Spontaneous Prints and Simple Books

This workshop offers four action-packed days of creating richly colorful and subtly drawn prints, with an eye toward transforming them into beautiful books.  Students will explore spontaneous mark-making with both monotype and drypoint. These techniques are relatively fast, direct and open to invention.  Our emphasis will be on guided improvisation and learning how to develop layered imagery. We’ll use these prints to create several books that are simple but still very satisfying, including origami variations and the “drum leaf” structure. You will go home with a handful of wonderful books, a brain full of inspiring techniques and the technical know-how to continue exploring on your own.