Learn the art of block printing during a weekly workshop. Open to beginners and printmakers of all levels. We will spend the workshop drawing a design, tracing, and transferring to our block and carving. Once carved we will ink and print. Two hours is not a ton of time to complete a full print, so it is best to come with a drawing or design in mind. If you need more time to carve and print you are more than welcome to come back a following week. Carved blocks and prints are yours to take home and print as you wish after the workshop. 

Fees include the tools needed to carve and print, your linoblock and paper to print on. We will be carving 4x6” blocks of Speedycarve rubber which can be printed with block printing ink and ink pads. 

*Minimum 3 Students, Maximum 10 Students

This workshop is open for ages 15+

 Workshop Date: Saturday, September 26th

Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Ages: 15-Adult

Cost: $50 (ALL SUPPLIES INCLUDED)

Teacher: Emma Sprenkle

Bio: My work is steeped in nostalgia and memories, a collection of hand pulled Lino prints encapsulating a sense of childhood. I make art to invoke feelings and thoughts I never want to forget when my mind won’t stop replaying the ones I never want to remember. From a childhood spent hoarding stickers until I found the perfect spot, to arcade days spent trying to beat my brother at skee-ball. Reliving times when things felt easier by printing items in colors of those times. Y2K era toys, vintage panelings and the neon squiggles of a bowling alley carpet. The way the smell of a hot parking lot reminds you of walking to buy an ICEE with change from the sofa. Printmaking became my medium of choice because just as I never want to use up stickers as a child, the thought of only making one of something made me nervous. The feeling of carving a long straight line into linoleum with little resistance and the sound of the tacky ink as you roll it brings a sense of calm while I work. Making multiples of a single item is the best feeling as I see them lined up to dry as I take a deep breath. 

Website: https://www.emmakatesprenkle.com/

10 % OFF Supplies for Howard's Students
When you sign up for a class at Howard's we will provide you with a 10% off card that will be valid through the duration of the class on art supply purchases.

*The registration fee is a non-refundable fee to reserve your space in the class. If you cancel more than a week before class we will refund your registration fee. If the class is cancelled we will refund your registration fee. Register online, call or stop in with payment to reserve your spot. (Limited space available.)