Classes & Workshops

NEW!
One day small group workshops in my print studio

About my workshops:

  • All workshops are taught in my personal print studio at The Rainier Oven Building in Seattle.
  • Classes are limited to no more than THREE students, meaning you will get personalized attention and easy access to equipment.
  • Materials fees cover all supplies needed to complete typical workshop projects.
  • Additional printmaking papers and plates are available for purchase in the studio.

PAYMENT can be made on arrival at workshop via check, cash, ApplePay or Venmo

I also off Custom Classes and Art Coaching: Email

THIS CLASS IS FULL –

Workshop: Intro to Shellac Plate Printmaking

1 Day Workshop 
Saturday, June 10
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Shellac Plate Printmaking is a low-tech and versatile technique for creating intaglio prints. In this one-day workshop you will complete 2-3 intaglio plates and create a small single-color printed edition of each.

You will learn:

  • Transferring images onto the plate
  • Mark making
  • Charging and wiping the plate
  • Printing plates on the etching press

Pre-requisite:
None

Workshop Fee: $150
Materials Fee: $25

PAYMENT can be made on arrival at workshop via check, cash, ApplePay or Venmo

This workshop is full. To be put on the wait list, please email me at dendean@comcast.net. Thanks!

Topics in Shellac Plate Printmaking: Multicolor Prints

1 Day Workshop 
Saturday, June 24
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Shellac Plate Printmaking is a low-tech and versatile technique for creating intaglio prints. In this one-day workshop you will complete 2-3 intaglio plates and create a small varied print edition of each using various techniques for adding color without need for multi-plate registration.

You will learn:

  • Review of basic mark-making and inking
  • Using Viscosity Rolls to add color to the plate
  • Using stencils and á la poupeé technique to apply color selectively.
  • Chine Collé: A process where papers of a different color or texture are adhered to the print while on the press.

Pre-requisite:
Experience with Shellac Plate or other Intaglio printmaking techniques

Workshop Fee: $150
Materials Fee: $35

PAYMENT can be made on arrival at workshop via check, cash, ApplePay or Venmo

Topics in Shellac Plate Printmaking: Working with Shaped Plates

1 Day Workshop 
Saturday, July 8
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Shellac Plate Printmaking is a low-tech and versatile technique for creating intaglio prints. Using shaped plates allows you to build an image library that can be used in a variety of ways to create compelling monoprints in series.

In this one-day workshop you will make a collection of shaped shellac plates and use them to create a related series of mixed media monoprints.

You will learn:

  • Review of basic mark-making and inking
  • Techniques for adding multiple colors
  • Planning your library of shapes
  • Cutting shaped plates
  • Creating the monoprint series
  • Collage techniques

Pre-requisite:
Experience with Shellac Plate or other Intaglio printmaking techniques

Workshop Fee: $150
Materials Fee: $35

PAYMENT can be made on arrival at workshop via check, cash, ApplePay or Venmo

Registration opens at Noon on March 1, 2023!

I’m excited to be returning for my second year teaching Shellac Plate Printmaking
through the non-profit Creative Arts Community

Shellac Plate Printmaking is a low-tech and versatile technique for creating both intaglio and collograph prints. Through demos and lots of hands-on work we will create shellac plate prints using a variety of techniques including “etching”, collograph, chine collé and shaped plates. Students will gain proficiency in a range of printmaking skills, culminating in a varied portfolio of work. This course is for both beginners and experienced printmakers looking to add a new technique to their repertoire. Instruction will be tailored to the experience level of the student and will include lots of demos as well as group discussions and individual coaching.

 “Art is Healing” is the motto for 2023. 
Creating art can relax and sooth us or it may enliven and stimulate us. The residential workshop is a time and place for reflection, artistic growth and a way to engage our whole selves by breaking from our daily demands to engage in art. “We need art to keep us healthy” “At CAC we believe that art making engages the body, mind and spirit. And that a retreat in our relaxing setting provides the support needed to emerge oneself fully in the practice of art.”

CAC is offering a full agenda of painting, drawing, printmaking, writing, ceramics, song writing, and collage classes in a beautiful retreat setting.  Also included are these entertaining and fun things: meeting other artists, listening to evening presentations by instructors, swimming in the pool overlooking the gorge, shopping in the on-site gallery, eating delicious food with special dietary offerings, and hiking the trails.

Registration includes all meals and lodging. 
No more than ten students per class; classes are expect to fill quickly.

Interested art makers, beginners through advanced, can register at: https://menucha.org/programs/creative-arts.