Printmaking

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Spring

PERSPECTIVES IN PRACTICE

Trevor Grabill & Yve Holtzclaw / Boardroom
Wed 4/10-5/15
6:30 - 9 pm / 6 weeks
$185 / Members: $165

Take your practice to the next level to better understand your work and how to talk about it. Perspectives in practice will enrich your art making by developing the skills of observation, critique, and reflection about artwork. Through structured discussion and exercises, students will engage with artwork from museum examples, books, and their own work. This class will help students better understand and express their artistic voice.

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THE PRINTED PAINTING

Hank Mattson / Printmaking Studio
Tue 4/9 - 5/14
1 - 3:30 pm / 6 weeks
$210 / Members: $190

Explore the intersection of painting and printmaking where prints can be painted and paintings can be printed. An array of techniques will be covered including monotyping, screen printing, and stamping combined with acrylics and watercolor. Some experience painting or printmaking is welcome but not required. Printmaking materials will be provided with the option to expand on certain topics using your own substrates.

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SIMPLE BOOKMAKING

Deborah Mattson / Printmaking Studio
Wed 4/10-5/15
1-3:30pm / 6 weeks
$210 / Members: $190

Imagine being able to make your own custom journals and sketchbooks! Students will learn a variety of simple bookmaking projects including single-sheet folded forms, and single- and multiple- signature stitched and bound books.

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PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES FOR ARTISTS: FINDING ARTISTS; OPPORTUNITIES

Danielle Wyckoff / Multi-Purpose Classroom
Sat 5/11
1 - 4 pm / One Day
$70 / Members: $50

In this Saturday workshop, we will dive into some tactics for finding opportunities as well as reviewing some of the common documents/items needed for applying to them. Come to this class prepared to meet fellow artists, brainstorm, and get solid information on some of the first steps in developing your career in the arts. Students may bring any professional documents they’ve created for peer review or one-on-one feedback from Danielle. – Danielle Wyckoff is an Associate Professor of Drawing and Printmaking at Kendall College of Art and Design. Her work, which includes works on paper, installations, and performances, is exhibited nationally and internationally. Workshop participants will be able to view her collaborative work, The Reproductive Media Mobile Zine Library.

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SCREENPRINTING T-SHIRTS

Patrick Kinne / Printmaking Studio
Tue 4/30-5/14
6:30-9pm / 3 weeks
$115 / Members: $95

Use your Screenprinting skills to print your own T-shirts in one or multiple colors.

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INTRO TO LITHOGRAPHY

Don Dombrowski / Printmaking Studio
Wed 4/10-5/15
6:30-9 pm / 6 weeks
Prerequisite: Beginning Drawing or equivalent
$210 / Members: $190

Discover your drawings coming to life as reproducible prints. Students will begin with Pronto plate printing, one of the easiest and fastest printing processes. This course will also cover the more traditional lithographic media of aluminum plates and stones. Step-by-step instructions will take you through the basics of plate preparation and press operation. Enjoy drawing and printing your own image with the potential of creating an edition of your own prints.

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SCREEN PRINTING BASICS

Patrick Kinne / Printmaking Studio
Tue 4/9-4/23
6:30-9 pm / 3 weeks
$130 / Members: $110

Learn the basics of screen printing and develop your skills into multi-layer prints. Sessions include individualized instruction with plenty of work-time in the studio. Students can screenprint on paper or fabric to make their own prints, cards, posters or gifts. Bring drawings, photos, works-in-progress or ideas to the first class.

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BLOCK PRINTING

Trevor Grabill / Printmaking Studio
Mon 4/8-5/13
6:30-9 pm / 6 weeks
$210 / Members: $190

Develop your relief printing skills in this class for beginners to advanced printmakers. Printing carved blocks is one of the oldest, simplest, and most versatile tools for reproducing art. Students will learn the ins and outs of carving and printing linoleum and woodblocks, and benefit from our well-stocked collection of tools and equipment. Discuss your work in a community of like-minded makers. Please bring drawings or reference photos to the first class.

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BEGINNING PRINTMAKING

Deborah Mattson / Printmaking Studio
(A) Thu 4/11-5/16
1-3:30pm / 6 weeks
$210 / Members: $190

Immerse yourself in a variety of projects designed to teach you the history and practice of printmaking. Students will carve a simple rubber stamp and a linoleum block, learn about intaglio methods by completing drypoint and acid-etched plates, and draw and print a simple plastic lithography plate.

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BEGINNING PRINTMAKING

Deborah Mattson / Printmaking Studio
(B) Thu 4/11-5/16
6:30 - 9 pm / 6 weeks
$210 / Members: $190

Immerse yourself in a variety of projects designed to teach you the history and practice of printmaking. Students will carve a simple rubber stamp and a linoleum block, learn about intaglio methods by completing drypoint and acid-etched plates, and draw and print a simple plastic lithography plate.

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POLYMER PHOTOGRAVURE

Laurie Pruitt / Darkroom & Print Studio
Sun 4/7-4/28
12:30-4pm / 4 weeks
Prerequisite: Alternative Processes or Photoshop
$245 / Members: $225

Using a polymer-coated plate and a digital positive, you’ll create an intaglio-etched plate for high-quality images approaching those produced using traditional copperplate gravure. This process produces a beautiful photographic gradation of tones.

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PRINTMAKING STUDIO

Deborah Mattson / Printmaking Studio
4/8 - 5/17 / Variable times
Open studio hours / 6 weeks
Prerequisite: Departmental approval
$210 / Members: $190

Do you have a special project in mind or just need quality studio time? Printmaking Open Studio is designed for the experienced, independent artist/printmaker who would like to utilize our well-equipped printmaking studio. Enrollment includes storage and access to equipment during Open Studio Hours. Students must arrange to meet with the instructor the first week to review shop rules and safety. Materials are available for purchase.

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INTERMEDIATE SCREEN PRINTING

Patrick Kinne / Printmaking Studio
(A)Tue 4/9-4/23
6:30 - 9 pm / 3 weeks
$130 / Members: $110

Explore screenprinting as a fine art medium, emphasizing multiple colors, experimental substrates, and as an element in collage. Students should know basic screenprinting techniques. Choose either session or take both to complete larger projects.

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INTERMEDIATE SCREEN PRINTING

Patrick Kinne / Printmaking Studio
(B)Tue 4/30-5/1
6:30 - 9 pm / 3 weeks
$130 / Members: $110

Explore screenprinting as a fine art medium, emphasizing multiple colors, experimental substrates, and as an element in collage. Students should know basic screenprinting techniques. Choose either session or take both to complete larger projects.

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INTERMEDIATE PRINTMAKING

Deborah Mattson / Printmaking Studio
(A) Thu 4/11-5/16
1-3:30pm / 6 weeks
Prerequisite: Beginning Printmaking
$210 / Members: $190

Develop printmaking skills while learning new processes for intaglio and relief. Students will learn new techniques for adding texture and value to their intaglio plates, experiment with wood matrices through reduction carving and mokulito (wood lithography), and learn multi-color printing and registration techniques. There will also be time for work on independent projects. Bring previous prints, work-in-progress, sketches, and ideas to the first class.

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INTERMEDIATE PRINTMAKING

Deborah Mattson / Printmaking Studio
(B) Thu 4/11-5/16
6:30 - 9 pm / 6 weeks
Prerequisite: Beginning Printmaking
$210 / Members: $190

Develop printmaking skills while learning new processes for intaglio and relief. Students will learn new techniques for adding texture and value to their intaglio plates, experiment with wood matrices through reduction carving and mokulito (wood lithography), and learn multi-color printing and registration techniques. There will also be time for work on independent projects. Bring previous prints, work-in-progress, sketches, and ideas to the first class.

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Summer