LOCATION: Chases Garage in York, ME

Join artist and printmaker Crystalle Lacouture for a one day workshop to learn general information about different printmaking techniques and how to identify prints. She will briefly describe intaglio (etching, engraving), lithography, silkscreen, and woodcut (relief printmaking) methods using reference materials and prints. Using examples of her recent woodblock prints, Lacouture will demonstrate the techniques in her own works of woodcut, jigsaw, and multiple block printmaking. Following this overview and demonstration, participants will create their own single color relief prints! We will learn how to transfer a drawing to a block (it must be reversed), simple carving techniques, ink and color mixing, and printing methods that include using the Chase’s Garage etching press as well as a table top etching press. Each class member will leave with at least one relief print of their own making.

This class is free and open to the public and all materials will be provided–PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT TAKES PLACE AT CHASES GARAGE IN YORK. Registration required. Max Capacity 12 Attendees.

Crystalle Lacouture (American, born Montreal, 1978) is an artist who works conceptually across disciplines including painting, printmaking, and sculpture. She received her BFA in Painting/Printmaking from Skidmore College and has exhibited throughout New England, New York, and beyond. She is represented by Praise Shadows Gallery, Brookline, and is based in Boston and North Adams, MA.

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