Instructor: Koichi Yamamoto

June 22nd - 28th 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Course includes open studio the entire week.

In this course, we will be investigating fundamental visual elements, especially with copper Intaglio printmaking lines from drypoint, engraving and etchings. Understanding various quality of lines are essential part of building drawing and compositions. We will be making various types of lines such as fast dynamic and expressive gesture trace mark to slow meditative precision engraving lines and dots on copper plate to create contrast in in intaglio image makings. All participants are welcome to bring their own works as well as start a new work on copper plates. We will be experiment with drypoint lines and later translate that to burin copper engraving and etchings. We will cover some historical background as well as technical demos including Chine- Collé and à la poupée.

• Supplies List for Participants: Order your supplies for delivery before course begins.

• Drypoint: Copper plate 9”x 12” https://www.dickblick.com/items/copper-etching-plate-9-x-12-050-/

• Printing paper Fabriano Unica 250gsm, 22x30” x 10 sheets each student https://www.dickblick.com/products/fabriano-unica-printmaking-paper/?fromSearch=%2Fsearch%2F%3Fsearchword%3DPrinting%20paper%20Fabriano%20Unica%20250gsm

• Etching needle https://www.dickblick.com/products/ec-lyons-twisted-etching-needle/

• Engraving: Burin, #8, https://shop.takachpress.com/edward-c-lyons-burin-square-8-l325-08/

• Leather work gloves, Home Depot or Amazon

• Sharpie markers black and red

Supplies provided by the HP studio. Baldwin Ink Grounds, Lexan plate 9”x 6”, newsprint, brayers, cleaning supplies, Frosted mylar 24x36x.005”, Tracing paper and many shared supplies and tools. Teaching Assistant knowledgeable with BIG grounds will be available for consult.

Skill Level: Open to All

-$25 Discount for Members. Discount Code will be sent out in advance to add to your cart on check out. If you did not receive the Discount code in an email or text 210-315-2244 ask for it before checking out. Sorry - no discounts can be applied after checkout.

$50 Fee will be taken for any workshop cancellations to cover our administrative costs. No cancellations accepted 7 days before a workshop.

Instructor Bio:

Koichi Yamamoto is an artist who merges the traditional and contemporary by creating unique and innovative approaches to the language of printmaking.

Koichi has worked with meticulous copper engravings to large-scale monotypes and kites. He studied at the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Oregon then relocated to Krakow, Poland and Bratislava Academy of Fine Arts in Slovakia for learning copper engravings. He completed MFA at University of Alberta, Canada. He has taught at Utah State University and University of Delaware and currently a professor at University of Tennessee in Knoxville.