Saturday, February 28; 10am–4pm CT
Experience the process of relief printing while carving and printing your own design in this in-person workshop.
Experience the process of relief printing while carving and printing your own design in this in-person workshop. Learn all steps of the process, from transferring your design to the printing block to signing your first edition of prints! Instruction will cover methods for turning your design into an image for woodcut printing, carving techniques, techniques for printing with a baren (a smooth pad used to apply pressure when printing) by hand.
MCBA will provide participants with tools during the workshop, but participants are welcome to purchase and bring their own set of carving tools if they choose. We recommend Flexcut Craft Carvers.
Those with adequate experience letterpress printing on Vandercook presses are welcome to return to MCBA to print woodcuts during Letterpress Labs. For those interested in learning more about letterpress printing, please take Letterpress 1: Printing Basics and subsequent workshops. Letterpress 1–3 are required in order to print independently during Letterpress Labs.
Level: Beginner. All skill levels are welcome.
Certificate: 6 hours, Category A, B, or D
Pricing
$147 | $74 Scholarship | $221 Pay-It-Forward
$36 materials fee
Scholarships are available for individuals facing adversity as it relates to identity, income/wealth, and lack of access to arts resources. The Pay-It-Forward rate (tuition, plus 50%) supports MCBA’s efforts to make scholarships available. We leave it to you to choose the rate that is meaningful to you based on your income, wealth, and privilege status. MCBA members receive a 10% discount on tuition.
