Friday June 13th and Friday June 27th
Learn the art of Intaglio printmaking at Butler Gallery. Throughout the duration of the course participants will take an experimental approach to drypoint printmaking, where you will experiment with scribing into a variety of materials including perspex and tetrapak, before adding colour with Chine colle. Each class will begin with a demonstration, and a chat about the printmaking processes we are using on that day, preparing sketches for that plate and the the workings of the etching press.
For our last session we will have an introduction to linocutting, preparing sketches for linocutting, exploring different tools, and different ways to print our blocks.
INTAGLIO PRINTMAKING is the family of printing and printmaking techniques in which an image is incised into a surface and the incised line or sunken area holds the ink.
DRYPOINT in use from the late 15th century early 16th century by German Artist Albrecht Durer this is part of the intaglio family in which an image is incised into a plate with an etching needle/scriber.
Suitable for beginners. All materials provided.
About the Artist
Limerick born artist Anne McDonnell has been living in Waterford since she received her Degree in Printmaking from Limerick School of Art and Design 1997. She is a freelance art teacher and facilitates workshops with participants of all ages, backgrounds and abilities, in diverse venues from after schools to health care settings. She is always eager to explore new ways of working and experimenting with new materials and new printmaking processes. Recent exhibitions have included her solo show ‘Nourish’ in GOMA in 2024.
Refunds are offered up to 72 hours in advance of the event. Please email events@butlergallery.ie to cancel. A full refund will be issued if the workshop is cancelled by Butler Gallery.
This course is funded and subsidised by the REACH grants scheme 2025 through Community Education, Kilkenny and Carlow ETB.
13th - 27th June
