Course description:

Students will learn to create a collograph plate (a technique with which you make a collage of textures which will be inked for printing). We will then pull a print from your plate.

Topics covered in class :

Papers, adhesives, backing, textures, composition, how to treat a plate, inks (oil or water), how to ink, and how to use the press.

Course agenda:

We will progress at the pace which is best for the participants.

Materials list (provided by class fees):

Ink

Materials list (student provides):

Papers, cardboard, textured material, adhesives

Level of study:

The technique is not common, so the class Is open to all levels

Helpful skills possessed by prospective students:

Just an artistic sensibility.

About the instructor:

I have a degree in art education and have been making prints (linoleum, silkscreen, and collograph) for 20 years. My work has shown regionally: Zonta Society at CAC (Cincinnati), Marcia Evans Gallery (Columbus), David Myers Art Studio (Columbus), POP Revolution (Mason OH).