SUMMER CLASSES at ABRAZOS

11 Miller St. Somerville, MA – near Porter Sq. T stop 617-519-8970

1. **NEW!! SEQUENCE AMPLIFICATION: Artist Book Boot Camp

Printmakers, photographers, and collage artists, paper cutters: Do you work in a series or sequence and have been curious about transforming your work into a panorama, screen or multi-paged book but don’t know where to begin?
THIS IS THE WORKSHOP FOR YOU!
The raw materials of your media will be transformed into simple but effective book forms that will enhance the kinetic, narrative or time based focus of your work. You will learn to cut, fold, sew and glue your way into new modes of expression
No book making experience necessary.
Basic materials list sent upon registration.

6 Tuesday evenings: June 11, 18, 25, July 2, 9, 16
Time: 6-9:30 PM
Cost: $300.00
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2.THE MIXED MEDIA PRINT: Relief and Pronto Plate Extravaganza

Using relief techniques of woodcut and stencils combined with polyester plate lithographic plates, which can be drawn on with markers and pens, painted on with floor wax and also put through photocopy or laser printers, participants will create multi-layered prints. There are options for JUST concentrating on relief printing or pronto plates. Beginners welcome

5 Wednesday evenings: June 12,19, 26,July 10, 17

Time: 6-9:30 PM
Cost: $250.00

3. IMPROVISATIONAL WOODCUT

It’s like Jazz, but with sharp tools, wood paper and ink! This most ancient of printmaking techniques honors the hand, the mark, and the constructive destruction of wood transformed by carving, scratching and abrading. Students will make a set of blocks that can be used alone or in conjunction with one another. Tool maintenance and sharpening, ink modification and printing techniques will be address. This is a unique way to work with printmaking that can have the immediacy of collage, yet incorporates the possibility of multiples and working in a series.

Beginning and continuing students welcome.

6 Tuesday mornings: June 11, 18, 25, July 2, 9, 16

Time: 9:30-1:30
Cost: $345.00
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REGISTRATION:
To secure a spot, a deposit of $50.00 should be sent to Annie Silverman, and mailed to ABRAZOS PRESS, 11 Miller ST. Somerville, MA 02143. An email of intent should be sent to silverman.annie@gmail.com.

www.abrazospress.com

Annie Silverman has been a printmaker for 25 years and has concentrated on woodblock printmaking for the past 11 years. She is the owner of ABRAZOS PRESS in Somerville, MA, a teaching and professional studio dedicated to relief printmaking. Annie has been affiliated for over 15 years at Mass Art in Boston where she teaches courses in Artist Books, and Relief Printmaking into Books. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, most recently at the French Cultural Center in Boston, MA, at the Boston Public Library, and at Translations Gallery in Canton, Ohio.

2013. …WINTER CLASSES AT ABRAZOS PRESS WITH ANNIE SILVERMAN

1. IMPROVISATIONAL WOODCUT
It’s like Jazz, but with sharp tools, wood, paper and ink!
This most ancient of printmaking techniques honors the hand, the mark, and the constructive destruction of wood transformed by carving, scratching and abrading. Each block is a layer of information that can be combined with stencils and masks to yield unique, contemporary results. Students will make a set of plates that can be used alone or in conjunction with one another. We use Shina plywood, a wonderful material that is easy to cut and keeps fine detail. Tool maintenance and sharpening, ink modification, transfer techniques, and printing techniques will be addressed. This is a unique way to work with woodblock that can have the immediacy of collage, yet with the possibility of multiples and work within a series for which printmaking is ideal.

For people who have been frightened of carving, or who have had bad past experiences with splintering wood and dull clunky tools, this workshop will add much to your printmaking repertoire! No experience necessary.

1. Alternate TUESDAY evenings: 6-9:30 pm
January 22, February 5,19, March 5,19, April 2

2. MIXING IT UP: WOOD CUT AND PRONTO PLATE Printmaking
Many people who have experimented a bit with Pronto Plates (polyester plate lithography) have often found them tricky and disappointing. However, when understood and mastered they give a variety of marks, photographic imagery and possibilities with text that not often possible with woodblock or linocut. Come carve print, makes stencils, and pronto plates. Learn to “live in the layers”(Poet Stanley Kunitz) Returning students and beginners welcome. The classes are small and tailored to individual interests.

2. Alternate Wednesday mornings: 9:30-1pm
January 23, February 6,20, March 6,20, April 3

Classes are limited to 5

Cost for 6 sessions: $300.00

To secure a spot a deposit of $50.00 should be mailed to: Annie Silverman ABRAZOS PRESS 11 Miller St. Somerville, 02143
A materials list will be emailed directly afterwards.
Please send an email of intent or questions to: silverman.annie@gmail.com
617-519-8970 WWW.Abrazospress.com

Annie Silverman has been a printmaker for 25 years and has concentrated on woodblock printmaking for the past 11 years. She is the owner of ABRAZOS PRESS in Somerville, MA, a teaching and professional studio dedicated to relief printmaking. Annie has been affiliated for over 15 years at Mass Art in Boston where she teaches courses in Artist Books, and Relief Printmaking into Books. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, most recently at the French Cultural Center in Boston, MA, and at the Boston Public Library.

Please join us on Sunday December 2 from 12-6 pm.  Printing Demonstrations, carving, libations and general mischief.

Across the hall will be a lovely show and sale  of Karen Aqua’s drawings from her animated films.  For more information on this event: http://karenaquashowandsale.carbonmade.com/

1.IMPROVISATIONAL WOODCUT
It’s like Jazz, but with sharp tools, wood, paper and ink!
This most ancient of printmaking techniques honors the hand, the mark, and the constructive destruction of wood transformed by carving, scratching and abrading. Each block is a layer of information that can be combined with stencils and masks to yield unique, contemporary results. Students will make a set of plates that can be used alone or in conjunction with one another. We use Shina plywood, a wonderful material that is easy to cut and keeps fine detail. Tool maintenance and sharpening, ink modification, transfer techniques, and printing techniques will be addressed. This is a unique way to work with woodblock that can have the immediacy of collage, yet with the possibility of multiples and work within a series for which printmaking is ideal.

For people who have been frightened of carving, or who have had bad past experiences with splintering wood and dull clunky tools, this workshop will add much to your printmaking repertoire!  No experience necessary.

Alternate Monday evenings: 6-9:30 pm
October 1, 15, 29,November 12,26, December 10 (since Nov.12 is a holiday, we can reschedule
if needed

2.MIXING IT UP: RELIEF PRINTING AND PRONTO PLATES
Many people who have experimented a bit with Pronto Plates (polyester plate lithography) have often found them tricky and disappointing.  However, when understood and mastered they give a variety of marks, photographic imagery and possibilities with text that not often possible with woodblock or linocut. Come carve print, makes stencils, and pronto plates . Learn to  “live in the layers”(Poet Stanley Kunitz)

Since the classes are small and individualized, participants can concentrate on what is most useful to them in their work.

A. Group- Alternate Thursday mornings : 9:30-1pm
September 27, October 11,25, November 8,15, December 6
Classes are limited to 5

Cost for 6 sessions: $300.00

To secure a spot a deposit of $50.00 should be mailed to Annie.
A materials list will be emailed directly afterwards.
For  Annie’s mailing address,  class confirmations and information: anniesil@earthlink.net
617-519-8970

Summer Classes and Workshops at ABRAZOS PRESS
11 Miller St…..Somerville..near Porter Sq… AIR CONDITIONED..!

1. Improvisational Woodcut:
It’s like Jazz, but with sharp tools, wood, paper and ink!
This most ancient of printmaking techniques honors the hand, the mark, and the constructive destruction of wood transformed by carving, scratching and abrading. Each block is a layer of information that can be combined with stencils and masks to yield unique, contemporary results. Students will make a set of plates that can be used alone or in conjunction with one another. We use Shina plywood, a wonderful material that is easy to cut and keeps fine detail. Tool maintenance and sharpening, ink modification, transfer techniques, and printing techniques will be addressed. This is a unique way to work with woodblock that can have the immediacy of collage, yet with the possibility of multiples and work within a series for which printmaking is ideal.

PRINTMAKING CLASSES LIMITED TO 5 participants
4 day intensive Improvisational woodcut workshop- July 8-11 (Sunday-Wednesday)
9:30-4:30
$340.00
B. Thursday Morning Class – Improvisational woodcut
5 sessions (June 14,21,28, July 12, 19) NO CLASSES 4th of July week
9:30-1:00
$250.00
2. Relief and Pronto Plate Extravaganza: The multi- layered print
Polyester plate lithography (pronto plates) are a wonderful addition to any printmaking skill set. The plates can be drawn on with BIC pens and Sharpie markers, painted on with Acrylic floor wax, and afford the integration of text and photographic imagery through their ability to be used with laser printers and copy machines. Add all this to the wonders of woodcut and relief printmaking and become giddy with the endless possibilities for creating truly unique prints. Pronto plates are also a wonderful means of creating text for artist books.
Monday evening class- Relief and Pronto plate Extravaganza
5 sessions: (June 18,25,July 9,16,23)
6:00-9:30 PM
$250.00
3 Day intensive workshop-Relief and Pronto Plate Extravaganza
June 22-24 (Friday-Sunday)
9:30-4:30
$250.00
Bookmaking Bootcamp : 3 day intensive
Books are physical containers for ideas and images. Learn basic sewn and folded book structures that can both organize and sequence other bodies of work. Based on interest and experience participants can expect to make forms as : The Chinese Atlas, Japanese folding screen, Coptic Bound book, Stab Bindings and others.
August 3-5 (Friday-Sunday)
9:30-4:30
$250.00

REGISTRATION: A $50.00 fee to hold a space in workshops should be sent to Annie Silverman.
A materials list will be emailed directly afterwards.
For Annie’s mailing address, confirmation and information: anniesil@earthlink.net, or silverman.annie@gmail.com

Annie Silverman has been a printmaker for 25 years and has concentrated on woodblock printmaking for the past 11 years. She is the owner of ABRAZOS PRESS in Somerville, MA, a teaching and professional studio dedicated to relief printmaking. Annie has been affiliated for over 18 years at Mass Art in Boston where she teaches courses in Artist Books, and Relief Printmaking into Books. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, most recently in Kyoto, Japan as part of an artist book show created to coincide with the Mokuhanga Conference in June 2011. During the summer of 2010 Annie was an artist- in-residence and teacher at the Graphic Workshop in Næstved, Denmark, where she had a solo exhibition.She was also in residence and teaching  at Clo’ Ceardlann, in Donegal, Ireland. Part of her print installation, VANISHING POLLINATORS can be seen at the Boston Public Library in the Mixit 25th Anniversary exhibition until July 31, 2012

http://www.bpl.org/exhibitions/current-exhibitions/mixit/