Trace monotype is a direct transfer method of printmaking that creates a one-of-a-kind printed image entirely by hand. It uses minimal space and tools and can be done at your kitchen table, yet produces a complex layering of rich, atmospheric marks. It can be combined with other methods of printmaking to add a unique hand drawn quality to your editions. Even if you don’t feel that drawing is your strong point, you can create beautiful trace monotypes.

Make your own one-of-a-kind gift wrap in this fun class! Students will use a variety of hand carved wood and linoleum blocks as well as letterpress type to create richly layered holiday wrap. We’ll be using oil based printing inks on kraft paper sheets, and you will go home with 4 sheets of beautifully printed 25x38" paper.

Make your own one-of-a-kind gift wrap in this fun class! Students will use a variety of hand carved wood and linoleum blocks as well as letterpress type to create richly layered holiday wrap. We’ll be using oil based printing inks on kraft paper sheets, and you will go home with 4 sheets of beautifully printed 25x38" paper.

In this fun class you will create a richly layered one-of-a-kind print in full colour using cut and torn paper assembled into a printing plate. Paper relief is an easy technique for producing monoprints mixing bold solids with complex atmospheric textures. If you enjoy making papercuts, this is a way that you can use that traditional method in printmaking!

All materials, including paper, are provided, and you will leave the class with at least one beautiful finished print. Depending on how you choose to prepare your plates you may have time to finish more than one print (most students make between 2 and 4 prints during this 3-hour class).

In this class you’ll learn the basics of carving and printing a relief print from a linoleum block. You will design and carve your own block and learn how to print it by hand as well as on a press, and will leave the class with an edition of six completed prints. You will have the option to print your block in one colour, or to try selectively inking your block to make a two colour print in one press run.

This class runs Tuesday evenings for two weeks on Wednesday evenings, January 18 and 25, from 6:30 to 9:30pm.

No printmaking experience is required, and all materials, including paper, are provided.

Collagraph is a printmaking method in which a collage is constructed onto a heavy card using paper, glue, and sand or grit, and then used as a matrix for printing. It’s a satisfyingly tactile way to create a printing plate, and textures as subtle as simple torn or cut pieces of paper can achieve beautifully rich and varied printed marks. In the first week we will focus on creating the plate, and in the second week you will learn how to ink and press your plate and will make an edition of at least four prints.

This class runs for two weeks on Wednesday afternoons, February 1 and 8, from 1 to 4pm.

All materials are provided, including paper. No printmaking experience is necessary. This is an easy and fun introduction to printmaking, particularly for people who enjoy working in collage or cut paper.

Reductive woodcut is a full colour printing method in which each successive layer of colour is carved and printed from a single sheet of wood. In this four-session class you will design and create an edition of six woodblock prints using up to four separate colours. This is a fast paced class and we will get right into carving our blocks on the first day, so you should come prepared with an idea or a drawing for an 8×10 inch block.

This class runs Monday evenings for four weeks: February 6, 13, 20, and 27, from 6:30-9:30pm.

No printmaking experience is necessary.

All materials, including paper, are provided.