Printmaking & Letterpress Summer 2009

Classes are open to serious students of all levels unless specified in course description; beginners welcome.

Session 1

May 24 - June 5

Beatrice Coron

Beatrice Coron - The Cutting Edge

Using historical traditions, we will take a modern, exciting approach to paper cutting. We will create paper images and objects as well as paper plates for printing small editions. We will explore different materials for cutting and experiment with scale, from miniature to installation. The class will also include techniques and methods for stenciling, pop-ups, and composing large paper works. During an intensive session of serious fun, students will discover the incredible variety of contemporary papercutting and the many possible applications of this art form. All levels. Code 01x

Studio artist specializing in cuttings used in artist's books, illustrations, and public art; collections: Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC), Walker Art Center (MN).

beatricecoron.com

Session 2

June 7 - June 19

April Flanders

April Flanders - Chemistry & Content

Making lithographs is considered by some to be harder than coming up with ideas for your work. This class will help you do both. We will explore the chemical secrets and expressive potential of stone and polyester plate lithography while simultaneously developing the content you are interested in. Working in a collaborative workshop environment, students will create a series of related prints. All levels. Code 02x

Professor at Appalachian State University (NC), exhibitions: P. Gallery (Kansas City), Concordia Gallery (St. Paul), University of Northern Iowa, Close Quarters Gallery (OH), Patriot Hall (SC).

aprilflanders.com

Session 3

June 21 - July 3

Dennis B. O'Neil

Dennis B. O'Neil - Alternative Processes in Screenprinting

Powders, waxes, resists, and adhesives are just part of the alchemy that has transformed screen printing today, bringing it back from the brink of extinction with a new face, new possibilities, and new challenges. Sculptural and relief processes, painterly techniques new to screen printing, and the mystery of the photographic darkroom all find currency today in this process-oriented hybrid new medium. Prior experience will be helpful, but is not necessary. All levels. Code 03x

Professor and chair of fine arts at Corcoran College of Art; founder and director of Hand Printing Workshop International, a collaborative printmaking studio in Alexandria, VA.

Session 4

July 5 - July 17

Goedele Peeters

Goedele Peeters - Image, Book, Box

In this workshop, we will pick up images from the environment, translate them into drawings, sketches, watercolors, photographs, etc., and then find a way to express them in printmaking. The end product will be artists' books, made using various printmaking and bookbinding techniques and presented in a handmade boxes. Techniques will include drypoint on PVC, woodcut, monotype, and chine colle, plus adhesive and nonadhesive book structures.We will also consider the relationship of text and image. The workshop will culminate with an exhibition. All levels. Code 04x

Studio artist; exhibitions: Galerie Canvas (Belgium), Franz Mazereel Centre (Belgium), Prefectural Museum of Art (Japan), Kochi International Triennial of Prints (Japan), Bharat Bhavan International Biennial of Print Art (India).

godele peeters website

Session 5

July 19 - August 4

Bonnie O'Connell - Perf, Cut, Score, Fold

The Vandercook proof press now celebrates 100 remarkable years facilitating relief-printed text, books, and prints. It also offers opportunities to score, cut, and perforate paper sheets. This workshop explores inventive means of incorporating scored, perforated, and die-cut components into edition prints or books to enable pop-ups, fold-outs, shaped pages, or detachable parts. We will study both commercial and fine art examples and then develop individual projects that combine printing with the interactive, expressive, and sculptural possibilities of paper-engineering techniques. All levels. Code 05x

Teacher and director of The Fine Arts Press at University of Nebraska/Omaha; work included in more than 40 fine press or artist's book collections; grants: NEA, Nebraska Arts Council, Women's Studio Workshop (NY).

Session 6

August 9 - August 21

Katherine McCanless Ruffin

Katherine McCanless Ruffin - Letterpress & Letterforms

Explore typography and page design by creating broadsides with the tools and techniques of traditional printing. Incorporating metal and wood type with hand-cut linoleum letterforms, this class will cover the fundamentals of hand composition and printing with the Vandercook proof press. We will also cover historical perspectives on the art and craft of letterpress and practical tips for pursuing further letterpress work. All levels. Code 06x

Book arts program director at Wellesley College Library (MA); other teaching: Wells Book Arts Summer Institute (NY), Center for Book Arts (NYC), San Francisco Center for the Book; proprietor of Shinola Press, producing limited editions.

Session 7

August 23 - August 29

Andrew Rubin

Andrew Rubin - Color Intaglio: Alternative Prints

Starting with traditional copper etching plates, we will cover hard and soft ground techniques to put key images on the metal plates. We will then turn to alternative plate-making methods for a second run. We will cover collographs, collage, monotypes, and transfers in making plates that register onto the key image, creating beautiful two-run, multi-color images. Expect lots of colorful prints to take home. All levels. Code 07x

Master printer for Tandem Press at University of Wisconsin-Madison; worked with more than 60 professional artists and 200 graduate assistants; work in 75 national exhibitions and printmaking competitions.