A Master Class in Akua Monoprinting

Friday April 10th 9 am - 12 pm and 1 pm - 4 pm (enjoy a 1 hour lunch break)

Elevate your printmaking practice with a master of the monotype. This fast-paced improvisational workshop dives deep into layering, transparency, and color theory using Akua Inks. Perfect for artists looking to break through creative blocks and embrace the spontaneous "painting-as-print" style that defines Melanie A. Yazzie's world-renowned work.

Explore Iconography and Personal Imagery. Learn Color mixing and vibrant layering. Create your own Contemporary Symbols.

ABOUT OUR INSTRUCTOR:

Melanie A. Yazzie is Professor of Art Practices and Head of Printmaking at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. Her works belong to many collections such as: the Denver Art Museum, Anchorage Museum of History & Art; Art, the Art Museum of Missoula, the Institute of American Indian Arts, the Kennedy Museum of Art and the Rhode Island School of Design Museum. She has exhibited nationally and internationally and in countries such as, New Zealand, France, Russia, Canada, Estonia, Northern Ireland, Korea, China, United Kingdom, and Australia. She is known for organizing print exchange projects that connect communities across the world. She makes prints, sculptures, paintings, does surface design and jewelry design.She has been represented by the Glenn Green Galleries in Santa Fe, New Mexico since 1994.

SUPPLIES:

Included in the class Fee: 2 pieces of Arnheim Printmaking Paper, 20” × 24“ plexiglass plate for use in class, palette knives, Fullest of Akua Inks and modifiers, 2 sheets of Duralar for stencils and extensive shop supplies.

Material List for participants to bring from home. 1 box of gloves, 1 -baby wipe container, 1 roll of paper towels, scissors, fine point sharpie, apron, items for texture such as string, yarn, leaves, lace. Extra Paper is available for purchase in the studio.