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Current and upcoming
events
March 2010
- Tue, Mar 2 and Tue, Mar 9, 2010
Print and Pulp with Frick and Fort 6-9 pm (two
sessions)
Offered by Heather Fortner
(NPS member)
Classes held in the Sarasota, FL area.
Visit her website www.heatherfortner.com
for more information.
- Thu, Mar 11, 2010
Gyotaku - The Art of the Fish Print 10-4pm
Offered by Heather Fortner
(NPS member)
Classes held in the Sarasota, FL area.
Visit her website www.heatherfortner.com
for more information.
- 2 Mar - 15 Apr, 2010
EXHIBIT: NATURAL BEAUTY - Monotypes Inspired by Nature
by Lynda Goldberg (NPS
Member)
The Gallery at NORUMBEGA POINTat Weston
99 Norumbega Rd.
Weston, MA 02493
781.899.5505
www.norumbegapoint.com
RECEPTION: March 14, 2010 2-4pm Light refreshments
- Mar 15, 16, 17, 2010 (Mon-Wed)
Advanced Techniques of Gyotaku 10-4pm daily
Offered by Heather Fortner
(NPS member)
Classes held in the Sarasota, FL area.
Visit her website www.heatherfortner.com
for more information.
- Thu, Mar 18, 2010
Gyotaku- The Art of the Fish Print 10-4pm
Offered by Heather Fortner
(NPS member)
Classes held in the Sarasota, FL area.
Visit her website www.heatherfortner.com
for more information.
- Tue, Mar 23, 2010
Nature Mono-printing with a Press 10-4pm
Offered by Heather Fortner
(NPS member)
Classes held in the Sarasota, FL area.
Visit her website www.heatherfortner.com
for more information.
April
2010
- continuing through 15 Apr, 2010
EXHIBIT: NATURAL BEAUTY - Monotypes Inspired by Nature
by Lynda Goldberg (NPS
Member)
The Gallery at NORUMBEGA POINTat Weston
99 Norumbega Rd.
Weston, MA 02493
781.899.5505
www.norumbegapoint.com
RECEPTION: March 14, 2010 2-4pm Light refreshments
- Tentative plan for the Gyotaku
Tour/Japan ~ April, 2010
From Sunday 25 April through Sunday 2 May, 2010
hosted by Mineo Ryuka Yamamoto
(NPS Member)
International Fish Print Studio, Tokyo
(View the information
here online or download
the .PDF for easier printing.)
- EXHIBITION EXPLORES RELATIONSHIP
TO NATURE THROUGH THREE CENTURIES OF PRINTMAKING
Propagating Eden: Uses and Techniques of
Nature Printing in Botany and Art
Glyndor Gallery, April 3-July 25, 2010
Wave Hill: A public garden and cultural center
675 West 252nd Street
Bronx, NY 10471-2899
Phone: (718) 549-3200 ext. 232
Fax: (718) 884-8952
www.wavehill.org
Propagating Eden features books and prints from the mid-18th
century to the present, and includes important scientific botanical
treatises illustrated with nature-printed specimens, as well as
works by 20th-century and contemporary artists who have mined the
potential of natural forms. Among the works on view are some
extraordinary examples of 18th and 19th-century nature prints,
including a full sheet of nature-printed American currency by
Benjamin Franklin from 1779, and a delicate 19th-century botanical
illustration by printer and inventor Alois Auer.
Exhibition Reception, Sunday, April 11, 1–4PM
Panel Discussion, Sunday, May 23, 2PM
May
2010
- Tentative plan for the Gyotaku
Tour/Japan ~ May, 2010
From Saturday 15 May through Saturday 22 May, 2010
hosted by Mineo Ryuka Yamamoto
(NPS Member)
International Fish Print Studio, Tokyo
(View the information
here online or download
the .PDF for easier printing.)
- EXHIBITION EXPLORES RELATIONSHIP
TO NATURE THROUGH THREE CENTURIES OF PRINTMAKING
Propagating Eden: Uses and Techniques of
Nature Printing in Botany and Art
Glyndor Gallery, April 3-July 25, 2010
Wave Hill: A public garden and cultural center
675 West 252nd Street
Bronx, NY 10471-2899
Phone: (718) 549-3200 ext. 232
Fax: (718) 884-8952
www.wavehill.org
Propagating Eden features books and prints from the mid-18th
century to the present, and includes important scientific botanical
treatises illustrated with nature-printed specimens, as well as
works by 20th-century and contemporary artists who have mined the
potential of natural forms. Among the works on view are some
extraordinary examples of 18th and 19th-century nature prints,
including a full sheet of nature-printed American currency by
Benjamin Franklin from 1779, and a delicate 19th-century botanical
illustration by printer and inventor Alois Auer.
June-July
2010
- EXHIBITION EXPLORES RELATIONSHIP
TO NATURE THROUGH THREE CENTURIES OF PRINTMAKING
Propagating Eden: Uses and Techniques of
Nature Printing in Botany and Art
Glyndor Gallery, April 3-July 25, 2010
Wave Hill: A public garden and cultural center
675 West 252nd Street
Bronx, NY 10471-2899
Phone: (718) 549-3200 ext. 232
Fax: (718) 884-8952
www.wavehill.org
Propagating Eden features books and prints from the mid-18th
century to the present, and includes important scientific botanical
treatises illustrated with nature-printed specimens, as well as
works by 20th-century and contemporary artists who have mined the
potential of natural forms. Among the works on view are some
extraordinary examples of 18th and 19th-century nature prints,
including a full sheet of nature-printed American currency by
Benjamin Franklin from 1779, and a delicate 19th-century botanical
illustration by printer and inventor Alois Auer.
August
2010
- 5 day workshop on plant printing
on paper and cloth
with
John Doughty (NPS member)
to be held in Ripley, WV USA
22
–
27 August, 2010
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 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.
The workshop is part of Exploritas and is open to anyone 21 years or
older. Exploritas is
located at the Cedar Lakes Conference Center located in Ripley, West
Virginia, USA. Program Number is 5118RJ
(direct
link to program page)
September
2010
- 5 day workshop on plant printing
on paper and cloth
with
John Doughty (NPS member)
to held in Ripley, WV USA
12
– 17 September 2010
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 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.
The workshop is part of Exploritas and is open to anyone 21 years or
older. Exploritas is
located at the Cedar Lakes Conference Center located in Ripley, West
Virginia, USA. (Program Number and online registration
pending.)
November 2010
- Press Release
NPS Member Rachel
Ramirez
has been asked to prepare a small
exhibition of gyotaku prints (including
direct/indirect/transfer method and the tools and materials used to
make these images) for a
celebration of Japanese culture in Porto, Portugal during November
2010.
If any NPS members would be interested in showing an example of
their work (please note works need to be posted to Portugal and will
be retuned by postal service after the exhibition closes), please
contact Rachel at rachel.ramirez@gmail.com for
more specific information.
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