Demonstrations & Workshops

Using monotype as a primary mark making technique this 5 day workshop focuses on the use of many plates and collage elements to create richly layered compositions. Rather than trying to compose on just one surface you will learn how to think in layers where many options become available in one or more impressions. While...more » Layers and Plates with Ron Pokrasso

Days during the week, or as scheduled directly with Catherine on another day of the year. Scheduling is done on an individual basis. Price: $650 for a full day on your schedule In the summer of 2020, Catherine replaced group workshops with individualized sessions. The results were so successful and so satisfying that Catherine has continued...more » All Things Akua: Individual Technical Sessions with Catherine Kernan

MONOTYPE PRINTMAKING with SPEEDBALL ART / AKUA INKS, AMANDA BARROW, U.S.A. Artist and AKUA rep Saturday, October 1,  11am - 4pm Íslensk Grafík, Reykjavik, Iceland   http://www.islenskgrafik.is/ 18,000 ISK (cash only), all materials included, no experience necessary with printmaking techniques! Have you ever wanted to make a monotype print? Monotype prints are one-of-a-kind prints, all unique! Imagine painting...more » Monotype Printmaking with AKUA Inks with Amanda Barrow

October 29-30, 10 AM – 5 PM https://www.zeamaysprintmaking.com/event/painterly-collagraph/ $280 + $35 materials fee In this workshop, students will explore making a collagraph by adhering carborundum grit to Petg plastic plates with rolled or painted acrylic mediums. These plates can hold a wide range of values; from gritty deep dark spaces to washes of light tone....more » Painterly Collagraph with Joyce Silverstone

Tuesdays, November 8-29, 10 AM – 3 PM https://www.zeamaysprintmaking.com/event/multi-plate-monoprint-lab/ $400 + $40 materials fee For printers with some monotype experience, learn to use permanently marked, glued and scratched substrates to create one-of-a-kind prints. Come to the Zea Mays Printmaking teaching studio for a weekly workshop and enjoy the support of an on-going group while working...more » Multi-Plate Monoprint Lab with Joyce Silverstone

January 5-13, 2023 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 has been extended 2 extra days allowing for students to continue creating with an open studio day. Make the picturesque Spanish...more » Encaustic Collagraph Printmaking Retreat in Guanajuato, Mexico with Elise Wagner