McColl Center
Charlotte, NC
February 9 - 11th, 2024
REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
Monotype Printing: Painterly Prints
Using Akua inks we will focus on making monotypes that focus on the painterly processes.
The prints will be made using an etching press and we will cover how to use the press and press safety. All concepts in the class are adaptable to working without a press and how to print without a press will be covered.
The three-day class will cover the following:
· painting with ink
· transfer ink processes
· using stencils to create prints
· working with viscosity printing
· printing multiple plate images
· simple registration systems
· Chine-collé
The class will include a short image presentation on the history of monotypes, what makes a monotype different from a monoprint and contemporary artists using the monotypes.
While the class covers multiple print processes, the class focus is on image making, spontaneity, and participant’s own imagery.
Workshop cost: $635.
Level of experience: open to students of all levels
Material fee: there will be a small material fee for inks. Participants will bring their own paper.
Please contact Jeffrey Hirst with any questions on the class directly on email, jeff@jeffreyhirst.com.
Jeffrey Hirst earned an MFA from Louisana State Univeristy in 1990 and has worked as an artist since then. Hirst has been showcased at venues around the U.S. and Europe and is represented by Addington Gallery in Chicago and Brandt Roberts Gallery in Columbus, Ohio. Hirst has been a visiting artist at universities around the United States conducting encaustic and printmaking workshops. He owns Hirst Printmaking in Chicago which is a printshop specializing in experimental printmaking and mixing painting and prints. Hirst is the recipient of a Minnesota State Arts Board grant and his work is in numerous public and private collections.
http://www.jeffreyhirst.com