Using monotype as a primary mark making technique these 5 day workshops focus 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 & Plates with Ron Pokrasso
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
Contact Rachael Dauzat at River Oaks Square Art Center for more details on this amazing workshop given by Renee LoPresti using Speedball Underglazes!
Decades ago, as a struggling commercial artist, I realized that I was missing one element in my repertoire. Brush lettering. To handle the brush and get anything of quality out of it was a sobering experience. As examples of expertise there were Karl George Hoefer, Sherry Bringham and Carl Rohrs. I began to try and...more » Michael Clark — Lettering with Speedball Tools
Monoline lettering is a great way to learn new styles of lettering and to delve in to the principles of lettering, layout, and design, without the added challenge of working with complicated tools. In this class we will learn several styles of monoline lettering that use B-nibs including the Art Nouveau lettering of Rennie Mackintosh...more » Monoline Lettering with Cora Pearl
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
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
Discover an innovative approach to carborundum printing with Akua Carborundum Gel. The premixed ready-to-use Carborundum Gel offers a reliable medium that yields fine, sharp details and rich, velvety areas of color. Talleen Hacikyan will show additive techniques where Carborundum Gel is applied to the plate using different tools and methods, such as stenciling. She will...more » Akua Carborundum Gel Demonstration With Talleen Hacikyan
This workshop, taught by Lizzie Christian of Rare Press, will introduce the technique of blockprinting on fabric. Specifically, participants will learn how to create a rubber stamp using carving tools, and stamp their custom printed patterns on an unbleached cotton bag using fabric blockprinting ink. For more information or to register, visit rockpaperscissorsgoods.com
