One-day workshop with Lyell Castonguay
Thursday, August 27, 2020
9 am - 5 pm
$125 plus $25 materials
(WhitPrint members: $112 plus $25 materials)
About This Workshop
If you enjoy working with your hands, woodblock printmaking may be the perfect artistic medium for you. Don’t miss this opportunity find out with BIG INK’s Lyell Castonguay! This year, in advance of the BIG INK weekend at Whiteaker Printmakers, Castonguay is offering a one-day intensive course that teaches the essential techniques to carve and print a 6-by-6-inch woodblock. All skill levels are welcome.
The day starts with an ice-breaker exercise that teaches essential carving techniques and tool maintenance. Students then move onto the main project: carving a black-and-white woodblock based on an original design. Castonguay will review each student's design and demonstrate his favorite digital image transfer process. For the printing process, he’ll teach the use of a traditional etching press as well as how to create hand-rubbed impressions at home. Students will learn which inks and papers are well suited for woodblock printmaking and creative ways to display their finished prints. By day’s end students will have an understanding of the entire process and be ready to implement new techniques into their studio practice.
What to Bring
Please come to this workshop with:
▪ A 6” x 6” inch design, rendered in black and white and composed of simple shapes and patterns. Don't make it too complicated!
▪ Woodcut tools. We recommend this Power Grip Five Piece Carving Set. (If you own carving tools please email lyellcastonguay@gmail.com to find out if they are suitable for the workshop.)
▪ Medium-weight brush pen (an optional investment, good for painting on the block).
▪ Sketchbook, pencil, and eraser.
All other printing materials, including wood blocks, paper, and ink, will be provided.
About The Instructor
Lyell Castonguay’s woodblock prints contextualize the natural world through the filter of the artist's imagination. As a pet owner and birder, Castonguay enjoys creating imagery inspired by the animals around him. He teaches woodblock printmaking and is the co-director of BIG INK, a collaborative project that tours the US to engage artists in the production of large-scale woodblock prints. Castonguay is represented by Mitchell Giddings Fine Arts, Brattleboro, VT and Imprint Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR. He resides in Newmarket, NH.
Reserving Your Spot
Register and pay in full to reserve your spot. To cancel a workshop enrollment, please email studio@whitprint.com. You'll get a full refund if your request is received at least four weeks before the start of the workshop, or a 50% refund if it is received at least one week before the start.
