Secrets of Chine Collé
Alberta Printmakers
Instructor: Myken McDowell
Date: October 27, 2024
Location: A/P Studio, 10am – 4pm
Cost: $140
Take your prints to the next level! This one-day chine-collé workshop would be ideal for those with some prior printmaking experience, who may have old etching plates they would like to revisit, old proofs printed on washi paper, monotypes, or drawings rendered in oil-based inks. In this workshop, students will learn how to chine-collé, a process of printing on Japanese rice paper and bonding to a heavier substrate, both with and without a press. Over the course of a single class, Participants will extend their print knowledge as students will walk through the chine- collé process step-by-step to make unique works of art.
What you’ll learn:
- Operating an etching press
- Paper selection
- Mixing and applying rice paste
- Collage techniques
- How to chine-collé at home
About the instructor
Myken McDowell is an Edmonton-based visual artist and educator. Rooted in printmaking and full of questions about memory, place, and their influence on one another, her interdisciplinary artwork has been exhibited nationally and internationally and has earned numerous scholarships and awards. She also works as the Printshop and Programs Coordinator at the Society of Northern Alberta Printmakers, but when she’s not doing that, she likes to take pictures of empty spaces and collect other people’s love letters.
Website: mykenmcdowell.com.
Workshop Fee: $140* prices not subject to GST
For more information and to register, visi albertaprintmakers.com.
*Access to using the A/P studio equipment, including as a workshop participant, requires an A/P membership. Annual memberships are $30 and $10 for current students and current recipients of AISH. Membership fees can be applied directly to your workshop registration.
This workshop includes all project supplies, students are recommended to:
- Bring old plates or drawings.
- Arrive no more than 10 minutes before class.
- Park in the stalls located in front of A/P or use free street parking.
- Bring a lunch and water bottle.
- Bring a notebook/sketchbook and pen.
- Bring reading glasses if you need them for fine work.
- Wear suitable clothing for working with ink and/or a work apron.
- Wear close toed shoes and avoid overly loose long sleeves.
- Tie back long hair when operating machinery.
- Personal PPE – none.
Additional Notes:
- Class limited to 6 Participants
- Adults 18+ Years Old
For information visit Education | Alberta Printmakers.
