Description
Linocut Printmaking 3 Day Getaway – Workshop WITH ANDREW THORNE
Monday, July 7th – Wednesday, July 9th
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
$180 ($150 + $30 Supply Fee)
Class Limit: 12 Students
Summer Week-long Retreat at Artelier!
Looking for a creative getaway not far from home? Why not spend a week at Artelier exploring and experiementing with a diverse range of materials?
Choose from a variety of self directed projects to work on in a dedicated art space! If you’ve taken a linocut class, or if you’re new to the process, this class is an opportuity to dig deeper and develop a larger linocut project, over the course of 3 afternoons. Instructor Andrew Thorne will help with technical and creative problemsolving and provide demos on how to carve and print, registration for multi-plate and reduction printing, transfer techniques, chine colle and tool maintaince.
This course is youth friendly!
Project Options:
• Linocut Reduction
• Multi block Linocut
• Jigsaw Linocut Print
• Printing on Fabric
About the Instructor:
Andrew Thorne is a multi-disciplinary artist, born in Mi’kma’ki, or Moncton, New Brunswick. He received a BFA from NSCAD University in 2020 and relocated to Treaty Six territory, Edmonton, in 2021. Recently Thorne has had exhibitions at Harcourt House Artist Run Centre, the Grande Prairie Art Gallery and Lowlands Project Space.
Andrew Thorne is passionate about artmaking practices becoming more accessible through arts education and programming. Thorne also teaches printmaking classes at SNAP, as well as drawing and other artmaking courses through the Edmonton City Arts Centre.
To see more of Andrew’s work, check out his Instagram:
Instagram: @listentoyerselfchurn
Website: andrewthorneart.com
Check out more classes with Andrew!
Most supplies in this printmaking workshop are included in the supply fee.
The Paint Spot will supply: 8×11″ lino block, lino cutting tools, brayer, baren, printing press, printing inks, printing papers, reference images.
You bring:
- Any extra materials or supplies you would like to use, such as lino, fabric or paper (some lino and paper will be provided)
- Suitable art clothes, hand towel, notebook, snack, drink, and your own PPE (mask, hand sanitizer)
You will receive a 20% discount on all art supplies from your registration until the end of the class!
Artelier is located at 10045 81 Avenue NW (back alley entrance). The workshop space is one block south of The Paint Spot.
Linocut 3 Day Getaway – Summer Retreat Series Workshop, Edmonton, Alberta
