Monotypes for Advanced Beginners: Further Adventures in Printmaking Basics
Adult Class | Registration opens 2/3/2026 10:00 AM MST
Portfolio Building, Framing and Show Preparation are the goals for people who have had some printmaking and want to explore new techniques, such as Chine Colle.
Week 1: Refreshers with color, Registration
Week 2: Viscosity printing
Week 3, 4: Chine Colle
Week 5: Framing and Sampler of advanced techniques
- Some prior printmaking experience preferred
Basic Printmaking paper and some professional grade paper, black and white ink provided, along with Chine Colle supplies, solvents and newsprint.
Optional:
Assorted colored inks (there are often leftover inks at the League that you can try before you buy)
Mylar acetate sheets for stenciling
Tarlaton printmaker’s cloth
Apron (a few available at ASL)
Nitrile gloves
Small 2" brayer- soft rubber works best for this ( The League has larger ones)
A rag or two for each session
Plastic grocery bag to take your rags home.
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