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Etching/Intaglio
Lithography
SilkScreen


Japanese Woodblock
Monotype Intensive
Paper Lithography



Drypoint: From Drawing
to Plate

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Intaglio/Etching

May 6 - July 8
Tuesdays: 6:30-9:30
Fred Mershimer
Ten weeks, $380
(BEGINNING STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED to add $35 fee for materials fee.)

(includes twelve hours of additional workshop time per week)

For both beginners and experienced printmakers, this course focuses on traditional methods of working on copper plates, including etching, aquatint and soft-ground. Also engraving techniques, such as drypoint, roulette and mezzotint will also be explored. When time permits, more in-depth plate work will allow the combination of techniques and color printing. Limited to ten students.


Frederick Mershimer focuses the class on the traditional
methods and steers artists to the processes that fit their visual
sensibilities. His mezzotint prints are in the Whitney Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Corcoran Gallery, and many others.

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Intaglio/Etching

May 14 – July 2
Wednesdays: 2:00-5:00

Vijay Kumar
Eight weeks, $320

May 16 – July 11
Fridays: 10:30 am-1:30pm
Vijay Kumar
Eight weeks, $320

(includes twelve hours of additional workshop time per week)


Traditional techniques of etching, drypoint, aquatint, and the use of soft and hard grounds will be demonstrated in this class, as well as contemporary methods of non-toxic photo etching, viscosity, toner, and Xerox transfer.When time permits, more in-depth plate work will allow the combination of techniques on a single plate, as well as multiple color printing,and non-toxic photo techniques. Limited to ten students.



Vijay Kumar
covers the traditional as well as contemporary
methods of non-toxic photo etching, viscosity, toner and
Xerox transfer. His work is included in the collections of the
New York Public Library, the Museum of Modern Art,
and the Brooklyn Museum
.

etching class

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Lithography

May 7 - July 9
Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30

Arnold Brooks
Ten weeks,
$390

(includes twelve hours of additional workshop time per week and $10 materials fee for inks, mylar and transfer paper)

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced printmaker, this course covers the techniques of hand-drawn aluminum plate, photo-lithographic plates and printing in black and white and color. You will explore the broad range of effects, from fine line drawing to transparent washes or deep rich area of color. Limited to five students.

Arnold Brooks is a painter and printmaker. He has printed at a number of NYC print shops, including Solo Press and Derriere L’Etoile. His work is included in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum, the Miami Art Museum, and Florida Center for the Arts.

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Silkscreen:
Water-Based

May 6 – July 8
Tuesdays, 6:30-9:30 pm
Margaret Nussbaum

Ten weeks, $380

(includes twelve hours of additional workshop time per week)


The unique graphic quality of screen prints is explored in this class. Students learn to make film positives in the darkroom, transfer images to the screen, and register multiple-color printing. Limited to 6 students.


Margaret Nussbaum is a silkscreen printer, lithographer, and painter. She has exhibited her work in group shows throughout New York State, most recently in a two-person show at the Garrison Art Center. She is a founding member of MGC.

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Japanese Woodblock


May 15 – June 26, and July 10
Thursdays, 6:30-9:30 pm
Takuji Hamanaka
Eight weeks, $340


(includes twelve hours of additional workshop time per week and $20 materials fee)

Learn the basic techniques in the Japanese tradition of woodblock printmaking passed on from the earliest Ukiyo-e masters. All aspects of the process will be introduced: proper care and use of the carving tools, preparing and carving the wood, color registration, use of paper, and hand printing using the baren. Limited to six students.

Takuji Hamanaka
is a printmaker and painter. He trained as a traditional Japanese woodblock printer and, worked for different studios in Japan and in the United States.

Japanese wood block

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Paper Lithography

Two Thursdays:
May 15 and 22

David Thomas
Instruction from 10:30 am-4:30 pm, studio use from 4:30-6:00
$215



(includes twelve hours of additional workshop time per week and a $10 materials fee for ink and plate oil)

 

 


Students will learn how to pull a print from a black-and-white
photocopy, then go back into the print to add color and texture. They will also learn how to create a monoprint on a Plexiglas plate, and incorporate it into a paper litho print. The class will go beyond the single image, using mesh, acetate stencils, and Plexiglas to create a dimensional monoprint. The print can be one of a kind, one of an edition, or one element that can be combined with other painted or printed images. Students are encouraged to bring pre-existing prints with which to experiment. Limited to six students. 

David Thomasis a ceramist, painter, printmaker, and teacher. His work has been exhibited in the United States, India, and Japan, and is included in the collections of the Library of Congress and Anheuser Busch, as well as in a number of private collections.

 



paper lithography


Drypoint: From Drawing to Plate

Five Thursdays:
May 29 - June 26

Roser Sales
Instruction from 6:30-9:30 pm, $270

(includes $20 materials fee and twelve hours of additional workshop time per week)

 


This course explores the technique of drypoint on plastic and copper with an emphasis on gestural work and freedom. Although drypoint is mainly a process for line work on copper, we will focus on plastic, explore shaping the plates as well as different ways of inking, in order to express fuller forms and textured work.  The course is addressed to artists of all backgrounds. Printmaking experience is not required. Limited to eight students.

Roser Sales studied printmaking in Barcelona and at the Oxford Printmakers Studio in the United Kingdom. She founded her own printmaking atelier in Barcelona, where she teaches and editions prints. Her prints and drawings have been exhibited in Spain, Poland and the United States.

 


plexi and print


Monotype Intensive

Two Sundays:
June 8, and 15

Joseph Osina
Instruction from 10:30 am-4:30 pm, studio use from 4:30-6:00
$205

(includes twelve hours of additional workshop time per week)

 





Monotype combines the spontaneity of painting with the distinct qualities of a print. Works are developed on re-usable Plexiglas plates, employing a wide range of materials, including brushes, rollers, and stencils. In this intensive class both the additive and subtractive methods of image making will be presented. Also covered will be multiple-printing techniques that use simple registration methods, and the "ghost" print. Oil-based and water-based inks and water-based crayons will be used. No previous printmaking experience is necessary. Limited to eight students.


Joseph Osina is a printmaker, book artist, and conservator. His prints and artist’s books have been exhibited in Europe and in the United States and are included in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He is a founding member of MGC.


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