Printmaking

Introduction to Handmade Books

This class will introduce you to the art of handmade books and will teach you all the basic skills necessary for creating your own custom creations. Students will learn about book design, types of paper, and styles of sewing and binding. At the end of class, students will be able to bind a variety of books that can be used for sketchbooks, journals, pamphlets, guest books, or zines.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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