Anderson Ranch Arts Center Workshop Catalogs 2010-2014 | Page 59

Matt Christie, Clearing

Elizabeth Ferrill, Sale

Jean Gumpper, Sunrise

July 7 - 11

July 14 - 18

July 21 - 25

lithographic techniques

transfers

Jean Gumpper

Matt Christie

Elizabeth Ferrill

SKILL LEVEL: II - III

SKILL LEVEL: I

CONCEPT: Lithography is often considered the
printmaking medium most closely allied with
painting and drawing. This workshop explores
lithographic printmaking techniques utilizing
aluminum plates. We work with direct-drawn
plates using litho pencils, crayons and washes
to photographic and digitally-generated films
exposed on pre-sensitized photographic plates.
We examine basic plate and press set up
and operation, etching and inking processes,
photo-litho applications, paper preparation and
color registration.

CONCEPT:  Monotypes are often described as
“painterly prints,” but using Mylar to make
hand-cut stencils yields a more graphic, cleanedged effect. This workshop is open to painters and printmakers alike who are intrigued by
the process of creating one-of-a-kind prints.
Stencil methods are introduced in addition to
mark-making processes, background blends,
gum Arabic transfers and other fascinating
techniques. Students have opportunities to
translate drawings, paintings and photographs
into the print form using Plexiglas plates as
printing surfaces.

Pencil to Pixel: a survey of


MEDIA & TECHNIQUES: Plate preparation and
layout, drawing materials and techniques, plate
processing, inking techniques and press operation. Creating films; exposing, processing and
printing photographic litho plates.
ACTIVITIES: Demonstration of lithographic process and technique coupled with individual
work time; class demos with examples from
Anderson Ranch archives; individual conferences, group and individual critiques, and discussions about printmaking and art.
FACULTY:  Matt Christie has served as Artistic
Director of Printmaking at Anderson Ranch
and as a professional printer at Shark’s Ink in
Lyons, Colo. He received his M.F.A. from Virginia Commonwealth University and his work
is found in numerous private and corporate collections. He currently teaches printmaking at
the University of Colorado-Boulder.

www.mattchristieart.com

Tuition: $875 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation: $1075
Studio Fee: $100  Code: R0606  Enrollment Limit 10

Monotypes: stencils, blends and


MEDIA & TECHNIQUES: Inking of plates, printing,
press use, paper handling and monotype processes, including stencils, blends and image
layering.
ACTIVITIES:  Demonstrations, individual and
group critiques, group discussions and ample
studio time.
FACULTY:  Elizabeth Ferrill received her M.F.A.
in printmaking from the Rhode Island School
of Design. Her work has been featured in solo
exhibitions nationally and internationally. Elizabeth was an artist-in-residence at the Bemis
Center for Contemporary Arts in Omaha, Neb.,
and the Studio Coordinator of Painting and
Printmaking at Anderson Ranch. She is currently a faculty member at the University of
Nevada, Reno.

www.elizabethferrill.com

Tuition: $875 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation: $1075
Studio Fee: $100  Code: R0707  Enrollment Limit 10

Woodcut in the Landscape 
SKILL LEVEL: II - IV
CONCEPT: This workshop explores connections
between the natural world and the physical
processes of carving wood and printing layers
of ink. In the reductive woodcut process, ink is
applied onto paper in a series of transparent and
opaque overlapping layers. Gradually these layers build up into a completed image. We examine the balance between carefully planning the
print and being open to the unexpected possibilities inherent in the process. We work from
direct observation of the natural surroundings
and envision how constructed and imagined
environments can become visual metaphors.
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES: Techniques include but
are not limited to carving, transferring images
to blocks and color ink mixing; relief printing
from plywood blocks with oil-based inks using
a press and by hand; relief stencils, pochoir
techniques using gouache, monoprint possibilities, registration techniques and chiné colle.
ACTIVITIES: Students work intuitively and from
drawings, collages and/or photographic images
to create prints through the color reduction
process, allowing time for individual experimentation. Content and process are discussed
through demonstrations and discussions. Several field trips provide time for observation.
FACULTY: Jean Gumpper is a visiting professor
and Mellon Artist-in-Residence at Colorado C