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Make+Take: Split Fountain Screenprinting
February 29 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
$45.00An In-Studio Make+Take Workshop!
Thursday, February 29, 7-9pm
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About this Workshop:
Don’t let the winter blues get you down. Come out for a fun evening trying the split fountain screenprinting technique! In this two-hour workshop, we will experiment with pulling smooth blends of multiple colors through the screen in what is known as a split fountain. We will learn techniques to control the blending of colors on the screen, creating gradients of color, as well as ways to invite chance into the printing process.
Participants can bring their own image or choose to screenprint with some ready-to-go designs provided.
Level: Beginner – no experience necessary
Registration closes February 21, 2024. Material fees are included with your registration, though a list of additional items needed to be gathered/purchased will be sent with your confirmation.
Sample image by Anne C. Smith
CLASS MATERIALS LIST:
Registration includes all materials—just come ready to have fun! In addition, you may want to bring the following optional items for class:
- Personal apron (we’ll have extras) or wear clothes that can get inky
- Notepad/Sketchbook and pencil to sketch and take any notes
- Personal image to try printing if you like (should be high contrast with no grays)
YOUR INSTRUCTOR:
Anne C. Smith is an artist based in Washington, DC. Working primarily in drawing and silkscreen printmaking, her observations of architecture and wide-open, vast spaces inform her investigation into the relationship between landscape, imagination and belonging. Smith studied silkscreen printmaking with Master Printmaker Lou Stovall while working as his studio assistant. She has also served as master printmaker on a silkscreened book edition at George Mason University’s Navigation Press and collaborated with Ben Ashworth (Finding A Line) on a large wheatpasted mural. She has taught drawing at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, George Mason University and Northern Virginia Community College. She is currently serving as a Screenprint Studio Associate at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center in Hyattsville, MD. Learn more about her work at www.annecsmith.com.