Anne Jones "Drypoint & the Monoprint" Art Workshop

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Sunday, August 25th, 2013
10:00 AM to 4:03 PM

Traditionally made by scribing lines into a metal plate such as copper with a hard metal or diamond point tool, drypoint prints are now also made by drawing on plastic plates with less expensive tools, and printed with non toxic, water 'clean-up' inks.

In this one-day workshop you will draw (or trace since the plate is transparent) your design directly into the plastic plate with a sharp pointed tool to create grooves. Ink is then applied to the plate making sure the grooves are filled. The top surface of the plate is wiped clean and the design can then be transfered to dampened paper using the press. You have created an original drypoint print that can be editioned in the traditional way.
By adding transparent background colour using another plate of the same size, then printing your drypoint on top, you can create a series of unique prints called monoprints.

Hugh Bryden is a Scottish printmaker who is a master of these printmaking methods. He has even taken this workshop outside into the countryside and desert to do 'Plein Air' drypoint workshops. See an example of his work at http://www.hughbryden.com/ Also, look at Susan Rostow's drypoint with monotype 'Turtle Spirit' at http://www.waterbasedinks.com/

For beginners and up with instructor Anne Jones
Fee: $85 plus $15 for materials.