Hannah Law is an artist, musician and educator who is deeply concerned with craft and the medium's egalitarian spirit. She focuses on scenes from everyday life; countrysides from her hometown in upstate New York, wildlife and domestic still lives. She creates images of places and objects that are familiar.
This class will address fundamental skills needed to make boxes covered with cloth and lined with paper. Students will each make a lidded box. Cloth and paper will be provided, but students are encouraged to bring paper of their own choice to line the floor of the box.
In this class, students will be guided through the linoleum cut relief printing process start to finish. The process will include creating a sketch for a print, transferring it onto a block of linoleum, carving with tools, and printing on the press.
Suminagashi is a process of marbling paper which originated in Japan. Students will learn this technique of decorating a sheet of paper with ink patterns floating on the surface of water. We will experiment with various patterns, papers and techniques.
The Ink Shop Printmaking Center will show member work, either Ithaca inspired or created here. Our studio has several new members and we are excited to add their unique contributions to the pool of diverse printmaking imagery and techniques that the Ink Shop artists use. This exhibit is in conjunction with our annual Member Exhibit which provides the opportunity to see the creative and skilled work coming out of Ithaca’s own community print studio.
We are excited to present the brilliant and beautiful work of multi-talented and creative artist, Fred Madden. This selection represents years of Fred's passion for photography and imagery that is playful the use of color, light, and pattern and often rooted in experimentation. His observations of nature are a unique form of digital impressionism that is both reflective and delightful. Fred was a professor of English at Ithaca College, a photographer and a longtime beloved member of the Ink Shop Printmaking Center.
Cash Prize up to $500! The 22nd Mini Print International is a juried exhibition of prints no larger than 4”x4”. A maximum of four (4) original prints in any traditional or contemporary graphic process, including computer generated prints, will be accepted. Photographs are not admitted unless they are artistically manipulated by a graphic process. We accept submissions from all artists internationally, 18 years or older.
The Ink Shop has this annual print sale before the holidays. This year we combine our Print Sale with the a combination member prints for sale and more selections for the collection of Fred Maddens wonderful images. Our collection of prints is extensive and represents some of the best printmakers around.
The 22nd Mini Print International is a juried exhibition of prints no larger than 4”x4”. A maximum of four (4) original prints in any traditional or contemporary graphic process, including computer generated prints, will be accepted.
Sunday 1/21 10 AM - 3 PM $75 non-associates / $63.75 associates ($35 for materials) The Coptic Stitch is an historic book structure that features an exposed chain stitch along the spine and hard covers. in this class, students will learn how to prepare black walnut boards by drilling holes and sanding, and then […]
Presents work by eleven local artists exploring the numbers zero through nine, plus. each artist was given (or chose) a number, and an allotted acreage to explore and interpret.
to quote Erin Miller, 22/23 Fellow,“to question notions of chance and control”
Wednesday 2/21 6 PM - 9 PMWednesday 2/28 6 PM - 9 PM $90 non-associates / $76.5 associates ($35 for materials) The Flatback Case Binding is the quintessential hardcover book with sewn signatures adhered to the covers. In the first session, students will learn how to sew a series of signatures together. In the second […]
