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Introduction to Stone Lithography, February 2024
February 17 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
$420.00A 4-Day In-Studio Workshop!
Saturday–Sunday, February 17-18 and February 24-25, 1-5pm
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About this Workshop:
Learn the basics of stone lithography, including graining, principles of drawing, etching, printing, and troubleshooting. You will learn to prepare a stone and will draw, process, and print an image in this class that introduces you to the fundamentals of an almost magical medium that transformed printmaking in the late 18th century.
Level: Beginner – no previous experience required.
Registration closes February 8, 2024 . 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 Amy Callner
CLASS MATERIALS LIST:
Registration includes a $27 materials fee to cover consumable materials provided in class, including acid, solvents, ink, newsprint, a cellulose sponge, and a Korn’s #3 litho crayon. Students will need to supply additional materials of their own, including:
- Personal apron (or clothes that can get slightly messy)
- 3 sheets of Rives BFK printmaking paper in white (or a light color), 22x30in.
- A roll of soft and thick paper towels, Bounty or Viva or similar
YOUR INSTRUCTOR:
Amy Callner was born and raised in the Chicago area, and fell in love with printmaking at the age of fifteen. Between then and now, she’s worn a lot of hats. She’s been a community organizer, environmental activist, union researcher, roller derby queen, single parent, partnered parent, teacher, and artist. She has a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art, and has learned and practiced lithography at The Chicago Printmakers Collaborative and Anchor Graphics in Chicago, the Printmaking Workshop in New York, and here at Pyramid Atlantic where she was a Printshop Associate for six years. She lives and works just over the DC border in Prince George’s County, Maryland, enjoys a good comic or graphic novel, and doesn’t do decaf. You can learn more about her work at www.amycallner.com.
“I really enjoyed learning about the process of using hydrophobic surfaces to make additive prints.”
—Previous Workshop Participant