Woodblock Printing (Tuesdays 6-8pm)
FALL SESSION: OCTOBER 14-DECEMBER 8
(No classes the week of Thanksgiving)
Class Description:
Woodblock printing is an important and historic means of creating printed images. It is a very fun and versatile medium done by carving relief images into wood. In this class we will draw images of our choosing onto our woodblocks, learn how to cut and print a single color woodblock print and then experiment with adding tone to the image. Throughout the course there will be demonstrations of each step of the process before students set out to work freely on a woodcut of their choosing, getting a feel for the mark making possibilities of the material. Each week will build on the last as we move through each step together as a group. The first half of the class will focus on cutting our images. Then we will move on to the printing process. There will be an option to transfer your initial woodcut image to another block to create a tone block that will add complexity and new creative opportunities to the image. We will discuss woodblock prints from around the world as well as each others work to inspire and inform our own.
NOTE: STUDENTS MUST PURCHASE THE MATERIALS FEE ($25) HERE.
Teacher Info:
Tali Burry-Schnepp is a weaver, printmaker and painter practicing in West Philadelphia. She has a BFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts where she studied traditional painting and printmaking techniques that inform her interest in historic art making processes. Tali is dedicated to exploring fine art and craft mediums as a means of bringing the beauty of the human hand back into our everyday lives. Her work often revolves around themes of nature and often uses materials directly sourced from the natural world.
FALL SESSION: OCTOBER 14-DECEMBER 8
(No classes the week of Thanksgiving)
Class Description:
Woodblock printing is an important and historic means of creating printed images. It is a very fun and versatile medium done by carving relief images into wood. In this class we will draw images of our choosing onto our woodblocks, learn how to cut and print a single color woodblock print and then experiment with adding tone to the image. Throughout the course there will be demonstrations of each step of the process before students set out to work freely on a woodcut of their choosing, getting a feel for the mark making possibilities of the material. Each week will build on the last as we move through each step together as a group. The first half of the class will focus on cutting our images. Then we will move on to the printing process. There will be an option to transfer your initial woodcut image to another block to create a tone block that will add complexity and new creative opportunities to the image. We will discuss woodblock prints from around the world as well as each others work to inspire and inform our own.
NOTE: STUDENTS MUST PURCHASE THE MATERIALS FEE ($25) HERE.
Teacher Info:
Tali Burry-Schnepp is a weaver, printmaker and painter practicing in West Philadelphia. She has a BFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts where she studied traditional painting and printmaking techniques that inform her interest in historic art making processes. Tali is dedicated to exploring fine art and craft mediums as a means of bringing the beauty of the human hand back into our everyday lives. Her work often revolves around themes of nature and often uses materials directly sourced from the natural world.
FALL SESSION: OCTOBER 14-DECEMBER 8
(No classes the week of Thanksgiving)
Class Description:
Woodblock printing is an important and historic means of creating printed images. It is a very fun and versatile medium done by carving relief images into wood. In this class we will draw images of our choosing onto our woodblocks, learn how to cut and print a single color woodblock print and then experiment with adding tone to the image. Throughout the course there will be demonstrations of each step of the process before students set out to work freely on a woodcut of their choosing, getting a feel for the mark making possibilities of the material. Each week will build on the last as we move through each step together as a group. The first half of the class will focus on cutting our images. Then we will move on to the printing process. There will be an option to transfer your initial woodcut image to another block to create a tone block that will add complexity and new creative opportunities to the image. We will discuss woodblock prints from around the world as well as each others work to inspire and inform our own.
NOTE: STUDENTS MUST PURCHASE THE MATERIALS FEE ($25) HERE.
Teacher Info:
Tali Burry-Schnepp is a weaver, printmaker and painter practicing in West Philadelphia. She has a BFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts where she studied traditional painting and printmaking techniques that inform her interest in historic art making processes. Tali is dedicated to exploring fine art and craft mediums as a means of bringing the beauty of the human hand back into our everyday lives. Her work often revolves around themes of nature and often uses materials directly sourced from the natural world.