July 2019
Check Your Tone: Digital Screenprinting – Paloma Barhaugh-Bordas
Check Your Tone: Digital Screenprinting - Paloma Barhaugh-Bordas Dates: July 22 - 26, 2019 Studio: Silkscreen Class limit: 5 Tuition: $750 members / $800 non-members Lab fee: $75 In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a $300 deposit. This class is currently full. To inquire about the waitlist, please call (845) 658-9133 or email [email protected] Materials List This workshop focuses in on the possibility and potential for using transparent color-layering in silkscreen on paper. Students…
Find out more »Resistance and Relief – Celeste de Luna
Resistance and Relief - Celeste de Luna Dates: July 29 - August 2, 2019 Studio: Intaglio Class Limit: 6 Tuition: $750 members / $800 non-members Lab fee: $75 The registration period for this class has passed. Find more summer workshops on our calendar! This workshop will use the history of political printmaking as a platform to explore the nature of political imagery. With border artist and activist Celeste De Luna, students will develop imagery using guided imagining to create a…
Find out more »No Sheets Required – Objects in Pulp – Fafnir Adamites
Materials List This workshop will focus entirely on the sculptural possibilities of paper pulp. Starting with simple armature construction methods, students will learn how to take paper from 2D to 3D in this hands-on workshop. Materials such as wire, reed, string and mesh will be used as armatures to support paper pulp like abaca and cotton. A number of casting methods will be introduced, including dipping, casting pulp around found objects and creating molds in clay. Emphasis will be…
Find out more »August 2019
Draw, Expose, Print, Fold – Sarah McDermott
Draw, Expose, Print, Fold - Sarah McDermott Dates: August 5 - 9, 2019 Studio: Silkscreen Class limit: 5 Tuition: $750 members / $800 non-members Lab fee: $75 The registration period for this class has passed. Find more summer workshops on our calendar! In this workshop, participants will learn new skills in screen printing, while also creating simple book structures. We will begin with a primer on the photo-emulsion screen print process, exploring different ways of making stencils with film positives,…
Find out more »Fresh Cuttings – Bhavna Mehta
Fresh Cuttings - Bhavna Mehta Dates: August 5-9, 2019 Studio: Papermaking Class limit: 6 Tuition: $750 members / $800 non-members Lab fee: $75 In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a $300 deposit. This class is currently full. To inquire about the waitlist, please call (845) 658-9133 or email [email protected] Materials List The flatness of paper will serve as an inviting platform for transformation. This workshop will consist of two main activities - making paper…
Find out more »Box as Portrait – Golnar Adili
Box as Portrait - Golnar Adili Dates: August 12-16, 2019 Studio: Bindery Class limit: 4 Tuition: $750 members / $800 non-members Lab fee: $75 In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a $300 deposit. Materials List In this class, we will examine portraiture in the context of the box utilizing design, architectural thinking and book arts. We will cover different iterations of boxes depending on the content each participant is hoping to house and express.…
Find out more »Moving Surfaces: Monoprinting – Tara Sabharwal
Moving Surfaces: Monoprinting - Tara Sabharwal Dates: August 19 - 23, 2019 Studio: Intaglio Tuition: $750 members / $800 non-members Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 6 In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a $300 deposit. This class is currently full. To inquire about the waitlist, please call (845) 658-9133 or email [email protected] Materials List Explore monoprinting by building up a colorful, painterly surface on plexiglass with oil- or water-based inks. We will draw with brushes…
Find out more »Excavated Surface: Experiments in Handmade Paper – Sue Carrie Drummond
Materials List This class will cover the basics of papermaking with an emphasis on surface exploration. We will focus on methods to create imagery within the sheet covering techniques related to embedding, watermarking, and blowouts. Participants are encouraged to experiment as they consider multiple approaches to each process working with stencils, dimensional drawing, and even physical objects to create images and leave impressions. The product from this class may range from stacks of experimental sheets, to a series folio…
Find out more »Monoprinting With Text – Tana Kellner
Monoprinting With Text - Tana Kellner Dates: August 26-30 Studio: Intaglio Class limit: 6 Tuition: $750 members / $800 non-members Lab fee: $75 In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a $300 deposit. This class is currently full. To inquire about the waitlist, please call (845) 658-9133 or email [email protected] Materials List The starting point of this workshop will be the elemental question of motivation and how to make work that honors your personal aesthetic, and…
Find out more »Color, Fiber, Paper, Cloth: Natural Dyeing for Book Art – Radha Pandey
Color, Fiber, Paper, Cloth: Natural Dyeing for Book Art - Radha Pandey Dates: August 26 - 30 Studio: Papermaking Class limit: 6 Tuition: $750 members / $800 non-members Lab fee: $60 In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a $300 deposit. This class is currently full. To inquire about the waitlist, please call (845) 658-9133 or email [email protected] Materials List In this class students will learn to prepare and dye cellulose fibers for their projects. The…
Find out more »Introduction to Pop-up Book Structures – Colette Fu
Introduction to Pop-up Book Structures - Colette Fu Dates: August 26 - 30, 2019 Studio: Silkscreen Class limit: 6 Tuition: $750 members / $800 non-members Lab fee: $75 In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a $300 deposit. This class is currently full. To inquire about the waitlist, please call (845) 658-9133 or email [email protected] Materials List Movable books were originally created to illustrate ideas about astronomy, fortune telling, navigation, anatomy of the body and…
Find out more »September 2019
Barrel Firing Workshop
Instructor: Deirdre Puleo Class Type: Handbuilding Skill Level: All Levels Time: Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 (Sept. 5-19); full-day firing Saturday, Sept. 21 Firing Rain Date Sept. 28 Dates: September 5 - September 21 Discover a world of pottery without glaze! In this four-session workshop, you’ll learn how to barrel-fire pots — a modified version of the ancient technique of pit firing. We’ll make and prepare pots using terra sigillatta, “glaze” the pots using sawdust, salt, coffee grounds and other organics, and fire everything…
Find out more »Functional Handbuilding
Instructor: Rachel Dubicki Class Type: Handbuilding Skill Level: All Levels Time: Mondays, 7 - 9:00 pm Dates: September 30 - November 25 (No class Indigenous People's Day, October 14th) Learn the fundamental techniques needed to construct handbuilt functional objects using slabs. Class time will be spent creating paper patterns for use in building three-dimensional forms. Students will also be given instruction on alternative approaches to surface design that will allow them to develop new work, both architecturally and visually. $320.00 members/$360.00…
Find out more »August 2020
Sketchbook Practice with Eleanor Anderson
Sketchbook Practice with Eleanor Anderson Dates: August 4,6, 11, 13, 18, 20 Time: 7-9PM EST Tuition: $200 members / $225 non-members Level: all ages (including serious young artists) Class Limit: 12 students Artists have kept visual diaries of their ideas and surroundings throughout history. In this online class, we'll explore what that means during this challenging time of COVID-19. Students will get structured prompts for exploring, playing, and recording their environment in a sketchbook using basic art supplies and items…
Find out more »October 2020
Kitchen Table Clay! Handbuilding Tableware at Home
Kitchen Table Clay! Hand-building Tableware at Home Dates: October 6, 8, 13, 15, 20 and 22 Time: 7pm - 8:30pm Tuition: $175 members / $200 non-members Class limit: 10 Students will learn various hand-building and surface decorating techniques that have been practiced for centuries. Hand-building allows us to create unique functional and sculptural objects that do not require access to a wheel. Throughout this three-week session, demonstrations will include use of slabs, coils, molds, and pinch pots to create functional…
Find out more »July 2021
Experimental Screenprinting – Tyanna Buie
Experimental Screenprinting - Tyanna Buie Dates: July 12 - 16, 2021 Studio: Silkscreen Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 5 Enrollment for this class is full. To be placed on the waitlist, please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133. Click here for the Materials List In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a deposit. Registration is on a first-come first-served basis, and you can read about our refund and cancellation policies here. This course…
Find out more »The Power of Electro-Etching – Malgorzata Oakes
The Power of Electro-Etching - Malgorzata Oakes Dates: July 12 - 16, 2021 Studio: Intaglio Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $100 Class limit: 4 In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a deposit. Registration is on a first-come first-served basis, and you can read about our refund and cancellation policies here. Select the option which best reflects your capability to pay: $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $1200) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $1100) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition…
Find out more »Interdisciplinary Papermaking with May Babcock
Interdisciplinary Papermaking - May Babcock Dates: July 12 - 16, 2021 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 5 Enrollment for this class is full. To be placed on the waitlist, please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133. Click here for Materials List In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a deposit. Registration is on a first-come first-served basis, and you can read about our refund and cancellation policies here. In this workshop,…
Find out more »Introducción a la Serigrafía – Amy Díaz-Infante
Introducción a la Serigrafía - Amy Díaz-Infante Dates: July 19 - 23, 2021 Studio: Silkscreen Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 5 In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a deposit. Registration is on a first-come first-served basis, and you can read about our refund and cancellation policies here. Select the option that best reflects your capability to pay: $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $1200) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $1100) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition…
Find out more »How to Create a Large Scale Mural: A Public Art Project with Symone Salib
How to Create a Large Scale Mural: A Public Art Project - Symone Salib Dates: July 19 - 23, 2021 Studio: Other Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 6 In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a deposit. Registration is on a first-come first-served basis, and you can read about our refund and cancellation policies here. Select the option that best reflects your capability to pay: $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $1200) $150 Deposit…
Find out more »Let’s Make Hanji: Korean Papermaking – Aimee Lee
Let's Make Hanji: Korean Papermaking – Aimee Lee Dates: July 26 - 30, 2021 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class Limit:5 Click here for Materials List Enrollment for this class is full. To be placed on the waitlist, please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133. In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a deposit. Registration is on a first-come first-served basis, and you can read about our refund and cancellation policies here. This…
Find out more »August 2021
The Topography of Handmade Paper with Mary Hark
The Topography of Handmade Paper - Mary Hark Dates: August 2 - 6, 2021 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 5 Click Here for Materials List Enrollment for this class is full. To be placed on the waitlist, please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133. In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a deposit. Registration is on a first-come first-served basis, and you can read about our refund and cancellation policies here.…
Find out more »Active Patterns: Personal Political Textile Printing with Mary Tremonte
Active Patterns: Personal Political Textile Printing - Mary Tremonte Dates: August 9 - 13, 2021 Studio: Silkscreen Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 5 Select the option which best reflects your capability to pay: $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $1200) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $1100) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $1000) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $900) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $800) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $700) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $600) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $500) $150 Deposit (Total…
Find out more »Indirect Magic: Working with Linocut with T. Klacsmann
Indirect Magic: Working with Linocut - T. Klacsmann Dates: August 9 - 13, 2021 Studio: Intaglio Tuition: Sliding Scale $300-1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 5 Select the option which best reflects your capability to pay: $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $1200) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $1100) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $1000) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $900) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $800) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $700) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $600) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $500) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition…
Find out more »The Topography of Handmade Paper (Sec. 2) with Mary Hark
The Topography of Handmade Paper (Sec. 2)- Mary Hark Dates: August 9 - 13, 2021 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 5 Click Here For Materials List Enrollment for this class is full. To be placed on the waitlist, please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133. Due to high demand, we've opened a second section of this workshop! In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a deposit. Registration is on a first-come…
Find out more »The Painterly Print: Watercolor Monoprint – Karen Lederer
The Painterly Print: Watercolor Monoprint - Karen Lederer Dates: August 16 - 20, 2021 Studio: Intaglio Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 5 Select the option which best reflects your capability to pay: $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $1200) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $1100) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $1000) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $900) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $800) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $700) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $600) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $500) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition…
Find out more »Custom Copies: Making Zines from Everyday Ephemera with Serena Hocharoen
Custom Copies: Making Zines from Everyday Ephemera - Serena Hocharoen Dates: August 16 - 20, 2021 Studio: Silkscreen Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 5 In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a deposit. Registration is on a first-come first-served basis, and you can read about our refund and cancellation policies here. Select the option which best reflects your capability to pay: $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $1200) $150 Deposit (Total Tuition $1100) $150…
Find out more »Drypoint with Chine Collé with Rie Hasegawa
Drypoint with Chine Collé with Rie Hasegawa Dates: August 23 - 27, 2021 Studio: Intaglio Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $100 Class limit: 5 Enrollment for this class is full. To be placed on the waitlist, please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133. Click Here for Materials List In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a deposit. Registration is on a first-come first-served basis, and you can read about our refund and cancellation policies here. Drypoint…
Find out more »Upcycling, Harvesting; A Sustainable Approach to Papermaking with Rebecca Hutchinson
Upcycling, Harvesting; A Sustainable Approach to Papermaking - Rebecca Hutchinson Dates: August 23 - 27, 2021 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 5 Enrollment for this class is full. To be placed on the waitlist, please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133. Click Here for Materials List This course introduces sustainable approaches to papermaking. Participants will be engaged conceptually in the practice of harvesting from place as content for papermaking. Demos will cover pulp preparation of…
Find out more »Process to Project: Sketchbook as Laboratory with Rejin Leys
Process to Project: Sketchbook as Laboratory - Rejin Leys Dates: August 23 - 27, 2021 Studio: Bindery Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 5 Enrollment for this class is full. To be placed on the waitlist, please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133. Click Here for Materials List In order to reserve your space in the class, we require a deposit. Registration is on a first-come first-served basis, and you can read about our refund and cancellation policies…
Find out more »September 2021
Next Level in Clay
Instructor: Rachel Dubicki Class Type: Wheel Throwing Skill Level: All Levels Time: Mondays, 6:00 - 8:00 pm Dates: September 27 - October 25 (5 weeks) This class is designed for students who are looking to expand their skill set in clay and develop a personal style and aesthetic in the medium of wheel-thrown pottery. Participants will work independently on projects, helping them to master more advanced techniques, such as trimming, handle attachment, surface decoration and glazing. Class time will include instructor…
Find out more »Intro to Wheel Throwing
Instructor: Lena Chin Class Type: Wheel Throwing Skill Level: Beginner Time: Tuesdays, 5:30 - 8 pm Dates: September 28 - October 26 (5 weeks) This class is currently full. To be placed on the waitlist, please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133. In this five-week introductory course, students will break down the throwing process and focus on form and technique. Group demonstrations will revolve around wedging, centering, wall pulling, trimming, and glazing to equip you with all the skills needed for…
Find out more »November 2021
The Tall Form
Instructor: Lena Chin Class Type: Wheel Throwing Skill Level: Intermediate to Advanced Time: Tuesdays, 5:30 - 8:00 pm Dates: November 9 - December 7 (5 weeks) This class is full. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please call 845-658-9133 or email [email protected] Missing something from your dining room table? In search of a centerpiece to catch your dinner guests’ eyes? Look no further! In this five-week class you will be introduced to forms such as vases, pitchers,…
Find out more »July 2022
Dimensional Pulp: Sculptural Papermaking (Section 2)
Dimensional Pulp: Sculptural Papermaking - Fafnir Adamites Dates: July 4 - 8, 2022 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 8 Registration for this workshop is full. If you would like to be put on the waitlist, please email [email protected] or call our office at 845-658-9133. Click Here for Materials List This workshop will give students an opportunity to fully explore the dimensional possibilities of paper pulp – without having to pull sheets. Experimentation will be…
Find out more »How to Create a Large-Scale Mural: A Street Art Project
How to Create a Large-Scale Mural: A Street Art Project - Lady Pink Dates: July 11 - 15, 2022 Studio: Courtyard Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 8 Registration for this workshop is full. If you would like to be put on the waitlist, please email [email protected] or call our office at 845-658-9133. Click Here for Materials List This workshop will focus on the importance of art in public spaces and give participants the tools to transform…
Find out more »Intuitive Printing: Beyond the Monoprint
Intuitive Printing: Beyond the Monoprint - Kat Richards Dates: July 11 - 15, 2022 Studio: Intaglio Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 8 Registration for this workshop is full. If you would like to be put on the waitlist, please email [email protected] or call our office at 845-658-9133.Click Here for Materials List Take a step outside of traditional printmaking in this five-day workshop. This class is perfect for artists of any skill level who want to push beyond…
Find out more »Textile Printing
Textile Printing - Erin Zona Dates: July 11 - 15, 2022 Studio: Silkscreen Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 8 Materials list can be found here. Screen printing on fabric can involve anything from free-form image making to controlled repeated patterns on yardage or paper. This workshop covers a full range of stencil making techniques, from simple paper cut designs to photo emulsion processes that utilize drawn and digital films. Participants learn repeat pattern image making methods…
Find out more »Dimensional Pulp: Sculptural Papermaking
Dimensional Pulp: Sculptural Papermaking - Fafnir Adamites Dates: July 11 - 15, 2022 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 8 Registration for this workshop is full. If you would like to be put on the waitlist, please email [email protected] or call our office at 845-658-9133. Click Here for Materials List This workshop will give students an opportunity to fully explore the dimensional possibilities of paper pulp – without having to pull sheets. Experimentation will be…
Find out more »Thinking Feeling: A Text and Image Workshop
Thinking Feeling: A Text and Image Workshop - Emmy Bright Dates: July 18-22, 2022 Studio: Silkscreen Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 8 Registration for this workshop is full. If you would like to be put on the waitlist, please email [email protected] or call our office at 845-658-9133. Click Here for Materials List Our language brains and image brains operate differently as they allow us to feel feeling and make meaning. In this workshop, we will explore…
Find out more »The Power of Electro Etching
The Power of Electro Etching - Maggie Oakes Dates: July 18-22, 2022 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $100 Class limit: 8 Registration for this workshop is full. If you would like to be put on the waitlist, please email [email protected] or call our office at 845-658-9133. Click Here for Materials List In this non-toxic workshop, participants will learn the fundamentals of safer intaglio, specifically electro-etching methods and explore its endless possibilities. Participants will gain a working knowledge…
Find out more »Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board: Techniques in Paper Casting
Light as a Feather, Still as a Board: Techniques in Paper Casting - Sarah Rose Lejeune Dates: July 18-22, 2022 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale $300 - $1200 Lab fee: $100 Class limit: 8 Registration for this workshop is full. If you would like to be put on the waitlist, please email [email protected] or call our office at 845-658-9133. Click Here For Materials List Using experimental casting processes rooted in fiber properties and hand papermaking techniques, students will learn to…
Find out more »Relief & Resistance
Relief & Resistance - Andrea Narno Dates: July 25-29, 2022 Studio: Intaglio Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 8 Click Here for Materials List In this workshop, we will take a dip into the rich tradition of Mexican printmaking, investigating the world of political caricatures, Hojas-volante by José Guadalupe Posada, and contemporary print examples. We will take inspiration from this history of accesibile, powerful, hopeful and political prints to design and carve our own linocuts which will combine…
Find out more »Intro to Tapestry Weaving
Intro to Tapestry Weaving - Carlie Waganer Dates: July 25-29, 2022 Studio: Silkscreen Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $150 Class limit: 8 Click Here for Materials List This workshop will walk participants step by step through the entire process of tapestry weaving. Tapestries have a rich history as both practical and decorative, political and social tools of communication. We will learn traditional joining techniques, but you will also be encouraged to embrace the mutability of textiles and experiment with…
Find out more »Papermaking, Layering and Assemblage
Papermaking, Layering and Assemblage - Laura Moriarty Dates: July 25-29, 2022 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 8 Registration for this workshop is full. If you would like to be put on the waitlist, please email [email protected] or call our office at 845-658-9133. Click Here for Materials List This workshop will focus on a range of hand papermaking techniques with an aim at creating a series of two-dimensional assemblages. We will primarily use Western-style sheet…
Find out more »August 2022
Drypoint with Chine Collé: Multi-colors and Layers
Drypoint with Chine Collé: Multi-colors and Layers - Rie Hasegawa Dates: August 1 - 5, 2022 Studio: Intaglio Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $100 Class limit: 8 Click Here for Materials List Drypoint is an intaglio printmaking technique in which an image is scratched into a metal or plastic plate. The scratches produce a “burr”: a raised portion of metal or plastic that catch and hold ink while the smooth portions of the plate can be wiped clean. With…
Find out more »Conversations with Trees: Drawing in the World
Conversations with Trees: Drawing in the World - Barbara Bash Dates: August 1 - 5, 2022 Studio: Various Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 8 Click Here for Materials List We will spend the days outdoors much of the time, practicing the ancient activity of drawing the natural things of the world and letting their energy mingle with ours. Blind contour drawing, combining words and images on the page, simple watercolor techniques and alive handwriting will all…
Find out more »From Idea to Edition: Printed Artists’ Books
From Idea to Edition: Printed Artists’ Books - Katie Garth Dates: August 1 - 5, 2022 Studio: Silkscreen Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $100 Class limit: 8 Click Here for Materials List This comprehensive workshop will cover screenprinting and several bookbinding approaches as participants work intentionally to concept, plan, and create a small edition of printed books. The workshop will begin with generative exercises and focused demonstrations, allowing participants to select from a variety of methods and materials to…
Find out more »Natural Colorants for Book and Paper Arts
Natural Colorants for Book and Paper Arts - Natalie Stopka Dates: August 1 - 5, 2022 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $90 Class limit: 8 Click Here for Materials List Working with natural colorants is a wonderful way to creatively engage with the ecologies around us. In this five-day course students are introduced to beautiful, sustainable colors for dye, ink and watercolor. We’ll look into the historical and material sympathy between natural colorants and traditional bookbinding fibers:…
Find out more »Telling Stories Through Papermaking
Telling Stories Through Papermaking - Maria Amalia Dates: August 8 - 12, 2022 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $100 Class limit: 8 Click Here for Materials List Craft processes and materials contribute in powerful and meaningful ways to the content of artworks. This exploratory workshop will invite participants to think about the history and narratives embedded in the materials used in their artwork. Participants will reflect on memories of personal lived experiences as they fully immerse themselves…
Find out more »Handmade Books with Printed and Dyed Paper
Handmade Books with Printed and Dyed Paper - J. Leigh Garcia Dates: August 8 - 12, 2022 Studio: Silkscreen Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $125 Class limit: 8 Click Here for Materials List Have you ever wanted to make handmade books with your own images printed on the covers? Now is your chance! In this week-long workshop, we will dye paper, relief print on it, and transform it into handmade books. No experience is necessary as we will start…
Find out more »Over the Rainbow: Intro to Pressure Printing
Over the Rainbow: Intro to Pressure Printing - Kathleen O’Connell Dates: August 8 - 12, 2022 Studio: Intaglio and Letterpress Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 8 Click Here for Materials List In this workshop, we will learn about pressure printing, and experiment to create stunning, one-of-a-kind and editioned prints by playing with layered colors, multi-directional stencils, ghost prints, and split-fountain rolls. Demonstrations will include pressure printing using hand-cut paper, textiles and more, color theory, multi-color printing,…
Find out more »Painting with Pulp: Beyond Papermaking – Candy Alexandra González
Painting with Pulp: Beyond Papermaking - Candy Alexandra González Dates: August 15 - 19, 2022 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 8 Registration for this workshop is full. If you would like to be put on the waitlist, please email [email protected] or call our office at 845-658-9133. Click Here for Materials List During this workshop, participants will learn to transform freshly formed sheets of handmade paper into finished masterpieces with pulp paints. Participants will walk…
Find out more »Slow Looking: The Printed Multiple in the Public’s Eye
Slow Looking: The Printed Multiple in the Public’s Eye - Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo Dates: August 15 - 19, 2022 Studio: Silkscreen Tuition: Sliding Scale, $300-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 8 Click Here for Materials List Slow Looking invites participants to create printed work inspired by and based in the spaces, people and communities that surround their lives. Through storytelling, daily site rituals, public art, and installation, we will be asking questions such as: What does it mean to make work in…
Find out more »Collagraph Combo
Collagraph Combo - Sue Oehme Dates: August 15-19, 2022 Studio: Intaglio Tuition: Sliding Scale $300 - $1200 Lab fee: $100 Class limit: 8 Click Here For Materials List In this weeklong workshop, participants will spend the first 2 days creating various collograph matrices including silk aquatint, paper collograph, carborundum aquatint and drypoint, with demos and guidance from the instructor. We will work with either 8 x 12 or 12 x 12 sizes to keep registration simple. These finished plates will…
Find out more »Oral Histories and Alternative Fibers: Experimental Papermaking – Kelly Taylor Mitchell
Oral Histories and Alternative Fibers: Experimental Papermaking - Kelly Taylor Mitchell Dates: August 22 - 26, 2022 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale $300 - $1200 Lab fee: $90 Class limit: 8 Click Here For Materials List This experimental papermaking workshop will center oral histories that the participating artists are carrying, seeking, or working to decipher. These oral histories may be tied to family, place, or relationships. Through sketching and writing, these narratives will be abstracted and communicated with alternative and…
Find out more »The Book Art Dummy
The Book Art Dummy - Alisa Banks Dates: August 22 - 26, 2022 Studio: Silkscreen Tuition: Sliding Scale $300 - $1200 Lab fee: $90 Class limit: 8 Click Here For Materials List This workshop will focus on the development of original content to create a dummy for a book arts project. A dummy is a mockup or model of a book and is created when a significant portion of the project has been resolved. The dummy functions as a general…
Find out more »Inky Explorations with Letterpress Printing
Inky Explorations with Letterpress Printing - Stephanie Carpenter Dates: August 22 - 26, 2022 Studio: Letterpress Tuition: Sliding Scale $300 - $1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 8 Click Here For Materials List In this workshop we will explore letterpress printing and a variety of experimental inking techniques that will help you create stunning, one-of-a-kind prints with depth and dimension. Working with both traditional and contemporary approaches to creating relief prints, participants will use a variety of materials such…
Find out more »October 2022
Handbuilt Vases with Taussen Brewer
Instructor: Taussen Brewer Class Type: Four-week handbuilding class Skill Level: All Levels Time: Mondays, 3:00 - 5:00 pm Dates: October 10 - 31 Make Up Date: November 7 Are you ready for an outdoor clay adventure?! Take advantage of the inspiring golden hours to express yourself creatively during our Plein Air Pottery sessions at WSW. While we work on our new and improved studio, our ceramic program is setting up camp on the back deck outside of the silkscreen studio!…
Find out more »November 2022
Silkscreen Printing on Clay with Ruth McKinney Burket and Lora Shelley
Instructor: Ruth McKinney Burket and Lora Shelley Class Type: One-Day Workshop Skill Level: All Levels Time: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Dates: Saturday, November 19 This class is currently full. Please email [email protected] to be placed on the waitlist. For over five years Ruth McKinney Burket and Lora Shelley have been using silkscreen to collaborate on playful bowl designs for the WSW Chili Bowl Fest. They will be co-teaching this Saturday workshop and sharing what they’ve learned about silkscreen printing…
Find out more »June 2023
By Hand For Hand: Slab Built Pottery with Amanda Ellinger
Instructor: Amanda Ellinger Class Type: Four-week handbuilding class Skill Level: All Levels Time: Tuesdays, 5:00 - 7:00 pm Dates: June 13th - July 11th (No class July 4th) Make Up Date: July 18th This class is currently full. Please call 845-658-9133 or email [email protected] to be placed on the waitlist. Are you ready for an outdoor clay adventure?! Take advantage of the inspiring golden hours to express yourself creatively during our Plein Air Pottery sessions at WSW. While we work…
Find out more »July 2023
Seamless Textile Printing: Designing and Printing Patterned Fabric with Amy Cousins
Seamless Textile Printing: Designing and Printing Patterned Fabric - Amy Cousins Dates: July 10 - 14, 2023 Studio: Silkscreen Tuition: Sliding Scale $350 - $1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 8 For student material list click here. This course will guide you through designing and screen printing a patterned textile. Participants will learn how to design a repeat pattern by hand and translate it into screen printed yardage. Each participant will begin with their own visual interests, whether they be…
Find out more »Painting Prints with Kat Richards
Painting Prints - Kat Richards Dates: July 10 - 14, 2023 Studio: Intaglio Tuition: Sliding Scale $350 - $1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 8 For student material list click here. This class is currently full. If you'd like to be added to our waitlist please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133. In this five-day workshop, participants will combine painterly and alternative techniques while briefly delving into the history of monoprints. This course is ideal for artists of all skill levels…
Find out more »Building Big! Techniques for Large Scale Handbuilding with Kayla Noble
Instructor: Kayla Noble Class Type: Four-week handbuilding class Skill Level: All Levels Time: Wednesdays, 4:00 - 6:00 pm Dates: July 12th - August 2nd Make Up Date: August 9th Are you ready for an outdoor clay adventure?! Take advantage of the inspiring golden hours to express yourself creatively during our Plein Air Pottery sessions at WSW. While we work on our new and improved studio, our ceramic program is setting up camp on the back deck outside of the silkscreen…
Find out more »Unknown Legends: White-line Woodcut and the Hidden History of the Provincetown Printers with Breanne Trammell
Unknown Legends: White-line Woodcut and the Hidden History of the Provincetown Printers - Breanne Trammell Dates: July 17 - 21, 2023 Studio: Intaglio Tuition: Sliding Scale $350 - $1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 8 Together, we will engage with the hidden history and processes of the Provincetown Printers, specifically the under-known group of women at the vanguard of the white-line woodblock print. The white-line process is portable, affordable, and suitable for any skill level! We will inscribe woodblocks with…
Find out more »Ground Up: Using Natural Pigments and “Found Color” in Pulp Painting with Hannah O’Hare Bennett
Ground Up: Using Natural Pigments and “Found Color” in Pulp Painting - Hannah O’Hare Bennett Dates: July 17 - 21, 2023 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale $350 - $1200 Lab fee: $100 Class limit: 8 This class is currently full. If you'd like to be added to our waitlist please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133. This class is centered around building a palette of colored paper pulp which will be used in learning the reverse pulp painting technique. Colors will…
Find out more »Material as Metaphor: Book Objects with Aurora De Armendi Sobrino
Material as Metaphor: Book Objects - Aurora De Armendi Sobrino Dates: July 17 - 21, 2023 Studio: Bindery and Silkscreen Tuition: Sliding Scale, $350-$1200 Lab fee: $100 Class limit: 8 This class is currently full. If you’d like to be added to our waitlist please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133. Explore the timeless medium of bookmaking with the inclusion of painterly and graphic silkscreen images. Students will learn adaptable book-structures as well as silkscreen techniques. Participants are encouraged to bring a work…
Find out more »Gel Plate Printing with Holly Hughes
Gel Plate Printing - Holly Hughes Dates: July 24 - 28, 2023 Studio: Intaglio Tuition: Sliding Scale, $350-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 8 This class is currently full. If you’d like to be added to our waitlist please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133. Gel plate printing is a super user friendly, kitchen table compatible printmaking technique with no need for a press. Fun, open to experimentation, great for travel, and very painterly - this is a method where artists…
Find out more »Papermaking: Images in Pulp with J. Leigh Garcia
Papermaking: Images in Pulp - J. Leigh Garcia Dates: July 24 - 28, 2023 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale $350 - $1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 8 Use stencils, spray bottles, squeeze bottles and more to create images with pulp! We’ll begin by learning the basics of European-style papermaking using abaca and flax fibers. These sheets will then be transformed with the addition of stenciled, painted, and collaged cotton linter pulp. The possibilities are endless when you combine these…
Find out more »Miniature Books and Tiny Libraries: Small Scale Bookbinding and Other Paper Based Miniatures with Imin Yeh
Miniature Books and Tiny Libraries: Small Scale Bookbinding and Other Paper Based Miniatures - Imin Yeh Dates: July 24 - 28, 2023 Studio: Silkscreen and Bindery Tuition: Sliding Scale, $350-$1200 Lab fee: $100 Class limit: 8 This workshop will cover traditional bookbinding and book structures but on a tiny scale. Students will learn multiple book-binding techniques, utilize one color printing (screenprinting, digital, and/or xerox) in addition to hand drawn content to create an original miniature artist book. Our artist books…
Find out more »Dots for Days: Screenprinting for Photographers with Meg Turner
Dots for Days: Screenprinting for Photographers - Meg Turner Dates: July 31 - August 4, 2023 Studio: Silkscreen Tuition: Sliding Scale, $350-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 8 This class is currently full. If you’d like to be added to our waitlist please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133. A crash course in large format silkscreen printing for photographers. Learn the magic of 4 color separation to create full color hand-printed photographs in the same CMYK halftone dot method that magazines are printed.…
Find out more »Handmade Paper and Encaustic with Laura Moriarty
Handmade Paper and Encaustic – Laura Moriarty Dates: July 31 - August 4, 2023 Studio: Papermaking and R&F Tuition: Members $775, Nonmembers $825 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 7 This class is currently full. If you’d like to be added to our waitlist please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133. Join WSW in collaboration with R&F Handmade Paints in Kingston as we explore combining handmade paper and encaustic. During the first two and a half days, participants will work in WSW’s…
Find out more »August 2023
Collagraph & Embossment/Debossment with Rie Hasegawa
Collagraph & Embossment/Debossment – Rie Hasegawa Dates: August 7 - 11, 2023 Studio: Intaglio Tuition: Sliding Scale, $350-$1200 Lab fee: $100 Class limit: 8 This class is currently full. If you’d like to be added to our waitlist please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133. Collagraph is a basic method of printmaking using collage materials such as fabric, strings and gesso to create a plate without the use of acid or any solvents and print from a variety of textures. It could be…
Find out more »Paper, Thread, Movement with Bhavna Mehta
Paper, Thread, Movement – Bhavna Mehta Dates: August 7 - 11, 2023 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $350-$1200 Lab fee: $90 Class limit: 8 This class is currently full. If you’d like to be added to our waitlist please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133. This workshop combines handmade paper and cotton thread in a unique process. Inspired by rhythm and abstraction, we will use various mark-making and pattern-making techniques to prepare textures and images with colored cotton thread on Solvy.…
Find out more »Seamless Textile Printing: Designing and Printing Patterned Fabric Sec. 2 with Amy Cousins
Seamless Textile Printing: Designing and Printing Patterned Fabric Sec. 2 - Amy Cousins Dates: August 7 - 11, 2023 Studio: Silkscreen Tuition: Sliding Scale $350 - $1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 8 This course will guide you through designing and screen printing a patterned textile. Participants will learn how to design a repeat pattern by hand and translate it into screen printed yardage. Each participant will begin with their own visual interests, whether they be abstract, narrative, botanical, etc,…
Find out more »Books that Move: Volvelles, Die Cuts, and Fold Out with Hannah Moog
Books that Move: Volvelles, Die Cuts, and Fold Out - Hannah Moog Dates: August 14 - 18, 2023 Studio: Silkscreen Tuition: Sliding Scale, $350-$1200 Lab fee: $90 Class limit: 8 This class is currently full. If you’d like to be added to our waitlist please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133. In this workshop students will explore how interactive elements can be used to hide, reveal, and transform images to aid a narrative. The class will investigate how these interactive elements…
Find out more »Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board: Techniques in Paper Casting with Sarah Rose (SR) Lejeune
Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board: Techniques in Paper Casting - Sarah Rose (SR) Lejeune Dates: August 14 - 18, 2023 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $350-$1200 Lab fee: $100 Class limit: 8 This class is currently full. If you’d like to be added to our waitlist please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133. Using experimental casting processes rooted in fiber properties and hand papermaking techniques, students will learn to record dimension, texture, and surface with paper pulp. Beginning with technical…
Find out more »Pressing Stories: Folding Prints as Narratives with Andrea Narno
Pressing Stories: Folding Prints as Narratives - Andrea Narno Dates: August 14 - 18, 2023 Studio: Relief Tuition: Sliding Scale, $350-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 8 During this workshop, we will explore how printmaking can serve as our visual language to narrate stories and express ourselves. We will pair relief printing with the long standing tradition of do-it-yourself zine making. After looking at a large variety of examples and brainstorming together, each student will design and carve a linocut…
Find out more »Riso Power: A Socially Engaged Introduction to Risograph Printing with Mary Tremonte
Riso Power: A Socially Engaged Introduction to Risograph Printing - Mary Tremonte Dates: August 21 - 25, 2023 Tuition: Sliding Scale, $350-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 10 This class is currently full. If you’d like to be added to our waitlist please email [email protected] or call 845-658-9133. What is riso? How can we use this tool to agitate, educate, and organize? Learn all about the risograph and how you can harness this stencil duplicator’s power for artist publications, posters, prints, and…
Find out more »September 2023
Surface Sampler with Susan Siegrist
Instructor: Susan Siegrist Class Type: Four-week handbuilding class Skill Level: All Levels Time: Tuesdays 4 - 6 pm Dates: September 5 - 26 Make Up Date: October 3 Are you ready for an outdoor clay adventure?! Our ceramics classes are back! Take advantage of the inspiring evening golden hours to express yourself creatively during our Plein Air Pottery sessions at WSW. While we work on our new and improved studio, our ceramic program is setting up camp on the back…
Find out more »June 2024
Clay Critters: Figurative Vessels, Vases, and More! with Lora Shelley
Instructor: Lora Shelley Class Type: Four-week handbuilding class Skill Level: All Levels Time: Tuesdays 5:30 - 7:30 pm Dates: June 4 - 25 Make Up Date: July 2 In this class, Lora Shelley will guide students to make the form of their dreams! Develop the skills to help you achieve a variety of new forms and create unique figurative vessels. Make your work come to life with glazes, underglazes and textures. Using additive and subtractive sculptural techniques, including slabs, coils…
Find out more »July 2024
Motivational Intaglio with Shelley Thorstensen
Motivational Intaglio – Shelley Thorstensen Dates: July 8 - 12, 2024 Studio: Intaglio Tuition: Sliding Scale, $350-$1200 Lab fee: $100 Class limit: 6 Each morning, Shelley will begin the workshop with a series of demonstrations including printing and color usage. She will cover stencils, a la poupée, chine collé, viscosity, multiple plates, relief, collage, and digital media. Using participants’ current work and ideas as a catalyst, Shelley will work with everyone individually to discover what aspects are vital to their…
Find out more »Murals Are For Everyone: Exploring the Arena of Civic and Public Artwork with Shelby Rodeffer
Murals Are For Everyone: Exploring the Arena of Civic and Public Artwork – Shelby Rodeffer Dates: July 8 - 12, 2024 Studio: Outdoor Patio Tuition: Sliding Scale, $350-$1200 Lab fee: $100 Class limit: 8 Murals: art where everyone is the audience! In this workshop, we will discuss the differences between public art, social art, and civic art, and the nuances of making work that lives outside. Different methods of mural installation will be explored, and—as a group—we will create a…
Find out more »Demystifying the Pop-up Book with Colette Fu
Demystifying the Pop-up Book – Colette Fu Dates: July 8 - 12, 2024 Studio: Silkscreen Tuition: Sliding Scale, $350-$1200 Lab fee: $100 Class limit: 6 Movable books were originally created to illustrate ideas about astronomy, fortune telling, navigation, anatomy of the body, and other scientific principles. Most commercial pop-up book publications today are geared toward children, but pop-up book structures can be used to make engaging works of art for any age- from greeting cards to animations to kinetic sculptures.…
Find out more »Handbuilding for the Table: Designing Organic Functional Ware with Avery Wells
Instructor: Avery Wells Class Type: Four-week handbuilding class Skill Level: All Levels Time: Thursdays 5:30 - 7:30 pm Dates: July 11 - August 1 Make Up Date: August 8 This four week class will explore how handbuilding can encourage us to slow down and approach our work with intention, while still leaving plenty of room for play. Through pinching and coiling, we will create unique pots that celebrate gestural marks and organic forms. Creative approaches to feet, handles, and lids…
Find out more »The Power of Electro-etching with Maggie Oakes
The Power of Electro-etching – Maggie Oakes Dates: July 15 - 19, 2024 Studio: Intaglio Tuition: Sliding Scale, $350-$1200 Lab fee: $125 Class limit: 7 In this non-toxic workshop, participants will learn the fundamentals of safer intaglio, specifically electro-etching methods and explore its endless possibilities. Participants will gain a working knowledge of the science behind electro-etching, safely preparing and etching their metal plates as well as maintaining a non-toxic work environment. Workshop will cover the following processes: electro-line, electro-tint, experimental…
Find out more »Writing for the Screen(print) with Gaby Hurtado-Ramos
Writing for the Screen(print) – Gaby Hurtado-Ramos Dates: July 15 - 19, 2024 Studio: Intaglio Tuition: Sliding Scale, $350-$1200 Lab fee: $100 Class limit: 6 In this workshop, we will be playing with the possibilities of hand-drawn stencils and text in screenprinting. Through exercises and demos in simple book forms and drawing techniques tailored for exposing to a screen, participants will make a variety of prints involving writing and mark-making. We will look at examples of artists’ books, zines, and…
Find out more »Pulp Paint Play with Claudia Borfiga
Pulp Paint Play – Claudia Borfiga Dates: July 15 - 19, 2024 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $350-$1200 Lab fee: $100 Class limit: 8 During this workshop participants will learn how to make pulp paintings from start to finish! After learning how to form a base sheet, we’ll begin to build our imagery directly on top, inspired by sketchbooks or any reference images participants have gathered. Each participant will develop their personal palette of colored paper pulp to work from.…
Find out more »Malleable Print with Tatana Kellner
Malleable Print – Tatana Kellner Dates: July 22 - 26, 2024 Studio: Intaglio Tuition: Sliding Scale, $350-$1200 Lab fee: $100 Class limit: 8 Explore the possibilities of collagraph, a cardboard or plastic plate matrix that offers unlimited opportunities for creating rich linear and textural prints. In this week-long workshop participants will be introduced to a variety of intaglio as well as relief techniques, including drypoint, carborundum aquatint, silk aquatint, textural relief printing, and a variety of multiple printing and collaging…
Find out more »Image/Text with Paloma Barhaugh-Bordas
Image/Text – Paloma Barhaugh-Bordas Dates: July 22 - 26, 2024 Studio: Silkscreen Tuition: Sliding Scale, $350-$1200 Lab fee: $100 Class limit: 6 Starting at YES, this silkscreen-based workshop will explore the potential of text to become image and image to become text – ever expanding the potential for symbols and signifiers to transform. Students will learn the basics of producing silkscreen prints with hand-cut and digital stencils. There will also be an emphasis on building transparent layers and variable editions…
Find out more »Swappin’ Stories: Riso Books Made to Share with Ashley Hairston Doughty
Swappin’ Stories: Riso Books Made to Share – Ashley Hairston Doughty Dates: July 22 - 26, 2024 Studio: Multipurpose Room Tuition: Sliding Scale, $350-$1200 Lab fee: $125 Class limit: 6 Every person has a unique history—a collection of experiences that define our views of the world. Let’s share some of those one-of-a-kind stories with one another! In this workshop, you will work to build confidence and curiosity in exploring your own history, trajectory, and existence to a point where you…
Find out more »Pulp Paint Play (Second Section) with Claudia Borfiga
Pulp Paint Play (Second Section) – Claudia Borfiga Dates: July 22 - 26, 2024 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $350-$1200 Lab fee: $100 Class limit: 8 During this workshop participants will learn how to make pulp paintings from start to finish! After learning how to form a base sheet, we’ll begin to build our imagery directly on top, inspired by sketchbooks or any reference images participants have gathered. Each participant will develop their personal palette of colored paper pulp to…
Find out more »Block in Hand: The Art and Craft of Fabric Printing by Hand with Yetunde Rodriguez
Block in Hand: The Art and Craft of Fabric Printing by Hand – Yetunde Rodriguez Dates: July 29 - August 2, 2024 Studio: Silkscreen Tuition: Sliding Scale, $350-$1200 Lab fee: $100 Class limit: 6 Yetunde Rodriguez brings her keen eye for shapes and patterns into this fun and informative workshop. She will teach you her unique approach to designing and printing surface patterns for printing by hand onto fabric. In this workshop, you will learn a variety of methods, from…
Find out more »Gestural Adaptations: A Print in Three Acts – Tara Sabharwal
Gestural Adaptations: A Print in Three Acts – Tara Sabharwal Dates: July 29 - August 2, 2024 Studio: Intaglio Tuition: Sliding Scale, $350-$1200 Lab fee: $100 Class limit: 6 Using water-soluble inks, students will explore the possibilities of creating a set of one-of-a-kind prints using the same template. They will make a monoprint by adding paint and collagraph material (stencils, shapes cut out of various textured fabrics, foil, inkjet sheet, string, etc) directly on a sheet of plexiglass. After pulling…
Find out more »What’s still good about yesterday’s liberation?: Feminist Criticism and Construction in the WSW Archives with Jeanne Vaccaro
What's still good about yesterday's liberation?: Feminist Criticism and Construction in the WSW Archives – Jeanne Vaccaro Dates: July 29 - August 2, 2024 Studio: Archive Tuition: Sliding Scale, $350-$1200 Lab fee: $75 Class limit: 6 This workshop moves between two concepts: criticism and construction. What is criticism for, exactly, and how can it be harnessed to build movements on top of movements? Rather than think of criticism as destructive we will consider and practice forms of collective inquiry. Anchored…
Find out more »August 2024
Mokuhanga and Emakimono: Two Week Course in Woodblock Printing and Scroll Making
Mokuhanga and Emakimono: Two Week Course in Woodblock Printing and Scroll Making – Yoonmi Nam and Katie Baldwin Dates: August 5 - August 16, 2024 Studio: Intaglio and Silkscreen Tuition: Sliding Scale, $700 - $2400 Lab fee: $150 Class limit: 12 In this two-week course, participants will immerse themselves in the process of learning Mokuhanga and Emakimono. Mokuhanga is Japanese-style water-based woodblock printing and Emakimono is the term for a horizontal Japanese handscroll with pictures. This workshop will be an…
Find out more »Inside, Outside: Handbuilding a Lidded Box with Chrystal O’Boyle
Instructor: Chrystal O'Boyle Class Type: Four-week handbuilding class Skill Level: All Levels Time: Fridays 4 – 6 pm Dates: August 9 – 30 Make Up Date: September 6 This four-week class will explore the possibilities of slab construction, transforming two-dimensional slabs of clay into 3D geometric objects with lids. To add a unique twist to our straight-walled geometric boxes we will explore Mishima, a traditional inlay decoration technique. This class encourages participants to take this time to have fun designing a unique…
Find out more »Paper as Textile, Textile as Paper – Amy Jacobs
Paper as Textile, Textile as Paper – Amy Jacobs Dates: August 12 - August 16, 2024 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $350 - $1200 Lab Fee: $100 Class limit: 8 This workshop will explore numerous ways of combining textiles with handmade paper. We will use textiles as the basis for various creative techniques such as embedding, embossing, stenciling, blowouts, collage, and pulp painting. We’ll use high and low shrinkage pulps, including cotton, translucent abaca, linen, and flax to experiment with…
Find out more »Propagating Propaganda with Lois Harada
Propagating Propaganda - Lois Harada Dates: August 19 - August 23, 2024 Studio: Letterpress Tuition: Sliding Scale, $350 - $1200 Lab Fee: $100 Class limit: 6 Archives are often built from found materials — printed booklets, pamphlets, broadsides, and more. But who decides which of these important artifacts are created and produced on a scale wide enough to ensure their survival? In this course, we'll create objects and prints inspired by historical documents and propaganda. Through the commercial printing process…
Find out more »RISOGRAPH CAMP! with Kate Bingaman-Burt
RISOGRAPH CAMP! - Kate Bingaman-Burt Dates: August 19 - August 23, 2024 Studio: Multipurpose Room Tuition: Sliding Scale, $350 - $1200 Lab Fee: $125 Class limit: 6 RISOGRAPH CAMP! This workshop is a great place to start if you’re new to riso or want a refresher! We’ll dive deep into risograph history, an overview of how these machines work, the stencil-duplicator process, and the quirks and fun (sometimes unpredictable) outcomes of riso printing. The main focus of this class is…
Find out more »What The F!?! – Fiber, Fabrics, Fusing, Facades with Jaz Graf
What The F!?! - Fiber, Fabrics, Fusing, Facades – Jaz Graf Dates: August 19 - August 23, 2024 Studio: Papermaking Tuition: Sliding Scale, $350 - $1200 Lab Fee: $100 Class limit: 8 How do materials collide and synthesize to convey our embodied and metaphorical stories? How might we translate old prints, drawings, and cloth scraps to enrich something new? We will use fibers such as mulberry, abaca, cotton, recycled materials, and fabrics as foundations for fusing, embedding, layering, and image…
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