Experimental Printmaking, Drawing and Collage Using the Sun

Join Katherine Brimberry and Suzi Davidoff for their fourth Italian Intensive Workshop and explore new and innovative strategies for combining printmaking, drawing, and collage.

Solar Plate etching uses prepared, light-sensitive polymer plates, sunlight and water to create images that can be printed using intaglio or relief techniques. This safe, non-toxic process allows us to explore printmaking as an extension of drawing. Drawing on frosted mylar for the portable solar plates gives the artist the immediacy and vitality of working beyond the studio – from the gardens of La Romita to the beautiful Umbrian hill towns we’ll be visiting.

More magic happens in the print studio. Using water-based inks on the solar finished plates, we can produce everything from editioned prints to unique monoprint images that incorporate collage and layered drawing.

The residency/workshop format of the class will allow students to work at their own level in developing images and process. Students with little or no experience will feel comfortable in this course and more experienced students will continue to build on their skills and knowledge.

With their combined expertise in printmaking and drawing and their years of experience in printmaking collaborations and team teaching Katherine and Suzi will provide each student with individual attention, creative inspiration and challenges.

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