Collagraph for Beginners
One day or two half days
One day or two half days
A Collagraph (From ‘colle’ – glue and ‘graph’ – mark) print is pulled from a plate made with collaged materials such as glues and mediums, papers, fabrics, found materials, creating a textured surface which can be printed as an intaglio print or a relief print, or both at the same time.
In this one day or two half day workshops we will create one, maybe two, small collagraph plates from which you can pull a small edition. Designed for beginner printmakers, this workshop will also introduce working with non toxic inks, colour mixing, intaglio and relief inking and printing methods, and the signing and numbering of prints.
'Under the Hot Sun' collagraph print by Susanne Clark.
In this one day or two half day workshops we will create one, maybe two, small collagraph plates from which you can pull a small edition. Designed for beginner printmakers, this workshop will also introduce working with non toxic inks, colour mixing, intaglio and relief inking and printing methods, and the signing and numbering of prints.
'Under the Hot Sun' collagraph print by Susanne Clark.
Reduction Lino for Beginners
One day workshopMaybe you remember cutting a lino block in school. Or perhaps you make potato prints or used rubber stamps. All of these are examples of relief printing. A design is cut into a flat surfaced material, ink applied to the remaining surface and transfered to paper. The 'Reduction' process, make famous by Picasso, allows you to cut and print several times creating a multi coloured print from just one block.
In this workshop you will create a three or four colour print in a small edition, using basic printmaking tools and techniques. Learn how to design and cut the lino block to create values and textures, mix custom colours, register your paper, and ink and print your lino block. We will discuss the long standing traditions of signing and numbering of prints and options for presentation.
'Woodlands' reduction lino print by Anne Jones
Making Monotypes
One day workshop
A monotype is a unique printed image created by the transfer of hand-applied ink from a plate to paper. Aimed at those with little or no experience in printmaking, this one-day workshop will introduce you to basic monotype techniques such as mixing inks, applying ink to the monotype plate, using additive and subtractive techniques, stencils and templates, opaque colour and transparent glazes. Working with non-toxic water based inks, which come in fabulous artist quality colours and offer soap and water clean-up you will experience the joy of printmaking creating colourful, exciting monotypes.
Drypoint and the Monoprint.
One day workshop.
Traditionally made by scribing lines into a metal plate such as copper with a hard metal or diamond point tool, drypoint prints are now also made by drawing on plastic plates with less expensive tools, and printed with non toxic, water 'clean-up' inks.
In this one day workshop you will draw (or trace since the plate is transparent) your design directly into the plastic plate with a sharp pointed tool to create grooves. Ink is then applied to the plate making sure the grooves are filled. The top surface of the plate is wiped clean and the design can then be transfered to dampened paper using the press. You have created an original drypoint print that can be editioned in the traditional way.
By adding transparent background colour using another plate of the same size, then printing your drypoint on top, you can create a series of unique prints called monoprints.
Hugh Bryden is a Scottish printmaker who is a master of these printmaking methods. He has even taken this workshop outside into the countryside and desert to do 'Plein Air' drypoint workshops. See an example of his work at http://www.hughbryden.com/ Also, look at Susan Rostow's drypoint with monotype 'Turtle Spirit' at http://www.waterbasedinks.com/
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'Carsethorne' (dtl) drypoint print by Hugh Bryden
Drypoint and the Monoprint.
One day workshop.
Traditionally made by scribing lines into a metal plate such as copper with a hard metal or diamond point tool, drypoint prints are now also made by drawing on plastic plates with less expensive tools, and printed with non toxic, water 'clean-up' inks.
In this one day workshop you will draw (or trace since the plate is transparent) your design directly into the plastic plate with a sharp pointed tool to create grooves. Ink is then applied to the plate making sure the grooves are filled. The top surface of the plate is wiped clean and the design can then be transfered to dampened paper using the press. You have created an original drypoint print that can be editioned in the traditional way.
By adding transparent background colour using another plate of the same size, then printing your drypoint on top, you can create a series of unique prints called monoprints.
Hugh Bryden is a Scottish printmaker who is a master of these printmaking methods. He has even taken this workshop outside into the countryside and desert to do 'Plein Air' drypoint workshops. See an example of his work at http://www.hughbryden.com/ Also, look at Susan Rostow's drypoint with monotype 'Turtle Spirit' at http://www.waterbasedinks.com/
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'Carsethorne' (dtl) drypoint print by Hugh Bryden
WATERCOLOUR MONOTYPE
one day workshop
If you enjoy painting with brushes and watercolours, drawing with water soluble crayons and pencils, you will love this simple printmaking method that enjoys the painterly, liquid transparency of the watercolour medium while adding the possibility of erasing mistakes, and reworking changes in design that are prohibited when working directly on paper.
In this one day workshop you will create several ‘one only’ original prints(monotypes), experimenting with different additive and subtractive techniques, learning how to use the press and how to sign and number your prints.
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