Direct Polymer Gravure: Etching with Light and Water

June 15 &16

Saturday- Sunday: 10am-4pm

Taught by Katherine Brimberry, this workshop is for artists wanting to create etchings from hand-drawn transparencies or modified laser copies.  The emphasis is on the hand-drawn or hand-modified image.  Workshop attendees can create up to two etched plates that are 5 1/2 x 8 inches. 

This workshop will concentrate on learning how to create the plates and learning variations of how to print from the plates.  Printing techniques of chine collé and viscosity relief rolls on the plates will be taught.

The Layered Print: Advanced Soft Ground Etching & Chine Collé (3 days)

June 21 -23

Friday-Sunday: 10am-4pm

Taught by Belinda Casey, this class utilizes an etching process called soft ground. When applied, the ground remains soft, so when drawn on it creates a mark more like a pencil as opposed to the hard line of a hard ground etching. Because soft ground yields to light pressure, it can also be used to create a variety of tones and textures. An array of materials like fabrics, papers, cutouts, plant material, feathers, really anything that is malleable, can be used to make your image (no bones, buttons, or metal, etc.). This class will explore layering images with chine collé, a traditional collage printing method. To add even more depth to your layered prints, Casey will demonstrate traditional methods that include à la poupée, monotype, and relief rolls. All or some of the techniques can be combined to create your image. During the master class, participants will be given two 6” x 8” copper plates. These may be used to create two separate bodies of work, or be combined to create a more intricate, two plate print. No experience in etching or printing is necessary, as the basics are covered. For those of you with a little etching experience, the workshop is an opportunity to expand your intaglio expertise, and access Flatbed's professional print facility!

Woodcut on MDF: Now In Color!

July 6 & 7

Saturday & Sunday: 10am-4pm

Taught by Annalise Gratovich, this master class will teach participants the fundamentals of two color woodcut. Using cabinetry grade MDF, Gratovich will cover the fundamentals of relief imagery: what elements make the most successful graphic relief image, how to plan for color, how to print with precise registration, how to care for tools and ourselves while working in a printshop- including an understanding of bodily and material safety. Relief woodcut is a great introduction to printmaking and getting familiar with Flatbed’s facilities! This class is open to all levels.

What a Relief! Intro to Linoleum

July 21 & 22

Saturday-Sunday: 10am-4pm

In this intensive workshop, Alfonso Huerta will demonstrate the fundamentals of designing a linocut, transferring your image to the linoleum, carving techniques, and how to print your linocut on a manual printing press. The first day is devoted to the carving of your image, and the second day explores print processes and variations. You will leave with a small suite of your prints and your relief block that you can continue to print at home!

Litho Techniques: Line Engraving on Stone

August 17 & 18

Saturday-Sunday: 10am-4pm

Taught by Emery Spina, this workshop will be an introduction to stone lithography through a particular method of mark-making: line engraving. This technique was used a lot in the nineteenth century for printing commercial documents like maps and sheet music as it allows drawing very thin and precise lines—the thinnest lines possible in the arsenal of lithographic techniques. It also happens to be one of the easiest lithographic processes to do on stone and requires minimal chemical processing.

Each person will get a stone to work on and will come out of the weekend with a small edition of their own lithographs. While you will be focusing on lithographic line engraving as the main mark-making technique for your prints, you will also discuss the broader history and chemistry of lithography as well as other ways to make marks on stone. This class is suitable for both experienced and beginning lithographers!