Community Creative Center

In this class we will explore different ways to make interesting and exciting linoleum prints! I willbe teaching the basics of linoleum printmaking including the use of the tools, materials, and presses! This class is going to be very Freeform and fun, I want everyone to enjoy their time and produce artwork you can be proud of. I will also be showing how to use other mediums such as paint, colored pencil, and fabric.

For this class I recommend bringing your ownsketchbook and carving tools if you have them, if not they will be provided!

6 week plan

Week 1- Basics of printing: We will learn how to use the tools of printmaking safely and efficiently to make an amazingartwork. We will be making a small linoleum carving of something involving texture. This is prettyfree form and you can do pretty much anything with this!

Week 2- How to print using a press: We will be learning how to prepare, ink, and print our first linoleum carving from the previousweek. We will also be talking about and planning our next print.

Week 3- We will be making a larger print of something that inspires us. This can be a person,place, thing, or pretty much anything that you draw inspiration from in life or in your art. We willalso be talking about how to enhance our previous prints with the use of colored pencils or paintand emphasis on specific parts of the print using color.

Week 4- This will be one of the most fun classes as we will be printing our previous prints onshirts, totes, or any other kind of other materials you want to bring in! You can do this in color inkor in black ink! This is one of my personal favorite things to do with my prints and I love to wearmy artwork!

Week 5- This week we will be doing a more advanced kind of print involving the use of multipleink colors. You will slowly carve away the different layers of your print with the goal of usingthree different colors! This will be a completely free subject print where you can make whateveryou want and I will simply be around to help out, give tips, and advice when needed.

Week 6- We will finish up the last of our prints and have fun while we work! This day will mostlybe dedicated to printing with the press and using other materials to spice up the prints that youwant to! You will also collect the prints that are dry and ready to take home!