Workshop Schedule:

COVID19 UPDATE: We have begun scheduling new workshops, with new guidelines - our instructors are all local, classes are capped at 5 students, and we will not be accepting out-of-state enrollments unless the attendee is vaccinated or can quarantine for 2 weeks prior to attending the workshop. We are also offering pop-up classes, which are designed for families or groups of friends - that way you aren't taking the class with anyone you don't know. Masks are required, students will have individual workstations more than 6ft apart, ventilation is increased (2 open doors with a box fan at one entrance), and all surfaces are disinfected with isopropyl alcohol before and after each class.

Intro to Etching

Create a rich line etching and aquatint using non-toxic methods. Etching is a marvelous technique for those who love to draw, and will allow them to take their art to a new level. Learn to prepare plates, coat with hardground, then etch and print the plate.

Class Dates: June 12-13, 2021
Class Fee: $240 + tax
Instructor: Pamela Wesolek

Explorations in Monotype & Chine Colle, with Ron Pokrasso

This eye-opening class combines monotype with chine collé, collage & drawing to greatly enhance your working process with a whole new range of possibilities. Ron Pokrasso’s unique approach, illustrated with concise demos and interspersed with art making philosophies, makes this an intensive, enriching, eco-friendly, five-day art immersion. This workshop is great for beginners as well as a perfect tune-up for experienced monotype artists.
Class Dates: June 21-25, 2021
Class Fee: $925 + tax

Intro to Monotype

This liberating medium combines painting and printmaking techniques. Explore monotype printmaking with water-based Akua Inks. We will be layering and removing color, using brayers and paintbrushes, to create rich and exciting prints. This workshop is open to artists of all levels.

Class Dates: July 17-18, 2021
Class Fee: $240 + tax
Instructor: Mary Sundstrom

Mokuhanga

Explore one of the oldest types of printmaking combining relief, stencils, and wood grain printing. Images are transferred from the carved block to both sides of uniquely textured Asian washi paper using a hand-held tool called a baren.

Class Date: July 31, 2021
Class Fee: $120 + tax
Instructor: Dan Noyes, MFA

Carborundum Collagraph

Learn how to use digital images or drawings on polyester film to create a carborundum collagraph. This vastly expands the creative possibilities for carborundum printmaking!

Class Dates: August 21-22, 2021
Class Fee: $245 + tax
Instructor: Trish Meyer

Fusions: an Intensive Immersion Printmaking Experience with Ron Pokrasso

Ron Pokrasso’s approach to monotype in combination with chine collé/collage and photopolymer platemaking will open your eyes and working process to a whole new range of possibilities.
​Using Akua non-toxic products, Pokrasso will demonstrate numerous methods to working with inks and tools. He will guide you through registration methods to be able to use multiple plates with perfection, as well as mixing and matching imagery to move your artwork into exciting new directions. This workshop is suitable for all experience levels.
Class Dates: August 23-27, 2021
Class Fee: $950 + tax

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Color Theory

Learn how to solve your color problems! Mixing color is one of the most important tools for any artist. Students will learn to mix and choose colors, as well as manipulate space, light and mood with color. We will practice with acrylic paint. Artists of all disciplines are welcome in this workshop.

Class Date: August 28, 2021 (Rescheduled from June 5)
Class Fee: $120 + tax
Instructor: Joyce Shupe

Intro to Screen Print

This introductory workshop teaches students the fundamentals of screen printing. We’ll spend two days in the studio covering the variety of uses for screen print, materials (ink, paper, process supplies), tools and the print process. Each student will learn how to create a one-color print using basic stencil methods and get hands-on experience with every aspect of the screen print process

Planning to take all 3 classes in the series? Click here to receive a $30 discount by signing up for Intro, Intermediate & Advanced at the same time.

Class Dates: September 11-12, 2021
Class Fee: $240 + tax
Instructor: Pete McCracken / Owner, Crack Press and Portland Type®, Portland Oregon

Intermediate Screen Print

Second in the series, this workshop builds on the knowledge from Intro to Screen Print.
The two day workshop focuses on a variety of historic and contemporary processes for creating artwork to print. We will review different prints and discuss how they were created. Each participant will plan a print by sketching out the idea, creating artwork/stencils and prepping screens for print. We will also mix/proof the inks, prepare the substrate and setup the press for the print run.

Planning to take all 3 classes in the series? Click here to receive a $30 discount by signing up for Intro, Intermediate & Advanced at the same time.

Class Dates: September 18-19, 2021
Class Fee: $240 + tax
Instructor: Pete McCracken / Owner, Crack Press and Portland Type®, Portland Oregon

Advanced Screen Print

Third in the series, this two day workshop builds on the knowledge from Intro and Intermediate.
This workshop will focus on multicolor printing utilizing the accumulated knowledge. Each participant will plan their own 2+ color print by creating stencils with available tools and materials. Participants will mix/proof ink colors and process their own screens for print. Different methods of multicolor printing will be demonstrated. Everyone will work together to execute and collaborate on the print runs.

Planning to take all 3 classes in the series? Click here to receive a $30 discount by signing up for Intro, Intermediate & Advanced at the same time.

Class Dates: September 25-26, 2021
Class Fee: $240 + tax
Instructor: Pete McCracken / Owner, Crack Press and Portland Type®, Portland Oregon

Intro to Woodcut

Explore the ancient art of relief printmaking and the unique challenges and advantages of carving wood. Woodcuts have a remarkable history dating back over 1,700 years, and have maintained relevance because of the energetic and graphic qualities of the images they produce. Students will learn how to carve a woodblock and print it, creating a single-layer, one-color print.

Class Dates: TBD
Class Fee: $240 + tax
Instructor: Holland Hardie

Pop-up Classes: Monotype, Milk Carton Drypoint, or Stamping

Our new pop-up classes allow you to design your own experience:
  • Choose your classmates (up to 5 friends/family members per class)
  • Choose the printmaking method you want to learn about.
  • Choose the date and time of the class.
Our hope is that this new flexibility will provide a safe environment for people to learn and experience new things, an opportunity that is ever harder to come by these days. The classes are offered every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, and you can choose to have it in the morning, afternoon, or evening. The class price includes all inks, tools, and materials, and each student also gets one large sheet of paper, which can be divided into 4 or 8 smaller pieces.

Hours

 Friday & Saturday 10am - 6pm
Other days by Appointment

Telephone

505-268-8952
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