FALL CLASSES
Both novice and advanced printmaker will find DPW printmaking classes that accommodate and challenge their skill level. Class sizes are kept to a minimum in order to facilitate individual instruction.
NATURE'S IMPRINT: INTRO TO LINOCUT
Instructor: Christina Radvak
Date: October 7, 6pm - 9pm
Skill level: All Skill Levels
Beginner-friendly workshop to introduce participants to linocut printmaking and inspire their creativity through nature. Enjoy drawing, carving and printing in a relaxed atmosphere where participants can explore their artistic visions. Student will learn the design and plan out a linoprint, transfer a design to block, the carving process and how to use printmaking presses to create their final prints. Participants will leave with a hand-carved stamp and up to three (3) prints based on their own connection to nature. Students can choose to carve a stamp based on existing designs such as: a waterfall landscape, desert landscape or use a design of your choice!
No experience is required. All supplies will be provided. Linocut is a printmaking technique that involves carving a design into a piece of linoleum, applying ink to the carved surface, and then transferring the ink onto paper or paper.
Christina Radvak is a printmaking artist whose work focuses on their connection to nature. They are of Mexican-Canadian descent and are an uninvited settler to so-called Vancouver. Christina is a passionate teacher and loves introducing people to printmaking and getting them hooked on the art form.
INTRO TO MONOTYPE
Instructor: Oseana MacKenzie
Date: October 23, 6pm - 9pm
Skill level: All Skill Levels
This course is well suited to both those who are new to printmaking and those who wish to add another technique to their practice. By the end of this three-hour workshop participants will have a basic understanding of monotype printing and have a small collection of prints to take home.
If you're a fan of painting, then you will enjoy monotype printing! Monotype is the process of layering inks and different textures onto a Plexi-glass surface to create an image that is then printed onto paper. Through this course, you'll learn to print with a stencil, how to add colour, how to add and subtract parts of a form to create a fun image.
Materials Included!
Oseana MacKenzie has been a printmaker and artist for over 7 years and is currently a Teaching Assistant at Emily Carr University. They are a graduate of the Fine Arts diploma program at Langara College, and they are currently pursuing a Bachelor of Visual Arts degree at Emily Carr University. Also experienced in theatre, she calls themself a forever student of the arts, always learning and pursuing new understandings of art. Oseana has exhibited at Langara College in a variety of shows, participated in Connecting the Dots print exchange exhibited at Emily Carr University, and has exhibited their work at My Sister's Closet, Main Street, Vancouver BC, and the Dundarave All-Members Winter Show 2025. Last summer, she was delighted to work with master printmakers for Big Print at the Powell Street Festival.
INTRO TO DRY POINT USING A RECYCLED CD
Instructor: Oseana MacKenzie
Date: November 21, 10 am - 4pm
Skill level: All Skill Levels
This course is well suited to both those who are new to printmaking and those who wish to add another technique to their practice. By the completion of this course, students will be able to engrave an image on a CD and take home a beautiful small edition of prints.
Dry Point is the first step towards intaglio etching and is a lot like drawing; it's a fantastic way to jump into the wonderful world of printmaking, using a scribe (etching tool), you'll carefully scratch an image of your choosing into a recycled CD, and how to apply ink to that scratched image and print the CD plate by hand.
Materials Included!
Oseana MacKenzie has been a printmaker and artist for over 7 years and is currently a Teaching Assitant at Emily Carr University. They are graduate of the Fine Arts diploma program at Langara College, and they are currently pursuing a Bachelor of Visual Arts degree at Emily Carr University. Also experienced in theatre, she calls themself a forever student of the arts, always learning and pursuing new understandings of art. Oseana has exhibited at Langara College in a variety of shows, participated in Connecting the Dots print exchange exhibited at Emily Carr University, and has exhibited their work at My Sister's Closet, Main Street, Vancouver BC, and the Dundarave All-Members Winter Show 2025. Last summer, she was delighted to work with master printmakers for Big Print at the Powell Street Festival.
