Create and take home 6 pronto plate litho prints! In this workshop, you will draw on a polyester plate using waterproof drawing materials. You’ll use water to dampen your plate, add ink, and send it through the printing press to transfer your image. The result is a rich, detailed black and white print.
Create and take home your own tessellating design! In this workshop, you’ll design a repeating pattern that fits together seamlessly, then use a carving tool to transfer and carve it into a soft, easy-to-cut block. Prints are created by adding ink to the block and pressing it onto paper—similar to a stamp. Because your design tessellates, you can repeat it across the page to build intricate patterns. Reuse your block again and again to create interlocking compositions!
Create and take home an edition of 6 etched drypoint prints! In this workshop, you’ll scratch a design onto an acrylic plate with a sharp tool. The burrs that result from scratching trap and hold the ink applied to create soft lines when put through a printing press with a piece of damp paper. You can repeat the printing process to create 6 prints!
In this beginner-friendly workshop, participants will be introduced to contact paper screenprinting while designing and printing their own bookmarks.
Create and take home 6 cyanotype prints! In this workshop, you’ll prepare your paper with cyanotype chemicals and then add dried florals, fabrics, and other found materials to create a silhouette design. You’ll place your design in sunlight (or our exposure unit) to expose the paper and develop the image in water. The result is beautiful, vibrant blue prints.
Dive into the expressive possibilities of intaglio through softground and sugar lift etching, exploring texture, gesture, and layered imagery!
This workshop combines creative writing with hands-on cyanotype printmaking. Participants will begin by writing a short poem (either during class or brought from home) drawing inspiration from BIPOC poets who work with brevity, such as haiku or micro-poems.
This course is an introduction to screenprinting. You’ll learn how to create multi-layered screenprints from start to finish!
In this beginners-friendly course we will learn different monotype methods while drawing inspiration from our dreams, a door into the creative unconscious. Each student will be given a dream journal during the first class, which they can use and reference throughout this six-week course (and beyond).
Celebrate Father’s Day at our Stencil Monotype Card Printing Workshop. Participants will explore stencil printing by cutting paper stencils to build an image. After inking the stencils and applying them to a plexiglass plate, it will be run through an etching press to create greeting cards. Choose from premade stencils or design your own using craft knives and scissors. This workshop is a way to craft something meaningful for the fathers in your life!
Create and take home 6 unique reductive monotype prints! In this workshop, you’ll apply ink to a plexiglass plate and then wipe away areas to create a design. You’ll send your plate through a printing press with a piece of paper to transfer the design. You can continue this process until you’ve created a multi-colored, multi-layered one-of-a-kind print!
Create and take home an edition of 6 carved, graphic relief prints! In this workshop, you’ll use a carving tool to carve a design into a soft, easy-to-cut block. Prints are created by adding ink to the block and pressing it onto a piece of paper– similar to a stamp! You can use the block again and again to end up with 6 identical prints!
Participants will use recyclable plastic plates, water washable oil based inks, water soluble crayons, and an etching press to make drypoint monoprints.
Class participants will donate one (or more!) of the prints they make in this class to Art 4 Shelter, an art sale fundraising event to benefit Simpson Housing Services.
Participants will use water soluble materials to paint directly on a screen, then apply a transparent base to create unique monotypes.
Water soluble monotypes are a form of printmaking that uses water-soluble crayons and watercolor paints. Participants use these materials to paint and draw on a plexiglass plate. The paints are allowed to dry and are then printed on an etching press using damp paper. Wet paper reactivates the water-soluble materials and results in a vibrant impression. This form of monotype is the form of printing we offer that is closest to drawing and painting.
This Valentine’s Day, give a gift that’s as unique as your love! In this romantic and hands-on workshop, you’ll create a one-of-a-kind portrait print of your partner using the traditional technique of drypoint intaglio.
Cost includes all materials to create an edition of 6 prints, chocolate covered strawberries, and champagne.
In this workshop, participants will carve away the areas they want to remain white on a soft, easy-to-cut block. The image will be printed from the raised surfaces left on the block after carving. Relief printing is the oldest form of printmaking, and these prints are characterized by their bold contrast between light and dark areas.
Gelli printing is a form of monoprinting that uses a flexible, reusable plate, often called a Gelli plate, to create unique prints on paper or fabric. The process involves applying paint to the plate, adding textures and patterns with stencils or found objects, and then pressing paper or fabric onto the plate to transfer the design.
Participants will use water soluble materials to paint directly on a screen, then apply a transparent base to create unique monotypes.
Participants will create up to 6 unique prints.
Water soluble monotypes are a form of printmaking that uses water-soluble crayons and watercolor paints. Participants use these materials to paint and draw on a plexiglass plate. The paints are allowed to dry and are then printed on an etching press using damp paper. Wet paper reactivates the water-soluble materials and results in a vibrant impression. This form of monotype is the form of printing we offer that is closest to drawing and painting.
In this workshop, participants will cut paper stencils and found objects to build an image. After inking the stencils and applying them to a plexiglass plate, it is run through an etching press to create a unique, one-of-a-kind print.
In this workshop, a single block is carved and cut into separate pieces, inked individually, and reassembled for printing. This method allows for multi-color designs without the need for multiple blocks.
In this workshop, participants will scratch a drawing onto an acrylic plate with a sharp needle. Burrs that result from the scratching trap and hold the ink after the plate is wiped clean. This creates a soft, heavy line that is unique to this type of intaglio.
In this workshop, participants will use the drypoint printmaking technique to create holiday cards.
In this workshop, participants will build designs using Lego dots and baseplates. The image will be printed from inking the legos with water based ink.
In this workshop, participants will carve away the areas they want to remain white on a soft, easy-to-cut block. The image will be printed from the raised surfaces left on the block after carving.
This introductory course explores different monotype methods while drawing inspiration from your dreams, a door into the creative unconscious. Each student will be given a dream journal during the first class, which they can use and reference throughout this six-week course (and beyond).
Water soluble monotypes are a form of printmaking that uses water-soluble crayons and watercolor paints.
In this Halloween themed workshop, participants will cut paper stencils and found objects to build an image.
Reduction relief printing is a method to achieve a multicolor print using one block.
Gelli printing is a form of monoprinting that uses a flexible, reusable plate, often called a Gelli plate, to create unique prints on paper.
Learn the fundamentals of Japanese-style water-based woodblock printing in this two-day Mokuhanga workshop. This workshop is taught by visiting artist Yoonmi Nam.
Join our Lead Printer-in-Residence, Judy, in this playful printmaking workshop and create a portrait of your furry (or scaly, or feathery) friend!
In this workshop, participants will cut a simple design into contact paper (the adhesive vinyl used for lining shelves) and adhering it to a screen to create a stencil. This technique is great for bold and graphic designs.
Reduction relief printing is a method to achieve a multicolor print using one block. Participants will create an image by drawing using two to three different colors. Using their drawing as a guide, they will alternate between printing a color and carving to show the layer beneath.
In this weekend workshop, students will learn how they can capture moments, objects, movement, and imagery using cyanotype. This class will introduce students to the basics of how cyanotype works and will encourage their individual or collaborative explorations of the marks that can be made with the technique.
Participants will carve a relief block and print it on different colored papers. After printing, participants will cut out sections of their print and collage them together to create a colorful, graphic work of art.
This class is meant to create a safe space for Minnesota artists from racial and ethnic communities that have been underrepresented to share work, learn, build skills, and build community.
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