Tuesday, May 28, 2024

OffCenter Print Workshops

OffCenter held three print workshops throughout the day -- Printmaking with pink erasers, silk screening, and LEGO printmaking:


OffCenter printmaking instructors
in the big room at FUSION, where they held the workshops


ERASER PRINTMAKING

They offered an eraser printmaking workshop, using stamp pads to make small prints

The eraser example carved by Dre,
and the print made with a stamp pad


Zimmy at the materials table


Erasers, paper, and carving knives


SILK SCREENING

Dre gave the silk screening workshop:

The screens


Dre instructing the silk screening workshop


Materials table


Participants silk screened
on these patches


LEGO PRINTMAKING

Amy Maestas gave the LEGO printmaking workshop:

Amy Maestas with the LEGO plate
of a young participant


Amy directing the LEGO workshop




LEGO print
inked with stamp pad



LEGO materials






They made the LEGO prints




Amy's LEGO print


Back in February at Quelab, Brian brought the LEGO press he made to pull LEGO prints:



  • I also heard about the PRIXEL kit at the workshop (Instagram), which is a similar idea to LEGO printmaking.


T-SHIRT PRESS

Amy also had her new wooden press at her tent, big enough to print t-shirts with linoleum plates:




Linocut designs




The big wooden press

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