Monotypes Printed With or Without a Press

Field 1, Anthony Kirk

Instructor: Tony Kirk

Dates: Two Consequetive Sundays, September 10 and September 16, 2023

Time: 10:00AM – 4:00PM

Ages: 14 and up

Members: $108.00

Non- Members: $120.00

Description:

This workshop will occur over two consequetive Sundays where students will learn how print by hand and with a press. Throughout history, artists such as Maurice Prendergast hand burnished Japanese paper  in order to transfer their inked image without a press.Participants will be encouraged to print from plates which are cut to 12 x 12 ins. Participants will have a chance to create many prints some of which may be submitted to forthcoming call for entry for Footprint 2024 , an international print exhibition sponsored by the Center for Contemporary Printmaking in Norwalk in which all prints must measure 12" x12." inches. The instructor will also show participants on how to set up the press for printing and how to adjust the pressure to ensure a good print.During the September 17th follow-up workshop the instructor will demonstrate how one can add an extra layer of ink in perfect registration to a previously printed monotype. There is great depth to a monotype which has been overprinted with an additional layer of ink. New monotypes can be printed on a larger scale such as 18 x 24 ins. but larger monotypes do take longer to print by hand.

Materials:

The Instructor will provide:

Japanese paper at $$4.00 per sheet and Magnani Pescia white printmaking paper at $6.00 per 22" x 30" sheet. Participants may purchase one or more sheets of each as needed

Plexiglas plates

Burnishing tools

The Participants should bring:

brushes, q-tips, paper towels and a regular graphite pencil.

Bio:

Master Printer Anthony Kirk brings almost fifty years of professional experience to Anthony Kirk Editions (AKE). Born in Scotland, Kirk attended Art School in England before moving to NYC in 1974. In 1988, Kenneth Tyler invited him to head up the etching department at Tyler Graphics Ltd. where he etched and proofed plates for Helen Frankenthaler, Frank Stella, John Walker, Donald Sultan and Joan Mitchell. In 2000, Kirk established his own printmaking studio in North Salem, NY. Here he brings to each collaborative project, an accumulation of experience, thereby realizing in print, the vision of each artist whether established or new to the medium.

Instructor Website

https://www.anthonykirkeditions.com/