Join us in this popular two-session workshop! Learn the basics of etching – The 500-year-old printmaking process used by masters such as Rembrandt, Dürer, Chagall, and Goya. This Saturday workshop will focus on using copper plates to create intaglio prints. During the first meeting you will learn how to prepare the plate, design your image, and use an etching needle. Between sessions, the instructor will immerse your plate into the etchant solution. At the second meeting you will learn how to ink your plate, soak the paper, and use the printing presses. You’ll complete the class having made your own hand-pulled prints. You will also own your etched copper plate and gain the experience to continue working independently during sessions of Printmaking Open Studio. You will learn about paper, tools, and ink used in this process. No prior printmaking experience is required. All levels are welcome. Supplies are provided through the materials fee, but you are welcome to bring small sketches or photos as inspiration.

The Sonoma Community Center is committed to creating an accessible learning environment. If you require any special considerations(medical, physical, learning) please share them with Sean Baskin, Program Associate, by emailing him at sean@sonomacommunitycenter.org so that he can forward them to the relevant Program Director and Instructor.