Sue Oehme

This versatile and dynamic monoprint workshop utilizes both water-based and oil-based media, printing from collagraph plates and stencils. Participants create textured plates by building up varied surfaces with acrylic mediums and more traditional, drypoint Plexiglas plates, combined with collage materials and Duralar stencil shapes. These inspiring techniques work well with both abstract and representational imagery, adding new methods and visual effects to the printmaking practice. Each student is guided individually by the instructor, and offers group demos daily.

This versatile and dynamic monoprint workshop utilizes both water-based and oil-based media, printing from collagraph plates and stencils. Participants create textured plates by building up varied surfaces with acrylic mediums, along with using more traditional drypoint Plexiglass plates combined with collage materials and Duralar stencil shapes. These inspiring techniques work well with both abstract and representational imagery, adding new methods and visual effects to the printmaking practice. Each student is guided individually by the instructor, as well as offered group demos daily.

During this hands-on, experimental printmaking workshop, students explore many different nontoxic methods of creating intaglio plates, including plexiglass and mat board matrices, as well as solar plates. Color relationships are a prime consideration during the creation of imagery. Students are encouraged to think ahead about printing their plates (together or separately) in color with wiping/rolling techniques to utilize overlapping color areas. Complex color applications merge with various textures to create extraordinary effects and dynamic, multilayered, one-of-a-kind prints.