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Introduction to Etching
January 19 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
$189.00A 2-Day In-Studio Workshop!
Sundays, January 19 and 26, 2-5pm
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About this Workshop:
This beginner/refresher workshop introduces participants to creating intaglio prints from copper plates. It will cover basic techniques including drypoint, hard ground line etching, plate preparation, and printing, as well as an overview of best practices in the print shop such as cleaning procedures, setting the press, and materials location and sourcing. This is a perfect printing process for those who love working with line and tone. Participants will produce a small copper plate etching and edition, using black ink and/or variable colors, depending on the interests and levels of the students.
The class will conclude with an opportunity to share and discuss everyone’s artwork.
Level: Beginner – no previous experience necessary
Registration extended to January 15, 2025. Material fees are included with your registration to cover the supplies provided in class. Students will need to gather/purchase additional materials for class (see the materials list below). This list will also be provided with the registration confirmation email.
Sample images by Etai Rogers-Fett
CLASS MATERIALS LIST:
Registration includes a $30 materials fee to cover the materials supplied in class, including a copper printing plate, two sheets of printmaking paper (22”x30”), ink, tarlatan, and newsprint. In addition, students are requested to bring the following items:
- Two sketches or ideas for your prints, approximately 4” x 6”
- (optional) Personal apron (we’ll have extras) or wear clothes that can get a bit inky
- (optional) Pencil and paper (if you want to take notes)
YOUR INSTRUCTOR:
Etai Rogers-Fett is a printmaker, judaica artist, and arts educator living on Piscataway land in Maryland. Etai spends most of his time at the intersection of two very alive cultures that are often wrongfully assumed to be “dead” – print and Yiddish. He works as an artistic associate at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center in Hyattsville and teaches printmaking at several other local art centers, including Washington Printmakers Gallery. Working primarily in etching and woodcut printmaking methods, Etai weaves together archival research, storytelling and oral histories, decorative traditions from Jewish book arts, and speculative imagining. See more of Etai’s work on Instagram at @tsukunst.
“I came in as a beginner knowing nothing and came out really happy with what I’d made ….”
—Previous Workshop Participant
“There was a lot of information and practice to cover in a short amount of time. As an art educator I am aware of how difficult that can be. [The instructor] did an excellent job with time management and providing clear instruction with visual demonstration. I really enjoyed the conversation, ideas, and inspiration from other students.”
—Previous Workshop Participant