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Offering Printmaking Classes and Workshops in Metropolitan D.C. |
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| Discover Graphics Atelier, located in the Torpedo Factory Art Center, offers printmaking courses and workshops in collaboration with the Art League. It also provides facilities in which advanced students and proven printmakers can pursue their art in a supportive environment. Incorporated as a 501(C) 3 non-profit educational institution, Discover Graphics is the brainchild of two experienced printmakers and teachers, Penny Barringer and Allen Kaneshiro. Drawing on their experience at the National Museum of American Art and on the generosity of friends, they opened the printshop in the Torpedo Factory in 1983. Since then numerous printmakers in various media have used it as their choice of studio. Regular instruction has been offered in stone and plate lithography, in relief printmaking, in collograph, in monotype, and in the multiple possibilities offered by the whole range of etching and intaglio techniques. With it's 25th anniversary year in 2008, Discover Graphics continues to operate under the direction of Penny Barringer, who assumed complete responsibility for the atelier and its programs upon Kaneshiro's retirement in 2003. | |||
| Celebrating it's 25th anniversary, Discover Graphics is the place to explore the fascinating world of fine art printmaking. | |||
Register for Summer classes and workshops |
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Registration begins May 4, 2009 |
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Upcoming Classes and Workshops at a Glance |
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| Penny Barringer | Intermediate/Advanced Intaglio Techniques |
Summer Thurs 7:00-10:00 |
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| Penny Barringer Harriet Lawler |
All Levels Introduction to Monotype Printmaking |
Year round (see classes) |
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| Pam Day Nancy Aldrich-Wolf |
Etching and Intaglio Techniques | Summer Tues 7:00-10:00 Thurs 11:00-4:00 |
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Beginning/ Intermediate |
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Intensive Monotype
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Penny Barringer |
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Students delve into the
fascinating monotype process in an intensive workshop. A new inking techniques
with water based or oil based inks is explored each morning and afternoon.
A $35 lab fee payable to the instructor covers all supplies except paper and paper towels. Limit 10 students $35 $355 June 22-26 2009 (Mon- Fri) 10:00 am -3:00 pm |
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| Advanced Monotype with Penny Barringer | ||
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This workshop focused on an in-depth exploration
of several monotype techniques: viscosity, Chine Colle, and multilayer printing. Students are encouraged
to pursue individual projects. A $35 lab fee covers all materials except paper and paper towels.
Limit 8 students
A $35 lab fee payable to the instructor covers all supplies except paper and paper towels. Limit 10 students $35 $355 June 22-26 2009 (Mon- Fri) 10:00 am -3:00 pm |
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Experienced printmakers may apply
to be Affiliated Artists and work during open studio time. A monthly or
daily fee is charged which covers most supplies needed for quality printmaking. To apply contact Penny Barringer at |
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Print Methods Taught at Discover Graphics |
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Lithography |
Lithography, from the Greek words for stone and writing, was invented by Aloys Senefelder in 1796, who originally called his invention "chemical printing" because the process is based on the antipathy of grease and water. | |
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Etching/Intaglio |
Intaglio printmaking refers to all those methods of etching or engraving on metal plates, usually copper or zinc, where the grooves retain ink while the upper surface is meticulously wiped clean. The two major techniques are direct engraving and acid-bath methods.(more) | |
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Monoprints |
Monoprint is a similar process to monotype which also yields a unique print, it differs from monotype, however, in that some part of the image is produced from a repeatable matrix or plate executed in one of the other printmaking processes. (more) | |
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Collography |
Collography is a technique whereby the necessarily uneven surfaces of a print matrix are created by collaging various materials onto the plate. The most common method is to generate a matrix on either a cardboard support or a plastic plate. (more) | |
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