Today's class- Tonight was the first meeting for this combined printmaking class and so everyone did the same thing. I used my four rosters to gradually take attendance and distribute the appropriate syllabi for each student. These were reviewed. Then I showed slides, historical and contemporary, of prints in the same mediums as those you will be exploring this semester. I also brought in several print exchange portfolios from my collection, so the class could see numerous examples of contemporary prints from professional printmakers from around the country, including several artists who are in the New York Public Library's print collection.
How to make this up- If you are not familiar with these artists, take a few minutes to look up print work from Durer, Piranesi, Goya, Masereel, and the German Expressionists.
Homework- Think about ideas for next week. Beginners will be doing portrait pieces, advanced students will be coming up with plans for the semester.
For next class 9/9/14- Students working on linocut should have a piece of unmounted linoleum, linocut tools, a sketchbook, pencil and eraser. Black oil relief printing ink and proper print paper will be needed, but probably not until the week after. The subject will be a portrait (self or someone else) so bring a mirror or photo to work from. Advanced students are welcome to join the others in working with linoleum, or can bring in a sketchbook and start working on ideas for more complex print projects to be done this semester.
