Course Code: 26FPM012V
This two- week, virtual workshop takes place online on Mondays, November 23rd - 30th, from 6PM to 8PM ET
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Monday, November 23rd, from 6PM to 8PM
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Monday, November 30th, from 6PM to 8PM
Please Note: Registration for this workshop closes on November 9 at 11:59 pm.
About the Workshop:
This virtual class at Center for Book Arts is taught by instructor Beth Sheehan.
Relief Printing Anywhere is a two-session virtual workshop. The first class focuses on discussing and experimenting with materials to create the relief blocks from, image transferring techniques, tools for carving, proper carving techniques, and sharpening your carving tools. The second class focuses on proper printing techniques, registering multiple blocks, and reduction woodcuts.
Students learn the basics of relief printing at home. We discuss ways to create relief blocks from materials around your house as well as more professional materials like wood and linoleum. We also cover a few tricks for printing including registering multiple colors and spoon-printing.
Required Materials:
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Linoleum
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Linocut tool
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brayer
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Wooden Spoon
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Relief printing ink
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Towels and materials for cleaning up
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Paper for printing
A more detailed materials list will be automatically emailed to you upon registration.
About the Instructor
Elizabeth (Beth) Sheehan is a printmaker, papermaking, and book artist living in Chicago, IL.
Her work investigates ideas of memory and perception to explore her own lack of episodic memory.
Sheehan’s work has been exhibited internationally and is held in public collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Center for Book Arts, and the San Francisco Public Library.
She has worked as a professional printer at Durham Press in Pennsylvania and at Harlan and Weaver in New York. She was also the Lead Binder and Bindery Manager at Small Editions in Brooklyn and teaches paper, print, and book workshops around the country.
All images courtesy of the instructor unless otherwise noted.