Level II Relief Printmaking Workshop with Paul Valentine

Level II Relief Printmaking means it is time to bring color into the mix! If you are comfortable with creating a single-color relief print, then come and learn how to use the multi-block and reduction printmaking techniques in this 2-day workshop. There are exciting differences between the two that leads to very different mark making. We will also discuss advanced inking strategies that can add depth and complexity to your image.

Multi-block relief printmaking uses a separate block for each color. The carved areas fit together like puzzle pieces and are printed in succession onto the paper. Reduction relief printmaking uses only one block, slowly carving it away as each layer is printed on top of the one before. The final layer is usually the black outline, and it will have every other color printed underneath it.

All materials and tools needed will be supplied. Please note this class 2 days (Saturday January 21 and Saturday January 28) and is for ages 15+ who have a basic understanding of relief printmaking or a related medium.

About the artist: Paul Valentine is a multidisciplinary artist living in Surry, Maine. Formerly an architectural and museum exhibit designer, he graduated from the University of Tennessee with a Bachelors of Architecture. He has exhibited artwork and painted murals in Qatar, Russia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, and the United States, as well as participated in a 9-month Artist-in-Residency at the FireStation Museum in Qatar. Paul has dedicated a significant portion of his life to exploring the natural world, having backpacked over 7,000 meters of long-distance trails, walking across the US twice, on the Appalachian Trail and Pacific Crest Trail, and the Te Araroa Trail in New Zealand. The impact that sleeping under the stars for a combined 2 years during these adventures has had on his work cannot be overstated. Seeing the first-hand effects that humanity is having on the world propels him to use his art to help inspire people to take better care of the beautiful and magical places we have all around us.