Watercolor Printmaking: Japanese Woodblock
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MILearn Mokuhanga, a rare Japanese printmaking process that uses watercolor pigment, wood blocks, Japanese carving tools, rice paste and Japanese paper to create beautiful refined prints – without a press. Demonstrations covering history, materials, and printing techniques. A print exchange on the last day will offer the opportunity to exchange with classmates. Experience not required. […]
Monotype and More Printmaking Workshop
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MISorry, this class has been cancelled. Monotype is an immediate way to create painterly prints. A monotype is a unique process in which a combination of painting, and printmaking techniques is used to create a one of a kind, unique piece of art. A monotype is a painting developed on a flat plate with oil […]
Watercolor Printmaking: Japanese Woodblock
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MILearn the basics of Mokuhanga – a rare Japanese printmaking process that uses watercolor pigment, woodblocks, Japanese carving tools, rice paste and Japanese paper – and create a multi color woodblock print. Demonstrations will include layout and design, carving, and printing with a hand held burnishing tool called a ‘baren’. A print exchange on the […]
Watercolor Printmaking: Japanese Woodblock
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI$50 materials fee includes two 8 x 10 blocks and all other tools and supplies needed. In this three-day workshop, learn the basics of Mokuhanga – a rare Japanese printmaking process that uses watercolor pigment, woodblocks, Japanese carving tools, rice paste and Japanese paper – and create a multi-color woodblock print. Demonstrations will include layout […]
Watercolor Printmaking: Mokuhanga (Japanese Woodblock)
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MIThis intensive workshop covers various aspects of the traditional and rare Japanese printmaking process – mokuhanga. The process is versatile and differs from western (oil based ink) woodblock in that it is water based and non-toxic, using watercolor pigment, wood block, Japanese carving tools, rice paste, and Japanese paper to create beautiful refined prints. It […]
Mokuhanga: Japanese Watercolor Woodblock
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MIMokuhanga is water based and non-toxic. Participants will create beautiful refined prints from their initial design and by carving and printing their work.
Creative Monoprinting Cancelled
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MIDue to the corona virus, this class has been cancelled.
Mono Printing with the Gelli Plate
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MIHave you heard of the Gelli Plate? It’s a permanent durable gel plate that can be used to make prints over and over again without the need for a press.
Botanical Sunprints (Intro to Cyanotype)
VirtualStudents will learn to expose and develop cyanotype prints, creating their own botanical-themed works of art on paper and fabric using materials from nature and the power of the sun.
Explorations into Relief Printmaking and Monotype
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MIDate and Time: May 22 @ 10am-4pm (one hour lunch break) Registration Deadline: May 21 @ 12pm Format: In-person (outdoor heated shelter with access to bathrooms) Discover how an ordinary drawing can become something extraordinary! Explore the process of taking an image and transforming it into a fantastic linocut. Students will learn how to use […]
Linocut Printmaking Workshop
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MIDate & Time: July 9, 10am-4pm Registration Deadline: July 7 In this daylong workshop, participants go through the basics of linocut printmaking step-by-step. We will begin by talking about the specific challenges of drawing for linocut printing. The instructor will have drawings available for students to use, and students may bring their drawings (4" x […]
One day Screen Printing Workshop
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MIDate & Time: July 16, 10 am-1 pm Registration Deadline: July 13 From custom clothing to posters, art prints, and more, screen printing is a fun way to explore your creative side. In this one-day workshop, we'll explore the medium of screen printing using drawing fluid and create custom graphics along the way. Bring along […]
Solar Dye-Printing on Clothing
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MIThis class is open for Drop-in. Cash or check only ($30) Date & Time: July 30, 10 am-12 pm Registration deadline: July 27 Combining photography, the sun's power, and the colors of the rainbow, we'll create artistic prints on clothes and other fabric items. Customize a t-shirt with a photo of your dog in your […]
Printmaking on Fabric
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MISorry, this class has been cancelled. Time and date: October 25; 10 am - 1 pm Registration deadline: Oct 22 Explore relief printmaking on fabric. Create original designs and learn the process of carving linoleum using the tools and water-based ink. The instructor will also have finished linocuts that can be incorporated into the work. […]
Linocut Printmaking Workshop
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MINovember 6; 10 am - 4 pm Registration deadline: November 6 In this daylong workshop, participants go through the basics of linocut printmaking step-by-step. We will begin by talking about the specific challenges of drawing for linocut printing. The instructor will have drawings available for students to use, and students may bring their drawings (4" […]
Exploring Linocut Printmaking and Monotype
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MISorry, this class has been cancelled. Date: April 30 Time: 10 am - 3pm (one-hour lunch break) Registration Deadline: April 27 Location: GAAC This class is designed to explore relief printmaking AND monotype. Students learn how to use linoleum, linocut tools, experiment with mark-making, carve, roll ink, and print by hand. Using color or black […]
Garden Printmaking
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MIDate: August 9 Time: 1-4 pm Registration Deadline: August 4 Learn the basics of block printing with artist Cindi Ford and create a linoleum cut to print botanical patterns, vegetables, and garden designs onto paper. This introductory workshop explores one of the many techniques of printmaking. Linocut is a relief printing technique in which a […]
Cyanotype Printing
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MISorry, this class has been cancelled. Date: August 12 Time: 10 am - 4 pm Registration Deadline: August 9 Location: GAAC Learn to make cyanotype prints from the original 1842 formula created by photographic pioneer Sir John Herschel. The workshop will introduce cyanotype and its various uses—from photography to printmaking to collage to fiber arts […]
Printmaking Made Easy
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MIDate: August 28 Time: 10 am-3 pm (with a lunch break) Registration Deadline: August 27 Come explore the magical world of printmaking using a gelatin "Gelli" plate. No art experience is needed! You'll learn to use the printmaking plate to create beautiful and unique patterned papers. We'll use the printed papers to make book covers, […]
Block Printed Tea Towels
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MIDate: September 17 Time: 11 am - 3 pm (with a break for lunch) Registration Deadline: September 16 Location: GAAC Students will design, carve and print their own designs and patterns on tea towels. Learn how to use linocut tools, experiment with mark making, transfer a drawing to linoleum, carve the linoleum, roll ink and […]
