THE ITALIAN INTENSIVE VI
With Katherine Brimberry and Suzi Davidoff

September 25 - October 9, 2024

Piano Per Favore! Slow Down Please – Mindful Drawing and Printmaking

In these times of instant everything, Katherine Brimberry and Suzi Davidoff’s sixth Italian Intensive Printmaking and Drawing workshop invites you to slow down and appreciate the world around you.  This session will include direct polymer gravure etching – using the sun to help etch the drawn images onto printable plates, and small intensive drawing workshops to explore new ways to observe, document and celebrate the Italian landscape. Drawing on frosted mylar for the portable polymer gravure plates gives the artist the immediacy and vitality of working beyond the studio – from the gardens of La Romita to the beautiful Umbrian hill towns we’ll be visiting. 

More magic happens in the print studio.  Using water-based inks on the finished plates, we can produce everything from editioned prints to unique monoprint images that incorporate collage and layered drawing.

The residency/workshop format of the class will allow students to work at their own level in developing images and process.  Students with little or no experience will feel comfortable in this course and more experienced students will continue to build on their skills and knowledge.

With their combined expertise in printmaking and drawing and their years of experience in printmaking collaborations and team-teaching Katherine and Suzi will provide each student with individual attention, creative inspiration and challenges.