MONOTYPE, GEL PLATE, PHOTO TRANSFER ON GEL PLATE, and TETRA-PAK PRINTMAKING WORKSHOPS WITH AKUA INKS AND SPEEDBALL PRODUCTS, IN THE PIONEER VALLEY OF NEW ENGLAND'S WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS! Come make prints with me in my super-clean indoor studio, and/or gorgeous outdoor studio in our backyard in Easthampton, MA. I follow CDC guidelines, and some people still may choose to wear facemasks while working indoors in my studio. I respect everyone's decision regarding this issue, but I won't be wearing one while teaching.

*Please email me if you want to sign up for any of my workshops. 

I accept Venmo, PayPal, cash, or check:  bridge.arts.1@gmail.com

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MONOTYPE CLASSES ONLY   

EASTWORKS, 116 Pleasant St., #244, Easthampton, MA 

Saturday, April 26, 10am - 3pm

Five students max: 3 spots available

$145; this is a one-day intensive monotype workshop in my Easthampton, MA studio and may be taken with a Gel Plate class as well, save some money when you sign up for both! Pls see below, $260 for both classes.  No experience necessary, five students max, includes AKUA printmaking inks (red, blue, and yellow), seven sheets of archival Arnhem paper, and all materials! We will work on 8" x 12" sheets of plexi-glas, which you may take home. We use my printing press, which is a blast! You may also bring your own paper if you like. You will take home seven finished pieces, or at least you can finish them off at home. Brilliant! Bring a sense of humor and get ready to play in the studio. Pls see cancellation info below. To sign up, please email me at bridge.arts.1@gmail.com. Take this class AND the Photo Transfer on Gel Plate class described below, and pay a total of $260. Pls see cancellation info below.

GEL PLATE CLASSES ONLY    

EASTWORKS, 116 Pleasant St., #244, Easthampton, MA 

Photo Transfer on Gel Plate class, Sunday, April 27, 1-4.30pm, $125

Team-taught by Steve Gillett & Amanda Barrow

Five students max: FULL (pls email me if you would like to be on a wait-list)

We will use black and white photos and magazine pics to create prints on paper using acrylic paints. Those who sign up will receive specific directions a week before class. Be assured that this technique is another one to add to your repertoire of various ways to approach printmaking! This class will include acrylic paint, paper, and tools...you provide the images. We'll work on  5"x7" Gel Plates that will remain in the studio after the class. Join us! Please email me for questions and/or to pay via Venmo or PayPal: bridge.arts.1@gmail.com

Gel Plate class (not photo-transfer)

Next date to be announced, $110 (and you take home six pieces!) This class can be taken with the monotype class as well the day before, save some money when you sign up for both! Please see above info. $260 for both classes. We will explore the world of printmaking with 5'' x 7'' Speedball Gel plates during our class. Gel Plates are different than our plexi plates or Tetra Pak plates, and offer a depth of detail and dimensionality, which our other plates do not. We will not be working with the printing press that day. Let's delight in creating texture and lines with this new technique! We'll use stencils and textures from my magic box, and you may bring along textures to share with others, five students max. This class will include inks, 6 sheets of Arnhem paper, and you may borrow a Gel Plate to work on while in the studio. If you would like to purchase the Gel Plate at the end of class, it will cost $20. Pls see cancellation info below. To sign up, please email me at bridge.arts.1@gmail.com. Take this class AND the monotype class and pay a total of $245.

GEL PLATE/MONOTYPE COMBO CLASS - See above for dates  

EASTWORKS, 116 Pleasant St., #244, Easthampton, MA 

$260 per person includes all materials. On Saturday, we will work on creating monotypes by painting on a piece of plexi glas, and then printing the image on my press. Then on Sunday, we will work with 5''x7'' Speedball Gel plates only. These plates are different than our plexi plates, and offer a depth of detail and dimensionality, which our other plates do not. Let's delight in creating texture and lines with this new technique! The two-day classes run 10am - 3pm on Saturday & 1 - 4.30pm Sunday. 

* Beginning February 4, 2024, a workshop/class must be paid in full in order to be fully registered. I will give you a half refund on a workshop if I receive your cancellation two weeks prior to the workshop date. By sending me your payment, it is assumed that you agree with my registration info above. Re-scheduling a class is not possible, as I have many cancellations and it complicates my planning process. Thanks for your understanding.

TETRA-PAK INTAGLIO CLASS - date to be announced,  1 - 4.30pm, $130

We will be using my printing press, but you can print on incised/de-laminated TetraPaks without a press as well. I will work with you for the first 2.5 hours and then we'll print until 4.10pm, then clean up and class will be dismissed by 4.30pm . I'll take you thru the process of setting your image on the TetraPak, incising, and then printing up the image on paper. The class costs $130 including the materials below...you'll need to bring a few things, but not much. You must have at least 2 vaccinations and 2 booster shots to attend my class. Five students max, no experience necessary! I will provide five sheets of 8 1/2" x 11" white Arnhem paper. Please plan your design accordingly. I have Akua ink that I will share, but mostly we will work with black. I will provide Akua wiping fabric. I'll have a pair of surgical gloves for you.

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The above workshops will take place at Eastworks, 116 Pleasant St., #244, Easthampton, MA, in The Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts in the U.S.A. Please contact me at bridge.arts.1@gmail.com if you have any questions, and to reserve your spot. Thank you! 

Have you ever wanted to make a monotype print? Monotype prints are one-of-a-kind prints, all unique! Imagine painting on a sheet of plastic, placing paper over it, then running it through my printing press. Voila, the image comes out on the paper in reverse to how you painted it. Come have fun and play with water-based AKUA inks, brushes, stencils, and different papers to create your one-of-a-kind prints using my printing press. No experience necessary with the printing process; six students maximum per workshop means personal and attentive attention from the teacher.

Email me at: bridge.arts.1@gmail.com 

I learned monotype printmaking from the great Robert Blackburn in NYC, and worked with Mike Mazur in Cambridge, MA for years. I guarantee you will have a blast learning and playing with inks! For the monotype class, we will begin at 10am with introductions with students sharing goals for the class, following up with looking at examples of monotype prints, then finish the morning with a discussion regarding the printing process and technique on the press. We'll take a short break, then launch into printing in the afternoon until 2.30pm. Clean up with warm soapy water is simple, because we use AKUA inks, which are totally water-soluble!