New Grounds offers year-round classes in a wide variety of printmaking techniques. Our instructors are experienced, actively-working artists and printmakers, both from within the Albuquerque community and from far abroad. All classes taught at New Grounds utilize techniques and materials that are in line with our commitment to promoting and developing non-toxic printmaking. Enrollment is limited to 8 students per class, maximizing each student’s time with the instructor.
Many of our various classes are taught several times each year, with different scheduling formats, allowing students to choose the session that best fits their schedule.
Introduction to Monotype
This liberating medium combines painting and printmaking techniques. In this four day class, students will be introduced to a variety of techniques from basic to experimental, and work with high-quality water-based Akua-Kolor monotype inks.
Class dates: Saturdays & Sundays, January 12, 13, 19 and 20
Class time: 9 AM - 5 PM, includes lunch break
Class fee: $ 275.00 + tax, includes all printing materials.
Paper needs to be purchased separately.
Instructor: Mary Sundstrom, MFA
Collagraphs
Translated literally as “collage prints,” this medium is for artists who thrive on textures and tactile art-making. Students will use this two day class to construct several different plates and learn a variety of printmaking techniques.
Class dates: Saturday and Sunday, February 2 and 3
Class time: 9 AM - 5 PM (includes lunch break)
Class fee: $ 200 + tax, includes most printing materials
Instructor: Ray Maseman, BFA, New Grounds Masterprinter
Non-toxic Photogravure/Solarplate-Etching
This four workshop provides an exciting opportunity to create beautiful limited edition prints using two distinctly different methods. The first results in rich and detailed photographic images, the second is a great alternative to lithography for artists who love to draw!
Class date: Saturdays & Sundays, February 9, 10, 16 and 17
Class time: 9 AM - 5 PM, includes lunch break
Class fee: $ 275 + tax, includes two small plates, and all printing materials. Additional plates are available.
Instructor: Diane Alire, MFA
Mezzotint
Mezzotints are cherished for their velvety texture and rich blacks. Students will learn the entire process from rocking a copper plate to drawing the image and printing. The three color process will be introduced if time allows.
Class dates : Saturday and Sunday, February 23 & 24
Class time: 9 AM - 5 PM, includes lunch break
Class fee: $ 250 + tax, includes most printing materials.
Instructor: Ray Maseman, BFA, New Grounds Masterprinter
Cut Paper
In this one day class, students will learn a contemporary approach to cut paper collage by creating unique images that incorporate knife-cut paper, positive and negative shapes, and layers of color.
Class dates: Saturday, March 1
Class times: 9 AM - 5 PM, includes lunch break
Class fee: $ 100 plus tax, includes all supplies
Instructor: Mary Sundstrom, MFA
Advanced Etching
This four day class will present a variety of ways to create color etchings. Methods covered will include multiple plates, viscosity printing, stencils, and precision selective wiping. Open to all etchers with solid knowledge of line etching, aquatint and softground, even if they are not familiar with non-toxic printmaking. There will be a brief review of our non-toxic methods, but the focus will be on going beyond basic techniques to produce multi-color prints.
Class dates: 4 Sundays, March 2, 9, 16 and 30 (no class on Easter Sunday)
Class times: 9 AM - 5 PM, includes lunch break
Class fee: $ 275 + tax, includes most materials
Instructor: Ray Maseman, BFA, New Grounds Masterprinter
Advanced Photogravure/Solarplate-Etching
This four day workshop introduces the thrill of color separation to create painterly, richly colored images. Artists can work with photographic images, drawings, or both.
Class date: Saturdays and Sundays, April 5, 6, 12 and 13.
Class time: 9 AM - 5 PM, includes lunch break
Class fee: $ 275 + tax, includes three small plates, and all printing materials. Additional plates are available.
Instructors: Diane Alire, MFA and Regina Held, MFA
Relief Printing
In relief printing, the image is printed from a raised surface which was produced by cutting away non-image areas. This four day class covers several techniques from basic ones to multi-plate and reduction printing..
Class dates: Saturdays and Sundays, April 19, 20, 26 and 27
Class time: 9 AM - 5 PM, includes lunch break
Class fee: $ 275 + tax, includes most printing materials
Instructors: Ray Maseman, BFA, New Grounds Masterprinter
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