Grace Sippy, Tower, photolithograph
Photolithography Using Hand-based Imagery
Dates: Tuesdays: October 5, 12, 19, 26, and November 2, 9; 6 – 9p.m. Saturdays: October 16, 30, 10a.m. – 1p.m.
Ages: 18+; for beginning students
Cost: $335
Registration deadline: Tuesday, September 28
Enrollment: Maximum 10
Instructor: Grace Sippy
Don’t be intimidated by the title of this class! While photolithography and stone lithography use the same type of printmaking press, they are not the same process. In photolithography, an image (hand-made or digitally output) is exposed onto a thin, UV sensitive plate. The plate then goes through a developing process (safe with minimal PPE) and is printed using a lithographic press.
This type of lithography is well suited for the printmaker who has been apprehensive about learning lithography, for artists who are process-oriented (such as photographers), or simply an opportunity to add another technique to your printmaking repertoire.
This class will introduce students to the fundamentals of photolithography with a focus on hand-drawn imagery. We will begin by highlighting examples of photolithography and the techniques and materials used to create hand-made positives. Participants will learn film drawing techniques, plate exposure, developing, printing, and troubleshooting, and will complete a small edition of their own photolithograph by the end of the course.
About the Instructor:
Grace Sippy grew up in small-town Swisher, Iowa as the only artist in a family of scientists, medical professionals, and engineers. She earned her BFA in Printmaking from the University of Iowa, and an MFA in Printmaking at the University of Alberta. Grace has taught at the University of Alberta and the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, as well as various workshops and demonstrations. As Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Grace taught introductory through advanced level printmaking courses, and she has experience teaching each of the main printmaking disciplines.
She has exhibited nationally and internationally. This year she exhibited in the China Printmaking Museum in Guanlan, China, a group show titled “Stones From Other Mountains”, and in the Taiwan National Museum of Fine Art for the museum’s “International Printmaking Biennial: ROC 2020”.
As a Highpoint Jerome Emerging Printmaker 2019-20, Grace has been focusing on using toner as a drawing medium for screenprinting and photolithography, creating prints on thin, lightweight, Asian paper. Generally her work is inspired by psychoanalysis and an interest in seeing what is possible in printmaking as a field, often creating hybrid prints. The body of Jerome work features humanoid figures, exploring what cannot be said in words, or what she does not wish to say through words, touching on themes of disintegration, doubles, the Grotesque, vulnerability, and conflict.
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, which can be made via phone or in person. Highpoint members receive 10% off classes.
Veterans: One free space is available in each class, first come first served.