This April: Century Plate Workshop at Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop in NYC
Join me April 13 - 15th for a fun-filled, fast-paced, two and a half day workshop at my favorite place to print in NYC:
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
4/13, 4/14, and 4/15
FRI 6:30-9:30PM
SAT + SUN 10.30AM - 4.30PM
The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts - RBPMW | 323 West 39th Street 2nd Floor NY NY 10018 | 646-416-6226 | rbpmw@efanyc.org
This class will introduce printmakers to Non-toxic Century Plate lithography - a new, sustainable and environmentally friendly process using re-grainable Century Plates and biologically-based, biodegradable processing materials.
Artists who like printing with polyester lithographic plates (Pronto Plates) will really enjoy the richer tonality, reciprocity of mark-making, durability, ease of use and predictable results that Century Plates provide.
Those who prefer lithographic limestones will like the similar surface texture we can create by hand-graining Century Plates. Unlike litho stones, these plates can be re-grained very quickly and easily and so help to create more fluidity and spontaneity in an artist’s’ working process. This new form of lithography is excellent for creating gestural, expressive images and producing multiple-color prints.
We will cover how to grain a new plate, registration methods and plate preparation, drawing directly on the plate with a variety of materials, etching, processing and proofing on the litho press as well as how to clean and store an inked plate or re-grain a plate for a new image.
Photo: Karin Bruckner @kbmatter pulling a proof at RBPMW