Title: Solar Plate Photo Etching: 6 students

 

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

 

Time: 3 hours

 

Cost: $875 (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 make a photo etching using a solar plate. We will make one 4" x 5" photo etching and hand print the image using an etching press, resulting in an edition of four 8" x 10" prints.

 

Solarplates are light-sensitized steel-backed polymer material used by artists in lieu of traditional toxic photo-etching techniques. It is a simple, safe, and fast approach to etching and relief printing that does not use grounds, acids, or solvents. It is exposed with ultraviolet (UV) light and developed with ordinary tap water.

 

Additional Details:

-Wear clothes that can get dirty.

-Two weeks before the workshop, please send me a JPEG or PDF no larger than 5MB of an image that I will convert into a film. You will use this film to expose your plate. Images should have contrast, not be too dark and can be color or black & white, but through this process, the image becomes black & white. Feel free to send a few and I can chose what will work best.

Send images to kadiesalfi@gmail.com

 

What you will learn: How to choose an image, expose a photo etching plate (solar plate), ink & wipe a plate, use an etching press and create four prints. 

 

What you will go home with: One 4" x 5" photo etching plate (solar plate) that can be used over and over again (with an etching press), four 8" x 10" prints, knowledge and a happy belly. 

 

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

 

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.