Modern Intaglio: Non-Toxic Copper Etching - April
Adult Course | Registration opens 3/4/2025 7:00 AM MST
Learn to make and print copper etching plates using the non-toxic techniques developed by Heinrich Boer. We will explore lines, aquatint and more as methods of plate-making in this old-meets-new discipline.
- Learning Objectives: Students will learn a variety of etching techniques using non toxic methods to create copper etching plates. We will also focus on intaglio printing technique. If the student is experienced, we will explore more advanced and experimental approaches to making and printing plates, as is appropriate.
- Supplies:
Paper towels, apron, and a rag will get you started.
Bring some ideas for imagery.
Additional materials will be discussed in class including printing paper and tools you may wish to have.
Grant Williams
Grant Russell Williams is a Denver-based artist who has been working out of Blue Silo Studios for over a decade. He graduated with a BFA in printmaking from the University of Denver in 1991. Since that time he has worked and shown across the Front Range and elsewhere. His work consists largely of etchings, but he also shown drawings, paintings, and sculptures.
"My work is really just an exploration of the world as I know it. I’m curious how a personal mythology becomes a shared mythology. Blurring the lines in art can help people ask the questions they need to ask in order to better interpret their own experience.”
He has been published in several magazines, and done book illustration work. He is currently teaching intaglio printmaking at the Art Student’s League of Denver.