Intro to Copperplate Etching The amazingly versatile printmaker Pam Wesolek brings a beautiful 500-year-old artistic tradition to life in this intensive 2-day workshop. We will learn to create fine line etchings like those of Rembrandt and Dürer, and luscious, shaded aquatints like those seen in the etchings of Francisco Goya. However, unlike the printmaking methods used by the old masters, this technique is entirely non-toxic! In this workshop, students will learn to prepare copper plates, coat them with hardground, and etch and print them. This workshop is open to those who are just beginning, or to those who are interested in learning new non-toxic methods of etching. Class dates: March 4-5, 2023 Class time: 10 AM – 5 PM, includes lunch break Class fee: $260+ tax Instructor: Pam Wesolek 2 spots left! |
Beyond the Plain Photopolymer Print
In this long-awaited workshop, Lincoln Draper -- master of rich, subtle photopolymer prints- will divulge his secrets for creating detailed, mysterious photo polymer prints. Photo-based printmaking has been around for more than a century, but advances in the creation of affordable non-toxic photo-sensitive polymer plates has made this technique more accessible to photographers and printmakers alike. This class will cover techniques for making finely calibrated transparencies from your digital images, and instructions on how to gauge exposure times to create perfect plates. Lincoln will cover basic inking techniques and then show how to create a high transparency underlayer to add a subtle color enhancement of your photopolymer prints. Experience not necessary, but helpful. (Contact us for questions about this.) Class Date: March 11 & 12, 2023 Class Time: 10am - 5pm, with a lunch break Class Fee: $260 + tax Instructor: Lincoln Draper SOLD OUT!
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Level-Up Screen Printing
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All About Drypoint
with Mary Sundstrom This class is perfect for illustrators and people who love to draw who want to learn about printmaking. Drypoint is an acid-free, non-toxic intaglio technique that's been around since the 1400s. Images are incised into a plate using a sharp or hard-tipped tool, like an etching needle, creating sharp lines with fuzzy, velvety edges. The plate is inked up like a traditional etching plate, and printed on a printing press, resulting in a beautiful, rich image with bold lines. Various kinds of plates can be used, and we'll explore drypoint on copper, Plexiglas and milk carton. We will cover common materials used as drypoint plates (plexi glass and metal), how to make marks, building and developing tones and lines, inking, wiping, and printing your plates. Experienced printmakers may bring in etching plates from previous projects and learn how to add drypoint lines to them! No experience necessary and beginners are welcome! Class dates: April 15-16 Class time: 10AM-5PM Class fee: $260 + tax, all paper and materials will be supplied Instructor: Mary Sundstrom |
Intro to Letterpress! Take two!
With Katerina Hazell Back by popular demand- round two! In this introduction to letterpress printing, students will print an edition of 15 custom stationery cards on Remarque’s C&P platen press. Everyone will set and print their own type and learn to set up and run the press. Each student will be provided with pre-cut paper and envelopes for their stationery cards . We will start with the press already set up and ready to print a solid block of color from a linoleum block. Students will be introduced to the press and take turns using the press to print on one side of their cards, which will be laid out on the rack to dry. We will also talk about metal type, and student will set type from our type drawers. Date: 12:00 - 4:00 April 8 Cost: $100 + tax Instructor: Katerina Hazell https://www.katerinahazell.com/art SOLD OUT! Please email us to be put on the wait list. |
Magical Layers in Linocut
With Noreen Richards Guest instructor Noreen Richards wowed us with her submission to our 10th Annual International Print Exhibition, as we had never seen such dreamy, soft focus images made with linoleum. When we discovered she lives here in Albuquerque, we asked her to give a special *never before offered* workshop to share her magical way of printmaking. To make reduction prints- also called “lost plate” prints- the artist carves into the plate for each layer of color- resulting in a plate that cannot be re-used. In this workshop, students will learn to create small reductive linocuts using Noreen’s technique and Caligo Safe Wash inks. Students will be exploring ways to be expressive and “dreamy” with the medium. Noreen will focus on achieving depth, working with transparency, and color selections as she guides students in their exploration of the medium. Some experience helpful, but not required. Class dates: April 22-23 Class time: 10AM-5PM Class fee: $260 + tax, all paper and materials will be supplied Instructor: Noreen Richards |
Softground Etching: Impressions & Texture
Explore soft ground etching with experienced etcher and printmaker Pam Wesolek. This unique form of copper etching involves coating a copper plate with a soft acid-resistant wax. Impressions are then made in the wax by pressing leaves or found objects into it, or by drawing with various tools. This method creates rich textures and patterns, and can be used on its own to create prints with delicate lines and object impressions, or in combination with other etching forms such as hard ground and aquatint. Softground etching is a great technique for anyone who loves experimentation, and no prior etching experience is necessary!
Class Date: May 6-7, 2023 Class Time: 10am-5pm, with a lunch break Fee: $260 + tax Instructor: Pamela Wesolek |
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Introduction to Photopolymer Printmaking
Are you a photographer? An artist who loves taking photos? This versatile technique is perfect for all photographers interested in expanding their options for photographic expression. The wonderfully-easy-to-use photosensitive (photopolymer) plates allow artists to create a distinct, handmade look with their photographic prints. Participants will learn to manipulate their images on Photoshop, how to expose them onto the photosensitive plates and finally, techniques for inking and printing rich and detailed images. Photogravure was introduced in the 1800's as a way to produce photographic prints and has been revived with the availability of non-toxic photopolymer plates. This class is great for experienced and beginning printmakers alike! Date: 10:00 - 5:00 June 10 & 11, 2023 Cost: $260 + tax Instructor: Jessica Weybright |
Monotype and Chine Collé with a Side of Photopolymer, with Ron Pokrasso
Week-long Summer Workshop
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. Using dry paper you will enjoy the immediacy of reworking the surface and the ease in coming back days later to works in progress. You will learn how to think in layers, where many options become available in one or more impressions. With so many surfaces, your options will become endless and the mixing and matching of imagery will have the potential to move you into exciting new directions. This workshop is suitable to all levels of experience. Class dates: June 26-30, 2023 Class Time: 10am–5pm (with a lunch break) Class fee: $950 + tax Instructor: Ron Pokrasso SOLD OUT! Please email us to be put on the wait list. |
