Eco Intaglio Printing

with Kayla Gibbons

Saturday, November 2 · view days & times
Price: $65 | $58.50 ArtsQuest Member
Fees: $5 Visual Arts Service Fee on all orders
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Venue: Mosaics/Fusing Classroom
Ages: 18+

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1 Day Workshop

Saturday, November 2 | 12-3 p.m.

As early as 5,000 BCE, the Sumerians created jewelry by carving designs into metals like gold, silver and copper. In the 1400s, copper continued to be utilized for engraving and evolved into a new form of printmaking called intaglio. Ink was rubbed over the incised surface of the copper plate and was then run through a press where paper absorbed the ink in the small reservoirs created by the grooves.

In this one-day printmaking workshop, students will learn the basics of an eco-friendly version of intaglio, exchanging copper plates for repurposed recycled Tetra-Pak cartons (think oat milk, almond milk) and printing with a water-soluble, non-toxic ink. This workshop is designed in order that this process can then be safely and affordably continued in a home studio.

Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Kayla Gibbons received her MFA in Sculpture from Yale School of Art in 2013 and BFA from the School of Visual Arts in 2011. She is the 2014 recipient of the Connecticut Artist Fellowship Grant offered through the Connecticut Office of the Arts. Kayla has been an artist in residence at the Byrdcliffe Colony in Woodstock, New York and the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, Vermont. Her work has been exhibited in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, and internationally in Rome, Poland, and Turkey. Kayla is an adjunct professor at Lehigh University, Marymount Manhattan College, and the School of Visual Arts. In addition to studio courses, Kayla delivers an art history seminar at the School of Visual Arts entitled Monument/Memorial: Sculpture & The American Landscape, an extension of her research and practice. Kayla works between Queens, New York and Bangor, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

• Saturday, November 2, 2024 @ 12:00 PM 11/02/2024 12:00 PM 11/02/2024 03:00 PM 15 Eco Intaglio Printing https://www.bananafactory.org/event/16515/eco-intaglio-printing/ Mosaics/Fusing Classroom false MM/DD/YYYY

Venue Information

Mosaics/Fusing Classroom
Banana Factory
25 W Third Street
Bethlehem, PA 18015
610-332-1300
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