July 17-21, 2023 Limited to 8 – 5 available Turn your images into relief woodblocks without touching a carving tool. In advance of the workshop, participants will be asked to digitally send images to Catherine for advice on selecting the best ones for CNC or laser engraving. Your CNC carved or laser engraved images will...more » Ink and Interference: The artful way of printmaking Catherine Kernan
Encaustic Painting & Collagraph Printmaking Retreat in Guanajuato, Mexico January 7-13, 2024 Join us on the open air rooftop studio at Alma del Sol in beautiful Guanajuato for a most memorable creative and cultural learning experience. This fifth year of the Guanajuato Printmaking retreat begins with a welcome dinner on January 7, instructional days January...more » Encaustic Painting & Collagraph Printmaking Retreat with Elise Wagner
Mixed Media Printmaking With Ron Pokrasso Florence, Italy May 3-16, 2024 This spectacular two-week program offers the opportunity to live and create in Florence, Italy, a cultural capital of Europe. As the home of the Italian Renaissance and the birthplace of the modern world, Florentines championed democracy, science, literature as well as painting, sculpture, and...more » Mixed Media Printmaking With Ron Pokrasso
Saturday, May 11, 10 AM-5 PM In this workshop we will cover the various ways of handling Akua Intaglio Inks to push the unique properties of these inks. We will practice monotype methods on PETG plastic plates. During the workshop we will look at prints together, and spend time practicing with the ink while trouble-shooting...more » All About Akua Inks with Joyce Silverstone
Saturday-Sunday, May 18 and 19, 10:30am–5:30pm Pyramid Atlantic Art Center Hyattsville MD Modifying and controlling the viscosities of inks yields results that cannot be achieved any other way. The interaction of inks is fundamental and allows the development of multi-color prints from a single run through the press, and naturally leads to sequences of related...more » Intention and Surprise: Viscosity with Akua Inks
Tuesday-Saturday, June 4-8, 10 AM-5 PM This 5-day intensive workshop is an introduction to working with Sintra plates (PVC board), carving them with wood or linoleum tools and/or incising them with drypoint tools. As you become comfortable with the possibilities of these plates and inking options, there will be plenty of time to concentrate on composing...more » Relief Meets Intaglio Intensive with Joyce Silverstone
Susan Rostow, Wall Flower I, 2023, mixed media sculptural monoprints, plates made with Akua Carborundum Gell and printed with Intaglio and Liquid Pigments, 17x15x5 inches Susan Rostow, Wall Flower V, 2023, mixed media sculptural monoprints, plates made with Akua Carborundum Gell and printed with Intaglio and Liquid Pigments, 17x15x5 inches Monoprints and Monotypes for Printmakers,...more » Monoprints and Monotypes for Printmakers, Painters, and Photographers with Susan Rostow, creator of Akua Inks
Saturday, July 20, 10 AM-5 PM Spend a day exploring the simple method of transferring ink to paper through hand pressure and the touch of a tool- no press required. Subtle, direct mark-making is the pleasure of this printing technique, always full of expressive possibilities. No printmaking experience is needed, just a desire to slow...more » Kitchen Table Monotype with Joyce Silverstone
EASTWORKS, 116 Pleasant St., #244, Easthampton, MA - NEW STUDIO! Saturday, October 5, 10am - 3pm OR Saturday, November 9, 10am - 3pm OR Saturday, December 7, 10am - 3pm DESCRIPTION: Monotype & Gel Plate prints are one-of-a-kind prints! Imagine painting on a sheet of plastic, placing paper over it, & running it...more » Monotype Classes with Amanda Barrow
