Carving Clinic—Virtual Workshop with Speedball Demo Artist, Susana McDonnell

Carving Clinic Virtual Workshop

Ages 13-Adult

Some previous block carving experience required

Ever look at someone’s Insta-perfect carve and wonder how they do it? Let’s spend 90 minutes together and to talk tools and tool care and practice a few different techniques to improve your carving skills. I will provide you with shapes to transfer onto linoleum, rubber or vinyl and bring a variety of gouges and we can work together to make your carving dreams come true! Note: there is no design or printing in this workshop, just carving practice.

For more information, select the event link or contact (617) 515-7048

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Susana McDonnell is the owner of LinoCave, a Boston-based home studio focused on geometric pattern design and block printing on fabric and paper. She holds a BFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University and is a lifelong artist who has studied and taught many mediums including, but not limited to glassblowing, neon, wood, drawing and watercolor. Despite the fact that block printing is one of the few mediums she has not formally studied, the allure of it inspires her to teach and explore it further every day. She is the co-host of #printersolstice, a prompt-based printmaking campaign that inspires printmakers around the world to create during the winter solstice and is also a Speedball Demo Artist.