Spring 2024 Intaglio Refresher

Intaglio Refresher
6-Week Course
$360, includes materials
Wednesdays, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
May 15 - June 19, 2024
Instructor: Loree Ovens
Class capacity: 6 participants

Get back into printing form in this Intaglio Refresher class! Open to former students from collagraph, etching, drypoint and monoprint classes at Open Studio. Bring your plates and print in the studio! The instructor will set up the presses and guide as needed. Students will print at their own pace in a friendly environment. Inks, newsprint and printmaking paper (Arnhem) will be provided. Please bring your gloves & apron.

Please note that this is a 6-week duration compared to the usual 4-week duration. If you cannot attend one or two classes, please let pudy@openstudio.ca know so we can pro-rate the class price for you.

Note: this class is suited to those with experience in collagraph, etching, drypoint and monoprint.

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About the Instructor 
Loree Ovens (she/her) studied Fashion Technique and Design at Holland College. She also received an arts diploma at Sheridan College, SOCAD, majoring in fabrics and earned a BFA in Printmaking from OCADU.

Loree works in a variety of media, although is better known for her printmaking where she creates works on paper that are reminiscent of old documents, aged textiles or barkcloth. She specializes in intaglio techniques; especially etching, aquatint, drypoint and collagraph. Primarily working with Japanese Washi and often combining the use of surface design techniques for textiles, Loree’s fascination with line, pattern, and architecture continues to inspire her work.

Loree has shown in national and international exhibitions in Canada, Japan, the United States, Taiwan, Australia and Scotland. Her work is part of both private and public collections including the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, National Bank, Art Gallery of New South Wales and SGC International.

Images(s)
Open Studio's intaglio area, pulling a print, samples of collagraph plates, Loree Ovens, digital collage of drypoint on plexi plates & drypoint on aluminum, and Loree Ovens