Workshops
DATES: 2 sessions, Saturday June 22 and Saturday June 29 from 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm
LOCATION: The Studio of Nothing Else, 3008 Acton Street, Berkeley
In this class, we'll be learning to print monotypes, a popular printmaking technique that is in many ways a natural for painters to learn. Monotype is a great way to work out ideas because prints will be finished in a couple of hours. You will create unique images that also lead to a series of ghosts, images sharing a relationship with the first pull. The evolution of the ghosts can be fascinating to see how an idea can develop. Artists like Degas used monotypes to develop a structure and value base for their pastels. Learning the different textures that can be created and the ways the ghosts can be altered will be the focus of the class.
BIO: Barry Ebner is fascinated by visual moments, where texture, contrast, shape and meaning all collide. He is a printmaker, specializing in monotype and intaglio. He has taught his monotype techniques in the Bay Area at Kala Art Institute, the Academy of Art University and in Santiago, Chile at Taller 99. He has participated in printmaking projects in Havana, Cuba, Basel Switzerland and Santiago. He has lived and worked for the last twenty years in Berkeley, CA where he maintains The Studio of Nothing Else. He also sneaks out to go on Plein Air painting excursions that can be found on instagram on @Coastpaintings. His print work can be found on instagram at @ebnersart. When not creating art or teaching, he can be found playing guitar, badly.
Cost: $240 Non-members & $200 Members plus $10 materials fee (Scholarships to cover half the tuition are available to HBC members; please email board@handbookbinders.org to apply)