Mixed Media Collagraph
October 5 @ 10:30 am - October 6 @ 4:30 pm
$367.00A 2-Day Workshop Intensive!
Saturday and Sunday, October 5-6, 10:30am-4:30pm
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About this Workshop:
Collagraphy is a fun and versatile printing process that’s perfect for experimentation. Collagraph literally means to draw or write with glue, and so the construction of the printmaking plate will be similar to making a collage. In this workshop we’ll explore a variety of techniques using a mixture of carving, scraping, gluing, collaging and embossing to create our plates. Similar to intaglio processes, we’ll experiment with different techniques for inking our plates, including stencils, selective wiping, rainbow rolls, and viscosity and other techniques to get as many diverse prints as possible from the image. This class is about experimentation and about learning to use substrates of boards that allow for different applications and approaches to collagraph.
Level: Beginner—No previous printmaking experience necessary
Registration closes September 26, 2024. Material fees are included with your registration to cover the supplies provided in class. Students may want to gather/purchase optional materials for class (see the materials list below). This list will also be provided with the registration confirmation email.
Sample images by Trisha Gupta
CLASS MATERIALS LIST:
Registration includes a $50 materials fee to cover all of the necessary materials provided in class, including sintra board, adhesives, papers, tarlatan, and ink. Students may want to consider bringing the following optional items to class:
- Personal apron (we’ll have extras) or wear clothes that can get messy
- Low relief texture elements such as tape, string, mesh bagging, lace, etc.
- Ideas or sketches to work from
- Sketchbook/notebook to take notes and work out ideas
- Any mixed paper scraps and old prints you might want to incorporate
YOUR INSTRUCTOR:
Trisha Gupta is a contemporary artist, community activist, and educator. Her work is heavily influenced by her Indian-American heritage and explores themes of mental health, and immigration. She believes in art as a platform for social change. As an Occupational Therapy candidate at Columbia’s College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, she has taught art to diverse populations in schools, homeless shelters, and off Rikers Island. Her ongoing project, A Table for Everyone, hosts community dinners and public art projects to introduce new immigrants to the community. Currently, Gupta is pursuing her graduate degree at MICA from the Mount Royal school. Her work is listed in the New York Public Library collection, the Art students League, and in collections internationally and domestically. She currently runs a communal studio out of Burtonsville, MD. Learn more about her work at www.trishaart.com.