Printmaking
Code: R1514-25
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II
Level II
Students have a basic understanding of press operation, tools common to printmaking, paper preparation and basic principles of registration.
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III
Level III
Students have significant experience in the print medium that is the subject of the workshop.
The Hybrid Woodcut Print
Sep 8 - 19, 2025
9AM-5PM
Tuition: $2,150.00
Studio Fee: $225.00
Registration Fee: $45.00
NEW: Tuition includes the welcome dinner and daily lunch
Registration Information
Concept
This workshop merges traditional oil-based woodblock printing and contemporary watercolor woodblock techniques (mokuhanga). Students discover that it is possible to do both processes for an edition of prints, achieved in stages and sequences, with planning and spontaneity. Our hands-on attitude encourages innovations that achieve and explore the best of both methods. Our creative techniques inspire open-ended, playful experimentation in the print studio for a clean atmosphere and safe environment for support and learning. This workshop keeps the processes alive with possibilities and innovations that subvert and reinvent the color woodblock print.
Media & Techniques
Woodcut printmaking in oil-based and watercolor methods, printing with a press, hand printing, reduction block, stencils, multiple block, registration options, multi-color printing
Faculty
Karen Kunc
Karen Kunc steers Constellation Studios as a worksite for printmaking, papermaking, and book arts in Lincoln, NE. She is professor emerita of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She received Fulbright awards to Finland and Bangladesh, and has taught and lectured worldwide. Her work is in the collections of Beach Museum, Milwaukee Art Museum, MOMA, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and The Art Institute of Chicago.
Karen Kunc, Blooms of the Present Moment 2
Tuition: $2,150.00
Studio Fee: $225.00
Registration Fee: $45.00
NEW: Tuition includes the welcome dinner and daily lunch
Registration Information
Printmaking
Discover the exciting possibilities of this historically rooted medium. Our Printmaking program fosters a supportive studio atmosphere where artists of all levels have the freedom to experiment and learn new techniques. Summer printmaking workshops, taught by accomplished artists and educators, offer a fresh take on the medium, mixing traditional processes with experimental attitudes.
Anderson Ranch’s Patton Printmaking Studio is clean, spacious, and outfitted with a variety of presses and equipment to accommodate screen printing, relief, intaglio, monoprinting, bookmaking, mokuhanga, and lithography. Students have access to individual work tables, wall space, rags, hand tools, computers with Adobe software, wifi, printing, scanning, and projection capabilities.
At Anderson Ranch, the process of printmaking honors tradition, innovation, community and collaboration. We invite you to explore, experiment and expand your visual expression in this captivating environment.
Workshop Details
Workshop Supplies
For general information about studio access, shipping, and more, please visit our info page.
If you have any questions regarding your supplies for your workshop, please contact Lindsey Yeager, [email protected].
Provided by Anderson Ranch
Equipment
- Brayers**
- Computer
- Containers
- Cutting mats**
- Drills
- Emulsion remover
- Gamsol**
- Glass top surfaces
- Gloves
- Hair dryers
- Hot plates
- Ink knives
- Irons
- Large-format transparency printer
- Laser printer
- Newsprint**
- Paper cutter
- Paper towels
- Push pins
- Rags
- Razor scrapers
- Rubbing alcohol
- Rulers**
- Scissors
- Soaking trays
- Soysolv
- Sponges**
- Squeegees
- Vegetable oil
- Work tables
Supplies
- Akua inks
- Akua tint base
- Assorted Hanco litho inks
- Birch plywood, 12" x 16", 3 per student
- Hanco tint base
- Matboard
- Mineral spirits
- Mulberry paper**
- Paper cups
- Roll of brown kraft paper, heavyweight
- Setswell
- Shellac - 2 quarts
- Shina plywood, 12" x 16", 2 per student
- Small containers for water
What you need to bring
Required Tools and Supplies
- 1 roll of blue tape**
- Assorted small brushes**
- Basic drawing tools**
- Holbein watercolors in tubes, OR Holbein pure pigment in 4 oz bottles, a color selection**
- Roll of wax paper
- Shin Torinoko, 4-6 sheets
- Tracing paper roll or tablet
- Woodcut tool set, recommendations below
- Wooden spoon
- X-acto #1 knife**
- Prohibited supplies: power tools, torches, spray paint, encaustic, turpentine, resin, plastisol, any solvent that isn’t low VOC
Optional Tools and Supplies
- Apron**
- Flexcut set
- Hida Tool & Hardware woodcut tools
- Japanese rice papers of your choice
- Lee Valley woodcut tools
- McClain's woodcut tools
- Power Grip woodcut tools
- White (or light colored) t-shirt for screen printing**
* Available for purchase in the studio.
** Available to purchase at the Anderson Ranch ArtWorks Store for 10% off.
Learn more about shipping supplies and artwork to and from the Ranch in the Student Handbook.
Lodging & Meals
Housing is limited and includes shared and private lodging options. Reservations will be managed on a first-come, first-served basis. The earlier you reserve housing, the better your chance of receiving your preferred option. Please note: Workshop costs do not include accommodations.
NEW: Tuition includes a welcome dinner and lunches. In our effort to foster a stronger sense of community and accessibility at Anderson Ranch, we include the welcome dinner and all lunches as part of the tuition for summer workshop students. Our hope is that this adjustment will encourage all students to come together to share meals and engage in meaningful conversations. The Ranch Café Meal Plan, which is included with Room and Board fees, strives to provide healthy, creative meals that will nourish your artistic creativity. Learn more.
We have established a Business Safety Plan with added layers of precaution that prioritize the health and safety of our staff, students, faculty and guests while continuing to provide you with the Anderson Ranch experience that you know and enjoy.
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Scholarships, College Credit & Discounts
Making Art Accessible
Applications for scholarship support are encouraged. Specific scholarships are funded by Ranch supporters, either through endowed funds or special gifts.
Many colleges and universities offer college credit for workshops taken at Anderson Ranch. Discounts are available for students and teachers.
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