This beginner-friendly course will cover the basics of woodcut printmaking. Beginner students will be fully supported throughout the design and printing process, while intermediate students can work at their own pace and enjoy supported studio time. Students will learn to introduce multiple colors within a design, including reduction, stencils, and gradients. Each student will create […]

Join Nick Wroblewski, Duluth-based printmaker, for four days of carving and printing explorations while investigating the methods of relief woodblock printmaking. Techniques covered include transfer, carving, reduction, and multiblock methods; simplifying the world of layers; reverse imagery; registration; and printing. Also included are guided discussions on imagery, abstraction, and conceptual intent. There will be good […]

Bring your art making outdoors using cyanotypes and various drawing exercises. Cyanotype printing is a non-toxic sun printing process that uses natural objects, coated paper, light and water to create blue and white toned prints. You will learn a variety of techniques to use both inside the studio and outdoors, and additionally, fine tune your […]

What makes a woodcut such a fascinating way to represent the natural world? Find out in this workshop that explores the many dynamic connections between landscape and the physical process of carving a wood block. Reductive woodcuts are unique in their spontaneity and finality because of the ephemeral nature of the process. Students will learn […]

Monotype through Drawing demonstrates trace monotype, which allows an artist to explore the specific vocabulary of drawing while making one-of-a-kind prints. Done most effectively on dry Asian paper, trace monotype can stand on its own or be used as the beginnings of collages, mixed media works, and printstallation. Trace monotype is portable and invites possibilities […]