|
Current and upcoming
events
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) Choose preferred dates from
choices on the right side.
- Nature Printing Demo
With Sue Filbin (NPS member)
Saturday, August 14, 11 a.m.–2 p.m.
Wet Paint Artists’ Materials & Framing
1684 Grand Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55105
(651) 698-6431
info@wetpaintart.com
www.wetpaintart.com
September
2010
- 2010 NPS Annual Workshop
11-17 September 2010
held at Oregon Institute
of Marine
Biology
(for more information)
- 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 is 5118RJ
(direct
link to program page) Choose preferred dates from
choices on the right side.
- Nature Printing Classes
With Sue Filbin (NPS member)
Saturday, September 25, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Monotype prints from botanical specimens
One-of-a-kind prints from leaves
Saturday, September 25, 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Nature printing with oil paints
Capture the detail of flowers and delicate specimens
White Bear Center for the Arts
2228 4th Street
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
(651) 407-0597
http://whitebeararts.org
October 2010
- INSTRUCTION TO FISH PRINTING
WORKSHOP
by GAIL BOUCHER (NPS Member)
ALL SKILL LEVELS Welcome!
Gail Boucher studied at Montserrat College of Art in Beverly,
Massachusetts where she refined her technique of gyotaku, (Japanese
Printmaking). Gail is the Sea Captain and owner of Atlantis Charter
Art Cruises in Newburyport.
17 October, 9AM - NOON
NEWBURYPORT ART ASSOCIATION
65 WATER ST. NEWBURYPORT, MASS.
Contact info for classes:
978.465.8769
lschwartz@newburyportart.org
www.newburyportart.org
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.
|
|