(Winter26) Printmaking Workshops

Block Print Valentines with Allison Doherty
​Date: Saturday, February 7th 
​Time: 12:00PM - 3:00PM
Location: Printmaking Studio
Fee: $65 for 3 hour workshop, includes materials

Learn the art of block printing while creating your own personalized Valentines in the Printmaking Studio. Students will learn the basics of relief block printing by carving small designs into soft-cut printing blocks, inking using a brayer (small roller) and transferring the image to paper. After designing your blocks, you will be able to 'print' a small set of custom Valentines. 

Drypoint Printmaking Workshop with Allison Doherty
​Date: Wednesday, February 18th
​Time: 12:00PM - 3:00PM
Location: Printmaking Studio
Fee: $65 for 3 hour workshop, includes materials

Learn drypoint printmaking during this beginner friendly workshop. Drypoint is an intaglio printmaking method that involves scratching or 'drawing' an image into a plate with a pointed metal tool. Intaglio printmaking is the opposite of relief printmaking as it is the positive marks that are printed rather than the areas that are left behind.

Gel Plate Printing Workshop with Allison Doherty
​Date: Saturday, March 7th 
​Time: 12:00PM - 3:00PM
Location: Printmaking Studio
Fee: $65 for 3 hour workshop, includes materials 

Gel or gelli printing is a monoprinting technique using a soft, reusable gelatin like plate to create designs on paper. The process involves applying acrylic paint to the plate, placing paper, and then lifting to reveal the print, often building up colors and patterns in layers. Unique designs and layering can be created with stencils.

Monotype Printmaking with Allison Doherty
Days: Wednesday, March 18th
Time: 12:00PM - 3:00PM
Location: Printmaking Studio
Fee: $65 , includes materials

Monotype printmaking creates a unique print, a one-of-a-kind transfer of an inked or painted image from a plexiglass plate to paper using pressure, in this case from our printmaking press. Often there is enough ink or paint residue left on the plate surface to pull a second, much lighter print, called a “ghost”. Each transfer is unique and cannot be exactly duplicated. Leaves, lace and other materials can be used to create designs.