About this Event
This one day intensive workshop will introduce students to the print shop including how to create an intaglio plate with acrylic and drypoint. We will combine age old methods and contemporary materials to create unique prints using an intaglio method without harmful chemicals. Learn how to create stunning images through layers of ink, painting and carving directly onto the acrylic plate. With no experience necessary, this is a great intro into other printmaking techniques.
Materials Provided
Plates for printing on: we will use acrylic, but you can also use copper or zinc
Paper for printing on: we will use Rives BFK, any heavy weight rag paper like Arches will work as well
Ink: we will use water soluble oil based ink. You can also use oil based, or water soluble inks and paints (but not acrylic paint)
Brayers for rolling on ink
Stylus for etching into the plate surface (without traditional acid)
Rags and Q-tips for removing ink
Water soluble drawing materials
Materials to bring to class
Bring any reference materials you would like to work from
If you have water soluble wax crayons (caran dache) bring them
FAQs
Are there ID or minimum age requirements to enter the event?
There is no age limit or minimum however, we ask that for children under 18, parents sign a release of liability waiver or take the class with their child for a fun experience!
What are my transportation/parking options for getting to and from the event?
Visual Philosophy has a parking lot available to attendees in the rear of the building accessible via Julian Street. HWY 280, 87 and Diridon Caltrain station are very close.
What can I bring into the event?
Attendees are encouraged to bring snacks and lunch as this is an all day workshop. There are cafes nearby which have a range of food and drink options as well. You can also bring a camera to take pictures and record the class for review later or posting to social media!
How can I contact the organizer with any questions?
The School of Visual Philosophy can be reached via email at [email protected] or by calling 408-205-3406
What's the refund policy?
By purchasing a course or workshop, you are obligated to provide payment in full prior to the start date. Courses and workshops may be cancelled 5 days in advance with money returned. Course and workshop tuition purchased but not completed in full or by the start of course can not be refunded.
Watch a little of the process of monotype printmaking. We will be adding some drypoint elements, but the process of creating the painted plate will be the same. We will be working on much smaller plates too!
Meet your Instructor
Dana Harris Seeger is a painter, printmaker and educator. She holds an MFA from San Jose State University and has taught at colleges and universities as well as private institutions all over the United States. She is currently the Program Director of the School of Visual Philosophy in San Jose, California, an organization she co-created in 2014. She has been a member of the California Society of Printmakers since 2011. In 2012 she was an Artist in Residence at Kala Art Institute in Berkeley, California. Dana was named one of KQED's inaugural 10 Bay Area Women to Watch in 2016.
She now resides in Ben Lomond, California with her husband Yori Seeger, daughter Lyla and twin boys Hayden and Esben. Dana's work focuses on navigating through the space of memory. As an identical twin, she has a unique perspective on shared experience and how the mind remembers those experiences. She also draws from her heritage as a second generation Baltic American to investigate cultural and communal memory.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
School of Visual Philosophy, 1065 The Alameda, San Jose, United States
USD 125.00