Date: Saturday, October 19 from 12:00-4:00 pm
Fee: $115/ discount with member code
Ages: 16+
Levels: All
Sessions: 1
Instructor: Maren Oates
Location: Schack Art Center, Printmaking Studio

Learn how to create unique monoprints without a press using a gel printing plate. In this class, we'll use an 8" x 10" gel plate with acrylic paint, found textures, and DIY stencils and stamps. We'll work to create prints that can stand on their own, but gel-printed papers are also wonderful for collages, cards, art journals, or other mixed-media projects.

Unlike many traditional printmaking techniques, gel printing has minimal setup and is easy to do almost anywhere.

Students will learn:

• Techniques for creating layered prints using a gel plate and acrylic paint.

• How to use homemade stencils/masks and found objects to create interesting textures in your prints.

• A basic understanding of how different paints and papers may impact your finished prints.

• How to use, care for, and store a gel printing plate.

Students will create monoprints and a variety of printed papers using a gel plate. These prints may also be used for collages, cards, art journals, or other mixed-media projects.

All supplies are included, but an apron is recommended. Please dress for mess!

Dates: Fridays, September 27th & October 4 from 6:00 pm-9:00 pm;
Fee: $150 / discount with member code
Ages: 15+
Levels: All
Sessions: 2
Instructor: Saman Shojaei Barjuei
Location: Schack Art Center, Printmaking Studio

Explore the creative, rewarding, fun art of block printing! This class will teach you how to use linocut to create prints. Learn the basic skills and techniques of woodblock carving and experience the rewarding feeling you get by peeling off a piece of paper printed with your original art!

Make multiple copies for greeting cards, gifts, fabric, and decor. Block printing is an ancient art with roots in many cultures that can provide inspiration. Block prints have a unique and artistic look. If you are not good at designing or drawing? Don’t worry! We have several design options for you. Use your creativity and curiosity to carve and print your own one-of-a-kind art! This class is for everybody, from complete beginners to experienced carvers and artists.

All supplies included.

Date: Sunday, August 25, from 12:00-4:00 pm
Fee: $115/ discount with member code
Ages: 16+
Levels: All
Sessions: 1
Instructor: Maren Oates
Location: Schack Art Center, Studios 1 & 2

Learn how to create unique monoprints without a press using a gel printing plate. In this class, we'll use an 8" x 10" gel plate with acrylic paint, found textures, and DIY stencils and stamps. We'll work to create prints that can stand on their own, but gel-printed papers are also wonderful for collages, cards, art journals, or other mixed-media projects.

Unlike many traditional printmaking techniques, gel printing has minimal setup and is easy to do almost anywhere.

Students will learn:

• Techniques for creating layered prints using a gel plate and acrylic paint.

• How to use homemade stencils/masks and found objects to create interesting textures in your prints.

• A basic understanding of how different paints and papers may impact your finished prints.

• How to use, care for, and store a gel printing plate.

Students will create monoprints and a variety of printed papers using a gel plate. These prints may also be used for collages, cards, art journals, or other mixed-media projects.

All supplies are included, but an apron is recommended. Please dress for mess!

Dates: Friday, August 23, from 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Fee: $125 / discount with member code
Ages: 15+
Levels: All
Sessions: 1
Instructor: Samuel Case
Location: Schack Art Center, Studio 2

Learn the same silkscreen techniques that Pop artists like Andy Warhol used to create your own bright and bold work of art. Join us for a one-day seminar to learn the basics of screen printing and leave with your very own hand-made prints at the end of the session!

Students will learn how to coat and prepare screens for printing, how to adjust a photo and print it to burn a screen, how to register and print a 2-color image, the basics of what papers and inks to use in screen printing, and how to properly clean and care for screens.

Students will create 5 two-color prints on 9 x 12 paper (t-shirts are optional if a student wants to supply their own shirt).

Dates: Saturdays, August 3 & August 10, 9am - 1pm
Fee: $165 / discount with member code
Ages: 15+
Levels: All
Sessions: 2
Instructor: Miles Labitzke
Location: Schack Art Center, Printmaking Studio

This two-session class focuses on collagraphy, a method of printmaking using glue and collage to create a printable surface. Through a variety of techniques, ink is applied and transferred to paper by use of a printing press. In the first session, students learn how different collage techniques translate to print and create their own collages to print from the following week.

Please bring something to take notes with such as a sketchpad or notebook and ideas for imagery.

Date: Saturday & Sunday, June 8 - 9, 1 pm - 4 pm
Fee: $125/ discount with member code
Ages: 16+
Levels: All
Sessions: 2
Instructor: Marcia Meckelson Miller
Location: Schack Art Center, Printmaking Studio

Gelli printing is easy and fun! In this two-day workshop, students will use leaves, grasses, and blossoms to create several simple and charming compositions printed in different color combinations on a variety of papers. Students will be provided with a gel plate, brayer, paint, papers, and botanicals to incorporate into the designs of their choice. On day two of the workshop, students can cut, collage, and reassemble their prints into finished works for home decor, note cards, journal additions, and more. The only limit is your imagination!

Please bring to class an apron to protect clothing and any papers you think might be fun to use as well as a botanical collection of simple forms that will lie flat on the plate.