In-person workshop at the bindery:
94 Crockford Blvd, #2, Scarborough, ON M1L 3C3, Canada
Saturday & Sunday Feb 22 & 23, 2025
10am – 4pm both days
16+ years
maximum: 8 people
$260 total ($225 + $35 materials fee)
Instructor: Jacquie Sullivan
Colourful Quotes
Be inspired by colour, texture and the power of words! Guest instructor Jacquie Sullivan will guide your experiments with a gelatin plate and hand-printing techniques to create unique, layered prints on paper using found objects, recyclable materials, or stencil shapes of your own design. Then learn the basics of letterpress printing and use metal or wood type to add meaningful text to your prints with the help of a Showcard proof press. At the end of the weekend, you’ll take home a varied edition of colourful mixed-media prints.
In this course you’ll learn:
· How to make colourful, textured monotype prints using a gelatin plate and acrylic paint.
· Basic tools & terminology related to letterpress printing.
· Introductory skills to set, ink & print metal or wood type to add text of your choice to your work.
· Simple registration techniques to align multi-layered prints.
Level of Experience/Skills Required:
· Open to all levels, no prior printmaking experience required.
· All required tools & materials will be provided for use during the workshop.
· Please dress for mess or bring an apron.
· Bring a packed lunch/snacks & a water bottle/drinks; a 45-minute lunch break will be taken mid-day.
$260 total ($225 + $35 materials fee)
BIO
Jacquie Sullivan grew up in Uxbridge, Ontario and studied Fine Art at the Universities of Windsor and Guelph. Since returning to a focused art practice in 2020, she creates hand-printed linocut, woodcut and letterpress prints, greeting cards and block-printed textiles out of her home studio in Whitby. She teaches introductory relief printmaking workshops in the Greater Toronto Area, and her work is represented by the Scugog Arts Space in Port Perry and Preston Gallery in Uxbridge. You can find her on Instagram and Facebook @jacquieprints
