If you’ve been looking to add depth and texture to your prints while practicing linoleum carving and honing your printing skills, look no further! Taking advantage of perfect registration, uniform inking, and transparent inks on SFCB’s Vandercook Cylinder presses, the instructor will work with each student to add layers and graphic elements to a small series of prints. 

Students will carve three linoleum blocks: two with simple shapes and one with a more detailed image. Printed together these blocks will overlap and create beautiful, layered, spontaneous images on press. Discussions and demonstrations will include the design of overlapping shapes, materials, carving techniques for linoleum printing, as well as mixing ink and paper choice. Students will work individually on multiple blocks, printing their own small edition of three-color prints on the letterpress. 

Materials to Bring: Linoleum block carving tools (speedball set or similar), shapes, drawings, images to work from if desired, for those with more experience, feel free to bring pre-carved linoleum blocks.

Optional and available at SFCB for student use during workshop: utility knife, pencil and eraser, scissors.

Workshop + Materials Fee: $175.00

Date & Time: Saturday, March 4, 2017 :: 10am-5pm

Location: 375 Rhode Island St, San Francisco, CA 94103

Note: Please read over the SFCB Registration Policies before signing up for a class

REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE 3 DAYS PRIOR TO THE START DATE OF THIS WORKSHOP.

About the Instructor | Macy Chadwick

Macy Chadwick, MFA in Book Arts/Printmaking from University of the Arts in Philadelphia, has taught at the Academy of Art University, Colorado College, Oregon College of Art and Craft, the New York Center for Book Arts, and in her own studio. She worked as studio assistant to Julie Chen at Flying Fish Press in Berkeley for three years. Publishing as In Cahoots Press, Macy produces limited edition books & prints, and explores mixed media sculptures involving text. Her artist's books have been displayed nationally and are in collections in the U.S. and abroad. You can see Macy's work on her website.

Past Student Reviews:

“I felt like I was in knowledgeable hands.”

“Macy has such a great personality for making it OK to just try things out without worrying about making it 'perfect.'"

“In addition to her genteel personality, Macy was prepared with lots of inspiring examples and ideas she showed to us.”