An event every week that begins at 6:00 pm on Thursday, repeating until March 20, 2025
In this 8-week course, you will learn how to design your own artistic images, carve them into linoleum blocks, and hand-print them using water-based and oil-based inks. Learning these processes will allow you to make prints at your own kitchen table – no printmaking press required!
We will start with basic printing skills and then move on to creating and carving your first 1-layer design. After you’ve printed your first design, we’ll explore more advanced processes, including reductive relief and creating a design from multiple lino blocks. This course is suitable for a wide range of makers, from beginners with zero art background to experienced artists who want to try out relief printmaking – or get back into it! For all the details, visit: https://rhizomeartstudio.com/new-classes/#anchor1
You must purchase paper, ink, and linoleum (details on supply list).
Most tools are provided.
Class Size: 12 participants maximum (minimum 5)
Skill Level: All (beginners welcome!)
Accessibility: Classroom can be accessed stair-free via an elevator.
Please use the sign-up form to state other accessibility needs.
Questions? Please email lena@rhizomeartstudio.com.
Hi, I’m Lena! My pronouns are xé/xem (they/them is fine, too). I’m a printmaker, artist, and art educator. I love teaching. I earned my BFA degree in printmaking and painting from Bowling Green State University in Ohio, where I also studied art education. I later graduated from Michigan State University with my MFA degree in printmaking. You can find me on Facebook: www.fb.com/rhizome.studio and on Instagram @ rhizome.artstudio
I’m an older millennial, white, and a member of the LGBTQ+ community. I believe diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential to education and to being in community together. I’m autistic (undiagnosed), and I’ve taught many neurodiverse college students. I’m kind of an outdoorsy geek – I love hiking and kayaking, but also science fiction and reading. I think of myself like this: Art is my career, teaching is my passion, and writing stories is my not-so-secret obsession.
I love teaching. I see our studio classroom as a creative community where we all work together and support each other. It’s my job to help you succeed at learning new things about art. (If you want to know more about my professional experience as an educator, you can find that information on my website.)