2025-05-10 Linocut Studio: Political Printmaking
Explore the powerful and flexible medium of linocut printmaking and channel your hope and rage into a political print.
Linocut is a printmaking method that involves carving into a piece of linoleum to create an image that you can print again and again. The accessibility of this cheap and simple artmaking process has made it one of most popular printmaking mediums, and artists have used it for decades to convey powerful messages about the ideas, movements, and causes that are important to them and their communities. This one-day studio will offer materials and education so that you can carve a linoleum block and hand-print on paper or fabric (no press needed). Promote a cause with a poster, express yourself with an art print, or design a patch to wear your heart on your sleeve. Paper will be provided, but you'll need to bring your own fabric. No prior experience necessary.
Sliding scale $10-20-30 (online registration required, pay at door). Hosted by artist and art educator Lydia Zoells (@lydia.zoells.art).
Accessibility note: Linoleum is much softer than wood, but it still can be hard on the hands and wrists if you have sensitivities in those areas. We will have a small amount of easy-cut lino on hand (actually made of rubber, not linoleum), and can discuss methods for cutting more ergonomically.
Explore the powerful and flexible medium of linocut printmaking and channel your hope and rage into a political print.
Linocut is a printmaking method that involves carving into a piece of linoleum to create an image that you can print again and again. The accessibility of this cheap and simple artmaking process has made it one of most popular printmaking mediums, and artists have used it for decades to convey powerful messages about the ideas, movements, and causes that are important to them and their communities. This one-day studio will offer materials and education so that you can carve a linoleum block and hand-print on paper or fabric (no press needed). Promote a cause with a poster, express yourself with an art print, or design a patch to wear your heart on your sleeve. Paper will be provided, but you'll need to bring your own fabric. No prior experience necessary.
Sliding scale $10-20-30 (online registration required, pay at door). Hosted by artist and art educator Lydia Zoells (@lydia.zoells.art).
Accessibility note: Linoleum is much softer than wood, but it still can be hard on the hands and wrists if you have sensitivities in those areas. We will have a small amount of easy-cut lino on hand (actually made of rubber, not linoleum), and can discuss methods for cutting more ergonomically.
Explore the powerful and flexible medium of linocut printmaking and channel your hope and rage into a political print.
Linocut is a printmaking method that involves carving into a piece of linoleum to create an image that you can print again and again. The accessibility of this cheap and simple artmaking process has made it one of most popular printmaking mediums, and artists have used it for decades to convey powerful messages about the ideas, movements, and causes that are important to them and their communities. This one-day studio will offer materials and education so that you can carve a linoleum block and hand-print on paper or fabric (no press needed). Promote a cause with a poster, express yourself with an art print, or design a patch to wear your heart on your sleeve. Paper will be provided, but you'll need to bring your own fabric. No prior experience necessary.
Sliding scale $10-20-30 (online registration required, pay at door). Hosted by artist and art educator Lydia Zoells (@lydia.zoells.art).
Accessibility note: Linoleum is much softer than wood, but it still can be hard on the hands and wrists if you have sensitivities in those areas. We will have a small amount of easy-cut lino on hand (actually made of rubber, not linoleum), and can discuss methods for cutting more ergonomically.