Linoleum Printmaking Workshop
with Kennedy Swift and Connor Davis
SUNDAY, AUG. 31st / 12-6PM
$75 class registration: BYO materials found on Required Materials List (below)
$75 class registration + $65 materials fee: consumable materials will be provided and community tools will be available for use, no need to bring anything!
Students will learn proper technique for linoleum block carving and will have the opportunity to both hand print and use a printing press to create at least one edition of prints. The workshop will guide students through a one color hand printed linoleum print, and then students will have the option to create a two-color print or two more single color prints. The workshop will supply ink, gloves, and cleanup materials but students should be advised to bring an apron or else wear clothes they don’t mind getting dirty.
Materials and equipment provided for all registrants in this workshop include:
- Printing press
- Disposable gloves
- Paper towels
- One of each Black, Red, Yellow, and Blue relief inks
- Ink knives
Required Materials List (BYO or pay materials fee)
- 1 - 2x3 in. mounted lino block, mounted*
- 2 - 5x7in mounted lino blocks, mounted*
- 2 - sheets of Masa or Kitakata paper**
- 3 - sheets of Arches 88 paper**
- A set of carving tools like this one
- A 4” or 6” brayer, like this
- A glass or plastic printing baren, or similar item for hand printing
- *Please make sure you purchase mounted linoleum blocks (with a wood backing).
- **students who want to make larger editions should bring more paper