Multi-Layer Linoleum Relief Printing: A one-day intensive Printmaking Workshop with Speedball Demo Artist Amber Kaiser

Relief printing is a printmaking process for beginners and experienced artists alike. It is accessible in the home without a press and can be used in a variety of ways on paper, fabric, among other surfaces. In reductive printmaking, a surface is drawn on and carve out using carving gouges/tools. The surface is then inked up using a brayer and then printed by hand, or with a press.
This workshop will provide an in depth understanding of the relief printing process using linoleum as the carving surface. Students will learn everything they need to know to relief printing in their own home/studio. Students can expect to learn a basic understanding of printmaking, specifically in linoleum relief techniques and how to create multiple blocks for multiple colors. We will learn step by step in plate preparation, paper options, carving and inking techniques.

Most Materials are provided* Please bring in ideas and sketches to work from. No experience necessary! *Please bring a lunch/drinks *Gloves- disposable or kitchen sink *1 roll of shop towels

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Amber Kaiser received her BFA in ceramics, shortly afterwards she fell in love with the process of printmaking and has been practicing for the past nine years. She joined Burning Bones Press in 2014 where Amber continues to print and learn with other members of the studio. She has traveled internationally to exhibit and demonstrate her techniques. Kaiser is currently teaching summer printmaking classes at the Galveston Arts Center along with additional workshops in the Houston area.