Title: Intro to Drypoint

 

Date: Flexible: contact me at kadiesalfi@gmail.com

 

Time: 3 hours

 

Cost: 6 students: $750 (includes materials and food)

 

Location: Little Compton, RI in my art studio

 

Level: Beginner, 10 and up

 

Great for: Couples, friends, family groups, bridal parties, corporate retreats, and artists of all levels.

 

Description:

Learn how to create an 8" x 10" drypoint print (image size 4" x 6") using an etching needle. This workshop covers drawing, inking, wiping a zinc plate, and printing through an etching press. Perfect for beginners or anyone looking to get back into etching!

 

Drypoint is a printmaking process in which a design is drawn on a zinc plate with a sharp, pointed needle-like instrument, that scrapes away the metal. Ink is then applied to the plate and wiped off leaving ink in the lines that were scraped away. The plate is put through an etching press and the image is transferred onto paper.

 

Additional Details:

 

-Wear clothes that can get dirty.

 

-Bring sketches or ideas.

 

What you will learn: The basics of drypoint printmaking, how to draw on a plate, ink, wipe and print a plate, prepare paper and how to use an etching press. You must be comfortable getting your hands dirty, we will be hand wiping our zinc plates.

 

What you will go home with: One 4" x 6" zinc plate, four 8" x 10" prints of the same image (image size is 4" x 6"), knowledge, joy and a happy belly.

 

Food: I will have food to nosh on and sparkling water.

 

Instructor: Kadie Salfi I was born in Burlington, Vermont, where I spent both summers and winters, but mostly lived in the Bay Area. I got my BFA in Printmaking, Photography, and Sculpture at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. I spent two years at Gemini G.E.L. in Los Angeles, where I worked on printing editions of original graphics for contemporary masters like Rauschenberg, Celmins, Serra, and Johns. In 1998, I decided to focus on my art career, rather than remaining a printer. I set up a studio in San Francisco and have been creating original mixed-media art, exhibiting and teaching ever since

 

Teaching: With over 25 years of teaching experience, I bring a wealth of knowledge and a deep passion for the creative process to my workshops. I’ve taught a broad range of printmaking and artistic techniques, including drypoint, etching, photo etching, intro to screen printing, photo screen printing, cyanotype, drawing, and more. I’ve had the privilege of sharing my expertise at Cornell University, The Ink Shop in Ithaca, NY, Saint Michael’s College in Vermont, San Francisco Waldorf High School, and from my various studios over the years.

 

Exhibiting: I maintain a dedicated studio practice in Little Compton, RI, and have exhibited my work in solo shows across both coasts, including A.I.R. Gallery (Brooklyn), Cornell University and Corners Gallery (Ithaca, NY), Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY, Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art (San Francisco), and BCA Center (Burlington, VT). My work has been featured in the eCORNELL Keynote Series, Of Note Magazine, City Limits, Out of Bounds Radio, The Cornell Daily Sun, Chapter89 Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and Artscope.

 

Canceled bookings: you will receive a full refund (minus Paypal/bank processing fees) if cancellation is notified within 5 days of the workshop date.

 

Any cancellations 2-4 days before the workshop date will forfeit 50% of the cost of the workshop as well as the cost of Paypal processing/refund fees.

 

1 days notice will forfeit the whole cost of the workshop.