Reduction Printmaking for Beginners with Shanlee Cox

Reduction Printmaking for Beginners – 3 Class Session

In this class students will learn about the reduction printmaking process and complete an edition of six two-layer linocuts. Classes held at The Josephy Center downstairs in the Printmaking Studio.

Class Description:

– The class will run over the course of three weeks. At the beginning of each class, students will receive a demonstration on the different steps of the printmaking process and then, the remaining time will be spent applying what they’ve learned toward their own projects.

Class 1: Introduction/Icebreakers, Explanation of Reduction Printmaking Process, Transferring and Carving Demo, Worktime.

Class 2: Students arrive to class with the first layer of their print carved. Demonstration on registration and printing. Worktime.

Class 3: Students arrive to class with the first layer printed and the second layer carved. Students print their second layer. Demonstration on editioning. Discussion on what we learned/how to continue printmaking at home. Students take prints home at the end of class.

INSTRUCTOR BIO:

Shanlee Cox is an artist and educator based in Bozeman, MT. In 2020, she graduated from Montana State University with a BA in Art Education focused in Printmaking. During her time as an undergraduate student, she discovered the importance of storytelling in both art and human development. Now, she continues her practice by creating work in a variety of mediums (including printmaking, bookbinding, tattoo, and ceramics) that depict her lived experiences and their lasting effects. Focusing on themes of monotony, dependency, and self-realization, Shanlee creates a narrative that honors both personal and universal experiences.