Single Day Workshop Printing with found objects - monotype and collography | Thursday June 12th

Join us for a fun evening of experimental printmaking in an open studio setting! In this hands on workshop participants will create imagery by printing found objects. You will have the opportunity to explore both collograph and monotype printing techniques in a welcoming space. If you are unsure what collograph or monotype means, no worries! Come and find out :) They are both ways of creating textural images from found objects. 

All the materials (including the found objects) are provided, but you will be able to bring in your own objects to experiment with if you choose! Some examples of objects are: leaves, burlap, fabrics, interesting tape, crushed cans, anything flattish will do!

This is an fun and experimental approach to printmaking and you can expect to finish the workshop with around 4 unique 9" x 13" prints and hands on experience operating a traditional etching press. 

Val Loewen (she/her)

Languages spoken: English

Val Loewen (she/her) is a Vancouver based artist living and practicing on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) nations. Her practice is based primarily in print media and intersects with other material based methodologies through which she investigates ideas of transformational narratives and visual histories. Her work has been exhibited in Canada, the United States, and Japan and she received her BFA from NSCAD University in 2012. 

She has practised as a collaborative artist, instructor, and print media technician at various printmaking centres in Vancouver since 2012, including the Art History and Visual Arts department at UBC, the Print and Publishing Festival in Dawson City Yukon, Mobil Art School in Vancouver, and at Malaspina Printmakers Society. She is currently the Studio Access and Equity Manager at Malaspina Printmakers Society where she works collaboratively with artists and community members to facilitate the exploration of print media.