Intro to Printmaking: Single Layer Linocut - Endless Possibilities

We Still Grow in Conditions, 2023, Bethany Chase 

Instructor: Bethany Chase 

Date: Saturday, April 13 & Sunday, April 14, 2024

Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Ages: 15+

Members: $177

Non-Members: $195

Description:

Join us for a weekend of carving and printmaking with Instructor Bethany Chase! For beginner and intermediate printmakers, this linocut workshop will cover the basics of building a composition, carving imagery into linolium, various relief printing techniques, and an introduction to color! Participants will bring in two drawings to work from and gain valuable knowledge on hand printing, press printing, ink mixing, editioning, and archiving their prints. 

Materials:

Materials Provided by Five Points 

• 5 piece Power Grip carving tool set + 1.5 mm v tool

• Slip Strope+Honing compound

• Printmaking Paper

• (2) 6x8 unmounted linoleum

• Cotton rags, sharpies, x-acto/box cutters

• Laser Printer

• Acetone

• Odorless mineral spirits

Materials Provided by Participant:

• Bring 2 drawings to print 

• Participants are welcome to bring their own paper to experiment with different printing techniques 

• If participants have their own prefered carving tools, they are welcome to use those 

Instructor Bio:

Bethany Chase grew up in Massachusetts, and currently splits her time between Hartford and Woodstock, CT, where her parents and two rescue basset hounds reside. She is a graduate of the Hartford Art School with a bachelor’s degree in printmaking and is part of the Five Points Launchpad program. She enjoys experimenting with the process involved with making a print, but typically works in relief printmaking and enjoys making groan worthy print-related puns.

* All workshops are held at the Five Points Art Center, 855 University Drive

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