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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. | |||
| Discover Graphics Atelier, a great place to explore the world of fine art printmaking. | |||
Register for Winter classes and workshops |
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Registration for Winter began November 5 |
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Upcoming Classes and Workshops at a Glance |
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| Penny Barringer | Intermediate/Advanced Intaglio Techniques |
Winter (8 weeks) 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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| Nancy Aldrich-Wolf | Begining/Intermediate Etching and Intaglio Techniques |
Fall•Spring (5 weeks) Thurs 11:00-4:00 |
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| Pam Day | Begining/Intermediate Etching and Intaglio Techniques |
Fall•Spring•Winter (9 weeks) Tues 7:00-10:00 |
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| Nancy Aldrich-Wolf | Begining/Intermediate Etching and Intaglio Techniques |
Summer starts July 5 (5 weeks) Thurs 11:00-4:00 |
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| Pam Day | Begining/Intermediate Etching and Intaglio Techniques |
Summer (6 weeks) Tues 7:00-10:00 |
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Lithography |
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Lithography enables artists to use a wide range of techniques to achieve multiple prints including crayons and pencil shading, washes, and pen & ink. Students learn to grind a stone and/or prepare a metal plate, develop an image, and print a small edition. A $45 lab fee is payable to the instructor. Open to all experience levels.
Winter (6
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| Monotype |
 Penny Barringer |
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| Students delve into the fascinating mono
process in an intensive workshop. A new inking techniques with water based
or oil based inks is explored each morning and afternoon. A $40 lab fee
payable to the instructor covers all supplies except paper towels and printing
paper which are available at the school store. Classes are held at the studio
in Discover Graphics Atelier, Inc Studio 202 in the Torpedo Factory Art
Center
Class size is limited to 10. |
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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 $40 lab fee covers all materials except paper and paper towels. Limit 8 students. $360 Sat - Sun - Mon |
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Beginning/ Intermediate Etching and Intaglio Techniques |
Etching is a technique that allows the printmaker to achieve wide tonal range and unlimited detail. Students, using zinc plates will learn to produce images with line etching, aquatint, soft ground etching and drypoint techniques and how to print small additions. Lab fee $40 payable to instructor. Summer $195 Thursday 11:00am -4:00 pm |
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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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Linoleum Cut |
Linoleum cut (or linocut) is the fascinating relief printing process that doesn't require a press to print. Linoleum is an easy to cut alternative to wood. | |
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Experience printmakers may apply to be affiliated artist
and pay a monthly fee to cover basic supplies and equipment during open
studio hours. For information call 703-549-1381 Supplies: Most supplies are available in the classroom. Other supplies are available in the Art League Store and will be discussed by the instructor at the first class. To apply contact Penny Barringer at 703-549-1381 or pennybarringer@verizon.net Summer open studio hours: Mon, Weds, Fri, 10:00 am --10:00 pm Tues, Thurs, Sat, Sun -- 10:00am -- 6:00pm |
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