Also known as Provincetown Prints, white line woodcuts are a distinctive technique of multicolored prints cut from a single block of wood. Small grooves between the elements of a design create the white lines in the image. This process uses watercolor paints and can be done without a press. Marilyn Syme, the instructor, has decades of experience as a painter and printmaker and is passionate about this art form.

WHEN: 10 am-4pm September 12+13 (Saturday and Sunday)

WHERE: Two Rivers Printmaking Studio

TUITION: $350

This takes you to the website of AVA Gallery and Arts Center, our partner handling registration and processing. Please note that AVA offers tiered pricing options.

Consider joining printmaker and multi-media artist Barbara Ackerman in exploring green printmaking techniques using Solarplate, a photo emulsion etching process. This amazing green printmaking technology allows you to use UV light to develop your image (yes, you can use the SUN), and tap water as a solvent to etch your plate! Participants will learn two printmaking techniques: • 1- transferring an artist image, illustration or photograph, from transparent film onto the plate • 2- creating an image directly on the plate. Workshop includes two 6” x 8” Solarplates. Additional plates may be ordered prior to class.

WHEN: 10am-4pm, September 19+20 (Saturday and Sunday)

WHERE: Two Rivers Printmaking Studio

TUITION: $350

This takes you to the website of AVA Gallery and Arts Center, our partner handling registration and processing. Please note that AVA offers tiered pricing options.

In this three day workshop with multimedia artist Barbara Ackerman, participants will be introduced to a variety of collagraph techniques and plate making. Before embarking on new work, we will discuss and investigate printed samples with consideration for the use of texture, line, color and composition.

Participants should plan for introduction and plate making on Day 1 and printing on TRPS presses, days 2 & 3.

WHEN: 10 am- 4 pm, October 2 - 4 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

WHERE: Two Rivers Printmaking Studio

TUITION: $450.00

This takes you to the website of AVA Gallery and Arts Center, our partner handling registration and processing. Please note that AVA offers tiered pricing options.

This class introduces the fundamentals of copper-plate etching. Students will learn the complete process, from applying environmentally friendly BIG etching ground and etching with ferric chloride to printing on the etching press. Techniques covered include hard- and soft-ground etching, spray-paint aquatint for tonal variation, and a variety of mark-making methods. 

WHEN: 5:30-8:30pm, Tuesday evenings, October 6, 13, 20 + 27

WHERE: Two Rivers Printmaking Studio

TUITION: $350

This takes you to the website of AVA Gallery and Arts Center, our partner handling registration and processing. Please note that AVA offers tiered pricing options.

In this beginner friendly two day course students will get to try their hands at jigsaw printing! Traditionally adding color to a print can get complicated and can often involve multiple blocks, tricky registration, and a lot of precision. With jigsaw printing students can cut up their blocks, ink them separately, and assemble them at the press. Lots of color all at once! We will learn to use (and sharpen!) the carving gouges, cut out blocks using a scroll saw, and experiment with textures and colors. Students will get to design and execute their own prints and will leave with the confidence to make jigsaw prints on their own. 

WHEN: 10am-4pm, October 15+16 (Thursday+Friday)

WHERE: Two Rivers Printmaking Studio

TUITION: $350

This takes you to the website of AVA Gallery and Arts Center, our partner handling registration and processing. Please note that AVA offers tiered pricing options.

In this two-day class you’ll learn the complete process of multi-block relief woodcut printmaking, from carving to registration to printing. Add color and complexity to your relief prints. In multi-block printmaking, you have the chance to explore many color combinations of your design. Unlike reduction printing, all of your carved blocks can be used over and over again. For beginners and intermediate printmakers.

WHEN: 10am-4pm, October 17+18 (Saturday and Sunday)

WHERE: Two Rivers Printmaking Studio

TUITION: $300

This takes you to the website of AVA Gallery and Arts Center, our partner handling registration and processing. Please note that AVA offers tiered pricing options.

Lithography was accidentally invented by German playwright Alois Senefedler in 1798 as he was searching for a way to reproduce copies of his scripts. This Prontoplates class will explore polyester plate litho, which can be considered lithography’s modern cousin. This workshop will cover the soup-to-nuts of plate creation and processing, inking and printing, and more. Participants will utilize inexpensive materials such as ballpoint pens, sharpie markers, or laser jet printing to create their plates. The plates can be cut into shapes, support photo-based imagery and can be altered between printings. Discover ink fundamentals, registration tips, and how to print lithographic plates using an etching press. Artists will create unique or editionable prints that can easily incorporate hand drawn or photographic elements, or both. Learn the quick way to litho!

WHEN: 10am-4pm, November 7+8 (Saturday and Sunday)

WHERE: Two Rivers Printmaking Studio

TUITION: $400

This takes you to the website of AVA Gallery and Arts Center, our partner handling registration and processing. Please note that AVA offers tiered pricing options.

In this class we will approach monotype through the lens of painting. We will be using brushes and ink on plexiglass plates and will be painting from observation. We will use the brush and other tools to make direct strokes of color, but also to work subtractively so that the white of the paper can provide highlights. 

WHEN: 10am-4-pm, November 14+15 (Saturday and Sunday)

WHERE: Two Rivers Printmaking Studio

TUITION: $350

This takes you to the website of AVA Gallery and Arts Center, our partner handling registration and processing. Please note that AVA offers tiered pricing options.

This two-day workshop explores two essential intaglio techniques — hardground line etching and aquatint — using safer, greener materials. We'll begin by preparing copper plates and coating them with Baldwin's BIG ground, a non-toxic alternative to traditional hardgrounds that produces the same wonderfully crisp etched line. Students will draw into the ground, etch their plates, and pull a first proof on the press.

On day two, we'll return to our plates and apply an acrylic aquatint spray to build tone, texture, and depth. We'll be using acrylic spray in place of traditional rosin aquatint — a safer, healthier approach that also opens up exciting possibilities for creating gradients. Through step etching, students will learn to develop a rich range of values on a single plate, from delicate grays to velvety darks.

By the end of the weekend, participants will leave with at least one proof of their plate and a solid foundation in these versatile processes. This workshop is suitable for beginners, though a foundation in etching will be helpful.

WHEN: 10am-4pm, November 21+22 (Saturday and Sunday)

WHERE: Two Rivers Printmaking Studio

TUITION: $350

This takes you to the website of AVA Gallery and Arts Center, our partner handling registration and processing. Please note that AVA offers tiered pricing options.