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Sean Caulfield; Heaven of the Sun; mezzotint with chine collé
Dates: Monday–Friday: July 27–31, 9:30 a.m.–4:30p.m.
Ages: 18+; for beginning students
Cost: $835 (no discounts available for this class)
Registration: Deadline is Monday, July 13
Enrollment: Maximum 12; minimum 6
Instructor: Sean Caulfield
Mezzotint is an intaglio process typically done on a copper plate. The surface of the plate is perforated or “rocked” with a serrated tool that creates millions of tiny pockets which hold ink. Mezzotinta (Italian) translates to “halftone” and references the development of the image through gradations of value rather than line. It’s sort of a “reverse process” in that the artist begins with a solid black and through erasure (scraping and burnishing) the image is revealed.
Students will have the opportunity to create a small (2” x 2”) mezzotint as well as a larger image (8” x 10”) that incorporates mezzotint along with other intaglio techniques including chine collé (paper collage during printing). In Highpoint’s nearly twenty year history, this will be the first mezzotint class that we’ve offered! Plates, paper, inks, and miscellaneous studio expendables will be provided. Each students will be responsible for supplying their own rocker tool ($100-150), tool recommendations will be provided upon registration.
Sean Caulfield
About the Instructor: Sean Caulfield was named a Canada Research Chair in Fine Arts (Tier 2) from 2000 – 2010, and is a Centennial Professor in the Department of Art and Design at the University of Alberta, living and working in Treaty Six territory.
He has exhibited his prints, drawings, installations and artist’s books extensively throughout Canada, the United States, Europe, and Japan. Recent exhibitions include: The Flood, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton; Firedamp, dc3 Art Projects, Edmonton; The Body in Question(s), UQAM Gallery, Montreal; Perceptions of Promise, Chelsea Art Museum, New York.
Caulfield has received numerous grants and awards for his work. His work is found in various public and private collections. In 2017 Caulfield was elected to the Arts Division of the Academy of the Arts and Humanities of the Royal Society of Canada.
Over his career Caulfield has focused on mezzotint for a number of print and artist’s book projects. He has taught numerous mezzotint workshops across Canada, United States and Japan.
REGISTRATION DETAILS
Registration may be completed by calling Highpoint at 612-871-1326 or emailing info@highpointprintmaking.org. Registrations are finalized upon receipt of payment.
If payment is not received within one business week your place in the class will not be reserved.