studies in Florence, Italy where she was professionally trained as Renaissance figurative drawer & painter at the The Florence Academy of Art (1999-2003) and printmaker at Il Bizonte, International School of Graphic Art (2003-2010). Her passion is to work in abstract expressionism and minimalism; she specializes in large format oil on linen paintings and malty plates aquatints and mono types. She lives and works in her art studio Upcountry.