Up your geometric and repeat pattern design game in this two-hour drawing clinic. Bring your pencils, rulers, compasses, and most importantly, erasers and take your patterns to a new level! We will discuss shapes that tesselate, line, curves, secondary patterns and more! Note: there is NO printing in this workshop, just drawing. ABOUT THE ARTIST...more » Geometric Design Clinic-Virtual Workshop
Are you having trouble acheiving consistent and rich results on fabric? It is probably becuase every fabric prints differently. In this 90-inute workshop we'll bring our favorite block, inks and brayers, and scraps of different fabrics and work thorugh inking for different fabric types to achieve optimal results on all. Note: there is no design...more » Inking Clinic: perfect Prints on Every Fabric-Virtual Workshop
In this three hour virtual workshop via Zoom we will learn the full process of designing, carving and printing on fabric. I will suggest that a tea towel is a great place to start, but a piece of quilting fabric would be just fine too. Any PRE-WASHED fabric item that lays flat and does not...more » Fabric Block Printing Virtual Workshop ZOOM WORKSHOP
Come join me for this exploration of creating overlapping patterns with simple shapes. The small scale of stamp-making allows for deep analysis of pattern and color without rolling out ink. In this weekend workshop we will create a simple design that will create a secondary pattern when overlapped, carve it into a soft matrix and experiment...more » Exploring Overlapping Patterns with Stamp Pads – Virtual Weekend Workshop
In this three hour virtual workshop via Zoom we will learn the full process of designing, carving and printing on fabric. I will suggest that a tea towel is a great place to start, but a piece of quilting fabric would be just fine too. Any PRE-WASHED fabric item that lays flat and does not...more » Fabric Block Printing Virtual Workshop ZOOM WORKSHOP
Bring your pre-carved block, your inks, tools and a fabric item to print and lets spend 90 minutes learning my signature ombré technique, a method of creating a multi-colored print using a single block, brayer and plexi. We will discuss ink ratios and color combinations that work well together. Please note: there is NO carving...more » Inking Clinic: Awesome Ombrés-Virtual Workshop
Struggling with getting that perfect block printed gradient? Uneven inking? Colors not mixing as you’d hoped? There’s a reason for that—they’re not easy! In this 90 minute workshop we will troubleshoot all of the pitfalls and get you blend rolling your way to gradient perfection! ABOUT THE ARTIST Susana McDonnell is the owner of LinoCave,...more » Inking Clinic: Bodacious Blend Rolls-Virtual Workshop
In this two-part workshop with Speedball Artist Susana McDonnell, we will first create a repeat geometric pattern, carve it into a rubber block and then in the second half we will learn the ins and outs of printing it on fabric successfully with saturated impressions as well as a multi-tonal inking technique. Students will leave...more » Geometric Design Clinic-Virtual Workshop with Speedball Demo Artist, Susana McDonnell
Ages: Teens-Adults Some Previous Block Carving Experience Required Let’s go on a stamping journey together! In this six-week class we will take our stamping to a whole new level. We will explore overlaps, transparencies, multi-part stamps, and stamps that overlap themselves. There will also be carving tutorials designed just for carving perfect stamps. This will...more » Stamp Camp-Six Week Virtual Workshop with Speedball Demo Artist, Susana McDonnell
