This class is meant to create a safe space for Minnesota artists from racial and ethnic communities that have been underrepresented to share work, learn, build skills, and build community.
Participants will carve a relief block and print it on different colored papers. After printing, participants will cut out sections of their print and collage them together to create a colorful, graphic work of art.
In this weekend workshop, students will learn how they can capture moments, objects, movement, and imagery using cyanotype. This class will introduce students to the basics of how cyanotype works and will encourage their individual or collaborative explorations of the marks that can be made with the technique.
Reduction relief printing is a method to achieve a multicolor print using one block. Participants will create an image by drawing using two to three different colors. Using their drawing as a guide, they will alternate between printing a color and carving to show the layer beneath.
Students will learn to make carborundum collagraphs and create multi-color prints using watercolors mixed with gum Arabic.
In this workshop, participants will cut a simple design into contact paper (the adhesive vinyl used for lining shelves) and adhering it to a screen to create a stencil. This technique is great for bold and graphic designs.
Join our Lead Printer-in-Residence, Judy, in this playful printmaking workshop and create a portrait of your furry (or scaly, or feathery) friend!
This intermediate course offers students an opportunity to hone their introductory intaglio skills, with the addition of colorful new techniques. The class will focus on soft ground etching with the addition of relief roll and/or monoprint elements.
Learn the fundamentals of Japanese-style water-based woodblock printing in this two-day Mokuhanga workshop. This workshop is taught by visiting artist Yoonmi Nam.
Participants will use water soluble materials to paint directly on a screen, then apply a transparent base to create unique monotypes.
This class is for those who are interested in exploring the expressive potential of the woodcut/relief print. The emphasis of the class will be on developing individual vision and approach, and at the conclusion of this course, students will have a solid understanding of the medium with the goal of being able to continue to develop their work independently beyond the classroom.
Gelli printing is a form of monoprinting that uses a flexible, reusable plate, often called a Gelli plate, to create unique prints on paper.
Reduction relief printing is a method to achieve a multicolor print using one block.
In this Halloween themed workshop, participants will cut paper stencils and found objects to build an image.
Water soluble monotypes are a form of printmaking that uses water-soluble crayons and watercolor paints.
This introductory course explores different monotype methods while drawing inspiration from your dreams, a door into the creative unconscious. Each student will be given a dream journal during the first class, which they can use and reference throughout this six-week course (and beyond).
In this workshop, participants will carve away the areas they want to remain white on a soft, easy-to-cut block. The image will be printed from the raised surfaces left on the block after carving.
In this workshop, participants will build designs using Lego dots and baseplates. The image will be printed from inking the legos with water based ink.
In this workshop, participants will use the drypoint printmaking technique to create holiday cards.
Participants will carve a relief block and print it on different colored papers. After printing, participants will cut out sections of their print and collage them together to create a colorful, graphic work of art.
In this workshop, a single block is carved and cut into separate pieces, inked individually, and reassembled for printing. This method allows for multi-color designs without the need for multiple blocks.
In this workshop, participants will create textured printing plates using various materials, then ink and print them to produce rich, layered images.
In this workshop, participants will carve a design on an easy-to-cut block. Participants color each area between the carved lines with ink, and transfer their design to paper using a baren.
Participants will use textured materials and stencils placed behind the paper on a press to create layered, ghostly, and painterly images.
Join us on June 26th for a family-friendly, cyanotype Free Ink Day!
In this workshop, participants will carve away the areas they want to remain white on a soft, easy-to-cut block. The image will be printed from the raised surfaces left on the block after carving. Relief printing is the oldest form of printmaking, and these prints are characterized by their bold contrast between light and dark areas.
Fall in love with the secrets of printing with Edson in our CMYK screen printing class. In this class you will dive deep into the world of Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black and learn the fundamentals and advanced techniques of color separation, blending, and printing.
Participants will use water soluble materials to paint directly on a screen, then apply a transparent base to create unique monotypes.
In this workshop, a single block is carved and cut into separate pieces, inked individually, and reassembled for printing. This method allows for multi-color designs without the need for multiple blocks.
Participants will use screenprinting ink to paint directly on a screen to create vibrant, painterly screenprints.
This course is an introduction to screenprinting. You’ll learn how to create multi-layered screenprints from start to finish!
In this workshop, a single block is carved and cut into separate pieces, inked individually, and reassembled for printing. This method allows for multi-color designs without the need for multiple blocks.
In this workshop, participants will carve away the areas they want to remain white on a linoleum block. The image will be printed from the raised surfaces left on the block after carving. Relief printing is the oldest form of printmaking, and these prints are characterized by their bold contrast between light and dark areas.
Drypoint is a form of intaglio printmaking. In this workshop, participants will scratch a drawing onto an acrylic plate with a sharp needle. Burrs that result from the scratching trap and hold the ink after the plate is wiped clean. This creates a soft, heavy line that is unique to this type of intaglio.
In this workshop, participants will cut a simple design into contact paper (the adhesive vinyl used for lining shelves) and adhering it to a screen to create a stencil. This technique is great for bold and graphic designs.
In this workshop, participants will create textured printing plates using various materials, then ink and print them to produce rich, layered images.
This course is an introduction to both printmaking and astrology. We will explore different planets in your personal birth chart to inspire and create works of art. Some of the print techniques we will be learning include monotype, drypoint, and relief.
Using a single plate, participants will create layered ,multi-color prints by strategically removing and re-inking areas of their design.
Reduction relief printing is a method to achieve a multicolor print using one block. Participants will create an image by drawing using two to three different colors. Using their drawing as a guide, they will alternate between printing a color and carving to show the layer beneath.
Participants will learn how to make unique blue cyanotype prints, from preparing the paper to exposing in light, then developing the image in water. This technique involves dried florals, fabrics, and other found objects to create a design.
Participants will use watercolor paints to paint directly on a screen, then apply a transparent base to create unique monotypes.
Participants will use water soluble materials to paint directly on a screen, then apply a transparent base to create unique monotypes.
Drypoint is a form of intaglio printmaking. In this workshop, participants will scratch a drawing onto an acrylic plate with a sharp needle. Burrs that result from the scratching trap and hold the ink after the plate is wiped clean. This creates a soft, heavy line that is unique to this type of intaglio.
In this workshop, participants will carve a design on an easy-to-cut block. Participants color each area between the carved lines with ink, and transfer their design to paper using a baren.
For this class, students will create a drawing on frosted Dura-lar with paint markers (positives). Screens are pre-coated with a photosensitive emulsion, and the positives are used to expose an image on the screen. The unexposed emulsion is washed out, leaving the image on the screen. This is the most common form of screenprint, as similar methods are used for commercial screenprinting.
Curious about how Mezzotints are made? What even IS a Mezzotint?! This demonstration by printmaker Douglas Bosley will dive deep into the labor-intensive process of creating dynamic, high-contrast prints.
In this workshop, participants will cut paper stencils and can use certain found objects to build an image. After inking the stencils and applying them to a plexiglass plate, it is run through an etching press to create a unique, one-of-a-kind print.
This Valentine’s Day, give a gift that’s as unique as your love! In this romantic and hands-on workshop, you’ll create a one-of-a-kind portrait print of your partner using the traditional technique of drypoint intaglio.
In this workshop, participants will build designs using Lego dots and baseplates. The image will be printed from inking the legos with water based ink.
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