Dear friends

I  hope you enjoyed your Summer and are looking forward to an eventful and colorful Fall season. As a child I remember readying for school, the crisp cool air and the excitement of the long trip to the big brick school.  My favorite memory, however, is opening the new box of crayons, the waxy smell and the beautiful piece of blank paper laid before me.

The  need to create and record what we feel and what we see  is inherent  It is a  well-known fact that art is  extremely important to the well being of every individual, Children come by creativity quite naturally.  The rest of us  need to be reminded occasionally how to experience the same freedom of expression we had as a child.  My upcoming workshop is designed to bring back the creative energies we have forgotten, to tap into the imagination and let the inner self come to the paper.

Monotype printing/painting is a very simple art form that requires no art experience to produce exciting results.  It eliminates the stigma that art means we must make an exact duplication on canvas of some object. Making a monotype is fun, This art form allows us to play with the imagination and it produces  wonderfully textured, colorful and frameable results.  It also gives the serious painter a time to loosen style,  approach painting in a different manner and to  use his honed techniques. 

The workshop begins with a short history of printmaking and tour of my studio and current exhibit.    Each student will receive a notebook of information on printmaking.  Basic techniques  will be demonstrated and students will have plenty of time to experience each process  I will also share the methods I  developed for printing and painting on paper and canvas.  Imaging, touch drawing, “active imagination" and use of music to stimulate and center will add to the experience.

The price for  a Saturday workshop is $75. Some materials included. (see button below) Saturday workshops run from  10AM-3PM plus studio time. Children's classes are after school.   Classes may also be set for groups during the day time hours.
 
I enjoy “playing” with the monotype and I use it regularly along with my painting. Join me for this stimulating workshop at my studio in the ambience of the restored Carnegie Library.

Sincerely,   Cara     Click here for in depth information  on the monotype process .