Original prints have an ancient history that began in eastern Asia in the first few centuries of the last millennium. During the Renaissance, in western Europe, the art of the print flourished in the studios of artists like Rembrandt. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, European and American artists like Daumier, James Abbot McNeil Whistler, Mary Cassatt, and Picasso, and almost the whole School of Paris, developed the art form further. In the U. S., printmaking activity spread from New York City throughout the country in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, laying the foundation for a “print boom” in the 1960’s. It was during this decade that the great print publishing workshops originated. They recruited many of the best contemporary artists in the country, and established a pattern of major artists working in the print medium. Because of these efforts, original prints--while they remained a secondary medium for most artists--reached an aesthetic, critical, historical, and economic status in their own right. Collaboration is a major factor in the print world, today. Painters and sculptors, as well as printmakers, per se, work in close collaboration with master printers--artists themselves--who have decades of experience in the print shop. The five major processes are: intaglio, lithography, monotype, relief, and serigraphy. New processes are continually being invented by imaginative artists and master printers, and both photography and the digital revolution have impacted the print shops no less than the painting, sculpture, and trans-media studios. (Flatbed does not produce, in-house, Iris, Giclé, or other digital-output “prints.”)     Intaglio Dating from the Middle Ages, "Intaglio" (from the Italian, "to incise") describes a family of printmaking processes, all of which involve a plate (usually metal) which has an image below its surface. This image has been engraved, scratched, or etched with diluted acids. The positive lines or pits are inked, the negative surface area is wiped clean, and the plate is then placed face-up on the press bed, with the damp paper on top of it, cushioned with felt blankets, and rolled between the press's cylinders under great pressure. Only intaglio presses--which comprise a flat bed that passes between two rollers--are used for intaglio printmaking, which includes engraving, etching, dry-point engraving, aquatint, soft-ground etching, lift-ground etching, photo-etching, and gravure. Intaglio presses may also be used to print relief and monotype prints (which have their image on the surface of a block or plate).     Lithography Dating from the nineteenth century, lithography is based on the antipathy between oil and water. Originally developed in Germany on Bavarian limestones, lithography was used first commercially, then as a fine-art process. Using a black, grease-based, dry or wet medium, the artist renders the image on the flat, clean stone. A separate stone is required for each color desired. The image and stone are treated chemically to make the image area more receptive to oil-based inks, and the non-image areas more water-loving. The stone is then sponged wet, and rolled with the desired color of lithographic ink, in order to print each impression of each color. Additional colors will be similarly prepared on distinct stones, and printed in carefully-registered layers. In recent decades, textured metal plates are often used in combination with, or in lieu of, the increasingly rare stones. For all original lithographs, a special lithographic press is required. It uses a lubricated scraper bar to impress the image on the paper.     Monotype Using thick printmaking inks and solvents, the artist paints directly onto an impermeable surface like Plexiglas. The resulting plate and image is then hand burnished or run through a press, essentially blotting up the single-original image. Multiple layers of monotyping on the same sheet of paper, "ghosts" (weak, second images), and repainted serial images are often printed, although monotypes exclude uniform multiple editions by definition. The unique advantages of monotype are its instant accessibility to painters, its directness, its speed, its serial nature, and its distinct visual textures.     Relief Using carving tools, the artist removes the area that is not to be printed, leaving the desired portions on the surface, just like a rubber stamp. A white-line relief is made by carving away the lines. When the wood block or lino block, etc. is completed, thick relief ink is rolled onto the surface. Usually, a separate block is required for each color. The paper is placed on the inked block, and either hand burnished or cranked through an intaglio or lithographic press. A vertical-action platen press can be used on small blocks. The unique advantages of relief are its physicality and thus its expressive qualities (especially the grain of wood blocks), the simplicity and inexpensiveness of its development and printing, its capacity for unusual papers, and the potentially thick impasto of its images.     Serigraphy Serigraphy, also known as "silkscreen," or, "screenprint," is a stencil process. A stencil--paper or liquid--is applied--by hand, or photographically--by the artist to a taught, nylon screen. Viscous silkscreen ink is then squeegeed through the screen, depositing ink on the paper. A separate screen is required for each color desired. The unique advantages of serigraphy are its easy accommodation of many colors, and its capacity for large editions. Serigraphy is the only print process not done currently on-site at Flatbed. When desired, Flatbed contracts with local serigraphers for this process.

Course Descriptions | Fall 2012 What's New Course Listings Course Descriptions Instructor Bios Class Calendar Workshop FAQ ENROLL NOW! COURSE DESCRIPTIONS | FALL 2012 Intro to Copperplate Etching Clarke Curtis 10/6/12 10am-4pm This class covers the basics of line etching techniques, using drypoint and liquid hard ground on copper plates. This method explores the line and all the beautiful qualities of an etched plate. Clarke will demonstrate etching and printing techniques, and work with each individual to create a small edition with imagery of their choice. The intimate class size accommodates any skill level and artistic intent - perfect for beginners to the etching process. For those of you with etching experience, the workshop is an opportunity to expand your intaglio expertise, and access Flatbed's professional print facility! Tuition: $150 Tuition does not include plates and paper. Maximum Enrollment: 6 Back to Course Listings Photo-Based Screen Printing Angela Morales [bio] 10/14/12 10am-4pm Photo-screen printing is the most commonly used serigraph method. Using photo-emulsion to create a detailed stencil, designs can be easily printed in a myriad of colors on paper, cloth, and various other materials. This introductory class includes a demonstration of the full screen printing process, and Angela will work with each participant to complete a small edition of 2-color prints. This class is suitable for all levels of experience. Tuition: $150 Maximum Enrollment: 6 Back to Course Listings Intro to Linocut Relief Alfonso Huerta Garcia 10/20/12 - 10/21/12 10am-4pm Learn the technique behind creating bold and dramatic prints in a class suitable for all levels of experience. Instructor will demonstrate design principles, carving techniques, inking and printing. Linoleum blocks can be printed with traditional or nontoxic water-based ink on a variety of paperweights or cloth. This class will also instruct on how to print your work at home without a press. These easily printed blocks make great cards, logo designs, illustrations, fabric designs and, of course, fine art prints. Tuition: $200 Maximum Enrollment: 6 Back to Course Listings Advanced Etching: Aquatint & Spit Bite Clarke Curtis 10/27/12 - 10/28/12 10am-4pm This course is an extention of our intro class, expanding on different techniques available in copperplate etching. This particular course will focus on aquatinting and spit bite, methods for creating gradients within an intaglio print. Students will learn from live demonstrations of each procedure, and recreate them in a small edition of their own design. Class is open to those who have taken Flatbed's intro to intaglio class, or have equivalent experience. Tuition: $150 Tuition does not include plates and paper. Maximum Enrollment: 6 Back to Course Listings Intro to Solar Plate (Polymer Gravure) Katherine Brimberry [bio] & Angela Morales [bio] 11/3/12, 9am-5pm A fail-safe photo-etching method, solar-plate is a less-toxic printing process that uses UV light (sunlight) and water to process the polymer plate. Students can experiment with Xeroxed, photographic, computer-generated images, or hand-drawn work on Mylar. The printing method is the standard intaglio process. Class may be repeated. Tuition: $150 Tuition does not include plates and paper. Maximum Enrollment: 6 Back to Course Listings Intro to Woodcut Alfonso Huerta Garcia 12/1/12 - 12/2/12 10am-4pm Learn the technique behind creating bold and dramatic prints in a class suitable for all levels of experience. Instructor will demonstrate design principles, carving techniques, inking and printing. Wood blocks can be printed with traditional or nontoxic water-based ink on a variety of paperweights or cloth. This class will also instruct on how to print your work at home without a press. These easily printed blocks make great cards, logo designs, illustrations, fabric designs and, of course, fine art prints. Tuition: $200 Maximum Enrollment: 6 Back to Course Listings Individual Tutorials Interested in expanding your knowledge in areas of lithography, etching and relief printing? Would you like to schedule a lesson that works with your schedule? Tutorials can be specialized for each request. These two-to-four hour sessions are available by appointment only and will instructed by one of the accomplished printers here at Flatbed Press. Two-hour Tutorial: $125 plus materials Four-hour Tutorial: $250 plus materials Back to Course Listings     Course Listings | Fall 2012 What's New Course Listings Course Descriptions Instructor Bios Class Calendar Workshop FAQ ENROLL NOW! COURSE LISTINGS | SUMMER 2012 ENROLL ONLINE NOW   Click on each class title to read a full description of the course. Intro to Copperplate Etching with Clarke Curtis October 6, 2012 10am-4pm $150 Screen Printing with Angela Morales October 14, 2012 10am-4pm $150 Intro to Linocut with Alfonso Huerta Garcia October 20-21, 2012 10am-4pm $200 Advanced Etching with Clarke Curtis October 27-28, 2012 10am-4pm $250 Intro to Solar Plate (Polymer Gravure) with Katherine Brimberry & Angela Morales November 3, 2012 9am-5pm $150* Intro to Woodcut with Alfonso Huerta Garcia December 1-2, 2012 10am-4pm $200 Individual Tutorials with available instructors Scheduled by instructor $125/2 hours $150/4 hours *Tuition does not include some additional material costs - please refer to course descriptions for details.     Enroll Now! What's New Course Listings Course Descriptions Instructor Bios Class Calendar Workshop FAQ ENROLL NOW! FLATBED CLASSES | SIGN UP NOW! ENROLL ONLINE DOWNLOAD THE PDF     Flatbed Classes | Fall 2012 What's New Course Listings Course Descriptions Instructor Bios Class Calendar Workshop FAQ ENROLL NOW! FLATBED WORKSHOPS | FALL 2012 THE SCHEDULE IS FINALLY UP! Questions? Suggestions? Please contact Angela Morales: angela@flatbedpress.com | 512.517.9026 ENROLL ONLINE NOW: CLICK HERE Click on each class title to read a full description of the course. Intro to Copperplate Etching with Clarke Curtis October 6, 2012 10am-4pm $150 Screen Printing with Angela Morales October 14, 2012 10am-4pm $150 Intro to Linocut with Alfonso Huerta Garcia October 20-21, 2012 10am-4pm $200 Advanced Etching with Clarke Curtis October 27-28, 2012 10am-4pm $250 Intro to Solar Plate (Polymer Gravure) with Katherine Brimberry & Angela Morales November 3, 2012 9am-5pm $150* Intro to Woodcut with Alfonso Huerta Garcia December 1-2, 2012 10am-4pm $200 Individual Tutorials with available instructors Scheduled by instructor $125/2 hours $150/4 hours *Tuition does not include some additional material costs - please refer to course descriptions for details.     Flatbed Classes FAQ What's New Course Listings Course Descriptions Instructor Bios Class Calendar Workshop FAQ ENROLL NOW! FLATBED CLASSES | FAQ For additional information, please contact angela@flatbedpress.com. How do I sign up for classes at Flatbed? Classes sign-ups can be completed in 2 ways: online and by pdf. Class registration closes one week prior to class being held, and classes which have not met enrollment minimums by that time will be cancelled. Students are requested to register early to avoid cancellation. Online: complete our online form with your contact information, workshop choice, and payment options. You will receive a confirmation email within 2-3 days of completion. PDF: download the pdf form from our website - form may be completed digitally or by hand. A confirmation email will be sent upon receiving your form. Please email the completed form to angela@flatbedpress.com, or mail by post to: Flatbed Press (ATTN: Classes) 2832 East MLK Blvd. Austin TX 78702 How do I pay for my classes? Payments may be made by check or credit card. Payments will not be processed until 2 weeks prior to workshop, to confirm that each course has met minimum enrollment requirements. Participants may be asked to pay for additional supply costs incurred on the date of the course. Checks or card information must be received by Flatbed 2 weeks before the class date to reserve your spot. Participants will receive an invoice of their tuition payments upon processing. Payment by Check: Please make out all checks out to "Flatbed Press". Checks may be mailed to the following address: Flatbed Press (ATTN: Classes) 2832 East MLK Blvd. Austin TX 78702 Payment by Card: Credit card information may be included in your enrollment form (both online or pdf), or may be given by phone to our classes coordinator, Angela Morales, at 512-517-9026. Flatbed Press accepts Visa, Mastercard and American Express (Discover Cards cannot be processed at this time). What should I bring to my workshop? Flatbed will provide basic materials for each course, but certain material costs may be incurred in addition to class tuition. Additional costs will be outlined in each course's description. Plates and paper for certain courses will be available for purchase at Flatbed during the course of the workshop - payments for these materials may be made on class date. Some workshops may also encourage participants to bring their own materials for incorporation into the workshop (ie. collage materials, transparencies of images, etc.). Materials lists will be sent to participants upon enrollment in their course of choice. Full-day workshops will also include a break for lunch. Students are encouraged to bring their lunch to the class - access to a refridgerator and microwave is avaliable at Flatbed. If students choose not to bring their lunch, there are a few fast food options available in the area. Are there any tuition discounts available? This semester, Flatbed is offering discounts on some of our multi-part courses. Students who sign up for the full course package may receive discounts of up to $65. Information on package discounts is outlined in the course descriptions of these workshops. Are refunds available if I am unable to attend a workshop? Students choosing not to attend the workshop for which they are registered must give notice of 7 days for tuition to be refunded. If you are unable to attend your workshop, please contact Angela Morales at angela@flatbedpress.com. What happens if my class is cancelled? If a course does not meet minimum enrollment requirements, it may be cancelled. Students signed up for a cancelled course will be notified 2 weeks prior to course date, and may choose between a payment refund or attending another course from the schedule. Students may have the option of scheduling an individual tutorial in the technique requested, depending on instructor availability. I can't attend my workshop of choice on it's scheduled date, or would like instruction in a technique not offered this semester. How can I schedule an individual tutorial? Individual tutorials are available for most techniques covered in our class schedule, as well as additional printmaking methods. Tutorial requests may be made using our enrollment forms, or by contacting angela@flatbedpress.com. Students will receive one-on-one instruction in their medium of choice, with one of our available instructors. Upon submitting a request, Flatbed will work with you and our instructors to schedule a date and time for the tutorial. A 2-hour tutorial is generally $125, with an additional $12.25 for each additional hour, plus material costs if applicable. I would like to continue working at Flatbed after my workshop - is the shop available for open studio time? This semester, Flatbed is offering a voucher for 4 hours of free open studio time for all students enrolled in one of our workshops. Voucher will be presented on the date of the course. Additional studio time can be purchased from Flatbed - visit our space rentals page for more information on open studio time. Please contact angela@flatbedpress.com to schedule your studio visit, to insure that a monitor will be available. Studio is available for those who have completed at least one course at Flatbed, or has prior printmaking experience. While the studio will be monitored, those who require extra assistance, or would like to use equipment not covered in their completed workshop may be charged an additional fee for personal instruction. Can I teach at Flatbed? Flatbed is always interested in incorporating new workshops into our course schedule. If you would like to teach a course, please contact angela@flatbedpress.com with your information and a short description of the process you'd like to teach. How can I receive updates about Flatbed's Classes? To receive exclusive email updates on our workshops, please email angela@flatbedpress.com to sign up for our classes email list. Updates are also posted to Flatbed's facebook page. Still have questions? Contact angela@flatbedpress.com.     Flatbed Classes: Spring-Summer 2013 [ Register Online Now ] Art | Nature | Italy: July 9-23, 2013 Instructors: Katherine Brimberry and Suzi Davidoff [more info available at the Flatbed Files] A limited number of spaces are available for a 2 week intensive drawing and printmaking workshop led by Suzi Davidoff and Katherine Brimberry at La Romita, Umbria, Italy July 9-23, 2013. Class fee includes room, all meals, transportation from Rome and excursions from La Romita. For more information and to reserve your place, go to our website facebook.com/TheItalianIntensive or call 512 947-1073. Class is limited to 14 participants - please reserve early! The Italian Intensive, a drawing and printmaking workshop led by Suzi Davidoff and Katherine Brimberry, will offer two weeks of in depth exploration of layered drawing practices and experimental printmaking approaches. Davidoff, who is well known for her large scale drawings using indigenous minerals and pigments, will lead the participants to successfully combine drawing media to achieve richly layered effects. Davidoff will focus on experimental drawing – with drawing in nature as the main activity. Participants use wet and dry materials combined with collage, earth, plant materials and natural pigments on a variety of paper. The class will emphasize developing a personal vision of the landscape (both natural and man-made) through composition, process and experimentation. Students will work outdoors in the villages and fields surrounding La Romita and refine and develop the drawings in the studio. Be ready to get your hands dirty! Brimberry, Master Printer at Flatbed Press, will teach non-toxic printmaking methods using water soluble inks and Solarplates, a non-toxic light sensitive etching plate that etches in water. Photo-imagery or drawn imagery can be used to create the etched plates. Techniques such as chine collé, mono-printing, relief rolls and selective inking will be taught as methods to expand how a plate can be printed. Emphasis will be on using printmaking to achieve expressive, varied states of an image. Both Davidoff and Brimberry are experienced instructors and see the combination of drawing and printmaking in the class as an exciting and productive way for artists to grow and create. Participants will be able work with both artists during the two weeks. La Romita School of Art: Terni, Italy La Romita School of Art, situated on a hillside above the city of Terni, Italy, was established as a monastery by the Capuchin Order of Friars Minor in the year 1548. It remained an active monastery until the early 19th century. La Romita was considered a “poor” monastery because the Capuchins, like the Franciscans from whom they evolved, lived primarily from alms and charitable offerings of the communities they served. Church archives show that the Capuchin friars at La Romita at one time produced the coarse-woven woolen cloth used for the Order’s robes. The ancestors of signora Amina Quargnali (the mother of school founders Enza and Paola Quargnali) purchased La Romita a few years after the monks left, and it was used for many years as a guesthouse and summer home. La Romita School of Art first opened in 1966, under the leadership of Enza Quargnali, as the summer art program of Rockford College in Illinois. For almost 50 years artists have stayed at La Romita, painting the landscape, people and towns in the beautiful Umbrian hill country, whose radiant golden light has charmed artists since the days of Perugino and his famous pupil, Rafael. Although there have been many modifications and revisions over the centuries, much of the original structure remains intact. The participants sleep in two ?oors of rooms that open off a gallery aisle. Housing is dorm style, with two people sharing each (large) room. There are single rooms available. Go to La Romita’s web site for pictures of the school (http://laromita.org) and for more information about The Italian Intensive, its costs and description go to: The Italian Intensive Screen Printing: April 13, 2013 10:00am - 5:00 pm Instructor: Angela Morales Photo-screen printing is the most commonly used serigraph method. Using photo-emulsion to create a detailed stencil, designs can be easily printed in a myriad of colors on paper, cloth, and various other materials. This introductory class includes a demonstration of the full screen printing process, and Angela will work with each participant to complete a small edition of 2-color prints. This class is suitable for all levels of experience. Tuition: $150 Maximum Enrollment: 6 Intro to Woodcut: April 27-28, 2013 10:00am - 4:00 pm Instructor: Alfonso Huerta Garcia Learn the technique behind creating bold and dramatic prints in a class suitable for all levels of experience. Instructor will demonstrate design principles, carving techniques, inking and printing. Wood blocks can be printed with traditional or nontoxic water-based ink on a variety of paperweights or cloth. This class will also instruct on how to print your work at home without a press. These easily printed blocks make great cards, logo designs, illustrations, fabric designs and, of course, fine art prints. Tuition: $200 Maximum Enrollment: 6 Intro to Copperplate Etching: May 18-19, 2013 10:00am - 4:00 pm Instructor: Elvia Perrin This class covers the basics of line etching techniques, using drypoint and liquid hard ground on copper plates. This method explores the line and all the beautiful qualities of an etched plate. Elvia will demonstrate etching and printing techniques, and work with each individual to create a small edition with imagery of their choice. The intimate class size accommodates any skill level and artistic intent - perfect for beginners to the etching process. For those of you with etching experience, the workshop is an opportunity to expand your intaglio expertise, and access Flatbed's professional print facility! Tuition: $250 *Does not include plates and paper Maximum Enrollment: 6 Linoleum Reduction Relief: June 1-2, 2013 10:00am - 4:00 pm Instructors: Alfonso Huerta Garcia and Angela Morales A reduction print is a multi-layered print created using only one block - for each color, the block is carved more and more, "reducing" the block until the final state. The block is destroyed in the process, posing an exciting challenge for the printmaker - designing and implementing an image with no do-overs, with an end result that's always somewhat of a surprise! Angela and Alfonso will demonstrate the steps to create a 2-stage reduction print, and guide participants through an 8x10 linocut reduction of their own. This workshop is open to all skill-levels, but students are recommended to have some familiarity with the printmaking process (we suggest attending the Woodcut class in April!). Tuition: $250 Maximum Enrollment: 6 Artist Books Collaborative: June 8-9 and 15-16, 2013 10:00am - 4:00 pm Instructor: Angela Morales The Artist Book is an art form all its own, combining the sculptural beauty of the book with the artistry of words and imagery. This 4-day workshop combines two complimentary techniques - printmaking and book-binding. Participants will create a collaborative artist book, and will leave with a hand-bound book containing thematic prints from each of their classmate. The first weekend (June 8-9) will focus on the printmaking portion of the project: Angela will demonstrate two different techniques to create print matrices (screen printing and linoleum relief), and each student will choose from the two options which technique to use to create their final image. Each student will complete a small edition of prints. On the second weekend (June 15-16), each student will receive a print from each of their classmates to use for the interior content of their book. Angela will demonstrate the technique for Japanese Stab Binding, and participants will bind their collection of prints into a customized, hand-bound book. Tuition: $425 Maximum Enrollment: 8 Individual Tutorials Interested in expanding your knowledge in areas of lithography, etching and relief printing? Would you like to schedule a lesson that works with your schedule? Tutorials can be specialized for each request. These two-to-four hour sessions are available by appointment only and will instructed by one of the accomplished printers here at Flatbed Press. Two-hour Tutorial: $125 plus materials Four-hour Tutorial: $250 plus materials Register now to reserve your spot! [ Click Here to Register ] Questions? Contact our Classes Coordinator, Angela Morales, at 512-517-9026 or angela@flatbedpress.com     Instructor Bios What's New Course Listings Course Descriptions Instructor Bios Class Calendar Workshop FAQ ENROLL NOW! FLATBED CLASSES | INSTRUCTOR BIOS Katherine Brimberry Born and raised in the small town of Brownfield in West Texas, the daughter of a cotton farmer, Brimberry discovered early a love of the arts and concentrated her studies in the visual arts at New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas and graduated with a major and minor in studio arts. In 1979 Brimberry began attending New Mexico State University at Las Cruces and was admitted to the masters graduate program in 1980. At NMSU Brimberry’s graduate work concentrated on printmaking, specifically intaglio. In January, 1983 Brimberry relocated to Austin and found a thriving artistic community. Beginning in the fall of 1983, she became an adjunct instructor for Austin Community College and taught courses in printmaking, drawing, design and art history until 1998. Brimberry also worked as an adjunct professor at St. Edward’s University from 1987 until 1993. In 1998 and 1999 she taught printmaking at Southwest Texas State University. In the fall of 1989, Brimberry and Mark L. Smith founded Flatbed Press in Austin where she has been Flatbed’s Senior Master Printer. Presently, she is Flatbed’s owner, director and Master Printer of Collaborations. Cheryl Finfrock Cheryl Finfrock creates monotypes and paintings on paper, canvas, and wood. Narrative expressionism, humor, and symbolism are central throughout her work. Recent exhibits span US and Europe including New York City, San Francisco, Austin, Berlin, Copenhagen, Montreal, Olomouc, Paris, and Sofia. Cheryl is a Trinity University graduate, native Texan, and San Francisco transplant. After 16 years in the San Francisco area, she returned to Austin in late 2006. www.cherylfinfrock.com Teresa Gomez-Martorell Teresa Gomez-Martorell is an artist printmaker from Barcelona, Spain who lives and works in Austin, Tx. Teresa Gomez-Martorell got her BFA in Barcelona and after graduating, she moved to France to study color etching in the Atelier 17-Contrepoint. She got her MFA at SMU, Dallas in 2007 and after graduating she moved to Austin to work at Flatbed Press. She has specialized in traditional etching techniques on copperplate. She has participated in national and international exhibitions, being a part of the US group of printmakers in the Novosibirsk Biennial, Russia. theyearofthedoe.blogspot.com thelibraryoftheloba.blogspot.com Maggie Jordan Maggie Jordan has been part of Austin's art community for nineteen years, seven of which have been focused on working with encaustics. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Trinity University. Mark L. Smith Dr. Mark L. Smith is the co-founder and co-director of Flatbed Press. He is an artist who works in collage and mixed media. He also teaches the visual-arts careers course at UT-Austin, and specializes in the history of 20th-century American art. His resume includes experience as an independent curator, art writer, gallerist, and art consultant, as well as an art department chair and an associate dean. As an experienced teacher of both studio and art history classes, Smith is especially skilled in the art of the portfolio critique and in career development. His roles at Flatbed center on artistic quality control and on art marketing. Angela Morales Angela is an artist and graphic designer, living and working in Austin. A native of the area, she graduated from the University of Georgia with a BFA in Printmaking/Book Arts. In addition toher art and freelance projects, Angela is currently employed as Senior Designer at The Art Department, and serves as Flatbed's Classes Coordinator. angelamorales.com Cathy Savage Cathy Savage is a multi-media artist but, when asked about her work, describes herself as a printmaker. She's in love with the printmaking process, especially the delightful surprises each state often brings. She gravitates towards the textural effects of collagraphs finding platemaking is only limited by one's imagination. Cathy has exhibited throughout the US but primarily in Austin. Honors include Juror's Award of Excellence from the Bering James Gallery in Houston as well as statements and reproductions of her work in the Austin American Statesman and the Austin Chronicle. Cathy's work can be found locally at Haven Gallery on W. 6th Street. Cathy received a BS in Studio Art from Florida State University. Cathy lives and prints in Austin. savageartist.com craftysavage.blogspot.com Veronica Ceci More than half of Veronica Ceci's life has been spent perfecting the art of printing. She found her start in high school as an apprentice for offset commercial lithography and continued into college, receiving a BFA in Printmaking from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. Ceci received her Tamarind Professional Lithographer certificate in 2002. In April of 2004, Ceci came to Austin on a hunch and found work at Flatbed Press instructing classes and collaborating with artists to produce large scale multicolor lithographs. Her work has been featured at the A.I.R. gallery in New York's Chelsea Arts District and on the cover of Be Which magazine. Ceci is slated to have a solo exhibition at El Sol Studios in San Antonio January 2009. Veronica on WPA     Workshop Calendar What's New Course Listings Course Descriptions Instructor Bios Class Calendar Workshop FAQ ENROLL NOW! COURSE CALENDAR | 2012 ENROLL ONLINE NOW!

Flatbed accepts proposals from artists, dealers, and publishers who seek to create--at their expense--an edition of collaborative etchings, lithographs, or woodcuts. Our 4,000 sq. ft. studio is spacious and equipped to accommodate traditional, as well as exploratory print projects. One of our specialties is large-scale prints, which are served by over-sized etching and litho presses and aquatint box. Lens-based processes such as photogravure are also emphasized, as well as positive-plate lithography. After reviewing the artist's work, we agree on a project and appropriate printmaking process(es), and submit to the publisher an estimate of our fees for the two phases: 1. Collaborative image development (during which the artist creates the matrix or matrices; this will be a per-day fee) 2. Editioning (during which all the impressions are printed; this will be a per-print price). Upon signing a contract, the publisher pays one half of the estimated fees in advance, and the other half when the project is finished. In selected cases, Flatbed will also print on contract a matrix or matrices developed elsewhere. Flatbed also makes its studios available on a limited basis for open-shop intaglio and monotype printmaking by experienced artists. Inquire about day rates for assisted or unassisted work. For more information about contract printing and its costs, or about open-shop opportunities, contact Katherine Brimberry, co-owner and master printer, at 512/477-9328 or by email.

Flatbed's spacious 4,000 sq. ft. studio is equipped for all traditional processes in intaglio, relief, monotype, collography, and lithography, as well as lens-based and other innovative processes, including photogravure. A private artist's studio is included also. The intaglio presses are: a 55 in. x 100 in. heavy-duty Takach-Garfield, a 34 in. x 60 in. Takach-Garfield, and a 24 in. x 48 in. French Tool. A 36 in. x 60 in. electric French Tool is on order. The litho presses are a 38 in. x 95 in. electric Griffin and a 31 in. x 60 Griffin; ample litho stones range from 36 in. x 48 in. down. Serving these presses are over-sized acid baths, a 48 in. x 48 in. x 98 in. aquatint box, a fully-equipped darkroom, a 44 in. x 54 in. Nuarc plate maker, and generous work tables and counters.     Open Studio Rental at Flatbed Press Printing and etching facilities at Flatbed are now available during weekdays from 9 am until 4 pm. All printmakers working without assistance must be experienced printmakers. If the artist has not had sufficient experience, rental must include a Flatbed assistant to operate the press and other equipment. Black ink, solvents, rag service and acids are provided. Plates and paper are available to purchase. A prepared palette of six color inks is available for monotyping at $50. Facilities and supplies provided: Manual French Tool Press 48” x 24” bed Manual Takach Intaglio Press 60” x 32” bed Fan operated aquatint box Hot plate for inking Acid baths with Ferric Chloride Water bath for paper soaking with toweling for blotting Asphaltum hard ground Black ink for proofing only Limited amount of drywall for flattening Open Studio for projects Open studio is available by appointment for hourly, day or weekly rates. Monthly rates require memberships. Half day (4 hours/ no assistant)..................................$40 Week of five days (up to 7 hours per day)................$300 Month without membership.......................................$500 Open Studio Membership Membership requires a yearly membership fee of $200 to cover rag, solvent, acid and other supplies. Members will be provided a drawer and locker for personal papers and supplies. There is a limit of four open studio members at a time. Memberships are offered for one month, three month, six months intervals. One month.........................................$400 per month Three month.......................................$375 per month Six month...........................................$350 per month Technical Assistance: For less than a day is available at $70/hour. Must be arranged in advance. Contract Printing: Contract printing is always welcome. Inquire about intaglio, lithograph and relief editioning. To reserve shop time and technical assistance, or to arrange editioning, call Katherine Brimberry at 512/477-9328. Custom workshops are available by arrangement.

New Etching by Sandra Fernandez   Her Majesty (su majestad) Her Majesty (su majestad), a new soft ground, chine collé etching, was released as Flatbed's newest publication by Sandra Fernandez. Fernandez, who teaches printmaking at the University of Texas, is also well known for her works that involve the use of stitching, textiles, and assembled sculptural pieces. Sandra's new work, Her Majesty (su majestad), was created using stitching elements pressed into the soft ground. A collaged skirt using paper from a published collection of the State Trials and proceedings upon High Treason and other crimes and misdemeanors from the reign of King Richard II to the end of the reign of King George I which was printed in London in 1730. The edition of 20 prints was signed October 25 and is now available through Flatbed or the Gallery at Shoal Creek.     Deep Time Suite Flatbed Press is pleased to announce two new etchings by Liz Ward: Ice Core and Glacial Ghost with Fossil Flowers. These are a part of the on-going body of work titled “Deep Time,” in which Ward references images of ice cores and other ice forms creating works that respond to the sublime yet fragile beauty of glaciers. Both etchings were created simultaneously with printmaking techniques that mirrored the gradual growth, death, fossilization, incremental layering and shrinking that is evident in glacial formation and deformation of icebergs and glaciers. Each of the Deep Time etchings are in editions of 30 and measure 34” x 14” on 40” x 18” Japanese Shiramine paper. The retail price for each print is $1,800 and the pair is available at $3,000.   Liz Ward prints at Flatbed Press     5/10/12 - 5/25/12    Lankydoo With great pleasure, Flatbed Press announces Randy Twaddle’s first etching at Flatbed Press, Lankydoo. This color etching was created in an edition of 24, on Rives BFK and measures 48 ½” x 36”. Collectors who know Randy’s work recognize in this etching one of his signature transformer images created using aquatint techniques. Using two 30” x 40” copper plates, Randy worked using experimental spit-bite aquatint washes and deeply etched aquatints to create an artwork which is a stunning marriage of the abstract expressionist wash and the transformer lines. Randy describes the creative source, “I ‘m constantly awed by their (power lines and transformers) unintentional lyricism. They create a strong musical association for me, and I often think of them as alternative scores scratched out in the air by anonymous composers.” Until June 15th, Lankydoo is available at the introduction publication price of $2,200. After June 15, the prints will be $2,500.     Peat Duggins: New Lithograph Austin artist and arts organizer Peat Duggins has recently completed a limited edition of twenty-five, color lithographs at Flatbed Press in association with Art Palace Gallery. The artist collaborated with master printer Veronica Ceci to create the original print, which visually references Duggins' earlier work in animation. The untitled image that he drew on three litho plates is the lower trunk of a tree with blue butterflies circling it. The effect is light hearted and Disney-esque but has deeper meanings in the context of a planet that is ecologically imperiled. Duggins has shown us nature the way it was without humankind and thankfully the way it is still in increasingly rare pockets of wildness. The print shows off the artist's mastery of line and the disarming charm of his draftsmanship. Duggins, who works in several different styles, is collected by the Blanton Museum of Art and the Austin Museum of Art and has been very active in the new art scene that has developed around young artists. He has been included in the Austin Museum of Arts prestigious New Art in Austin show and in the 2004 and 2007 Texas Biennials, and he is co-founder/director with Sterling Allen of Austin's acclaimed Okay Mountain and founder/director of the Fresh-Up Club, an early artist's consortium in Austin. He has been awarded numerous awards and residencies including the McDowell Colony and the Bemis Foundation. Currently--as the recipient of the 2008 Otis and Velma Davis Dozier Travel Grant from the Dallas Museum of Art--he is launched on a cross-country bicycle tour to examine the American landscape through one drawing per day and a documentary film--"A Survey of Open Space"--directed by Duggins. Daily updates can be found on the Fusebox web site. Duggins' new lithograph is available at Flatbed and at Art Palace.     Flatbed Press Presents: Heartland   A Suite of Eleven Gravures by James Surls James Surls’s “Heartland” is one of the most ambitious publications in Flatbed’s twenty-year history and is one of the press’s masterworks. It is a true deluxe artist’s book in the tradition of the great, European livres deluxe produced in Paris in the early twentieth century as well as subsequent ones published by Universal Limited Art Editions in New York City. During an approximately three-year period, Surls collaborated with Flatbed’s master printers Katherine Brimberry and Tracy Mayrello to develop and edition the suite. “Heartland” consists of eleven gravures on Thai chine collé and Twinrocker papers and four letterpress sheets: a tittle sheet, a poem by the artist, an essay by artist and wife of the artist Charmaine Locke, and a colophon. It is an elegant combination of visual art and literature. “Heartland” is a limited edition of twenty-one gravures, each signed and numbered by the artist. The lowest numbers are reserved for the full sets of all eleven gravures but a limited number of the higher numbers in each edition are available as individual impressions. More work by James Surls   Heartland Suite PDF

Billy Hassell   Red Winged Black Bird Four color chine collé aquatint.

Flatbed Introduces In Depth Classes   Four new classes take your work to a deeper level Flatbed is pleased to announce the creation of four new in depth classes this summer. Visit our classes page for details on Combo Platter a course combining aesthetic instruction with business practices Advanced Intaglio Techniques a course for experienced printers with senior master printer Katherine Brimberry Stone Lithography an all levels class showing you how to do it the old fashioned way and Sewn Board Binding a modern binding technique instructed by Booklab's Craig Jensen. For intro level students, we invite you to visit The Hyatt Lost Pines Resort for our entry level courses in Linocut and Monotype.   more information on all classes     July 31st - August 31st    Flatbed exhibits at Gardens Dallas Flatbed has installed a selection of its colorful lithographs, etchings, woodcuts, and monotypes at the new Gardens-Dallas.  Dallas Modern Luxury Magazine hosted an opening reception on July 31st, and two hundred Dallasites attended the gala event.     The show will continue through August 31.  Thirteen artists are represented by thirty-one, colorful works in a wide variety of styles and subjects.  The show will continue through Sunday, August 31.  Afterward, Gardens-Dallas will continue to showcase a number of select works.     Gardens-Dallas is located in the heart of the Dallas art and design district at 3699 McKinney; 214/528-7778; website   Flatbed continues to display selected editions at Gardens' Austin shop and nursery at 1818 W. 35th St. Both establishments are well worth a visit for the art and for the exceptional, designer items for the home.       Opening for Burton Pritzker Flatbed Press & Gallery presents May 26–June 26 Forgotten Planes by Burton Pritzker A New Series of Photographs commissioned by Tim Leach Reception and Artist's Gallery Talk June 6, 6-9 PM   Exhibition details.     Printing Joan Winter's Since January of this year, Joan Winter of Dallas, Texas has been working on a cycle of intaglio works at Flatbed Press. These works are to be included in her upcoming exhibition titled "Counterpoint" at Holly Johnson Gallery. Keep watching for Flatbed's publication release for these prints in the near future. Meanwhile, we hope you enjoy these candids from the collabortion times with Joan at Flatbed. The photos are courtesy of John Winter.                 Happy New Year!!!! Back from left to right: Jerry Manson, Lucy Flores, Katherine Brimberry, Beatrice Thomas, Teresa Gomez Martorell, Mark L. Smith, Cynthia Holmes, Kelly Cameron, Chris Reno,Jennifer Volkening, Caitlin Murray. Front from left to right: Tracy Mayrello and Veronica Ceci     Spencer Fidler Creates Large Scale Prints untitled multi-layer intaglio image     Spencer Fidler, of NMSU in Las Cruces, New Mexico, worked during July to create large scale etchings printed from up to six 24" x 36" plates. His imagery, drawn from both landscape and figuarative sources, dominates an empty field. Fidler used layers of thin gampi Japanese paper to build unique impressions. The prints created at Flatbed were shown in August in Las Cruces, and will be available through Flatbed.     New Publication of Teresa Gomez Martorell Prints   "Narcissus" Gomez Martorell's relief etchings were published in small editions this August. These large scale prints are rich with detail. Narcissus is now on display in the Made@Flatbed show on exhbition thought mid-September.     New Publication. Luis Jimenez Lithograph, Abu Ghraib   Abu Ghraib in production Flatbed's Tamarind master lithographer Veronica Ceci, aided by lithographer Clif Rily, have just finished printing the post-humous edition of stone lithographs by Luis Jimenez. This was the last drawing on stone by the late sculptor. It is a moving and unusually large image (3 x 4 ft.) drawn from Abu Ghraib Prison and informed by Goya's Disasters of War. Flatbed also published post-humously with the artist's estate a very small stone lithograph which was a study for the large lithograph.     Editioning Red Winged Black Bird The shop was busy during late June and July editioning Billy Hassell's "Red Winged Black Bird." Working as team, Lucy Flores, assistant printer, Amy Spencer, summer intern from SCAD, and Teresa Gomez, recent MFA graduate printer from SMU are editioning the four color chine collé print. The edition of forty is to be signed in late August.   Action Video of Printing "Redwinged Blackbird"

Flatbed Gallery is a private art gallery which specializes in original prints, but also exhibits and markets exceptional paintings, drawings, and photographs. Flatbed Gallery is also available on a limited basis for receptions and meetings. All of the prints created and sold at Flatbed are from limited editions of multiple originals. That is, they are created from matrices created by the artist expressly for this purpose. Included are etchings, lithographs, woodcuts and intaglio. Normal gallery hours are: Tues.-Sat. 10am-5pm and by appointment. Some of the artists whose works are available through the gallery are: *John Alexander, *Terry Allen, Dan Allison (Top Prize, Lubljiana Print Festival 1992), *Michael Ray Charles, Ann Conner, Susan Davidoff, *Kelly Fearing, Matthew Fuller, Kenneth J. Hale, *Trenton Hancock (Whitney Biennial 2000 and 2002), *Munson Hunt, *Luis Jimenez, *Robert Levers (Venice Biennale 1984), Bert Long (Prix de Rome 1990), *Angele Mason, *Melissa Miller (Venice Biennale 1984), *Celia Muñoz, *Greg Murr, Burton Pritzke *Linda Ridgway, *Dan Rizzie, Lawrence Scholder, Ann Stautberg, *James Surls, Frank Tolbert2 and *Liz Ward. *Artist published by Flatbed in one or more limited editions

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Flatbed Press makes available on a limited basis the opportunity for artists to work in the shop at modest day rates. Unassisted work in the shop is permitted only for artists who have prior experience in the printmaking process desired. Technical assistance from Flatbed staff for less than a day is available at a rate of $50 per hour. Long-term, unassisted access to the shop on evenings, Saturdays, and Sundays is also available. Artists may qualify for unassisted work in the shop by enrolling in one of the many printmaking classes offered by Flatbed year-round (see our section on "Classes" at this site). Contact Flatbed for information about upcoming classes. To register for classes, rates, or to apply for and reserve time in the shop, call co-owner and shop director Katherine Brimberry at 512-477-9328, or send us an email.

Flatbed Press collaborates with artists to produce limited editions of original etchings, lithographs, woodcuts, and monoprints. Flatbed also does contract, collaborative printing for other publishers, dealers, artists, and institutions, and is available on a limited basis for open-shop work by experienced artists. All of the prints created and sold at Flatbed are from limited editions of multiple originals. That is, they are created from matrices created by the artist expressly for this purpose. Included are etchings, lithographs, woodcuts and intaglio.

Flatbed Press collaborates with artists to produce limited editions of original etchings, lithographs, woodcuts, and monoprints. Flatbed also does contract, collaborative printing for other publishers, dealers, artists, and institutions, and is available on a limited basis for open-shop work by experienced artists. Self Publishing                 Collaboration on Image Development                  Editioning of Extant Matrices      Flatbed's master printers can print editions from existing matrices at a determined cost per print.  An editioning project begins by our examination of the matrix to assure that it is in good condition to print.  A proof is then pulled, and the number to be printed is established based on Flatbed's estimate of the cost and on the artist's or publisher's needs. Editioning Electroplating      Flatbed provides electroplating services to artists and publishers who desire to strengthen their etched or engraved copper plates with steel.  Contact Katherine Brimberry for pricing information. Facilities & Equipment

Flatbed is a publishing workshop in the tradition of the great U. S. shops such as Universal Limited Art Editions, Gemini G. E. L., Crown Point Press, and Landfall Press. At our invitation, contemporary artists come to collaborate with our master printers to create limited editions of original etchings, lithographs, and woodcuts. We share ownership of these prints with the artists, and the works are marketed both through Flatbed Gallery and the artists' other galleries. Most of the artists we publish are painters or sculptors who also enjoy working in print media. As in all of the works made at Flatbed, our published editions are multiple originals. That is, each impression is pulled by hand from a matrix or matrices the artist created in our studios exclusively for this purpose. (All of our prints are multiple originals; none are reproduced from a single original.) Each print is then signed and numbered by the artist, and the Flatbed "chop," or embossment, is applied. The matrices are canceled (defaced or destroyed), in order to insure for our collectors the continued appreciation of the work's monetary value. A signed documentation sheet accompanies each etching, lithograph, or woodcut. Some of the artists published by Flatbed to date are: Terry Allen, John Alexander, Michael Ray Charles, Ann Conner, Kelly Fearing, Munson Hunt, Trenton Doyle Hancock, Luis Jimenez, Leonard Lehrer, Bert Long, Angele Mason, Melissa Miller, Greg Murr, John Obuck, Linda Ridgway, Dan Rizzie, Margo Sawyer, Laurence Scholder, James Surls, Frank Tolbert2 and Liz Ward.

To purchase artwork which you see on our website, please contact us by email, or phone us at 512/477.9328. All of the prints created and sold at Flatbed are from limited editions of multiple originals. That is, they are created from matrices created by the artist expressly for this purpose. Included are etchings, lithographs, woodcuts and intaglio.

Click on the artist's names below to view our wide selection of prints that are currently priced at $600 or less. Bale Allen Sterling Allen Ann Conner Peat Duggins Dave Everett Kelly Fearing Teresa Gomez Martorell Ken Hale Clint Hamilton Jack Hanley Arthur Huang Cassandra James John Obuck Chris Reno Dan Rizzie Bob Schneider Laurence Scholder Joe Segal Hills Snyder James Sullivan Mary Vernon Patrick Wadley Bettie Ward Dan Welden

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02Galleries 02Galleries We have gallery space available for rental by completing a proposal/rental application, and pair exhibits in our galleries to create a cohesive atmosphere of artworks within the Flatbed facility. Once we receive your paperwork, if accepted, you will be notified of potential dates for a rental gallery. If at all possible, we will work within your preferred dates. Works are self-installed by the artist(s). 02Gallery Rental Fees: $400 for 7 days incl. one weekend $700 for 14 days incl. two weekends $1100 for 30 days 02North Gallery Rental Fees: $300 for 7 days incl. one weekend $500 for 14 days incl. two weekends $800 for 30 days For a proposal/rental agreement form contact Tina Weitz at tina@flatbedpress.com or 512.477.9328, ext. 30     Available Spaces at Flatbed World Headquarters Open Shop Rental Flatbed's shop facilities are now open to printers at hourly and monthly rates. 02 Galleries Professional gallery space available for exhibitions and installations Event Rentals Flatbed's facility is available for weddings, receptions, private parties, and other events.     Flatbed Gallery Event Rental Flatbed provides a 2,500 sq. ft., air-conditioned art exhibition environment, with generous track lighting. The floors are concrete, the ceiling is blacked out, and the walls are installed with colorful contemporary art. The galleries and wide corridors connect to form a large square that will accommodate up to 300 people standing. We promote a creative context that is unique in Austin. Housed in the 18,000 sq. foot, fully redesigned warehouse are Flatbed Press and Gallery (a publishing workshop for limited-edition etchings, lithographs, and woodcuts), Flatbed O2 Rental Galleries and artist tenants. In essence, Flatbed is a warehouse village of creative professionals. The location is easily accessible by car, metro and bus near the UT-Austin campus on E. MLK Jr. Blvd., just 1 mile east of I-35, next to Hospice Austin’s Christopher House and across the street from an Austin Metro commuter station. Adequate free parking, and handicap-access ramp/loading dock Flatbed Galleries total square feet: approximately 2,400 plus catering kitchen Accommodates up to 250 standing, 60 seated (with right-angle sight lines) Ceiling Height: 14 feet, floor-to-ceiling Catering: We recommend Word of Mouth Alcohol Policy: If alcohol will be served, a bar attendant with TACB training is required, and $1,000,000 of liability insurance For attendance over 100, valet parking and off-duty police traffic controller are encouraged An advance walk-through is required for orientation and lock-up directions Download the Floor Plan for Flatbed World Headquarters Promotional Data: All press releases, announcements, advertisements, and printed promotional materials identify the site as: “Flatbed Gallery", "Flatbed", or "Flatbed World Headquarters", 2830 East M.L. King,” and, when needed: “Austin, Texas 78702.” 2830 E.MLK Jr. Blvd. 78702   |   V 512.477.9328 ext. 30   |   F 512. 477.1799   |   tina@flatbedpress.com Download Flatbed Gallery Floor Plan