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Instructor: Jim Lee
Dates: Saturdays, October 5, 12, 19, 2024
Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Ages: 18+
Members: $252
Non-Members: $280
Description:
Examine the bold and direct capabilities of woodcut and monotype in combination. Learn how to print multiple layers of transparent inks and observe how images develop with lush color relationships and luminous surfaces. Participants will develop skills in color ink mixing, color registration, printing, and stencil making. The instructor will guide you through each step of the process, from making preliminary sketches, to transferring the designs to the woodblocks, and carving each block. Monotype will be introduced during the printing process and allow students to explore multiple color variations. Each person will walk away with several color prints.
Open Studio Time:
Upon approval from the instructor, workshop participants will be granted access to the lab throughout the duration of the workshop. Aside from scheduled workshop hours, the lab is available for independent use Monday – Friday from 9:30 am – 4:30 pm.
Materials:
Provided by Five Points:
Three 8x10 Baltic Birch Plywood Blocks
Pencils, Sharpie markers, colored pencils, slip strop honing kit
4 sheets of 22" x 30" White Arches BFK Paper (additional sheets may be purchased at Five Points Arts), newsprint
Tint Base, spray shellac, supplementary materials
Provided by Participants:
One Japanese Detail Carving Tool Set with 5 gouges - #44D1005 (set of 5 tools in plastic case). Listed belorw are two suppliers to choose from.
o Amazon Link to Carving Tool Set This is $ 23.39 on amazon.
o Lee Valley Link to Carving Tool Set This tool set is $49.90 on Lee Valley Tools website.
One 1.5mm #11 U-gouge (This is a very fine tool for making tiny marks – important to have.) Listed belorw are two suppliers to choose from.
o Amazon Link to Small U-Gouge This tool set is $ 6.72 on amazon.
o Lee Valley Link to Small U-Gouge This tool set is $11.50 on Lee Valley Tools website.
Small pointed brush, no larger than a #3, soft charcoal pencil
Small flat brush, possibly a #6 or #8, and/or a 2” flat brush (needed for 2nd workshop session)
OPTIONAL: Additional sheets of printing paper. The options below are good quality printmaking papers to choose from, available from Legion Paper, Jerry’s Artarama, Blick or most good art supply stores. The standard print sheet size for the workshop will be 12x15” or 13x15”. 26x40” sheets will yield four with a sizable scrap, 22x30” sheets will yield two 13x15” pieces per sheet with a sizable left-over.
o Rives Heavyweight white – 26x40” (recommended)
o Rives BFK white or buff – 22x30”
o Somerset white – 22x30”
o Japanese papers, such as Sekishu – 24x39” or Moriki - 25x36”
o A Smooth drawing paper pad such as Canson XL Recycled Medium Smooth Pad - 18x24” could be a less expensive alternative.
OPTIONAL: Flexcut #1x7/8” (22mm) Gouge-Palm Tool (Handled) FR 705 (Very helpful for clearing away large areas.)
o Flexicut Link to Gouge Palm Tool This is $ 25.95
OPTIONAL: Flexcut Slip Strop honing kit PW12 (Good for keeping your tools sharp as you use them). This item is also available on Amazon and on the Flexicut website. The print shop will have one you can use during the workshop.
o Amazon Link to Slip Strop Honing Kit This is $19.94
o Flexicut Link to Slip Strop Honing Kit This is $21.95
Please email ssamele@fivepointsarts with any questions about the supply list.
Please note: The tool set listed above is a good general set at reasonable prices. They are sharp and will hold a good edge. In making a woodcut the tools are all important. Other types of woodcut tools may or may not work very well, so these tools are recommended. If you are contemplating buying or bringing a different tool set please contact Five Points Arts and the Instructor before buying it. Old, dull tools will be hard and frustrating to use.
Instructor Bio:
Jim Lee was born in the Mid-west, received a B.A. from Bethany College in studio arts and a M.F.A. in printmaking from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1980. Since the early 1990’s, landscape has been at the core of his work. Recent work has been based on the landscape of Ireland, New England, and Maritime Canada. He often begins a series of work with pastel, watercolor and pencil drawings done on-site, and from these develops his prints, which are primarily color reduction woodcuts. He is also very interested in the people who inhabit the locations he depicts, weaving references to their history and culture into his work. Humor and satire also often show up in various ways. In 1978 he established a private press called Blue Moon Press, which occasionally issues limited edition letterpress books. His limited edition, hand-printed books contain his images and letterpress texts (sometimes publishing poetry or writing by other writers). Jim Lee’s work has been exhibited in many national and international print and artist’s book exhibitions. Recent exhibitions include: Yinchuan Dialogue: China-American International Printmaking Exhibition, Yinchuan Art Museum, 2016; Stand Out Prints, 2016 International Print Exhibtion, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis, MN; Atlanta Print Biennial International Juried Exhibition, Atlanta, GA, 2015; IPCNY New Prints 2014 (shown at Christies’ Auction House); IPCNY New Prints/New Narratives Summer 2013, NY; and The Boston Printmakers 2013 North American Print Biennial, Boston, MA.
Instructor Website: https://www.jimleeprintmaker.com/
* All workshops are held at the Five Points Art Center, 855 University Drive
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