with Emily Edwards
Saturday & Sunday June 15, 16, 22, & 23, 12:30-4:30pm
at the IC Press Co-op (225 N. Gilbert)
sliding scale: $50-$300
This workshop is an introduction to the curious world of image tactility through intaglio platemaking and printmaking processes. Beginners and beyond are welcome to investigate topics of texture & tonality within the graphic or hand drawn image using an array of tools: etching needles, crayons, dremel engraving, paint brushes, sponges, and more. Methods in plate preparation, drypoint, line etching, aquatint, stop-out methods, print-shop safety/etiquette, and printing technique will be discussed throughout the duration of the workshop. At the onset of the first session participants are encouraged to enter with a rough idea, sketch, or digital image to be transformed into a two state edition of prints. Participants can expect to leave with a new approach to texture in intaglio, etching tools and information necessary to continue printing!
registration deadline: June 5
open to ages 18+
*PS1 workshops are pay-what-you-can thanks to support from the Community Foundation of Johnson County, the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, and individual donors. $280 is the true cost of the workshop, and we encourage participants to select the cost that they can afford, or pay a little extra to support future sliding-scale fees.
Teaching Artist:
Emily Edwards is a mixed-media printmaker and ceramicist working primarily in monoprint, intaglio, screenprint and sculpture. Her current practice is driven by graphic and textural collage paired with memory studies and the found object. Her current body of work explores longevity, evocation, and the dismantling of wetland ecology in the Midwest. Based in Iowa City, Iowa, Edwards holds a BFA from the University of Iowa with a focus in Printmaking and a certificate in Museum Studies.