4-session workshop (two evenings plus two days) with Austin Armstrong
Tuesday and Thursday, Aug 6 and 8, 5:30 - 8:00 PM
Saturday and Sunday, Aug 10 and 11, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
$300 plus $75 materials fee
($30 discount for WhitPrint members)
About the Workshop
Stone lithography is one of the most popular and revered forms of fine art printmaking. Originally invented in 1796, this form of printmaking utilizes a limestone slab, made flat and smooth, and relies on the mutual repulsion of oil and water to transfer an image from the stone to the paper. Unique among printmaking techniques, stone lithography offers the artist a broad and exquisite range of mark-making. Famous artists from Daumier to Manet to Escher have all produced lithographic works.
In two evening sessions and one weekend, this workshop offers a complete introduction to traditional stone lithography. It will cover all the basic steps involved, including graining and preparing the stone, drawing with a variety of materials, etching the stone, inking, and printing. Each participant will operate at least one of WhitPrint’s three stone litho presses.
Thorough note-taking is encouraged — there’s a lot of information in this workshop! Once participants have learned the process, they may continue to practice lithography at WhitPrint as a member or visiting artist.
About the Instructor
Currently residing in Salem, Oregon, Austin Armstrong received his BFA in printmaking from Colorado State University at Ft. Collins in 2016 and his Printer Training Certificate from Tamarind Institute in Albuquerque in 2021.
Armstrong has exhibited, curated, and collaborated across the US including serving as the Interim Gallery Director of Green Lion Print Gallery in Bath, Maine in 2019. He has fulfilled various visiting artist opportunities and collaborative projects, including being a Printer in Residence at the Roswell Artist In Residency program in 2020.
Armstrong’s work is in the print collections of the Southern Graphics Council International, Kennesaw State University, University of Puerto Rico, Alfred University in New York, the Portland Museum of Art in Maine, and the University of Northern Colorado.
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.
