WINTER PRINTMAKING CASSES AT ABRAZOS PRESS starting soon..work with color to fight the winter grey
annie silverman
WINTER CLASSES CLASSES AT ABRAZOS PRESS…ONE EVENING, ONE MORNING, AND A WEEKEND WORKSHOP.. time to get inky
THE LAYERED PRINT (Live in the Layers, not in the litter — inspired by a Stanley Kunitz poem!)
DATES: 10 Monday evenings — January 26, February 2,9,16,23,March2,9,Break March 30,April 6,13
TIME: 6:00–9:30 PM
Cost: $650 (PLUS $15 MATERIALS FEE)
Join Annie as she demonstrates methods for creating richly layered prints using intricate palettes of textures and colors. Several relief printmaking techniques will be taught. Along with simple collagraph plates,and experimenting with printing from TETRA PAKS (the silver inside of oat milk or chicken soup boxes!) the use of stencils and masks, chine collé: simultaneous collage and printmaking will be taught. Woodcut or linoleum carving can also occur. This is truly a MIXED MEDIA printmaking experience. Students can try various techniques. Annie will demonstrate the range of choices and show prints created with these techniques and people can choose what is the most compelling. It’s a very individualized setting, so with patience, everyone might very well be doing different things!
IMPROVISATIONAL WOODCUT — like Jazz, but with sharp tools and ink and !!!!options for Layered Prints(see above descriptioN)
10 sessions
DATES: THURSDAY MORNINGS — January 29,February 5,12,19,26,March 5,BREAK
April2,9,16,23
TIME: 10:00 am – 1:30 pm
Cost: $650
Improvisational woodcut: The most ancient printmaking technique honors the hand, the mark and the constructive/destruction of wood transformed into printmaking matrices when surfaces are carved, scratched or abraded. Each block becomes a layer of information that can be combined with other blocks, stencils and masks to yield unique, contemporary results. Tool maintenance and sharpening, ink application and modification, image transfer and other techniques will be addressed. Improvisational woodcut can have the immediacy of collage, yet with the possibility of work in a series, for which printmaking is ideal. Students will need to have woodcut tools and can buy wood in class at cost from instructor.
WEEKEND WORKSHOP APRIL 11-12- Print,Wax, Poke and Stitch
TIME:10AM-4PM
COST:$365
Stepping into Translucency
Prints on Japanese paper that are waxed with melted beeswax become strong, translucent, flexible surfaces that welcome techniques like stitching, piercing and sewing. These prints can be used on their own or combined with other printed elements to invigorate surface and pattern in unique ways. The prints can also be sewn together to create 3-dimensional forms. Students can bring already existing prints, or create new ones with relief techniques. Simple embroidery and sewing techniques will be demonstrated, along with simple waxing procedures. This workshop would be useful for Bookmakers, 3-D mavens, and those curious to use their prints as materials for other projects.
Instruction in such a small group can be very individualized as Annie works to help students surprise themselves with new ideas and options in their work.
BASIC INFO FOR CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
Class Size: Classes are limited to 4 people. Beginners welcome!
Transportation: There is ample parking at the Miller St. Studio building where ABRAZOS PRESS is located. The studio is also a 10 minute walk from the Porter Sq. T station on the Red Line.
Registration:
To secure your spot, send an email of intent to silverm...@gmail.com and mail a $50.00 deposit check* made out to Annie Silverman to:
Annie Silverman
Abrazos Press
11 Miller St.
Somerville, MA 02143
* I also have electronic transfer through ZELLE (ANN SILVERMAN) AND PAYPAL (617-519-8970 or silverm...@gmail.com)
Questions?
Please contact me at silverm...@gmail.com with your questions.
www.anniesilverman.com