[Full] Free Member Workshop: Make A White-Line Woodblock Print in One Day with Darrell Smith

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Thursday, February 8, 9:30am-3:30pm

1 session | Free for members

This workshop is full. To be added to the waitlist, email Ruby T.: rubyt@paam.org

This workshop is part of our Free Members Workshops series, offered every winter to PAAM Members. You do not need to be member prior to signing up for this workshop, simply select your desired Membership Level on the workshop registration form!

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Dive into the history of white-line woodblock printing as an original American art form originating in Provincetown.

This workshop will cover examples from Blanche Lazzell, Grace Martin Taylor, Mabel A. Hewit, and Bror Julius Olsson Nordfeldt. Students will also learn the step by step process of white-line including image transfer to a pine board, carving a simple matrix with an X-acto knife, and the initial paper printing stages with watercolor pigments. Participants will transfer an image to a board using graphite transfer paper, carve v-shaped grooves, attach printing paper, and begin the printing process with boxed water-colors. This portable non-toxic technique can be used to finish the project after the workshop. 

Please note: not all materials are provided. Please review the materials list for more details.

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ABOUT THE TEACHING ARTIST

Darrell Smith spent summers in Provincetown learning white-line woodblock printing from Kathryn Lee Smith (no relation), who learned the technique from her grandmother Ferol Sibley Warthen. Warthen was taught by Blanche Lazzell in Provincetown. Darrell has also studied the technique with Lisa Houck at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. He has exhibited in open and juried shows at the Provincetown Art Association Museum and at the Provincetown Commons.

Website: smithprovincetownprints.com

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Images: Darrell Smith, A Room With A View