Friday, January 31, 10:00 - 5:00 PM
Saturday, February 1, 10:00 - 5:00 PM
Sunday, February 2, 10:00 - 5:00 PM
Encaustic Collagraph printmaking explores the process of making print plates using encaustic medium. Creating print plates with encaustic medium is super spontaneous, immediate and painterly. The plates can have a textural surface or have extremely flat passages.
The class will cover surface manipulation, creating multi-layered color prints using Akua Intaglio inks and viscosity printing. In addition to encaustic collagraph, artists will also explore making print plates with gel medium, which has similarities to encaustic collagraph process. Drypoint will also be covered in class, as the drypoint process provides a nice contrast with both encaustic collagraph and gel medium plates.
Level of experience: open to students of all levels
About the Artist:
Jeffrey Hirst earned an MFA from Louisiana State University in 1990 and has worked as an artist since then. Hirst has been showcased at venues around the U.S. and Europe and is represented by Addington Gallery in Chicago and Brandt Roberts Gallery in Columbus, Ohio. Hirst has been a visiting artist at universities around the United States conducting encaustic and printmaking workshops. He owns Hirst Printmaking in Chicago which is a printshop specializing in experimental printmaking and mixing painting and prints. Hirst is the recipient of a Minnesota State Arts Board grant, and his work is in numerous public and private collections.
http://www.jeffreyhirst.com