Monotype Blast: One Day to Learn the Basics
Adult Course | Registration opens 1/7/2025 7:00 AM MST
Monotype Blast is a monotype sampler for those who would like to explore basic printmaking without a lot of technical detail. Make small simple prints suitable for gifts or framing. Optional instruction in mixing ink and preparing paper. Ghosts and color layering are discussed. Beginners welcome!
Morning: B&W prints with ghosts
Afternoon: Color prints, layering
- Materials List:
1-2 sheets printing paper, such as Rives BFK, or Arches or Canson Edition or Arnhem. There are smaller, lightweight versions of Rives or Arches if you are on a budget.
1 small tube black OIL BASED etching ink, litho ink, or any good printmaker's ink Brands such as Charbonnell, Gamblin make nice ones, Speedball will work if you are on a budget.
Optional:
1 small tube white ink, similar to above
Assorted colored inks, similar to above
apron
Nitrile gloves
Small 2" brayer ( The League has larger ones)
Joe Higgins
I work in monotype and my pictures deal with the vexations of making connections of the spirit. The images are representational, but also conceptual and symbolic. I use distressed landscapes as a metaphor for the uncertainties of life, or interiors to express ineffable messages of the heart. I've shown in many venues including Boulder Art Center, Sangre de Christo Arts Center, Colorado Springs Fine Art Center, and the Aspen Art Museum . In 1988, I was awarded an Individual Artist Fellowship by the Colorado Council on the Arts. http://www.joehigginsmonotypes.com