This class will explore collograph and monoprint. This beginning class is perfect for painters as we will be exploring brushwork and mark making on plates. Collagraphy is a fun and versatile printing process that's perfect for experimentation. Collagraph literally means to draw or write with glue, and so the construction of the printmaking plate will be similar to making a collage. In this workshop we'll explore a variety of techniques using a mixture of carving, scraping, glueing, collaging and embossing to create our plates. Similar to intaglio processes, we'll experiment with different techniques for inking our plates, including stencils, selective wiping, rainbow rolls, and viscosity and other techniques to get as many diverse prints as possible from the image. This class is about experimentation and about learning to use substrates of boards that allow for different applications and approaches to collograph.This class will not focus on drawing, but instead on collage skills and creating texture throughout printmaking. Students will work with scrap materials like, foil, tape, and magazines to create a printmaking plate. This plate will be used as a matrix and will be inked and run under a press. This art form is about creating in layers and is a good way to explore printmaking, papercutting and collage. The class will focus on making many versions of the same plate, and working on compositions and printmaking skills.