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Just for Teens: Introduction to Screenprinting on Fabric, August 2025
August 9, 2025 @ 10:30 am - 4:30 pm
$166.00An In-Studio Workshop with Jeanette Bolden!
Saturday, August 9, 10:30am-4:30pm
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About this Workshop:
Fabric is a fantastic and flexible surface to print onto and the results can be used in a variety of ways, from creating tees, totes, and even yardage for your sewing projects. In this class specifically for teens 13-18, we’ll explore different techniques for image creation and practical tips for color and registration, all while learning how to use the tools and equipment of Pyramid’s Screenprinting Studio and Darkroom. Students will design and print their own small edition of prints on paper and/or cotton tote bags.
At the end of the workshop, students will have a basic understanding of how to properly use the equipment and operate in a functioning community print studio. Upon registration, students will be given instruction on how to start thinking about, sourcing, and/or creating their imagery.
Please note: Students are responsible for providing their own lunch. A microwave and refrigerator are available for use during the lunch break.
Level: Beginner – no experience needed!
Registration closes August 5, 2025 and includes all necessary materials. Students may wish to bring additional, optional items of their own—please see the materials section below for details.
Photos from previous teen workshops
CLASS MATERIALS LIST:
Registration includes a $42 materials fee to cover all of the necessary materials, including inks, paper, fabric squares for test prints, and 5 cotton tote bags to print your final designs. Students may also want to consider bringing:
- Some ideas/an image to work with – more guidance will be provided at registration and there will be time in class to fine tune your design.
- (optional) Personal apron or smock (we’ll have some handy) and/or wear clothes that can get inky
- (optional) A notebook or sketchbook for taking notes
- (optional) A clean, unwrinkled cotton t-shirt if you want to print your design on a tee!
YOUR INSTRUCTOR:
Jeanette M. Bolden is a visual artist and printmaker based in Mount Rainier, Maryland. As a student, Bolden received The Washington Print Club’s 2021 Young Printer Award and was featured in the fall 2021 issue of On Paper: Journal of The Washington Print Club. In the summer of 2022, Bolden interned at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center and co-taught the Hispanic Heritage Month Internship Program. Toward the end of her academic program at the University of Maryland, she participated in the Honor Thesis and Senior Exhibition. Having graduated with a B.A. in studio arts as an honor student,she participated in the Exercises for Emerging Artists program by Transformer Gallery in 2023. Recently, she joined the VisArt Emerging Teaching Artist program. Follow her work on Instagram at @colorfulnette.