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Photopolymer Plate Gravure (January)

In this course, participants will learn how to make positive film with and without Photoshop (non-digital process). Participants will then use the film to make intaglio/etching polymer plates, both machine made and manual processes. Inking and printing sessions in this course will cover related techniques such as color inking, texturing, and chine-collé like collage. No previous Photoshop experience is required; printmaking experience is helpful but not required – all levels are welcome!

General Tuition: $500
Pay It Forward: $525
Scholarship Tier I (Limited): $450
Scholarship Tier II (Limited): $475

Accessibility Notice –
This class takes place in the Heinz Printmaking Studio which is located on the third floor and requires participants to climb two flights of stairs. This class may require materials or processes that are hazardous for animals. Please email classes@kala.org prior to enrolling so we can assess if we are able to accommodate you and your service animal safely and efficiently.

  • Tuition: $500
  • Location: Heinz Printmaking Studio
  • Instructor: Kazuko Watanabe
  • 3 Classes
  • Sunday, January 26, 2025 — February 9, 2025
  • 10:00AM — 4:00PM
  • $35 Materials Fee - Payable to the instructor on the first day

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About the Instructor:

Kazuko Watanabe has worked in print media for over twenty years. She has researched and developed three-dimensional prints, print sculpture, the use of intaglio in artist’s books and the combination of traditional print media with computer techniques. In 1999, she received the Library Fellows Award from the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C. In 2001, her work was selected for the “Print National” exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York.