Session 1--May 25-June 6
Bryan Baker--Typesetting Stunts & Daring Patterns
Combining text and image, students will construct complex, type-high compositions with movements that run counter to the natural grid that forms the root of typesetting. However, no type will be harmed; proper and careful techniques will be taught. We will investigate matters of position, poise, and proximity with both language and non-text elements. This class will require extreme patience and strong attention to detail. All levels, but previous experience with relief and letterpress printing will be helpful. Code 01x
Designer and printer at Yee-Haw Industries (TN); teaching: University of Tennessee, Clarion University (TN); has made hand-printed work for music venues and musicians, and commissioned merchandise for the National Gallery (DC) and Museum of Modern Art (NYC). yeehawindustries.com
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Session 2--June 8-20
Jessica H. Meyer--Tattoo You: Lithography on Skin
This workshop will explore the sexy, rock ‘n’ roll side of lithography you never knew existed. Whether you are new to lithography or an old stone worshiper, you will learn to make skin-transferable prints that can turn you into the tattooed god or goddess you’ve always dreamed of becoming, but your mother begged you not to be. We will generate imagery by drawing on plates or stones and print with inks designed for skin transfer. All levels. Code 02x
Studio artist; “living picture gallery” exhibitions: Knoxville Museum (TN), Three Flights Up Gallery (TN), Creative Research Laboratory (TX); lectures and workshops: Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, Southern Graphics conferences, 2008 College Art Association conference, University of Tennessee. jessicahmeyer.com
This class is part of the special session titled The Body.
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Session 3--June 22-July 4
John Risseeuw--Word & Image
Combining letterpress with collage, relief, and collagraph printmaking, we will create prints and broadsides using both words and images. This workshop will teach the basics of typesetting and printing and will also examine methods of image production including textures and found objects that can add layers of meaning to the texts. Some experience with letterpress and/or printmaking will be helpful but is not required. All levels. Code 03x
Professor and director of Pyracantha Press at Arizona State University; his own Cabbagehead Press founded in 1972; collections: Museum of Arts and Design (NYC), Minneapolis Institute of Art, New York Public Library, Folger Shakespeare Library (DC), Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (Miami). cabbageheadpress.com
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Jennifer Angus--Screen-Printed Wallpaper
This class is an introduction to large-format screen printing for wallpaper. We will cover repeat systems and developing a “seamless” repeat. Students will design patterns and use photo emulsion to transfer their designs to the screen to create one-of-a-kind wallpaper. We will experiment with painted grounds and hand-painted accents. We will print on a variety of papers that can also be used for wrapping paper and large-scale installations. All levels. This class takes place in the second-floor textiles studio. Code 03ta
Associate professor at University of Wisconsin, Madison; Canada Council for the Arts and Ontario Arts Council grants; work exhibited in U.S., Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, and Spain; collection: Canadian Embassy (Thailand). jenniferangus.com
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Session 4--July 6–18
Flo Hatcher--Stone Lithography, Relief, & Intaglio
“Great lithography has to do with the stoneness of stone,” said artist Robert Motherwell. Lithography, a chemical process invented in 1798 by Alois Senfelder, involves the unique experience of mark making directly on Bavarian limestone slabs. We will cover this process in depth, and students may also explore relief and intaglio printing using multiple plate surfaces and tools to expand their print imagery. Students will be encouraged to experiment with various processes in a healthy, nontoxic environment. All levels are welcome in this collaborative workshop environment. Code 04x
Printmaker, university and art school print instructor, contract printer, and activist with the American Association of University Professors; collections: Ringling Museum of Art (FL), Indianapolis Museum, University of New Mexico.
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Session 5--July 20–August 5
Robert Mueller--A Sense of Place
This class will focus on the collagraphic printmaking process. Printing plates are made using collaged materials: paper, glue, gesso, etc. The plate is wiped and/or rolled with ink which is transferred to paper on the press. We will explore visual interpretations of the five senses using representational and nonrepresentational approaches to image making. Your final prints will describe an all-encompassing sense of your experience at Penland. Collaboration encouraged. All levels. Code 05x
Associate professor and director of Alagarto Press at University of Florida; Fulbright fellowship for travel to Iceland; exhibitions in Iceland, Venice, Scotland, Ireland, Egypt, Poland, Chicago, and
New York.
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Session 6--August 10–22
Paul Moxon--Letterpress: Practicum & Play
This class is ideal for artists and writers who want to add the craft of printing to their creative arsenal. We will begin with the fundamentals of hand typesetting and presswork, then experiment with relief image-making processes and painterly inking techniques. Students will develop a series of individual projects and should come to class with brief texts and ready to generate ideas for images. All levels. Code 06x
Fine press printer and book designer; teacher of workshops at universities, art colleges, and book arts centers; work in several public and private collections. fameorshame.com
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Session 7--August 24–30
Robin Price--Chance Operations & Fine Printing
Like John Cage, we will have a briefcase full of chance operations to relinquish control of our likes, dislikes, and habits in the creative process, while simultaneously learning to gain control on the press. Finesse in metal type composition and letterpress printing will be covered in depth. Imaging techniques include monoprinting, collage with dry-mount film, pochoir, paper manipulation, and using pre-printed sheets as palimpsets. Simple book structures will also be included. We will often work as an ensemble and periodically put ourselves in unexpected positions. All levels. Code 07x
Book artist, printer, publisher; teaching: Wesleyan University (CT), Occidental College (Los Angeles); work in many collections. robinpricepublisher.com
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Seventh session will also include sculptor Jim Gallucci's class, for artists working in any media, in proposing and developing public art projects. |
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