This 4-hour workshop invites participants to explore the experimental typographic techniques of Dutch artist H.N. Werkman (1882–1945). Werkman, a WWII-era printer and member of the avant-garde group ‘De Ploeg,’ created his radical ‘druksels’ by inking block letters directly and stamping them onto paper.

Workshop participants will cut and print a small linoleum cut relief print.  Bring ideas, objects or images to create a drawing to trace and transfer to a linoleum block.  Participants will learn a variety of mark-making approaches with relief tools, culminating in a small linoleum cut print. 

This workshop will be a fun and easy way to get introduced to the basics of screenprinting.  Participants will learn how to create colorful images using a variety of stencil techniques on the screen, including hand drawn, paper stencils, and light sensitive emulsion for both photo transparencies and hand-drawn transparencies.  Attention will also be given to more painterly methods of image development with monoprinting. 

Creating encaustic monoprints is a fun and experimental medium, and the flexibility of working with a hotbox and paint sticks can really encourage creativity. The quick and flexible nature of encaustic monotypes encourages participants to push boundaries and discover unique outcomes. During the workshops, participants can expect to focus on layering color and creating or using stencils.

If you love drawing and printmaking and want a little bit of both, this is the class for you! During this workshop, participants will learn how to create an etching, while receiving individual drawing instruction in an atelier format. We will focus on perceptual drawing endeavors, while embracing how intaglio transforms or pivots our individual handwriting .Our focus will be hard-ground line etching and drypoint, although other techniques will be discussed.

During this workshop, participants will create a series of 10-12 Drypoint Monoprints using a single plate to produce images in black, white, and color.

Attendees will participate in the entire intaglio process: Setting up and preparing a plate/paper, incising an image onto the plate, and creating a fully-wiped intaglio inked proof and print (black ink). Subsequent prints in the series will include color manipulations.

In this letterpress workshop we will explore the modern, explorative method of printing using Lego tiles on both antique letterpress printing presses and Provisional Presses. The workshop will cover basic Vandercook printing press use and safety, working to make materials type high and printable, modular image creation, and basic print editioning. We will end the day with a class-wide print swap.

This is a one-day workshop offering a few basic book binding techniques. Participants will creatively explore integrating prints of all types into a unique artist book structure.

Morning projects include measuring, cutting, folding, sewing basic 3-hole pamphlet followed by dual pamphlet book structure onto an end-paper and attaching covers. Afternoon project involves precise folding of a concertina spine and repurposing a mix of prints into a reimagined narrative, finishing with a hard cover.

During this workshop, participants will be creating images with the sun! It is definitely a process for those who like to experiment with constructing an image through assemblage. Participants will create composition layouts with various materials, including pressed plants and flowers, patterns, and Mylar drawings.