Sherida Charles Monotype - Tuesdays in April

Learn how to create original one of a kind prints using the immediacy of ink on plexiglass with the addition of collage elements using chine collé. Work with abstract or expressive realism in your image design and enjoy a surprising and vibrant result. We will explore creating collage elements using mulberry paper, rice glue, lift prints, trace monoprints, inked leaves, and other additions before adding coloured ink to the plate and running it through the Glen-Alps press. We will print on damp Rives BFK or other suitable rag paper and dry prints flat between boards. You can expect to complete 4-6 8x10 prints during the workshop.

Sherida Charles (she/her)

Sherida Charles is a Jamaican-born Canadian artist who has lived in New Westminster for most of her life. She spent nearly three decades working as a high-school art teacher in Coquitlam before retiring in 2020.

In 2019, she joined Printermedia, an artist residency run by Malaspina Printmakers in Vancouver, which provided her with downtown studio access and the opportunity to resume an intensive art practice using media related to printmaking.

Since 2022, Sherida has presented three solo exhibitions of prints, paintings, and drawings in New Westminster, and has participated in several group print initiatives, group exhibitions, and studio open houses in Vancouver. She continues to explore drawing, painting, and printmaking through Malaspina and at Howe Street Studios.