Printmaking
Print Studio Explorations
The best-kept secret at the Visual Arts Centre is the ground floor print studio. The small class (maximum allows time for personalized instruction suited to absolute beginners or printers with some experience. Discover the excitement of making multiples with the …
Printmaking: Monotype II
A second level course for students to further their experience – both technically and expressively – with monotype. Focus on the development of personal imagery, creative experimentation, with the support of instruction and individual feedback. Oil-based inks will be used. …
Introduction to Monotype
Learn to create spontaneous monotypes in colour, using both the printing press and manual techniques. A plate is covered with ink, the surface manipulated with rag, sticks, spatula or roller and then the results are transferred to paper. This one-day …
Dada Revisited: a Print-Collage Workshop
In the spirit of the Dada collagists (Schwitters, Arp, Ernst and others) we will explore non-traditional collage and collaborate with chance, using “mistakes” and wrong turns as opportunities for artistic invention. Learn the use of the printing press and “chine …
Print Workshop: Cut Paper Printing
Inspired by the cut paper art of Matisse, we will explore a spontaneous form of expression using scissors as a free-hand drawing tool. Cut cardboard shapes are inked in colour or black and white and run through the printing press- …
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