All Workshops taught by Resident Artists are Free to the Public (First Come, First Serve) Ages 18 +
NOVEMBER WORKSHOPS
This workshop aims to to teach the art of sketching the human figure. Gesture drawings are fun and simple to do. Participants do not need to have prior life drawing experience, just an open mind! Participants will take turns drawing and posing for short periods of time (30 seconds, 1 minute and 2 minute poses). Participants will learn how to quickly sketch while exploring different gestures of the (fully clothed) human body.
Max Students 10
FAST AND FIGURATIVE REGISTRATION
In this workshop, participants will be creating a series of ink drawings based on objects they find at the studio, which will ultimately become inspiration for an abstract collage using a range of colorful and textured paper. This projects’ aim is to explore the poeticism implicit in our individual drawing hand, while exploring the relationship between observation and abstraction—between our surroundings and art.
MAX STUDENTS 8
DRAWING AND ABSTRACT COLLAGE REGISTRATION
Adventure into the abstract with Rafael Corzo as he works with participants on one large collaborative ceramic sculpture. Using clay as the medium we will create physical manifestations of life and everything in the universe. The more unpredictable the outcome the better!
MAX STUDENTS 8
CREATIVE CONSCIOUSNESS REGISTRATION
PAST WORKSHOPS
Introduction to Paper Making
Saturday July 23rd 2016, 12pm - 4pm
Create your own handmade paper using recycled materials such as your old university notebooks or junk mails. Natural items such as seeds and dry leaves can be added into handmade paper. Scrap of words are embedded to reflect family's story and memory. Have fun with discovering how to make a simple paper-making frame from a tin can or cookie cutters. At home, the handmade paper can be incorporated into diverse family projects including invitations, scrap books and ornaments. Taught by Resident Artist Tai Hwa Goh at Guttenberg Arts on Saturday July 23rd 2016 from 12pm - 4pm. Sign up for free before we fill up!
Max students: 8
Intro to Letterpress: Hand Typesetting
SATURDAY MARCH 5TH 2016, 1PM-5PM
Letterpress is one of the oldest forms of printmaking and helped transform society through the printed word. Get a hands-on introduction to the use of moveable type, and investigate the unique possibilities offered by combining text and image as visual language. Students will hand set metal type, lock up, and proof collaborate prints over the course of an afternoon.
THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL
INTRO TO BLOCK Printing
SATURDAY MARCH 12TH 2016, 1PM-5PM
Block Printing is one of the oldest types of printmaking, it has been around for thousands of years. It is essentially using a carved material covered with ink to transfer an image on to a flat surface. There are many different techniques and applications: it can be done with wood, linoleum, rubber and many other materials, mainly onto paper and fabric and other flat surfaces. In this workshop we will learn the basics of block printing based on linoleum plates and fabric, while also learning about the history of pattern design and some of the principles to create the structures for repetition.
THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL
INTRO TO MONO-printing with water-based inks
Sunday MARCH 20TH 2016, 1PM-5PM
Monoprinting is an incredibly immediate, playful, and multi-faceted type of printmaking, which could be described as a printed painting. Through learning and practicing a variety of transfer techniques, students will establish an understanding of the properties of ink, paper, pressure, and how they interact to create a broad range of aesthetic possibilities. Once the class has explored a variety of approaches, including additive and reductive ways to develop an image, and ink-mixing skills, each student will develop a series of prints exploring a process, a theme, or a narrative.
THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL