Six collages hanging at Salem Hospital’s new Rehabilitation Center, thanks to Mary Lou Zeek Gallery Art Consultation.

Sitka Center for Art and Ecology
56605 Sitka Drive, Otis, OR 97368
541-994-5485

A Collage Approach to Monotype
September 21- 23, 2016 10am – 4pm

Combine a variety of techniques to create monotype prints in this fun, informative three-day workshop. Make your own stencils, printing blocks and relief plates with the natural surroundings as inspiration. Learn to use these materials to create hand-printed collage papers. Next, develop a monotype series using your handmade printing tools, a ghost print technique, vibrant layers of oil-based inks, mark-making with water soluble crayons, and the chine collé method of collage.
Oil-based printing inks are provided for this workshop. Vegetable oil is provided for clean-up. No solvents are used.

Sitka Center for Art and Ecology is located just north of Lincoln City on the beautiful Oregon Coast. Call the Sitka office or visit their website for more information and to register.

Here is my class schedule for Winter Term in MAC’s Trayle Print Studio. Contact MAC to enroll:

Monotype Methods
Wednesdays 10am – 1pm (class)
1:30 – 3:30pm (optional studio)
January 13 – February 10
Explore trace, reductive, additive, and viscosity approaches to monotype, as well as drypoint and chine collé techniques, in this fun and informative class.

Mixed Media Assemblage with Hand-Printed Papers
Wednesdays 10am – 2:30pm
February 17 – March 16
Create original mixed media collages that include your own hand-printed papers, using oil-based inks and acrylic washes. Incorporate found objects in your compositions.

A Collage Approach to Monotype Printmaking Workshop
June 13 – 15 at Sitka Center for Art and Ecology

Photos are from my recent three day workshop at Sitka Center on the Oregon Coast. The weather was glorious and the time flew by – such a delightful group.

Oil-based inks were layered on plexiglas plates using stencils, printing blocks and relief plates made during the workshop. Chine collé elements were adhered during transfer to paper with the Ray Trayle etching press. Beautiful hand-printed papers for collage were created using the leftover inks.

Mary Lou Zeek Gallery Pop-Up Exhibition

Blink…and you’ll miss it

February 23rd – 28th
Daily – noon to 6pm

Artists Reception February 24, 5 – 7pm

267 South Commercial Street
Downtown Salem
Directly across from the Convention Center’s Sculpture Garden

Mary Lou Zeek Gallery does it again! I am very pleased to have four pieces featured in this group exhibition, including May, at left. This will be a show not to miss.

Sitka Center for Art and Ecology: A Collage Approach to Monotype

June 13 – 15, 10am – 4pm
February 23 – Member’s Registration
March 9 – Public Registration

Sitka Center for Art and Ecology is located just north of Lincoln City on the beautiful Oregon Coast. I am delighted to offer my printmaking workshop at Sitka this summer.

Combine a variety of techniques to create layered monotype prints in this three day workshop. Make your own stencils, printing blocks and relief plates and learn to create hand-printed collage papers. Develop a monotype series using your handmade tools, a ghost print technique, vibrant layers of oil-based inks and the chine collé method of collage.

In the Studio

Having great fun in the studio this winter; working on collages for a show at Luke’s Frame Shop in May.

First I created a collection of hand-printed papers using stencils,relief plates,oil based inks and acrylic glazes. I am now layering the patterned papers with monotypes, etchings, and bits of old maps and sheet music. These new works explore playful juxtaposition of pattern, line and color.

Look for show details this early spring.

Two monotypes hanging at WVP Medical Group Boulder Creek, thanks to Mary Lou Zeek Gallery