OPEN HOUSE!!!!
INTRO TO SILKSCREEN A
INTRO TO INTAGLIO
LETTERPRESS
T-SHIRT SILKSCREEN A
INTRO TO SILKSCREEN B
SOLAR PRINTING WITH SUZANNE LEWIS
INTRO TO SILKSCREEN C
T-SHIRT SILKSCREEN B
If you have any questions, please email morgan@as220.org or call 401.831.9327 x 112.
OPEN HOUSE!!!! - MONDAY APRIL 7th, 6pm - FREE
Any and all interested in learning a bit about the shop and how it
works, come to the FREE shop open house. We'll walk you through our
silkscreen, letterpress and intaglio facilities! If you miss it this
month, don't worry! There's an open house the first Monday of every
month, at 6pm. Bring your work to show you can already print and get
signed off to use the shop, or come and find out what sort of neat
stuff the shop has to offer!!! No need to sign up, just show up!!
INTRO TO SILKSCREEN A - THURSDAY APRIL 3rd, 5-9pm - $35
This course provides a very quick and basic introduction to
silkscreen. Participants will learn the basics of the photo-emulsion
process, in addition to ink mixing, how to troubleshoot the process,
registration and printing methods. Students will be provided with a
small supply list when they sign up for the course.
Students need not take ALL 3 silkscreen courses to be signed off to use
the shop, one course (A, B, or C). Sign up now!
INTRO TO INTAGLIO - FRIDAY APRIL 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th, 5-9pm - $110
In the Introduction to Intaglio class basic mark making skills as well as
the techniques and processes of an etching press will be taught.
Participants will create non-toxic etching projects on copper plates to
help develop a clear understanding of traditional intaglio methods.
Stage biting and resistance techniques will be discussed to provide an
insight to good working habits. We will also cover ink mixing and
application, plate preparation and wiping, as well as paper tearing and
registration. Student's particular interests will determine the direction
of the demonstrations, and there should be time for each participant to
complete at least two individual projects. This clas will run over four
meetings, participants must attend all four meetings to be signed off to
print in the shop. Sign up now!
LETTERPRESS - SATURDAY APRIL 12th, 19th, 26th, 1-5pm - $85
This course provides a quick, basic introduction to letterpress.
Participants learn to ink the press, adjust pressure, adjust roller
height, register and feed a sheet of paper, make an impression and
then clean the press. Creating and using plastic plates in combination
with metal movable type to create your own vision in letterpressed
embossment. Participants must take ALL THREE letterpress classes in
order to be certified to use the letterpress during print time. The
total cost of taking all 3 classes is $85. Class is Full.
T-SHIRT SILKSCREEN A - SUNDAY APRIL 13th, 1-5pm - $35
Student will learn the very basics of screen-printing 1-color images
on t-shirts, using the photo-emulsion process. They will also discover
the best methods for keeping t-shirts flat, using the proper ink for
fabric, as well as how to properly set the ink into the shirt using
the hot press or other at household methods. By the end of the class,
students will have produced a wearable, 1-color t shirt. Students may
take either class A or B, they are not required to take both. Sign up now!
INTRO TO SILKSCREEN B - THURSDAY APRIL 17th, 5-9pm - $35
This course provides a very quick and basic introduction to
silkscreen. Participants will learn the basics of the photo-emulsion
process, in addition to ink mixing, how to troubleshoot the process,
registration and printing methods. Students will be provided with a
small supply list when they sign up for the course.
Students need not take ALL 3 silkscreen courses to be signed off to use
the shop, one course (A, B, or C). Sign up now!
SOLAR PRINTING WITH SUZANNE LEWIS - SATURDAY APRIL 19th, 10am-1pm - $35
The workshop will introduce participants to the process of solar relief
printmaking. In this process a transparency is placed over a special
photo emulsion plate. The sun then etches the plate for you. The result
is a relief plate which when printed resembles a woodblock print yet without
the laborious task of carving in wood or linoleum. Participants are asked
to bring a drawing or photograph which can be translated into a bold black
and white graphic image. Sign up now!
INTRO TO SILKSCREEN C - SUNDAY APRIL 20th, 1-5pm - $35
This course provides a very quick and basic introduction to
silkscreen. Participants will learn the basics of the photo-emulsion
process, in addition to ink mixing, how to troubleshoot the process,
registration and printing methods. Students will be provided with a
small supply list when they sign up for the course.
Students need not take ALL 3 silkscreen courses to be signed off to use
the shop, one course (A, B, or C). Sign up now!
T-SHIRT SILKSCREEN B - THURSDAY APRIL 24TH, 5-9pm - $35
Student will learn the very basics of screen-printing 1-color images
on t-shirts, using the photo-emulsion process. They will also discover
the best methods for keeping t-shirts flat, using the proper ink for
fabric, as well as how to properly set the ink into the shirt using
the hot press or other at household methods. By the end of the class,
students will have produced a wearable, 1-color t shirt. Students may
take either class A or B, they are not required to take both. Sign up now!
