Archived
postings
October
2008
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Gyotaku-
The Art of Fish Printing
Instructor, Heather Fortner
(NPS Member)
19 October 2008 (Sunday) 10-4pm
Art
Center Manatee
Bradenton, FL
Students
learn gyotaku, the Japanese art form of fish printing, in this 1 day
workshop. The exact impression of the fish will be printed onto
paper using the direct method. Material list provided
Register
at Art Center Manatee
209 Ninth St. West
Bradenton,
FL 34205
941-746-2862
www.artcentermanatee.org
September 2008
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Exhibition:
Gyotaku: The Art of Japanese Fish Printing
Thursday, September 4th through Thursday, October 16th
Presented by NPS Member Chris
Dewees and the Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco.
The Consulate General of Japan
Japanese Information Center
50 Fremont Street, Suite 2300,
San Francisco, CA 94105
TEL (415)777-3533
FAX (415) 974-3660
(for directions, go to www.sf.us.emb-japan.go.jp/en/e_m01_05.htm)
Opening Reception
Thursday, September 4th from 6:00pm to 7:50pm. This event is free and
open to the public. RSVPs are appreciated (culture@cgjsf.org).
About the Artist: Chris Dewees earned a Ph.D. in Ecology at U.C.
Davis. Dewees served as marine fisheries specialist at Davis from
1972 through 2007 where he acted as a link between the University of
California and the state's commercial and recreational fishing
industries. His research focus is on marine fisheries
management.
Dewees says, "My job as well as my passion for recreational
fishing brings me in contact with a lot of fish to print."
"My gyotaku (fish printing) style is traditional and delicate.
I like to emphasize the structure and movement of the fish and
shellfish. In recent years I have been doing more indirect printing
which allows me to gain more control of color and even finer detail.
Every type of fish is unique and requires a different
approach."
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5
day workshop on plant printing on paper and cloth
with John Doughty (NPS member)
7 - 12 September, 2008
Two days will be devoted to
prints made on paper and two days will be devoted to prints on
clothing. Flower
pounding will be used for one evening session.
The last half day covers various subjects including matting
and framing of prints. No
previous experience is needed. Classes
limited to 12 students each. John
brings lots of unusual plants from his own garden that are not
usually available.
The workshop is part of the International Elderhostel Program and is
located at the Cedar Lakes Conference Center located in Ripley, West
Virginia, USA. Program Number is 5118RJ (direct
link to program page)
The cost is $487.00 for all meals and lodging in a motel like
setting with room service. The
program starts with supper and orientation on Sunday and ends after
lunch on Friday.
There will be a $35.00 studio
fee to cover all paper, inks, paints and unbleached muslin cloth.
John also provides most of the plant materials including some
rare and unusual plants from his own garden. Participants need to
bring any clothing or other cloth items they wish to print.
Registration and additional information is through the Elderhostel
website: www.elderhostel.org
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20-26 September, 2008
2008 NPS Annual
Workshop
Held at
La Casa de Maria Retreat and
Conference Center
http://www.lacasademaria.org
Santa Barbara, California, USA
August 2008
- In Touch with Nature- Recreating
the Colors and Textures of Nature
Instructor,
Heather Fortner (NPS
Member)
5-6 August 2008 (Tuesday and Wednesday)
Center for Life Enrichment
Highlands, NC
This is a 12-hour introduction (two-day) to the art of nature
printing with an etching press.
Explore
the process of creating monotype (one-of-a-kind) prints on paper
using natural objects such as leaves, flowers, feathers, and
grasses. You will learn
general printmaking techniques using an etching press, and the
basics of nature printing. We will follow the John Fass method of
making repetitive prints from a single inked plate.
This technique allows for shadow and depth and the additional
of other additional inked objects in a unique layering process.
Incorporating the elements of design we will also create
background textures on an inked surface with the use of lichens,
eggshells, cheesecloth, and other natural items. The possibilities
range from simple botanicals to complex layered images.
Register
with
Center for Life Enrichment
348 South Fifth Street Suite 205
PO Box 2046
Highlands, NC 28741
828-526-8811
www.clehighlands.org
- In Touch with Nature- Recreating
the Colors and Textures of Nature
Instructor,
Heather Fortner (NPS
Member)
5-6 August 2008 (Tuesday and Wednesday)
Center for Life Enrichment
Highlands, NC
This is a 12-hour introduction (two-day) to the art of nature
printing with an etching press.
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5
day workshop on plant printing on paper and cloth
with John Doughty (NPS member)
24 - 29 August, 2008
Two days will be devoted to
prints made on paper and two days will be devoted to prints on
clothing. Flower
pounding will be used for one evening session.
The last half day covers various subjects including matting
and framing of prints. No
previous experience is needed. Classes
limited to 12 students each. John brings lots of unusual plants from
his own garden that are not usually available.
The workshop is part of the International Elderhostel Program and is
located at the Cedar Lakes Conference Center located in Ripley, West
Virginia, USA. Program Number is 5118RJ (direct
link to program page)
The cost is $487.00 for all meals and lodging in a motel like
setting with room service. The
program starts with supper and orientation on Sunday and ends after
lunch on Friday.
There will be a $35.00 studio
fee to cover all paper, inks, paints and unbleached muslin cloth.
John also provides most of the plant materials including some
rare and unusual plants from his own garden. Participants need to
bring any clothing or other cloth items they wish to print.
Registration and additional information is through the Elderhostel
website: www.elderhostel.org
July 2008
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Fishes
of the Pacific Rim: An Exhibition
Japanese Fish Prints by Christopher
Dewees (NPS member)
12 June - 9 July 2008
International House
10 College Park
Davis, CA 95616
Artist's Reception: Friday, 13 June 2008 6-8 pm
March 2008
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Gyotaku--Japanese
Fish Art---Indirect Crab and Fish Printing
A 2-day workshop
with Mineo Ryuka Yamamoto
(NPS Member)
Kallisti Gallery, Campbell River, BC, Canada
(specific dates pending)
For more info, go to www.gyotaku.ca
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Gyotaku- The Art of Fish Printing
with NPS Member Heather Fortner
March 30 (Sunday), 10-4pm
Art Center Manatee
Bradenton, FL
Students learn gyotaku, the Japanese art form of fish printing, in
this 1 day workshop. The exact impression of the fish will be
printed onto paper using the direct method. Material list
provided
$65 ACM members, $85 non-members, additional $20 material fee per
student to cover inks, papers and fish.
Register at
Art Center Manatee
941-746-2862
209 Ninth St.
West Bradenton, FL 34205
www.artcentermanatee.org
February
2008
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Gyotaku- The Art of Fish Printing
with NPS Member Heather Fortner
Feb 17 (Sunday), 10-4pm
or March 30 (Sunday), 10-4pm
Art Center Manatee
Bradenton, FL
Students learn gyotaku, the Japanese art form of fish printing, in
this 1 day workshop. The exact impression of the fish will be
printed onto paper using the direct method. Material list
provided
$65 ACM members, $85 non-members, additional $20 material fee per
student to cover inks, papers and fish.
Register at
Art Center Manatee
941-746-2862
209 Ninth St.
West Bradenton, FL 34205
www.artcentermanatee.org
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Gyotaku-The Art of the Fish Print
with NPS Member Heather
Fortner
Monday, Feb 25, 2008
Boca Grande Art Alliance
This intensive 6-hour workshop introduces you to the Japanese art of
fish printing, and you can expect to leave with several images of
the Florida reef or sport fish. Material list provided.
Class Fee TBD
Boca Grande Art Alliance
art@bocaaa.org
236 Banyan St., Boca Grande
POB 979
Boca Grande, FL 33921
www.bocaaa.org
941-964-1700
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Demonstrations of Fish Printing
Technique
with NPS Member Heather Fortner
Feb 9 and 10 (Fri 5-9and Sat 10-5)
Heather will be demonstrating direct fish printing in the courtyard
of Wildchild Gallery.
WildChild Art Gallery
www.wildchildartgallery.com
4625 Pine Island Road NW
Matlacha, FL 33993
239-283-6006
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Gyotaku Exhibition
25 January 2008 - 25 February 2008
by NPS Member Rachel Ramirez
Pedro Ruivo Foundation
Faro, Portugal
Further information and more pictures at
www.fundacaopedroruivo.com
January
2008
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Gyotaku- The Art of Fish Printing
Jan 5 (Saturday), 10-4pm
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Sarasota, FL
Learn Gyotaku, using fish to create realistic images on paper with
the details of color, texture, and shading of the original fish.
This intensive 6-hour workshop introduces you to this Japanese art
form, and you can expect to leave with several images of the Florida
reef or sport fish. Material list provided.
Members: $50, Non-members $60, Additional material fee of $20
payable to instructor covers paper, inks, and fish.
Register at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
941-366-5731 X 239
811 South Palm Ave
Sarasota, FL 34236
www.selby.org
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Nature Monoprinting Workshop
with NPS Member Heather Fortner
Jan 9 (Wednesday 10-4pm
or Jan 12 (Saturday) 10-4 pm
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
Here’s your chance to visit a nearby artist’s studio. Students
will take nature printing to another level of printing using a
24-inch etching press. Transfer images of leaves and flowers to
paper creating colorful backgrounds with the printing methods
developed by John Fass, an American printmaker of the 20th century.
Start with simple botanical prints and advance to repetitive runs
through the press to derive different textures, value, backgrounds
and detail in a single inking. Material list provided.
Cost: Members $55; non-members $65, additional material fee of $20
payable to instructor covers paper, ink and plant materials.
Register at
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
941-366-5731 X 239
811 South Palm Ave
Sarasota, FL 34236
www.selby.org
Class held in Studio of Heather Fortner at 2129 Orchid St, Sarasota,
Fl 34239
November
2007
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Demonstrations of Fish Printing
Technique
with NPS Member Heather Fortner
Nov 23-24 (Fri 5-9 and Sat 10-5)
and again on Feb 9 and 10 (Fri 5-9and Sat 10-5)
Heather will be demonstrating direct fish printing in the courtyard
of Wildchild Gallery
WildChild Art Gallery
www.wildchildartgallery.com
4625 Pine Island Road NW
Matlacha, FL 33993
239-283-6006
October
2007
- The Art of Nature Printing: An
Exhibiton
1-31 October, 2007
North Port Library
North Port, Florida
The images on display are representative of the work by the Nature
Printers of Selby Gardens, and include both plants and fishes.
All of the prints in this exhibit have been produced by painting ink
directly onto the object, or in a mono-printing method using an
etching press.
Classes on nature printing are also offered both by Selby Gardens
and Adult Community Education of Sarasota County. For Classes at
Selby Gardens call 366-5731 x 239; for classes at ACE call 361-6590.
- Gyotaku- The Art of Fish Printing
with NPS Member Heather Fortner
Oct 27 (Saturday), 10-4pm
or Jan 5 (Saturday), 10-4pm
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Sarasota, FL
Learn Gyotaku, using fish to create realistic images on paper with
the details of color, texture, and shading of the original fish.
This intensive 6-hour workshop introduces you to this Japanese art
form, and you can expect to leave with several images of the Florida
reef or sport fish. Material list provided.
Members: $50, Non-members $60, Additional material fee of $20
payable to instructor covers paper, inks, and fish.
Register at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
941-366-5731 X 239
811 South Palm Ave
Sarasota, FL 34236
www.selby.org
- Gyotaku - The Art of the Fish
Print
with NPS Member Heather Fortner
October 20 (Saturday), 10-4pm (Intensive 6 hour workshop)
Adult Community Education
Sarasota School Board,
Sarasota, FL
The Art of the Fish Print (Gyotaku ) (1 session) Gyotaku, or
literally fish (gyo) rubbings (taku) is an oriental art form which
uses an actual fish to create an ink image. Gyotaku originated in
Japan in the mid 1800’s as a way for anglers to record the
characteristics and size of their catch. This record is so accurate
that prints have been used in present day Japan to determine the
winner of fishing contests. In the western world, gyotaku has been
embraced by artists and designers as a unique art medium. The
instructor guarantees that when you leave this workshop, you will
have a picture fit for matting and framing. You may bring your
lunch.
FEE FOR THIS CLASS IS NONREFUNDABLE.
Adult Community Education
Sarasota School Board
Sarasota, FL.
Cost $65.00 includes all specialized materials, student material
list provided
Register at ACE offices 941-361-6590
Class held at
Sarasota County Technical Institute, Classroom B-1
4748 Beneva Rd.
Sarasota, FL 34233
www.ace-sarasota.com
- Nature Monoprinting Workshop
with NPS Member Heather Fortner
Oct 4 (Thursday), 10-4pm (1 day workshop)
or Oct 18 (Thursday), 10-4pm
or Jan 9 (Wednesday 10-4pm
or Jan 12 (Saturday) 10-4 pm
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
Here’s your chance to visit a nearby artist’s studio. Students
will take nature printing to another level of printing using a
24-inch etching press. Transfer images of leaves and flowers to
paper creating colorful backgrounds with the printing methods
developed by John Fass, an American printmaker of the 20th century.
Start with simple botanical prints and advance to repetitive runs
through the press to derive different textures, value, backgrounds
and detail in a single inking. Material list provided.
Cost: Members $55; non-members $65, additional material fee of $20
payable to instructor covers paper, ink and plant materials.
Register at
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
941-366-5731 X 239
811 South Palm Ave
Sarasota, FL 34236
www.selby.org
Class held in Studio of Heather Fortner at 2129 Orchid St, Sarasota,
Fl 34239
September 2007
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5
day workshop on plant printing on paper and cloth
with John Doughty (NPS member)
9-14 September, 2007
Because he had to
turn people away in 2006, John added this second workshop.
He expects this one to be smaller and will allow more time
for personal attention.
Details are the
same as the August workshop listing. The Program number has not been posted on the Elderhostel
website.
Registration
and additional information is through the Elderhostel website: www.elderhostel.org
August 2007
- Annual NPS
Workshop held at
College of the Atlantic
Bar Harbor, Maine
19 - 25 August, 2007 (details
of event)
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5
day workshop on plant printing on paper and cloth
with John Doughty (NPS member)
26-31 August 26 through August 31, 2007
Two days will be devoted to
prints made on paper and two days will be devoted to prints on
clothing. Flower
pounding will be used for one evening session.
The last half day covers various subjects including matting
and framing of prints. No
previous experience is needed.
The workshop is part of the International Elderhostel Program and is
located at the Cedar Lakes Conference Center located in Ripley, West
Virginia, USA. Program Number is 5118RJ (direct
link to program page)
The cost is $487.00 for all meals and lodging in a motel like
setting with room service. The
program starts with supper and orientation on Sunday and ends after
lunch on Friday.
There will be a $35.00 studio
fee to cover all paper, inks, paints and unbleached muslin cloth.
John also provides most of the plant materials including some
rare and unusual plants from his own garden. Participants need to
bring any clothing or other cloth items they wish to print.
Registration and additional information is through the Elderhostel
website: www.elderhostel.org
-
Gyotaku--Japanese
Fish Art---Indirect Crab and Fish Printing
with Mineo Ryuka Yamamoto
(NPS Member)
25-26 August, 2007 Kallisti Gallery, Campbell River, BC, Canada
Full slideshow available for viewing at
http://www.gyotaku.ca/photo_gallery.php?gallery_id=4
July 2007
- Nature Printing Workshop
14-15 July (tentative)
Touchstone Center for the Crafts
Farmington, PA
Instructor: Gudrun Garkisch (NPS member)
The Touchstone flora inspires the artist, botanist and dabbler alike
to enrich their printmaking vocabulary with this useful technique.
Marvel at the intricate designs of nature itself when we use the
pressure of our hands or feet or the printing press to transfer the
image of an inked plant onto silk, cotton or paper. Printing can be
done on clothing, accessories, note cards and more.
Contact the
Touchstone Center for the Crafts
1049 Wharton Furnace Rd.
Farmington, PA 15437 USA
1.800.721.0177 or 1.724.329.1370
Fax: 1.724.329.1371
tcc@hhs.net
www.touchstonecrafts.com
June 2007
- Nature Printing Workshop with Sonja Larsen
(NPS member)
June 17-22 at Driftwood Lodge in central Minnesota.
We will investigate the possibilities of brayers, daubers and monotype printing using various
background techniques. You'll make your own signature seal. And more,
including an evening of bonfire and fun. It is a creative retreat in a
restful, beautiful setting on the Whitefish chain of lakes near Brainerd, MN.
Attendance is limited.
For more information, email Sonja at natureprints@charter.net
or call her at 218 963-4669.
May 2007
- Artist
Reception with Sharron Huffmann
(NPS member)
May 4, Friday, 6:30-8:30 P.M.
at Nature In The City
8011 SE 13th Ave.
Portland, OR 97202
503.231.5684
www.natureinthecity.com
- "So Lovely a Fish" with
Kim Workman (NPS
Member) and Ian Workman
4 May - 5 Aug 2007
May is Asian Heritage Month, and the newest exhibit in
Biscayne National Park's Dante Fascell Visitor Center
Gallery features one of the most beautiful of Asian arts,
gyotaku. Gyotaku is the Japanese word for "fish rubbing."
So Lovely a Fish is the title of the show of boldly-colored
gyotaku prints by Kimian, the husband/wife team of Kim and Ian
Workman (www.KimiansArt.com)
of Cudjoe Key. The show will open with a free reception
featuring refreshments, an artist demonstration and an
opportunity for kids of all ages to try their hand at this
century-old art form. The reception will take place on Sunday,
May 6 from 1-3 p.m. The show is open daily from 9:00 -5:00 through August 5. Admission is free.
Dante Fascell Visitor Center
Gallery
Biscayne National Park
9700 SW 328 Street
Homestead, Florida 33033
305-230-1144, x3084 (voice)
305-230-1190 (fax)
- Nature Printing with Sue
Filbin (NPS member)
May 3-24, Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 P.M.
White Bear Lake, MN
Sue Filbin will guide students in learning to print leaves on paper. Techniques include printmaking with a soft rubber brayer, watercolors, oil-based media applied with a dauber, and
monoprinting. Contact
www.whitebeararts.org or call (651) 407-0597.
April 2007
- "Redfish, Bluefish",
Fish prints of the Gulf of Mexico
2-30 April, by Heather Fortner,
NPS member
Wildchild Gallery
4625 Pine Island Road NW
Matlacha, FL 33993
www.wildchildgallery.com
- Gyotaku-The Art of the Fish Print
18-19 April (Wed-Thurs)
Englewood, FL (Manasota Key)
Instructor: Heather Fortner,
NPS member
A 2 day class will introduce new fish printers to the art form, then
take them beyond the basics to the techniques of creating multiple
fish, schools of fish, and adding seaweed and other objects in to an
image. Held on the 25-acre Old Florida family resort on Manasota
Key, steps away from a splendid and private beach on the Gulf of
Mexico. Students may opt for a quiet mid-week break and reserve a
guest cottage to further their Old Florida experience. Lunch is
available at resort. Children over 8 permitted with adult, over 12
may register for the class unaccompanied.
Cost pending
Manasota Beach Club
7660 Manasota Key Road,
Englewood, FL 34223
941-474-2614
www.manasotabeachclub.com
March 2007
- An introduction to Fish Printing
Gyotaku Workshop
with Mineo Ryuka Yamamoto
(NPS Member)
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Session1 : 10:00am - 12:30pm
Session2 : 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Two sessions limited to 12 attendants each
Location: Hiromi Paper @ Bergamot Station
$70.00 ( all materials included ) * printing kit is available for
purchase at the workshop.
Learn to make beautiful prints from shells and sea horses, using the
indirect method, from master nature printer Mineo Ryuka Yamamoto. He
will be coming from Japan to teach us the incredible art of Gyotaku,
and also demonstrate it with a sole or a flat fish. Don’t miss
it!
All skills level. Kids are welcome!
Toll Free: 1-800 HP WASHI
Phone: (310) 998-0098
Fax: (310) 998-0028
Hiromi Paper International, Inc.
2525 Michigan Ave. G9
Santa Monica, California 90404 http://www.hiromipaper.com/workshop_07/Workshop_fishprint07.htm
- Gyotaku Workshop
11 March, 10:00 - 4:00
Bradenton, FL
Instructor: Heather Fortner,
NPS member
There won't be any exaggeration of the size of the catch when
students learn gyotaku, the Japanese art form of fish printing. The
exact impression of the fish will be printed onto paper using the
direct method.
1 day workshop: $60 ACM members, $80 non-members
*There will be a $20 materials fee per student to cover inks, papers
and fish.
Art Center Manatee
209 Ninth St. West
Bradenton, FL 34205
941-746-2862
www.artcentermanatee.org
February
2007
- 5 week workshop in plant printing
with a press
with Heather Fortner (NPS
member)
2,9,16,23 February, and 2 March (Fridays), 10am-1pm
Venice Art Center
390 Nokomis Ave.
Venice, FL 34285
Registration information at 941-484-4361.
Cost: $135/members, $160/non-members (cost includes all materials)
A 5-session workshop on plant printing with a press. Introduces basic plant
printing techniques, background series printing, printing with an
inked plate, and combining backgrounds with plants.
No previous experience in nature printing required.
- Gyotaku - The Art of the Fish
print
17 February (Saturday) 9:30-4pm
Sarasota, FL
Instructor: Heather Fortner,
NPS member
Intensive 6 hour workshop introduces students to the techniques and
methods of creating a fine gyotaku-fish print.
In conjunction with the Adult Community Education,
Sarasota County School Board, Sarasota, FL
Cost $72.00 includes all specialized materials, limited student
material list
Class held at
Sarasota County Technical Institute, Classroom B-1
4748 Beneva Rd.
Sarasota, FL 34233
Call 941-361-6590 for registration and further information
www.ace-sarasota.com
- Gyotaku - The Art of the Fish
Print
with Heather Fortner
(NPS member)
19-20 February (Monday,
Tuesday), 9:30am - 3:30pm
A two- day intensive workshop in direct fish print, covering
printing techniques, multiple fish, backgrounds, and wet mounting.
Venice Art Center
390 Nokomis Ave.
Venice, FL 34285
Registration information at 941-484-4361.
Cost: $110/members, $135/non-members (cost includes all materials)
- Beginner's class in Nature
Printing
20 February, 7:00 pm
Sandra Salo, NPS Member
Prince of Peace Church, Marquette, MI
- Nature Printing; A Pine Wreath or
Swag
25 February, 11:00 am to 4 pm
JoAnne Laudolff, Nature Artist, NPS Member and Papermaker
Paint-coated pine or other plants are hand rubbed and printed onto
printmaking paper in the shape of a wreath or swag. The results are
a professional looking print. We will warm up printing cards that
are unique and unusual. The main project is fun and a great way to
incorporate nature art into your home. Supplies included.
No art background necessary.
Morton Arboretum
4100 Illinois Route 53
Lisle, IL 60532-1293
Phone:(630)-968-0074
E-mail: trees@mortonarb.org
Non-Member Fee $75.00 Member Fee $50.00
Registration info at http://www.peopleware.net/index.cfm?event=WIN07ART&subeventdisp=A228
- Dorothy Shepherd (NPS Member) will
be participating in the
Arts in Harmony '07 show running 5 Feb - 30
March.
Included in the work will be nature prints with watercolor.
Elk River Area Arts Alliance
Elk River, MN.
www.elkriverart.org
January
2007
- Gyotaku Workshop
14 January, 10:00 - 4:00
Bradenton, FL
Instructor: Heather Fortner,
NPS member
There won't be any exaggeration of the size of the catch when
students learn gyotaku, the Japanese art form of fish printing. The
exact impression of the fish will be printed onto paper using the
direct method.
1 day workshop: $60 ACM members, $80 non-members
*There will be a $20 materials fee per student to cover inks, papers
and fish.
Art Center Manatee
209 Ninth St. West
Bradenton, FL 34205
941-746-2862
www.artcentermanatee.org
- Gyotaku
13 January 2007 9am-11am
Mote Marine Aquarium, Sarasota, FL
Instructor: Heather Fortner,
NPS member
A 2 hour class designed for kids with a favorite adult, painting on
t-shirts
or other fabric. Have you ever painted with a fish? Would you
like to? Join us to learn about bony fish anatomy and then apply the
concepts learned to enjoy the art of fish printing. **Note: Please
bring a plain T-shirt or pillowcase for each person in your family.
Be prepared for messiness!**
Cost: Members, $10 per participant (adult or child); Non-members,
$12 per participant (adult or child)
Pre-registration: Required. Please call 941-388-4441, ext. 229, or
e-mail
educate@mote.org to register.
Who: Children ages 6 - 12 and their favorite adult
Time: 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Place: Please meet at Mote's Marine Education Resource Center
Cost: Members, $10 per participant (adult or child); Non-members,
$12 per participant (adult or child)
Pre-registration: Required. Please call 941-388-4441, ext. 229, or
e-mail
educate@mote.org to register.
- Gyotaku- The Art of the Fish
Print
26 January (Friday) 10-4pm
Wildchild Gallery, Matlacha, Pine Island, Florida
Instructor: Heather Fortner,
NPS member
Intensive one day workshop in fish printing, held on the grounds of
Wildchild Gallery in Matlacha, just north of Ft. Meyers, Florida. In
this one day workshop you will learn the steps to capturing the
features, colors and spirit of a fish on handmade "rice"
paper. Expect to finish the day with several prints of reef or sport
fish from the West coast of Florida. Enjoy your lunch break next
door at the Mullettville Cafe.
$75.00 includes all materials and fish
Register at Wildchild Gallery 239-283-6006
www.wildchildgallery.com
- Gyotaku- The Art of the Fish
Print
27-28 January (Sat and Sun) 10-4pm
Wildchild Gallery, Matlacha, Pine Island, FL
Instructor: Heather Fortner,
NPS member
Two-day workshop designed for the student who has had some exposure
to fish printing, and has learned the basics of preparation and
inking. (The one day class satisfies this requirement). In this two
day workshop you will learn how to create one fish swimming behind
the other, make schools of fish, and add seaweed, plants, corals,
and shells to your images. You will also learn the method of
collaging several images with the Japanese wet mounting technique.
Stay overnight in an old style hotel or bed and breakfast in the
quaint fishing village of Matlacha just north of Ft Meyers on the
West Coast of Florida
$75.00 includes all materials and fish
Register at Wildchild Gallery 239-283-6006
www.wildchildgallery.com
- Gyotaku - The Art of the Fish
print
23 and 30 January (Tuesdays), 9:30-12:30 (split sessions)
Sarasota, FL
Instructor: Heather Fortner,
NPS member
Intensive 6 hour workshop introduces students to the techniques and
methods of creating a fine gyotaku-fish print.
In conjunction with the Adult Community Education,
Sarasota County School Board, Sarasota, FL
Cost $72.00 includes all specialized materials, limited student
material list
Class held at
Sarasota County Technical Institute, Classroom B-1
4748 Beneva Rd.
Sarasota, FL 34233
Call 941-361-6590 for registration and further information
www.ace-sarasota.com
December
2006
- Nature Printing on Fabric: Color
Reduction Method
Instructor: Susan Hansen
(NPS Member)
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
2559 Puesta del Sol Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Saturday, 9 December, 10 am to 4 pm
Cost: $75 members; $100 non-members
Contact & Registration Information: Jeff Barber jbarber@sbnature2.org
805-682-4711 x 170
Workshop Description: In this 1-day weekend workshop students will
learn basic techniques to create designs of leaves and other natural
subjects on dark fabrics, using a color removal method. Rather than
employing inks or dyes to print leaves directly on light colored
fabric participants will use common household chemicals to discharge
color from dark fabric. All supplies and materials, including 2
black T-shirts, will be provided.
- "Prints from Nature",
an exhibition
16 December 2006 to 19 January 2007
Marilyn Shipman (NPS
member) will have a one woman show featuring her gyotaku and
botanical nature prints. The show will be held at the Harbor Club of
the Pelican Cove Condominium complex in Sarasota, Florida. There
will be an opening reception the afternoon of December 16th.
For further information about the show, contact Marilyn at Vaquero@Comcast.net
- Gyotaku-The Art of the Fish Print
1 December, 10:00 - 4:00
Englewood, FL (Manasota Key)
Instructor: Heather Fortner,
NPS member
A one day intensive wokshop in the creation of Japanese Fish
Rubbings. All materials including fish from the Gulf of Mexico (just
50 feet away) provided. Held on 25-acre Old Florida family resort on
Manasota Key, just north of Ft Meyers, and south of Sarasota, FL.
Expect to be dazzled by both the beach setting, and your results in
making a fish print. Lunch is available at resort, or spend your
lunch beachcombing for sharks teeth. Children over 8 permitted with
adult, over 12 may register independently.
Cost pending
Manasota Beach Club
7660 Manasota Key Road
Englewood, Fl 34223
941-474-2614
www.manasotabeachclub.com
- Gyotaku- The Art of the Fish
Print
9 December (Saturday) and 10 December (Sunday) 10-4pm
Wildchild Gallery, Matlacha, Pine Island, Florida
Instructor: Heather Fortner,
NPS member
Intensive one day workshop in fish printing, held on the grounds of
Wildchild Gallery in Matlacha, just north of Ft. Meyers, Florida. In
this one day workshop you will learn the steps to capturing the
features, colors and spirit of a fish on handmade "rice"
paper. Expect to finish the day with several prints of reef or sport
fish from the West coast of Florida. Enjoy your lunch break next
door at the Mullettville Cafe.
$75.00 includes all materials and fish
Register at Wildchild Gallery 239-283-6006
www.wildchildgallery.com
November
2006
- The Art of Printing from Nature
Thursdays - 9, 16, 30 November and 7, 14 December 1 - 3 p.m.
Bradenton, FL
Instructor: Margo Barber,
NPS member
A 5-session program. Students will learn how to reproduce the
detail of natural leaves to create art work suitable for framing or
wearing. Students will have a choice of printing on paper, fabric or
both. Experienced artists may want to enhance their art with nature
printing techniques, however, no previous skill is required.
All 5 classes: $65 members, $85 non-members
Supply and Materials list required. (There will be a $10-20
materials fee per student to cover inks and papers.)
Art Center Manatee
209 Ninth Street West
Bradenton, FL 34205
Phone: 941-746-2862 for reservations and more info.
www.artcentermanatee.org/classes.htm
- Gyotaku - The Art of the Fish
Print
11 November
Intensive one-day workshop with
Heather Fortner (NPS
member)
In conjunction with the Adult Community Education, Sarasota County
School Board, Sarasota, FL.
Cost $72.00 includes all materials.
Class held at
Sarasota County Technical Institute, Classroom B-1
4748 Beneva Rd.
Sarasota, FL 34233
Call 941-361-6590 for registration and further information. www.ace-sarasota.com
October
2006
- Gyotaku - The Art of the Fish
Print
with Heather Fortner
(NPS member)
12-13 October (Thursday,
Friday), 9:30am - 3:30pm
A two-day intensive workshop in direct fish print, covering printing
techniques, multiple fish, backgrounds, and wet mounting.
Venice Art Center
390 Nokomis Ave.
Venice, FL 34285
Registration information at 941-484-4361.
Cost: $110/members, $135/non-members (cost includes all materials)
- Gyotaku - The Art of the Fish
Print
14 October
Intensive one-day workshop with
Heather Fortner (NPS
member)
In conjunction with the Adult Community Education, Sarasota County School Board, Sarasota,
FL. www.ace-sarasota.com
Cost $72.00 includes all
materials.
Class held at
Sarasota County Technical Institute, Classroom B-1
4748 Beneva Rd.
Sarasota, FL 34233
Call 941-361-6590 for registration and further information.
- Gyotaku (Fish Printing)
A one day workshop.
Instructor: Margo Barber, NPS member
Sunday, 15 October, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Art Center Manatee www.artcentermanatee.org/classes.htm
209 Ninth Street West
Bradenton, FL 34205
Phone: 941-746-2862 for reservations and more info.
There wont be any exaggeration of the size of the catch when students learn
gyotaku, the Japanese art form of fish printing. The exact impression of the
fish will be printed onto paper using the direct method.
$60 ACM members, $80 non-members
Supply and Materials list required (There will be a $20 materials fee per student to cover inks, papers and
fish.)
- Nature Printing Workshop
20-22 October
Touchstone Center for the Crafts
Farmington, PA
Instructor: Gudrun Garkisch (NPS member)
The Touchstone flora inspires the artist, botanist and dabbler alike
to enrich their printmaking vocabulary with this useful technique.
Marvel at the intricate designs of nature itself when we use the
pressure of our hands or feet or the printing press to transfer the
image of an inked plant onto silk, cotton or paper. Printing can be
done on
clothing, accessories, note cards and more.
Contact the
Touchstone Center for the Crafts
1049 Wharton Furnace Rd.
Farmington, PA 15437 USA
1.800.721.0177 or 1.724.329.1370
Fax: 1.724.329.1371
tcc@hhs.net
www.touchstonecrafts.com
September
2006
- Gyotaku, the Art of Fish
Printing, with Heather
Fortner (NPS member)
An intensive one day workshop on the techniques of direct
fish printing.
Sept 9, 10am-4pm
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Sarasota, FL www.selby.org
Members $45, non members $55.00 (materials fee $15)
944.366.5731 x 239 for registration
- Nature Printing: Plants on
paper
with Sue Filbin (NPS member)
Saturday, Sept 9, 10 AM-3 PM
Sponsored by White Bear Lake Center for the Arts www.whitebeararts.org
Black and white, and color, with printmaking and painting
techniques
Registration: 651.407.0597
WBLCA members $40, non-members $50. Materials fee: $5
Location: Tamarack Nature Center
5287 Otter Lake Road
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
- Annual NPS
Workshop
held at Friday Harbor Labs, Friday
Harbor, WA. 16-22 September 2006. (workshop
photo gallery)
- Botanical Printed Tote Bag
Instructor - Cathy Manus-Gray (NPS member)
Monday, 18 September from 7-8:30 p.m.
Cuyahoga Falls Library
2015 Third Avenue
Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Using fresh herbal leaves, learn to create a beautiful botanical design on a canvas bag. We'll talk about how this easy printing technique can be used on other surfaces as well.
Course fee is $15 per person and includes all supplies.
Call 330.928.2117 to register.
Send questions via e-mail to cathy.manus@gmail.com.
- Indirect
Gyotaku Workshop at April Point, Campbell River, British
Columbia, Canada www.aprilpoint.com
instructed by Mineo
Ryuka Yamamoto.
Saturday,
September 23, 2006
Workshop: fish printing 9 am - 4
pm
Sunday, September 24, 2006
Workshop: crab printing 9 am - 3 pm
Display student work: 3 pm - 4 pm
Accommodations: April Point Lodge
$99 per night, single or double
All students who are staying at April Point Lodge must book with Megan
Sinnott
Workshop fee: $200 CDN funds (including materials used in the
course)
Contact: Mineo Ryuka Yamamoto (NPS
Member)
President, International Fish Print Studio
3-11-34,Yakyu-cho
Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama Prefecture
355-0028 Japan
Phone: 81-493-22-2514
Fax: 81-90 3088 7105
mineoy@mxb.mesh.ne.jp
www2a.biglobe.ne.jp/~gyotaku/index_e.html
-
Nature Monoprinting Workshop
Instructor: Heather Fortner
(NPS Member)
In conjunction with the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Sarasota,
FL
Date & Time: Saturday - September 30: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Costs: $55 Members; $65.00 Non-members; $10 Materials fee
Registration Information: 941-366-5731 x239
A 1-day printing workshop using an 18" etching press.
Introduces basic plant printing techniques, background series
printing, printing with an inked plate, and combining backgrounds
with plants. No previous experience in nature printing
required.
Note: The workshop will be held offsite in Heather's studio in
Sarasota.
July 2006
- Techniques of
Japanese Gyotaku Printing
1-2 July 2006 (Saturday
& Sunday), 10 am to 4 pm
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
2559 Puesta del Sol Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Join master printer Mineo
Ryuka Yamamoto (NPS Member) for a weekend workshop focused on
printing three-dimensional subjects using both direct and indirect
methods. Learn traditional techniques that Japanese gyotaku artists
have used for centuries to capture images of starfishes, sea fans,
shells and other marine life on both fabric and paper. All art
supplies and subjects to be printed will be provided.
$130 members; $160 non-members
Instructor: Mineo Yamamoto (Director, International Fish Print
Studio)
Location: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Broder
Building
For more information contact:
805-682-4711 x 170 (Jeff
Barber, Education Coordinator)
jbarber@sbnature2
June 2006
- Sonja
Larsen's (NPS member) Nature Printing Workshop
Quote: "Dates
are arrival at Driftwood Lodge (near Pine River, MN, just north of
Brainerd) on June 18 (Sunday, Father's Day) and they'll work and
play until Friday morning, June 23. The setting is wonderful, as
many of you have been there know. We will pursue new background
techniques and some new printing techniques in addition to the usual
refresher course on various printing techniques. The cost for all
food, lodging, workshop and the use of the resort's golf course,
tennis court, kayaks, beach and bonfire, etc., is $680 plus tax and
tips. There is a materials fee of $40.
"For more information, please email: natureprints@charter.net"
- The Art of
Gyotaku: An Introduction to Fish Printing
Learn to make beautiful prints from shells and sea horses, using the
indirect method, from master nature printer Mineo
Ryuka Yamamoto (NPS Member). The workshop will be held in the
Retail Store of Hiromi Paper International in Santa Monica,
CA. Two sessions will be held each limited to 12 participants. All
materials are included. Space is limited, sign up now!
Instructor: Mineo Yamamoto (Director, International Fish Print
Studio) Location: Hiromi Paper International
Bergamot Station Arts Complex
2525 Michigan Avenue, G-9,
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Sunday, June 25, 2006
Session Times: 10 am to 12:30 pm and 1:00 to 3 pm
Contact: Ms. Ayami Oishi - for additional information and enrollment
details TEL: 310-998-0098
E-mail: washi@hiromipaper.com
Website: www.hiromipaper.com
April 2006
- The Selby Gardens Nature Printers
12th Annual Exhibit
April 4, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 pm
April 5 & 6, 10:00 am -
5:00 pm
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
811 Palm Ave.,
Sarasota, Florida
- Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden
Minneapolis (MN) Parks and Recreation Board
Martha Crone Visitors' Shelter
Sonja Larsen (NPS Member) will present an
exhibit of nature prints of spring ephemerals native to Minnesota
this April. This garden, established in 1907, is the oldest public
wildflower garden in the U.S. It consists of 13 acres, near the
Theodore Wirth Golf Course in Minneapolis. They are hoping
that spring blooms will coincide with her nature prints. For a map
and more details, google "Eloise Butler Wildflower" for
several sites.
Open daily, 10 a.m. Monday-Saturday and 12 on Sunday, until one hour
before sunset.
Admission is free.
March 2006
- "The Art of the Fish
Print" workshop
with Heather Fortner
(NPS member)
Saturday, March 18
9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
$63.00 (some materials provided)
Adult & Community Education Center
School Board of Sarasota County, Florida
1086 South Shade Ave.,
Sarasota, FL
941 361 6590
www.ace-sarasota.com
Recently
- 20 October 2005 through 8
January 2006
Exhibition
Title: Artistic Nature: Plant, Animal and Stone Printing
Venue: Changing
Exhibits Gallery
Forest Lawn Museum
1712 S. Glendale Avenue
Glendale, CA 91205
www.forestlawn.com
Curator: Joan Adan
323-340-4921
jadan@forestlawn.com
Their gallery accommodated about 100-120 framed nature prints
and stone rubbings plus related objects such as clay tiles, raku,
fabric pieces, printing supplies, etc. that will be installed in
floor and wall cases. Curator Adan included many of the prints and
artists represented in the recent Wildling
Museum exhibition. An opening reception was held on
Thursday, 20 October.
January
2006
- 18 and 19 January
2006 (possible third session 20 January)
The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
Sarasota, FL
Workshop: Creative
Concepts in Nature Printing
Renata Sawyer (NPS Charter member) will teach this session
inspired by Robert W. Little's second book of the same title.
The fee for the two days will be $85.
Contact the
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
Marilynn Shelley, Manager of Education
811 S. Palm Ave.
Sarasota, Fl. 34236
941-366-5731
mshelley@selby.org
www.selby.org
December
2005
- 10 December 2005
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Santa Barbara, California
Printing Nature on Fabric: Holiday Boutique
Create gifts for family and friends in a special holiday workshop.
Using common household chemicals students will learn to produce
designs on dark fabrics with leaves and other natural subjects. All
supplies and materials, including 2 T-shirts plus 1 small cloth bag,
will be provided.
Instructor: Susan Hansen
(NPS member)
Broder Building, SBMHA, 10 am to 4 pm
$75 members; $100 non-members
For information contact: Jeff Barber 805-682-4711 x 170 jbarber@sbnature2.org
September 2005
- 9-11 September 2005
Touchstone Center for the Crafts
Farmington, PA
Workshop: Printing Plants on Paper and Fabric
Instructor: Gudrun Garkisch (NPS member)
The Touchstone flora inspires the artist, botanist and dabbler alike
to enrich their printmaking vocabulary with this useful technique.
Marvel at the intricate designs of nature itself when we use the
pressure of our hands or feet or the printing press to transfer the
image of an inked plant onto silk, cotton or paper. Print on
clothing, accessories, note cards and more.
Contact the
Touchstone Center for the Crafts
1049 Wharton Furnace Rd.
Farmington, PA 15437 USA
1.800.721.0177 or 1.724.329.1370
Fax: 1.724.329.1371
tcc@hhs.net
www.touchstonecrafts.com
- 18 September 2005
Edina Art Center
4701 West 64th Street
Edina, MN
Workshop: Plant Printing to Collaborate with Calligraphy
9:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.
Hosted by the Colleagues of Calligraphy
Sue Filbin (NPS Member) will
conduct a workshop focusing on the practical experience of printing
a variety of plant materials-in black and white and in color-using
several methods for reproducing prints. You will use the
"direct printing" method and make masks and "ghost
prints" to create depth, watercolor techniques for backgrounds,
and making monotypes. Exercises include using botanical prints with
calligraphy.
Please register by Friday, September 16, at:
www.colleaguesofcalligraphy.com or
Sue Filbin at 612.827.1874
sfilbin@visi.com
August 2005
- August 2005
Stephen Di Cerbo (NPS
member) demonstrated direct fish printing method at conference of
the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators in Bar Harbor,
Maine.
event photo
- 20-21 August 2005
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Santa Barbara, California
Workshop: Weekend Workshop on Fabric Printing
Instructor: Susan Hansen (NPS member)
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
2559 Puesta del Sol Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
805-682-4711 x 170 (Jeff Barber, Education Coordinator)
www.sbnature.org
- 19-20 August 2005
NORTH CASCADES ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTER
Diablo Lake, WA
Workshop: Nature's Impressions: Printing with Natural Objects
Instructor: Roxanne Grinstad, M.Ed. (non-member)
Use natural objects to craft unique images for your journal or
whatever surfaces you choose. A multi-faceted artist, Roxanne will
show you how to create impressions with leaves, seeds, evergreen
needles, feathers and more.
North Cascades Institute for further details:
810 State Route 20
Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284
360-856-5700 ext. 209
www.ncascades.org
July 2005
- Annual NPS Workshop
Held at the Endicott College, Beverly MA, USA 16-21 July
2005 (Workshop
photo gallery)
- 1-31 July 2005
Sea
Adrift (virtual tour via click through)
Mainstay Gallery
Ketchikan, AK
Sharron Huffmann (NPS Member) and Janet Brand
Twelve 7-1/2 foot silk hangings printed with salmon, rockfish,
squid, octopus & kelp formed the central installation of the
show. Nine framed indirect gyotaku pieces were also featured.
slhuffman@mac.com
www.sharronhuffman.com
June 2005
- Sonja
Larsen's (NPS member) nature printing workshop was scheduled for
the Driftwood Resort in north-central Minnesota, June 19 (Sunday)
through June 24 (Friday). Five days of printing, each one different.
This was the 13th year for this event and several printers returned
from previous workshops.
They printed plants, direct and indirect fish printing on paper and
silk, background techniques using watercolors, Japanese marbling,
various monotype, re-matting and framing, collage and small-book
ideas. Students made original seals or
"chops". (For more details, please email Sonja at sonjanps@uslink.net.
)
- 25-26 June 2005
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Santa Barbara, California
Workshop: Butterfly Printing
Instructor: Vickie
Schumacher (NPS member)
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
2559 Puesta del Sol Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
805-682-4711 x 170 (Jeff Barber, Education Coordinator)
www.sbnature.org
May 2005
- 21 May 2005
Sue Filbin (NPS member)
demonstrated plant, flower and leaf printing at Wet Paint
Artists’ Materials & Framing
1684 Grand Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105
(651) 698-6431
www.wetpaintart.com
event photo
January
2005
- January through March 2005
Exhibition Title: In Touch With Nature: The Art of Nature
Printing in America
Group show of nature prints and decorative arts.
Wildling Art Museum
2329 Jonata Street
Los Olivos, California 93441-0907
805.688.1082
www.wildlingmuseum.org
info@wildlingmuseum.org
(view the cover to the exhibition
brochure)
December
2004
November
2004
September
2004
- Annual NPS Workshop
Held at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, Charleston, OR
USA 12-17 Sept 2004 (Workshop
photo gallery)
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