Akua® Printmaking

What did Mary Cassatt and Whistler have in common with Jasper Johns and Rembrandt? They were captivated by ink forced into paper and the signature embossment of their plate. Incise your image into a flexible plastic plate, push ink into the incised lines, cover with cotton rag paper and take the helm of our etching...more » Ink, Paper, Pressure: The Intaglio Print with Amy Nack

Treat yourself to an exciting art adventure while immersing in Guanajuato, considered to be the jewel of the Colonial cities of Mexico. Experience this European inspired city full of winding narrow streets and leafy garden plazas below which a labyrinth of tunnels and passageways serve as the thoroughfares of the city. By day Immerse yourself...more » Monotype and Mixed Media Printmaking in Guanajuato, Mexico with Ron Pokrasso

Discover the joy of printmaking using the Akua Pin Press with artist Charlie Ciali.  Learn the basic elements of printing and create beautiful monotypes playing with color, texture and composition.  Charlie will work with each student to help them achieve their goals.  All supplies are included (Akua inks, paper, stencils, tools, pencils and Pin Press.) ...more » Printing without a Press with Charlie Ciali

In this innovative workshop, you’ll learn how to use digital images or drawings on polyester film to create a carborundum collagraph. This vastly expands the creative possibilities for carborundum printmaking, in which plates are normally created by painting with acrylic medium and adding carborundum grit. This technique uses a light-sensitive film adhered to screenprinting mesh...more » Remarque/New Grounds Print Workshop

Just as peanut butter will not stick to jelly, a loose ink will reject a stiff ink. This is true of traditional oil inks as well as newer soy-based Akua Intaglio inks. Taking advantage of the interaction of inks allows the development of multi-color image on a single plate with results that can only be...more » INK INTERACTION: AKUA VISCOSITY with Catherine Kernan

Treat yourself to a fabulous week long printmaking journey in the majestic beauty of coastal northwest Ireland and to the unique opportunity of working at the prestigious Ballinglen Arts Foundation. Limited to 10 participants Workshop The workshop covers a wide range of techniques in the monotype process and continues with chine colle/ collage and the integration...more » A Mixed Media Printmaking Experience in Ireland with Ron Pokrasso