Art 397CP - ST- Collagraphs Printmaking

The word Collagraph (sometimes spelled collagraphy) is made up of from a union of the words "collage" and "graphic"? A collagraph plate is made the same way a collage is made, and it's then printed as an Intaglio or Relief print. A collagraph print is made from a collage of various materials glued together to a rigid substrate such as a board, creating multiple tactile surfaces that can extend to three-dimensional relief. In this class, students will explore different ways to develop plates using acrylic mediums, carborundum, an assortment of found material; learn printing techniques on an etching press for relief, intaglio and embossing to create dimensional prints. Using a multidisciplinary approach to printmaking to take advantage of a collagraph plate's highly textured surface, generate prints that have different tonal effects, use vibrant colors, and due to the depth of relief and differential inking process embossed surface with colors. This course offers a creative, experimental, and aesthetic explorations in printmaking with an emphasis on individual development and criticism that leads personal experimentation and refinement of students' work.