Juana Estrada Hernández
Juana Estrada Hernández uses her experiences growing up in the US to create work that addresses social and political problems surrounding her migrant communities. Her creative practice stems from her love of drawing, Mexican folklore, culture, and her family’s intergenerational migration stories. She is currently an assistant professor of Printmaking at the Rhode Island School of Design. Estrada Hernández has exhibited her work across the United States, Mexico, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Poland.
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Students of any skill and knowledge level.
Aug 3 - 7, 2026
9 AM - 5 PM
Storyboard Intaglio: Shaped Plates
Juana Estrada Hernández
Tuition $1,250
Code R1010-26
Explore the exciting process of copper plate intaglio through the creation of small-scale matrices to depict a narrative. Students are introduced to various etching processes, chine colle, jewelry techniques to shape plates, and hand painting methods. Printing techniques specific to shaped plate copper are practiced, introducing new formats for considering the borders of images. Participants produce a small suite of unique prints from plates that emboss the paper in dynamic ways, and tell a story.