Dates: Tuesdays, 6pm-9pm, 07/09, 07/16, 07/23, 07/30, 08/06, 08/13
Ages: 18+, for beginner students
Cost: $360
Registration deadline: 06/25
Maximum enrollment: 10
Instructor: Belle Hulne
Are you seeking a new, exciting, and expressive medium to expand your artistic practice or tap into your creative side? This introduction to relief printmaking course is precisely 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 discuss 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!
About the instructor: Belle Hulne is a practicing printmaker who currently creates her art in the great state of Minnesota. She works in methods far beyond her years, intrigued by the observation of makers that came before her. 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 Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2020. Belle has always been fascinated with the natural environments surrounding the places we call home, and in recent years, she’s had the pleasure of rekindling a relationship with the expansive Northern Shores of Lake Superior. Belle carves highly rendered observations of critical environments, capturing the exact moment in time she was present to experience the space. The intentionality being to uplift the external spaces we should be protecting and bringing those environments 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
Highpoint Member Discount: A 10% discount is available for Highpoint Members. Contact us at info@highpointprintmaking.org with questions. Interested in becoming a member?
Co-op Member Discount: Highpoint Co-op Members receive a 25% discount on all non-Sampler Session classes. Enter the Co-op Member discount code at checkout. Contact the Artistic Programs Director with questions.
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.
