Block Printing: Valentine's Day Cards

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ABOUT THIS EVENT
Event Category

Arts & DIY

Event Overview

In this workshop, students will learn the basics of block printing on paper. Students will learn carving techniques for rubber blocks, linoleum plates and wood blocks, how to properly mix and apply inks to the blocks, and hand-printing methods for paper. By the end of the class everyone will have printed Valentine's Day cards of their own design and will have the knowledge to carve and print blocks on paper!

This class meets once for 3 hours
This is a total beginner's class - no previous experience necessary
Follow-Up Classes: Block Printing on Fabric

Minimum Suggested Age: 18+, Teens with instructor permission
All Materials will be provided. Please bring your imagination & patience

Instructor Jennifer Rich lives and works in Chicago, IL. Jennifer grew up in North Carolina and graduated from Washington University with Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking & Drawing. She was an artist-in-residence at the Wormfarm Institute in Reedsburg, Wisconsin. When she is not working on an art project, she loves to cook, swim, and explore Chicago.

Thank You - By supporting our studio, you are providing free textile art classes to CPS students and Youths all over Chicagoland

The studio is located at The Bridgeport Art Center at 1200 West 35th Street in Chicago.

What to Bring

All materials will be provided

Minimum age

All ages welcome

What's Provided

Imagination and above all patience.

Cancellation Policy
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Who we are!

The world around us is changing quickly but our need for communal gatherings in a nurturing and creative setting is not. Urban Threads Studio is a D-I-Y (do it yourself) collaborative studio that hopes to introduce you to the wonderful ancient craft of sewing and textile art with a 21st century twist. You may just want to rediscover a skill you learned as a child, experience the calm energy of a day of crafting or pick up an altogether new or more advanced skill like dyeing or felting. Our program hopes to accomplish all that and much more. Join us in the adventure and: register for a workshop, celebrate a next birthday with a textile art party, sign up the kids for summer camp, ask us about after school programs or enroll your youth organization in our 2013 community project.

If you need a personal consultation please call our Artistic Director, Michelle Santoro, at (708) 717-3740

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