Linocut Printmaking with Lisa Granata 6-Week Class
Instructor: Lisa Granata Date/Time: Mondays, February 3rd - March 10th, 1pm-4pm Location: RIWS Classroom (Lower Level Gallery)
DESCRIPTION:
Students will learn the traditional relief linocut printmaking process. Explore the practice of using lino cutting tools, brayers, warming ink, inking the matrix, and how to handprint with a baren and printing on a press. Creatives will create artist proofs, ghosts, a limited edition of prints series and varied editions. Students will create an original stamp, a more complex single block print or a jigsaw print. The subject matter will be chosen by the artist.
* No prior relief printmaking experience needed
Lisa Granata (Instructor) Bio
Lisa Granata holds Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in General Fine Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art. She has a Master of Fine Arts degree in Painting from Cranbrook Academy of Art and a year’s study in Florence Italy at Studio Arts Center International.
Lisa lectures and instructs studio art courses at Lasell University. She teaches Studio Art classes at the Attleboro Arts Museum School to students of all ages and serves on the collections and exhibitions committee.
Lisa enjoys presenting lectures, demonstrations, and workshops throughout southern New England. Her art exhibition record includes galleries and museums on the east coast in the mid-west and in Italy.