Photogravure Workshops at Prints on Paper offer immersive and practical instruction, encompassing both fundamental and advanced techniques. These workshops utilize state-of-the-art plates to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the photogravure process.
$450 booking fee. Remainder due one month before workshop date.
During this four-day intensive photogravure workshop, we delve deep into the intricacies of this unique medium. Participants begin with a set of ten pre-made plates and immediately start experimenting with various gravure printmaking techniques on the first day. As the workshop progresses, attendees get the opportunity to create a second batch of plates, reacting to their already-printed images. This hands-on experience helps establish best practices for imaging low-contrast mediums like gravure.
The workshop covers a range of complex techniques, including multi-plate printing, Chiné-Colle, À la poupée, and various papers. Attendees gain a broader understanding of the medium and learn from a professional studio. As a print-focused workshop, the goal is to leave with a substantial number of prints. While it’s not a comprehensive guide to building a plate-printing studio, it provides a solid foundation in traditional printmaking techniques applied to our digital gravure plates created at Prints on Paper. Additionally, participants learn essential Photoshop skills for working with low-contrast mediums. The techniques and knowledge gained during the workshop empower participants to thrive in their art practice.
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We’ll print whatever fits a 31×42 master plate, as long as each plate is smaller than 16×20. For instance, you can print about 16 6×9 inch plates. We also have discounted plate material for in-studio plate printing if you want this workshop to focus on plate production and proofing.
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Right now, we’re using the workshop revenue to finish building the studio. Unfortunately, we can’t issue refunds at this time. But if you’ve booked a workshop, you can always move it to a different date or use it for custom plate production. Let us know if you have any questions!
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You do not need any prior experience to take this workshop!
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Four guest rooms available (The Red House), $175/night including cleaning fee and lunch ingredients in fridge. Camping available for $15/night.
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Bring a hard-drive with digital files on it (photographs, vector, scans you name it). Bring original work if you want it scanned to work on. Bring a laptop and any monitor adapters you have. :)
Accommodations & Times & Travel Info
We are located at 1243 Walbridge Rd, Cabot, Vermont 05647. There is on-site accommodation for four people per workshop at The Red House directly across the road from Prints on Paper. Cost per night is $175 and includes a cleaning service + lunch ingredients in the fridge. Additionally people are welcome to camp on the 200 acre farm where the studio is located for $15/night (not including lunch). Time permitting, attendees are welcome to stay an additional night after the workshop ends in order to recuperate peacefully and take home dry flattened prints the day after. To book the Red House or reserve camping please email hello@printsonpaper.studio. There are also a ton of AirBnB rentals in the area.
Food, Night Life, & Groceries
The Village Restaurant, Hardwick VT: Kind’of an Upscale Diner (great for breakfast/brunch), 11.9 miles away
https://www.facebook.com/VillageRestaurantHardwick/menu/?ref=page_internal
Front Seat Coffee, Hardwick VT: Great coffee shop!! Scones, etc., 11.9 miles away
Positive Pie, Hardwick, Hardwick VT: Pizza, Italian food, 11.8 miles away
Positive Pie, Plainfield VT: Pizza, Italian food, great bar, Tuesday open mic, 11.4 miles away
The Den, Cabot VT: Music spot, bar, cafe, lunch/dinner spot, also a hardware store, downtown Cabot, 3.6 miles away
Out Spice Cafe, Plainfield VT: New cafe in Plainfield, great Bagels and Lox, open till 2pm. 11.4 miles away
Fox Market, East Montpelier VT: All day to late night hangout, bar, groceries, deli, etc. Official LGBTQIA safe space. 20.9 miles away
Plainfield Coop, Plainfield VT: Organic and bulk food, product, etc, 11.4 miles away
Cabot General Store: Classic Vermont general store with breakfast sandwiches. Also sometimes has cheap Cabot cheese, 3.6 miles away
Buffalo Mountain Market: (Groceries, Deli, all around great place), 11.8 miles away https://buffalomountaincoop.org/
Tops: (Groceries), 12.1 miles away
Platemaking & Printmaking Studio Setup/Consultations
We offer photogravure and digital setup services for community studios, university/college studios, and occasionally for commercial print publishers or artists who want to utilize advanced platemaking directly. The purpose of these setups is to design a workflow for your studio. Our staff can create, train and implement a custom setup for photogravure, digital negative and inkjet on alternative media types. We do this work remotely and in person. Our setups are designed to work with equipment already in house requiring no new large equipment purchases and often we can engineer a platemaking solution on-the-fly for whatever printing equipment is present. If there is a critical piece of equipment missing before the setup, we’ll address that ahead of time in the initial conversation. These trainings can begin with a consultation to evaluate your particular needs and Prints on Paper staff can tailor a set-up that includes a defined workflow with staff training. Our staff is flexible and can create these specific workflows either on-site or remotely.
To schedule an initial free consultation around your studio setup needs, please fill out the form below and we’ll be in touch!