Explore the intuitive and playful process of monoprint pressure printing. This is an image-making technique that combines collage, stencils, and color interaction. Traditionally, this method is done on a letterpress machine but is easily adaptable to be done on an etching press. A variety of textures and patterns can be achieved through experimentation with materials such as laser-cut shapes, cut/torn paper, lace, fabric, tape, or leaves. This process is most similar to a low-relief collagraph. Pressure printing can be useful for quickly building up a rich atmosphere when the artist desires something different than the typical woodcut effect. You can also achieve precise registrations with this process, allowing for unique multi-color prints.
About the instructor: Lila Shull (she/her) is a printmaker based in St. Paul, Minnesota. Working in painting, printmaking, and quilting her practice uses place and objecthood as metaphors for memory. Her painting background has greatly influenced her printing process and is reflected in the handling of the pigment and in the joy of color relationships within each piece. Lila has taught courses in every significant printmaking concentration; Lithography, Intaglio, Woodblock, Screenprint, and Letterpress. Lila has shown nationally at such galleries as the Foley and Unix Gallery in New York City, the International Print Center in New York City, Coagula Curatorial in Los Angeles, CA, Mint Museum in Charlotte, NC, and the Devos Art Museum in Marquette, MI. She has also been shown internationally at the Museum of Arts in Łodź, Poland, and the Concrete Gallery in Wroclaw, Poland. Lila received her BFA from Winthrop University in Printmaking/Painting and MFA in Printmaking, from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2019). She is currently a Lecturer at The University of Minnesota.
REGISTRATION DETAILS
Registration and payment may be completed through this website. Refunds are no longer available after the registration deadline. Please call 612-871-1326 or email info@highpointprintmaking.org if you wish to pay with cash or check, or have any questions.
DISCOUNTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
A 10% discount is available for Highpoint Members. A 50% discount is available for current co-op members (exclusions may apply).
Full Color Print Scholarship: A limited number of full tuition scholarships are available through the Full Color Print Scholarship, which provides free classes to individuals who identify as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. Request a scholarship for this class by clicking the button below, or call, email or visit Highpoint. See our Discounts and Scholarships page for more details.
Scholarship spots are full for this class, you may still submit a request to be put on a waitlist for a spot.
