Workshops
Workshop Coordinator: Sally Flynn
The following workshops will be offered at our studio, 73 Warilda St, Camp Hill, in 2010. To book, please forward a completed workshop booking form and a non-refundable deposit of $40 for each workshop, made payable to Impress Printmakers, to Sally Flynn at the address shown below. Monies will only be refunded if a workshop needs to be cancelled due to lack of interest.
Costs for workshops are:
$40 |
deposit |
| $85 | one day member |
| $90 | solar plate printing member |
| $105 | solar plate printing non member |
| $100 | one day non member |
| $170 | two day member |
| $200 | two day non member |
Payments for workshops can be made via paypal, or by sending a booking form and a money order or cheque to:
Sally Flynn
Workshop Coordinator
14/31 Wynnum Road
NORMAN PARK
Qld 4170
Download the workshop booking form:
Workshop booking form in MS Word format [53kb]
Workshop booking form in PDF format [80kb]
Workshop Program 2010
10am – 4pm |
|
| 10am – 4pm Saturday 27 – Sunday 28 February |
Beginners lithography with Jenny Sanzaro-Nishimura |
| 10am – 4pm Saturday 20 – Sunday 21 March |
Beginners screenprinting with Jenny Sanzaro-Nishimura |
| 9am – 5pm Sunday 11 April |
Beginners etching with Belinda Sinclair |
| 10am – 4pm Sunday 16 – Sunday 23 May |
Collograph printing with Karen Kaese |
| 10am – 4pm Sunday 6 June |
Single plate, multi-colour etching with Carolyn McKenzie-Craig |
| 10am – 4pm Sunday 27 June |
Solarplate printing with Kristina Hall |
| 10am – 4pm Sunday 18 July |
Drypoint etching, collage & stencils with Glen Skein |
| 10am – 4pm Saturday 9 August |
|
| 10am – 4pm Sunday 29 August |
Monoprinting with drypoint with Sara Rumsey |
| 10am – 4pm Sunday 19 September |
Box making workshop with Glen Skein |
| 10am – 4pm Saturday 9 – Sunday 10 October |
Beginners lithography with Jenny Sanzaro-Nishimura |
| 10am – 4pm Sunday 31 October |
Beginners linocut
Tutor - Karen Kaese
Impress members $85, non-members $100 including materials
Linocut printmaking can be very simple & convenient, making it an ideal medium for the beginning printmaker to explore both bold & intricate images. There is no reason why your first print cannot be a great one if your design is good. The workshop will cover a brief survey of well known linocut artists and their different styles, a discussion and demonstration of methods of transferring the image to the plate, a demonstration and exploration of cutting techniques and effect of pattern and a demonstration and experience of printing with a barren and the press.
Beginners lithography
Tutor - Jenny Sanzaro-Nishimura
Impress members $170, non-members $200 including materials
This workshop is an introduction to lithography using aluminium plates. The workshop shall be spread over two days – one for plate preparation, etching and ink roll up; the second dedicated to printing. The workshop will provide participants with the necessary skills to explore lithography, extend their skill base and compliment other areas of practice. This workshop highlights the integration of technical process and exploration of the media.
Beginners screenprinting
Tutors - Jenny Sanzaro-Nishimura
Impress members $170, non-members $200 including materials
This workshop is intended to bring new dimensions, creative thinking, using autographic, photographic, digital and found objects as sources of inspiration for screenprinting. The aim of this workshop is to create a set of images from 2 dimensional sources; source material could be thin found objects (e.g. leaves, feathers, thin fabric, lace etc- nothing sharp), or autographic marks drawn or painted onto drafting film with graphite (4-6B) block out pen, black or red permanent marker, opaque paints, water colour, Indian ink or black crayon/litho pencil; photos or digital images photocopied onto acetate film. This method is also great for screenprinting hard-ground onto etching plates, for text and photographic images.
Beginners etching
Tutor - Belinda Sinclair
Impress members $85, non-members $100 including materials
This workshop is designed as an introduction to etching methods; it will cover studio use, safe practice and cleaning, plate preparation, tools and materials, and basic etching techniques. Participants will create and print plates using methods explored on the day and gain an understanding of the endless possibilities and complexity this medium can yield. This will be a fast paced, energetic workshop and handouts will be provided to support learning. Participants will be required to prepare drawings to experiment with and are encouraged to do some research before the workshop to get the most out of the day.
Collograph printing
Tutor - Karen Kaese
Impress members $170, non-members $200 including materials
Printing without the expense of a metal plate can be achieved by using sealed card, building up layers in interesting compositions or incising the surface. Collagraph printmaking is a very simple form of printing using found materials arranged in a collage form. Participants may alternatively use an approach based on drawing. During this short course students will discover the versatility of collagraphs and create several plates exploring surface, texture and layers. The collagraph plates will be printed using either relief or intaglio methods. Similarly interesting effects can be achieved by adding found materials that add texture, form, depth & variety. This is printmaking in its most versatile and simple approach. The participant will enjoy the entire experience of creating a design, choosing materials, applying sealant, and printing and editioning the plate through this workshop.
Single plate, multi-colour etching
Tutor – Carolyn McKenzie-Craig
Impress members $85, non-members $100 including materials
This workshop covers both a la poupee & viscosity plate inking techniques to print multi-colour etchings & collographs from a single plate. The a la poupee technique can be used to produce exquisite full colour images without the problems of registration and the cost of multiple plates. The viscosity technique can introduce uniquely rich colour layers layers to both etchings and collographs. Experimental approaches to viscosity will also be explored utilizing stencils, shadow prints and both rejective and additive viscosity methods. Participants will need to bring existing plates which they would like to explore further with colour.
Solarplate printing
Tutor - Kristina Hall
Impress members $90, non-members $105 including materials
In this workshop participants will learn an alternative non-toxic process to create intaglio and relief prints. The technique of creating prints using sun exposure can be a relatively simple process, easily done at home or in a studio environment. Students will learn how to make an exposure frame as well as creating solarplate prints using various mediums. Mediums that will be possible to explore during the workshop are images created on acetate or drafting paper using a range of drawing mediums, using photocopies and digital photographs on transparent film and embossing techniques. Students will learn to recognize and select suitable photographic images. At the end of the workshop students will have 2-4 prints showing experimentation with intaglio and relief techniques using solarplate that has been exposed to the sun. Notes will also be provided for participants on printmaking with solarplate. If weather is unfavorable an exposure unit will be available.
Drypoint etching, collage & stencils
Tutor - Glen Skein
Impress members $85, non-members $100 including materials
This workshop explores the relationship between the drypoint etching process, collage and drawing. Through demonstrating his own studio practice Glen will encourage students to break the rules of traditional printmaking in creating a series of unique print variations from a single dry-point plate. The workshop will also explore demonstrating colour techniques through the use of hand cut stencils.
Etching with sugarlift and aquatint
Tutor - Gwenn Tasker
Impress members $85, non-members $100 including materials
Aquatint is used to develop tonal areas on etchings. Participants will be shown how to consistently etch areas of light grey to velvet blacks. They will also be introduced to the painterly technique of sugarlift. Sugarlift also creates tone but is dramatically different to aquatint in that it retains direct mark making by applying with a brush, stick or splattering tools. Sophisticated images will be developed using these techniques. We will be working 15x15cm. Examples of work will be shown for inspiration.
Monoprinting with drypoint
Tutor - Sara Rumsey
Impress members $85, non-members $100 including materials
Not ‘just’ Drypoint and Monoprinting; this workshop can be taken as a follow up from my monoprinting workshop or taken purely for discovering another print technique. As monoprinting allows for endless possibilities in mark making, layering, gestural and painterly impressions, and exciting ways to build up colour and texture, the incorporation of this drypoint method adds a whole other quality to a work on paper (or fabric). Although each monoprint is unique in itself the addition of a drypoint image creates a consistency, allowing for editioning, with an Etching quality, which is very appealing. This combination of print processes opens up more possibilities for wonderful outcomes.
Box assemblage workshop
Tutor - Glen Skein
Impress members $85, non-members $100 including materials
This workshop combines techniques of collage & assemblage. Students will explore the relationships of surface, image & found object contained within the box structure. In this workshop participants will use strawboard to construct a box consisting of multiple sections. With the combination of found objects & prints, participants create individual box assemblage pieces.
Tutors
Jenny Sanzaro-Nishimura studied Fine Art (majoring in printmaking) at QCA, graduating with honours in 1996, followed by a Grad Certificate in Higher Education in 2006; now studying Master of Visual Arts in 2008. She works across a variety of media including painting, drawing, digital, video, ceramics and fashion as well as most print media. Was selected for the Fremantle Print prize and awarded the Artist-in-Residency at Manila studios in the Philippines in 1997; running numerous workshops, culminating in a traveling exhibition there. Has taught art in a variety of disciplines since 1998 at Griffith and the University of the Sunshine Coast until 2001 (left to work in Japan), on return was offered a position at QCA in printmaking and has worked there since. Jenny has works in collections in Manila, the USA, UK, the State Library QLD, Griffith University and numerous private collections.
Karen Kaeseis a Brisbane based artist born in Papua New Guinea. She completed her Bachelor of Fine Art in 2005 at Queensland College of Art, Griffith University majoring in printmaking. Exhibiting in several group shows throughout Brisbane, her work is included in public & several private collections. Using lino in interesting ways she combines patterns, natural elements and the human form. Karen’s focus is primarily in creating layers through pattern & exploring the potential of works on paper. Additionally making collagraphs allows for exploration of surface & line in an accessible print medium. She also holds a teaching degree & has experience in workshops conducted by renowned printmaker/artists such as Margaret Wilson, Judy Watson, GW Bott & Michael Schlitz
Carolyn McKenzie-Craig completed her Bachelor of Fine Art at Griffith University in 2007 and has exhibited in group exhibitions across Brisbane, Sydney, Perth, Melbourne and Hong Kong. In 2008 she was a finalist in the Fremantle Print Award, The Silk Cut Award, The Churchie National Emerging Art Award and the Bangkok Triennial International Print and Drawing Award. She has taught workshops for Flying Arts, Hands on Art and Impress.
Kristina Hall has completed a Fine Art Degree, specialising in printmaking at the Art Academy ‘Nickolai Pavlovich’ in Sofia Bulgaria in 1988. She is originally from Adelaide. Apart from holding a fine art degree she also has a Bachelor of Secondary Education and has undertaken a course in commercial art, advertising and graphic design. Kristina’s work experience within the arts field consists of freelance illustration for a design studio, secondary art teaching and conducting printmaking workshops with the South Australian Print Workshop. Kristina has had a solo exhibition and participated in numerous group exhibitions.
Sara Rumsey is a printmaker and mixed media artist based in Brisbane Qld. Currently studying Honours at Griffith University’s Queensland College of Art, with a focus on print based works on paper. She has tutored print on cloth at the TAFTA Fibre Forum, 2008 and 2009 and teaches drawing, printmaking, and painting to local community groups, while developing her own art practice. Sara’s focus is always on a gradual building up of colours, layers, textures and mark making all the while embracing mishaps, and allowing technique and medium to stimulate creative ideas and energy. Working from large gestural prints to small, multi layered and collaged pieces is a continuous process of Sara’s art making.
Glen Skien has spent the major part of his exhibiting life as a printmaker in Mackay. He established Silent Parrot Press with a focus on creating limited edition prints and artists’ books. In 2007 he relocated to Brisbane to complete post graduate studies at Griffith University Queensland College of the Arts. Since 1990 he has exhibited consistently throughout regional Queensland, including a major survey Palimpsest The Art of Glen Skien touring throughout regional Australia including Icon Gallery in Melbourne, and more recently a solo at Redland Art Gallery.
Gwenn Tasker is a Brisbane-based artist who employs an experimental approach to the art of printmaking. She is interested in pushing the boundaries of the printmaking process, particularly the interaction of metal and acid, and the combining of various print media into one image. Gwenn’s work is represented in several public collections, including the National Print Collection, Canberra, and the James Hardy Collection, State Library of Queensland. She is a frequent participant in group exhibitions, has been a selected finalist in a number of significant print awards and is currently working on the completion of the Nightladder project, a print/poetry collaboration which received an Arts Queensland grant.
Belinda Sinclair completed her Diploma of Visual Art at Southbank Institute of Technology in 2009 and has exhibited in numerous group exhibitions during the last 5 years; in 2008 she exhibited prints, sculpture and film at Kiln Gallery's Strange Romance exhibition, and was a finalist in The Churchie National Emerging Art Award. In 2009 she was a finalist in the CPM National Print awards and is a finalist in the 2010 Libris Awards: Australian Artist's Book Prize to be held in Mackay in April. Recently one of her etchings was selected by Jugglers Art Space for a prize awarded by The Art Shed, West End at the SBIT graduate exhibition, 2009. Belinda is an emerging artist keen to share her passion for printmaking, especially in respect to contemporary hybrid forms and is currently working on an installation project that integrates traditional printmaking methods with new media.
