When

Saturday, January 25th from 10:00 until 2:30pm

Located at Bruno Press: 154 5th Ave SE St. Joseph, MN 56374 (inside the garage)

Why you should take this class

Printing multiple colors from a single linoleum block? What kind of sorcery is this? Reduction block printing will have you thinking about image-making in new, mind-bending ways. And there’s nobody better to show you this cool linoleum block carving technique than me - Mary Bruno of Bruno Press in St. Joseph, Minnesota. No experience needed and lunch is included!

What you’ll learn

In this in-person workshop, you’ll spend 3 hours transferring, carving and printing a multicolor image from one linoleum block, my specialty. Through a series of progressive carvings and press runs, the image emerges while the actual linoleum block is destroyed. In a single three-hour session, I will explain the process as well as answer your questions on the following:

• Choosing appropriate images for reduction linocut printing

• Transferring the image onto the linoleum block

• Selecting the right carving tools and wielding them properly

• Planning your color scheme and overprinting techniques to create multiple-colors

• Visualizing the many stages your print will go through as your reduction cut progresses

• Printing techniques you can do at home or on a Vandercook cylinder press

Prerequisites

None!

Who should take this class?

This class is for any person who is interested in creating unique hand-carved images. This style of printmaking is doable whether you have access to a printing press or not.

What else?

Wear something you can get inky
Bring something to drink
Take pictures, post and share!