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Make+Take: Halloween Relief Printed Tote Bag
October 30, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
$45.00Let’s Make+Take!
Thursday, October 30, 7-9pm
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About this Workshop:
Let’s roll out ink and print some pumpkins! In this 2-hour in-person class, you will learn how we created our pre-carved pumpkin relief block(s), techniques for inking the block, and then print it on a cotton tote bag. When the class is over, you’ll have learned all the basic printing techniques plus have a pumpkin tote bag and extra prints to take home—just in time for Halloween!
Level: Beginner – no previous experience necessary!
Registration extended to October 26, 2025 and includes all materials. Just come ready for some inky fun!
Sample images by Pam Lawton
CLASS MATERIALS LIST:
All materials are included! Students may want to consider bringing the following supplies:
- (optional) Personal apron (we’ll have extras on hand) or wear clothes that can get inky
- (optional) Any extra paper you’d like to try printing on (we’ll have extras of this too!)
YOUR INSTRUCTOR:
Dr. Pamela Harris Lawton, Florence Gaskins Harper Endowed Chair in Art Education and thought leader for the Hurwitz Center at the Maryland Institute College of Art, is a fifth-generation Washingtonian, educator, and product of DC public schools. Lawton was introduced to printmaking as a participant in Discover Graphics, a professional printmaking program housed at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. She holds a BA degree in Studio Art and Sociology, an MFA in Printmaking, and an EdDCTA in art education. For the past 25 years she has taught art/art education at the college level and served as Director of Education Studies at the former Corcoran College of Art + Design. Honors include NAEA Distinguished Fellow, NAEA Higher Education Art Educator of the Year (2025), J. Eugene Grigsby Award (COMC/NAEA), Pearl Greenberg Award for Teaching and Research in Art Education, Fulbright Distinguished Chair at the University of Edinburgh-UK, and Associate Artist at the Tate Exchange in London. Her artwork can be found in numerous collections in the U.S. and abroad. Follow her work on Instagram at @pamelaspress.
“Small dose of a new concept for me. It was fun to try it out myself, learn some basics of this art form, chat with an expert, and take home a gift.”
—Previous workshop participant