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Introduction to Woodblock Printing

Introduction to Woodblock Printing

Stephen Schumm
Sunday, July 16, 2023
12:00 pm – 5:00 pm — Class is full — contact info@artsbenicia.org to be added to a waitlist

$165 non-members/$150 members
$20 materials fee paid directly to the instructor

Location: Arts Benicia Annex, 991 Tyler St, #116, Benicia

Level: Intermediate
Age minimum:  18
Minimum 5 | Maximum 10

Class description: Students will learn to:
Make a registration board to position colors accurately
Transfer key line print to other blocks
Create multiple color woodblock prints

Participants will create a small (4×6 to 6×8) color drawing to separate into individual color woodblocks. Students will carve their blocks and make test prints. Using the black keyline block they will learn how to transfer their image to other blocks to make the color blocks. Using the registration board we make in class, they will print accurately placed colors.

Materials:  A supply list will be sent to each student. Some supplies will be provided

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Stephen Schumm is dedicated to excellence in his art-making while pursuing life-long interests in a variety of artistic mediums and styles. A glass artist since 1975, Stephen worked exclusively in leaded stained glass for many years in Benicia.  Stephen started working in watercolor a number of years ago, following the tradition of stained glass artists who used watercolors to present their designs.  He also works in collage and acrylic painting on canvas based on his photographs. Stephen has studied printmaking at Diablo Valley College with Toru Sugita. He is a member of Gallery 621 in Benicia and exhibits in various galleries and exhibitions in the San Francisco Bay Area.Instructor website: stephendanielschumm.com
Instructor email: sdschumm@gmail.com

UPCOMING ADULT CLASSES/WORKSHOPS

  • Abstracting with Drawing, Stencil and Monoprint Class
  • Abstracts in Mixed Media with Acrylics
  • Collage Jam: Collage Artists’ Workshop
  • Cyanotype Printing
  • Figure Drawing Sessions
  • Figures in Oil and Cold Wax
  • Make Your Own Paper from Recycled Materials!
  • Paper Gems
  • Photography Foundations: Photo 101
  • Printing Note Cards on a Tabletop Press
  • Printmaker’s Workshop
  • Reduction Woodcut
  • Repairing a Broken Book
  • Screen Printing at The W.O.R.K.S With Thomas Wojak
  • Small Worlds: Assemblage Dioramas

VISIT ARTS BENICIA:

Physical Location:

Arts Benicia
Commanding Officer’s Quarters
1 Commandant’s Lane
Benicia, CA 94510

The Arts Benicia Annex (for printmaking classes) is located at
991 Tyler Street, Ste. 116
Benicia, CA 94510

Directions to Arts Benicia at the Commanding Officer’s Quarters

Mailing address:

Arts Benicia, Inc.
P.O. Box 545
290 East L Street  Benicia, CA 94510-0545

CALL US: 707 747-0131
EMAIL: info@artsbenicia.org

GALLERY HOURS:
open during exhibitions
Thursday through Sunday, 1-5 pm

Arts Benicia is a 501(c)(3) organization with Tax ID 68-0157927

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