ARTZ 271: Relief / WEEKLY SCHEDULE Spring 2025
WK 1/
Jan 20- MLK Holiday- No Classes
Jan 22- Introduction to the course, materials. Introduce Project 1- Anachronism.
WK 2/
Jan 27-Overview of Printmaking, Discussion on tools. Demo: Basics of Relief. Hand out lino blocks.
Jan 29- Start transferring images/cutting blocks. (Borrow tools if needed-deposit-collect wk 5-Feb 19)
WK 3/
Feb 3- Discussion on Papers and cutting session.
Feb 5- Tear down papers/have block finished for Monday. Select names for presentation on a printmaker.
WK 4/
Feb 10- Demo on Printing and in-class printing session on first project.
Feb 12- Project 1:Anachronism due / Critique. I will be collecting any borrowed tools next week.
WK 5/
Feb 17- Holiday-No Classes
Feb 19- Intro Project 2: Woodcut (demo: hand-coloring/dyeing paper & Wire brush to bring up woodgrain. Review prints by Huck/RGZ/Krawsowski & Select names for presentation on a printmaker. Next week Visiting artist. Collect shop tools that were borrowed.
WK 6/
Feb 24- Visiting Artist / David Miles Lusk & Print session
Feb 26- Visiting Artist / David Miles Lusk & Print session
WK 7/
Mar 3- Student Presentations on a printmaker.
Mar 5- Print Session
WK 8/
Mar 10- Critique Project 2/Woodcut
Mar 12- Introduce Project 3: Indept project. Demo monotype/single and with plexi/chine colle (Blocks must be cut by 4/2)
Introduce project 4: Block-Party, Handout MDF
WK 9/
Mar 17- Spring Break
Mar 19- Spring Break
WK 10/
Mar 24-Visiting Artist / Duane Slick
Mar 26-Visiting Artist / Duane Slick
WK 11/
Mar 31- Intro Final Print Portfolio and Show & discuss color relief (reduction/multi-block etc)-Adv relief next semester. Demo: Chine colle print on kozo to Arnhem.(rice paste & mylar) Color Mixing: Everyone will mix up a color and then share those colors to work on their prints)-save inks.
April 2- In class monotype printing on Project 3. Everyone must have their block cut in advance.
WK 12/
April 7-Print Session
April 9-Critique Project 3-Indept project
WK 13/
April 14-Print Session
April 16- Block-Party in class printing session (and one composite print too for shop)
WK 14/
April 21(Trip to MAM to see Jason’s show & have him talk)
April 23 Print session
WK 15/
April 28- Print session
April 30- Final Portfolio due / Mandatory Class Clean up. The shop is closed to further printing after the clean up.
WK 16/
May 5-9 We will not be meeting during finals week, this is time you can use to clean out your flat file and locker.
Finals Week
Jan 20- MLK Holiday- No Classes
Jan 22- Introduction to the course, materials. Introduce Project 1- Anachronism.
WK 2/
Jan 27-Overview of Printmaking, Discussion on tools. Demo: Basics of Relief. Hand out lino blocks.
Jan 29- Start transferring images/cutting blocks. (Borrow tools if needed-deposit-collect wk 5-Feb 19)
WK 3/
Feb 3- Discussion on Papers and cutting session.
Feb 5- Tear down papers/have block finished for Monday. Select names for presentation on a printmaker.
WK 4/
Feb 10- Demo on Printing and in-class printing session on first project.
Feb 12- Project 1:Anachronism due / Critique. I will be collecting any borrowed tools next week.
WK 5/
Feb 17- Holiday-No Classes
Feb 19- Intro Project 2: Woodcut (demo: hand-coloring/dyeing paper & Wire brush to bring up woodgrain. Review prints by Huck/RGZ/Krawsowski & Select names for presentation on a printmaker. Next week Visiting artist. Collect shop tools that were borrowed.
WK 6/
Feb 24- Visiting Artist / David Miles Lusk & Print session
Feb 26- Visiting Artist / David Miles Lusk & Print session
WK 7/
Mar 3- Student Presentations on a printmaker.
Mar 5- Print Session
WK 8/
Mar 10- Critique Project 2/Woodcut
Mar 12- Introduce Project 3: Indept project. Demo monotype/single and with plexi/chine colle (Blocks must be cut by 4/2)
Introduce project 4: Block-Party, Handout MDF
WK 9/
Mar 17- Spring Break
Mar 19- Spring Break
WK 10/
Mar 24-Visiting Artist / Duane Slick
Mar 26-Visiting Artist / Duane Slick
WK 11/
Mar 31- Intro Final Print Portfolio and Show & discuss color relief (reduction/multi-block etc)-Adv relief next semester. Demo: Chine colle print on kozo to Arnhem.(rice paste & mylar) Color Mixing: Everyone will mix up a color and then share those colors to work on their prints)-save inks.
April 2- In class monotype printing on Project 3. Everyone must have their block cut in advance.
WK 12/
April 7-Print Session
April 9-Critique Project 3-Indept project
WK 13/
April 14-Print Session
April 16- Block-Party in class printing session (and one composite print too for shop)
WK 14/
April 21(Trip to MAM to see Jason’s show & have him talk)
April 23 Print session
WK 15/
April 28- Print session
April 30- Final Portfolio due / Mandatory Class Clean up. The shop is closed to further printing after the clean up.
WK 16/
May 5-9 We will not be meeting during finals week, this is time you can use to clean out your flat file and locker.
Finals Week