Zinc Plate Intaglio Class with Peter Avery Bird
Zinc Plate Intaglio Class with Peter Avery Bird
$280 Per Student, 6 spots available
Sign-up by emailing Marissa at admin@bluseedstudios.org
Course Description:
An introduction to intaglio printmaking.
Intaglio is an ancient practice of replicating an illustrated image using a zinc plate, an acid resist, and nitric acid. This 6 week course offers a crash course in the basic principles of Intaglio. Each student will finish the course with three printable plates and three editions of ten prints.
Course Length:
6 weeks, 3 hour long classes
Dates and Times:
Mondays February 14th-March 21st
and
Mondays April 4th-May 9th
Course Outline:
Week 1: Start the class with a quick demonstration of printing an intaglio plate to serve as a familiarization with the printshop and process.
Moving quickly into talking about what images the students would like to etch. I encourage students to bring black and white drawings and ideas.
Finishing the class with the preparation of the ground plate to be taken home and scribed over the week.
Week 2: Etch the first draft of each students plate. And print proofs using domestic etching proofing paper. Give students opportunity to reground and re draw into their plates for next weeks class.
Week 3: Students will return with second drawn first plate, and possibly first drawn second plate.
Lean into printing, wiping, and dialing in an Artists Proof to move forward with printing an edition.
Weeks 4 and 5: Introduction to spray paint aquatint. General printing, etching new plates, and finishing editions.
Week 6: Final Printing and Hanging of finished pieces.
Ages:
15+
Instructor Bio:
Peter Avery Bird
Jeweler, Painter, Printmaker, Rockhound.
I grew up in Central NY, in the Intaglio and Painting studios of my mother Deborah Geurtze. As a result I have always had an innate love for the arts, specifically painting and print.
I was trained by several incredible printmakers and painters including Will Contino, George Parino, and Bob Bureau while I studied at The American University of Cairo (Egypt), Suny Purchase, and Suny Alfred.
Exploration of the natural world and humanity has always informed my creativity. Which has led to my fascination with crystals and their use in adornment throughout history and across cultures.
Using sources from the natural world and the diverse brilliance of cultures I aim to paint the landscape of the mind and how we relate to planet Earth.