Learn the Cyanotype basics with seasoned printmaker, Susan Murie. Susan will demonstrate how to prepare your paper and make and process prints. And offer tips and tools of the trade for the best results!
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In this series of linoleum prints, I represent elements of unremarkable daily life imbued with amusing and quirky thoughts. While I employ drawing materials to assist in sketching out final resolve, I work primarily in printmaking because it allows me to construct an image through gradual and varied steps. Each step brings unexpected results. The most important thing is the recording of what the hand leaves behind.
My creative process is initially driven by a fascination with a particular object or idea. I work physically, carving the linoleum like a sculptor. I carve things down to their most essential parts. In several works the matrix is completely destroyed and leaves only one unique image representing permanence. Although these relief prints have been the main focus of my recent work, I am influenced by my relationship to the process and the domestic setting in which I create the work.
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Experiment with a variety of water color techniques by creating hand painted paper that you will later use to create a collage.
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Saturday, November 16th
10am-3pm
A one-day workshop that gives your painting a push! With a photo (enlarged), that you will bring along as a reference, this one-day workshop is the place to take some chances and break through fears about your painting process. Artist/instructor Emily Passman will walk you through guided exercises pushing you to find fresh ways of seeing, using your tools, choosing color and creating composition. You will leave at the end of the day with a large finished painting that has freshness, surprising likeness to elements of the photo, but with added panache!
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