Demonstrations & Workshops

Create one of a kind prints or varied editions by combining monotype with safe plate-making methods. Susan Rostow will introduce her latest innovations using carborundum coated plates in conjunction with monotype. Carborundum printmaking is a collagraph process which offers a textured surface to the plate. Since the carborundum is built up on the plate, the...more » Monoprinting with Akua Carborundum Plates; Hands-On Intaglio & Relief Workshop with Susan Rostow

Artists in attendance will receive an introduction to Akua Inks and accessories by way of a hands-on demonstration on monotype printmaking.  Attendees will have the opportunity to create their own prints using Akua Intaglio and Liquid Pigment Inks, experiencing first-hand how the unique working properties of these incredible inks lend themselves to a wide range...more » In-Store Akua Inks Demonstration

Artists in attendance will receive an introduction to Akua Inks and accessories by way of an engaging and interactive demonstration on monotype printmaking conducted by renowned printmaker, Catherine Kernan.  Attendees will have the opportunity to see first-hand how the unique working properties of these incredible inks lend themselves to a wide range of printmaking and...more » In-Store Akua Demonstration

The format of this five-week series allows time for participants to develop individual print projects. Each day of the workshop begins with a demonstration of a printmaking technique. Learn how to make transfer drawings, drypoint and carved plates that layer well with subtractive and viscosity monotype methods, followed by supported practice time with the materials....more » Tuesday Morning Monotype

Through an intensive exploration of Akua Intaglio inks and ink modifiers become familiar with the context, information, and inspiration to create richly layered monotypes and monoprints in series and variations using soy-based, water-miscible Akua Inks. This workshop will cover many approaches to monotype, both traditional and experimental, including: trace transfer, reductive and additive, and viscosity...more » Take the Plunge: Printmaking with Soy-based Inks with Catherine Kernan

Solarplate etching is an incredibly fast and versatile new way of making non-toxic prints! A light sensitized steel-backed polymer plate is exposed using a small light unit or sunlight. Artists make prints by working on the plate directly with printing inks, or an image can be created by exposing the plate through a transparent film...more » Solarplate with Monoprint: Magic with Multiples! with Barbara Mason

This workshop will introduce a variety of non-toxic intaglio techniques that substitute for the more toxic methods often associated with etching and aquatint. Collagraph, silk aquatint, carborundum aquatint, drypoint, mezzotint, and photopolymer intaglio will all be covered. Working on a small scale, participants will get to explore these varied techniques to better expand their vocabulary...more » Intaglio Alternatives with Meaghan Morrow

This two-day semi-private workshop in my Portland studio covers the various steps of the Encaustic Collagraph technique that I pioneered, more from a painter's point of view. You will learn some basic rudiments of encaustic and then we will dive in using various common tools of the medium. A comprehensive demonstration will cover applying the...more » Encaustic Collagraph Monoprinting with Elise Wagner