Demonstrations & Workshops

`This introduction to printmaking will be held every Tuesday evening from 6:30pm-9:00pm.  Register at registrar@armoryarts.org.

PD Packard will teach inventive ways on how to create decorative paper for book art, sculpture, and installation. Through a hands-on demonstration, PD will use Akua Liquid Pigments like dyes on mulberry paper, and print almost unlimited layers of sheer color to create patterns that appear indefinitely complex.  For registration info contact: Susan Rostow, tel:...more » Demystify Color Learn the Versatility of Akua Liquid Pigments with PD Packard

Originally created by professional printmaker, Susan Rostow, Akua Intaglio® and Liquid Pigment® Inks have pushed artists well beyond the boundaries of traditional printmaking. These revolutionary inks possess unique working properties that allow artists creative opportunities unlike anything else on the market. Made from the highest-quality, lightfast pigments, Akua® Inks appeal to more than just printmakers....more » Hands-On Akua Monotype Demonstration

During this workshop we will delve into color theory applied to monotype printmaking, but anyone working with color in any medium would benefit from this information. Akua Waterbased Inks are particularly well suited for exploring optical mixes of subtle layers of color and ink manipulation. We will be printing on PETG plates that are thin,...more » Color Theory for Printmakers

The workshop focuses on monotype as a tool for mixed media printmaking. Using Akua Inks, participants of all levels will learn monotype through various methods of mixing, modifying, layering inks, using and abusing mark-making tools, and exploring the limits of paper. Instruction includes a wide range of uses for chine colle, collage, and drawing. Image...more » Monotype and Mixed Media Printmaking in Mexico with Ron Pokrasso

Students will learn how to use the NEW  Akua Carborundum Gel to create quick and easy printmaking plates. This process yields a rich velvety surface which can be worked into using dark-field reductive techniques similar to a monotype or mezzotint.  Deadline to sign up for this workshop is January 19th, 2018.

Discover an approachable, non- toxic process for multiple layer printing! Using a combination of innovative printmaking materials, participants will create printmaking plates using hot wax on Yupo, a synthetic paper support. Wax is painted, stamped, textured, and scraped to produce a high and low plate surface which reveals all the subtleties of mark making in...more » Encaustic Collagraph – Wax, Washi and Yupo with Dorothy Cochran