Drypoint – Turn-Based Press

We will be hosting a drypoint station at the PAMM Free Second Saturday Printapalooza Program during DWNTWN Art Days, Saturday, September 10, from 1 – 4 PM.

Come learn some drypoint basics with printmakers Kathleen Hudspeth and Thom Wheeler Castillo; participants will use etching tools to draw into prepared, upcycled paperboard matrices, after which the printmakers will ink then print the plate for you using a common kitchen gadget—a pasta maker!

Drypoint prints will be printed with real etching ink on German etching paper.

Though Robert Rauschenberg is more known for his interest in lithography and screenprinting, some of his work was inspired by the fabric traditionally used to wipe intaglio plates—a starched cheesecloth known as tarlatan. Rauschenberg created a series of lithographs on fabric, called Hoarfrosts, which stemmed from this inspiration.

One the founding pieces of PAMM’s collection, Rauschenberg’s Untitled, from 1986 uses copper as a substrate, subverting the typical use of copper as a matrix (plate) for intaglio processes (which includes drypoint). Supporting that subversion is the fact that the media used to create the work contain many materials typically used in various printmaking techniques, such as corrosives and ink. Additionally, the imagery supports this investigation of printmaking in that it contains a reproduction of a woodcut and screenprinted photographic imagery.

About PAMM’s Printapalooza:

PAMM Free Second Saturdays: Printapalooza program.
Roll-up your sleeves and get inspired by the mixed-media artwork of Robert Rauschenberg. Get to know your local printmakers by exploring the different pop-up stations and print your favorite pattern using different printmaking techniques.
Partnering organizations and artists include:

Exile Books; Printmaker Amanda Keeley

Extra Virgin Press; Printmaker Tom Virgin

Little Haiti Cultural Center; Printmaker Akete Chevers

Turn-Based Press; Printmakers Kathleen Hudspeth and Thom Wheeler Castillo

ABMB Artist Studio Visits
9 AM to noon, Friday, December 5, 2014.

Turn-Based Press is pleased to be part of the official Art Basel Miami Beach Artist Studio Visits from 9 AM to noon on Friday December 5. Come by to see our production area and facilities, and also be a part of a free, ‘gonzo-printmaking’ demonstration by Nick Gilmore at 10:30 AM.

Gilmore is a Miami-based visual artist who works primarily in sculpture and printmaking. He often draws inspiration from his experience in the woodworking and construction trades as well as Taoist philosophy. Gilmore’s work teeters between metaphor and pure abstraction as he tosses conventional printmaking techniques aside and employs non-traditional materials such as monofilament, wood shavings, and foam rubber to produce mixed-media monoprints. This experimental process blurs the role of both press and printmaker, and yields unpredictable and exciting results. This demonstration will be participatory.

Print Exchange
6 – 10 PM, Friday, December 5, 2014.

Friday evening, we’ll be opening Print Exchange, a show which offers for view works that have been traded for other prints or artwork, or were part of an organized print exchange. These prints emphasize relationships, something inherent in the medium. The artists who have generously shared their collections include Kathleen Hudspeth, Mira Lehr, Larry Newberry, and Carol Todaro.

The works in Print Exchange span a range of decades, and offer a variety of types and styles of printmaking. The artists’ collections speak of origin, context and community.

Drypoint and Monotype Demonstration
10:30 AM, Saturday, December 6, 2014.

Printmaker Melissa Agriesti will be offering a free demonstration of drypoint intaglio and monotype. The demonstration will include an introduction to dry point etching, plate inking and wiping, and the manipulation of materials using a printmaking press. Participants will create a drypoint using Plexiglas plates, and will also be hand-painting on the plates, which will then be printed using traditional intaglio presses. This demonstration will allow participants the chance to try drypoint and monotype for themselves.

Agriesti is a printmaker who specializes in making unique prints using a combination of modern and traditional printmaking techniques. She has a BFA in printmaking from the Cleveland Institute of Art and has studied and exhibited as a printmaker in both Japan and Australia. Currently Agriesti resides in Miami Beach, Florida and works as an artist and as a visual arts instructor for Miami Dade County Public Schools. Her favorite printmaking techniques are intaglio and monotype.

Category: Drypoint