Are you looking for a new exciting and expressive medium to expand your artistic practice or tap into your creative side? This introduction to relief printmaking course is exactly what you need to reinvigorate your mind while learning how to carve and produce your very own edition of prints! Relief printmaking is a reductive process in which you carve away the negative space to leave the impression of the positive image raised and ready to take on ink. We will be discussing some of the history behind relief printmaking while we work towards completing two separate carvings, both with a small edition of identical prints pulled from those blocks. This class will start by exploring the simplicity and elegance of single layer, black and white prints before moving into incorporating color through a customizable linoleum jigsaw process. Be sure to come to class with ideas you’re excited to bring to life and a set of carving tools!
Purchasing a quality set of relief carving tools is required for this class. A list of recommended tools will be sent to registrants, a beginner set costs between $20-$100. Quality sets of tools will be available for Full Color Print Scholarship recipients.
About the instructor: Belle Hulne is a practicing printmaker who currently creates her art in the great state of Minnesota. Belle was taught the art of relief, intaglio, and screen printing processes at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where she graduated with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in 2020. Belle has always been fascinated with the natural environments, and in recent years, has had the pleasure of rekindling her relationship with the expansive Northern Shores of Lake Superior. Belle carves highly-rendered relief work, capturing the exact moment in time she was present to experience the environment. Belle’s work aims to uplift the environments we should be protecting and bring those images into the residential homes we occupy; with the understanding that we could not exist without the thriving ecosystems we seek to admire and destroy for the sake of convenience and comfort.
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.
NOTE: Scholarship spots are full for this class. You may still request a spot to be put on a scholarship waitlist.
