Evening Printmaking Primer

ThursDAY EVENINGS:

April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

5:30 pm - 8:30 pm,

$300 for the entire series, or $70/week

Have you been curious about what printmaking is all about? This is an introduction to printmaking. Each week, we will explore a different printmaking technique. During the 5th session, we will explore combining processes. What are monoprints, relief prints, collagraphs, and drypoint? Find out, and prepare to get a bit inky!

Email the studio (tworiversprintmakingstudio@gmail.com) if you prefer to register for specific weeks only.

https://www.tworiversprintmaking.org/workshops/printmaking-primer-thursdays-6-pm-830-pm-sept-14-21-28-oct-5-12-300-for-the-entire-series-or-70week-3f4cw

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, APRIL 11-12, 10AM-4PM

This intermediate monotype workshop offers a supportive space for artists to explore, experiment, and expand their creative practice. Participants will work with ink modifiers, ghost prints, and a variety of approaches to color and composition. You will learn how to work with multiple plates, how to register your prints effectively, and how to choose the best order for layering.

      Artists are encouraged (but not required) to bring motifs or imagery they are currently exploring in their work, with opportunities to develop and transform them through new techniques in the monotype process. Some previous printmaking experience is essential for this class.

      Spend a fun and focused weekend with us and leave feeling more confident in your artistic direction and printmaking skills. 

https://www.tworiversprintmaking.org/workshops/monoprints-with-susan-smereka

In this course we will learn the basics of hard-ground etching using the BIG etching ground, developed as a non-toxic alternative by Andrew Baldwin of Trefeglwys Print Studios. We will also experiment with other intaglio techniques such as drypoint and spray-paint aquatint. This course is open to both beginners and more experienced printmakers. 

https://www.tworiversprintmaking.org/workshops/non-toxic-etching-with-cory-howarth-april-27-28-2024-10-4

COMING UP IN MAY:

“OUT OF THE BOX”

Inviting all TRPS artist members to participate in a collaborative experience at Two Rivers Printmaking Studio!

Show Dates: May 8 – June 30, 2026

Reception: June 5, 2026

Event Details:

Each participant has provided and in return received a smallish sealed box with approximately five to seven items inside.  These items are randomly chosen objects/elements that a TRPS printmaker has, for reasons known only to themselves, cast into the box and thus, into the creative universe! Therein begins the challenge!  

Members are creating print(s) in response to the item(s) found inside their received box- using items directly in a print, responding to resonances of one or more items, noticing what memories or thoughts they invoke. Up to the artist!

BOTH the prints produced and the boxes that inspired each artist will be on exhibit in our studio gallery in the TipTop Building, May 8th through June 30th (with what promises to be a VERY lively reception June 5th 5-7pm).

We warmly invite you to come down to our studio and enjoy the creative fruits of this collaborative project as much as we have enjoyed preparing it!

June 6 & 7, 10-4pm

In this workshop we will follow in the grand tradition of political printmaking to create posters using relief printing and stencils. 

$50 material fee, plus pay what you will. 

Image: This is Tyranny, Free the Disappeared! By Rachel Gross, 24”x48”, reduction relief woodblock print

https://www.tworiversprintmaking.org/workshops/gswbh4rdotkcx1dnqn4ot6fhrga2oe

June 13+14 AND JUNE 20+21

$700.00

Open to Beginners & Continuing Students.

This hands-on mokuhanga workshop offers a guided, step-by-step introduction to Japanese woodblock printing while also giving experienced students space to deepen and expand their practice. Whether this is your first class or you are returning to refine your skills, you will be supported at every stage of the process.

Over two weekends, we will move through the full workflow of making a woodblock print, from design to your final edition. There will be time for exploration, test printing, and individual guidance. Students will work with carving, layered color, texture, and printing on a variety of Japanese papers. Our first weekend will focus on carving and test printing. During the second weekend, we will add texture to the block, create final proofs, and print your finished edition. Throughout the workshop, students will explore bokashi (gradation), baren techniques, and the subtleties of printing on different Japanese papers.

This course is designed to be supportive, flexible, and welcoming to allow beginners to build a strong foundation, while more advanced students have the opportunity to push their technique and personal expression. All levels are welcome. We will cover the history of color in Japanese prints, and the potential of mokuhanga as a medium for contemporary printmakers. Beginners are welcome, all materials will be supplied.

Monday and Tuesday JULY 13 & 14

9AM - 3PM

Join us for some exploratory professional development in printmaking. Have fun and find out which printmaking processes are most joyful for you, while learning about accessible printmaking with children. Join Janet Cathey, printmaker and experienced K-8 Art Teacher, as she shares her passion for printmaking and the successful lessons she has developed over many years. You will learn about inspirational contemporary printmakers and ways to inspire using specific children’s literature. You will create monotypes, relief prints, and collograph prints, while learning which types of printmaking work best for different stages of development. We will also discuss tips for managing and streamlining printmaking with groups of children.