Wednesday, May 24, 2017

2017 SUMMER WORKSHOPS


The Center for Collaborative Research (CCR) is gearing up for its Summer 2017 Workshops  

Join artists David Jones and Marilyn Propp in CCR's temporary space at St. Matthew's Guild Hall to learn Papermaking, Xerox Transfer, and Drypoint Printmaking processes.  
Call 773-746-3241 or email centerforcollaborativeresearch@gmail.com
There are still seats available. 

The Center for Collaborative Research 
Press and Paper on Wheels
Summer Workshops 2017

TO REGISTER
Call 773-746-3241 or email centerforcollaborativeresearch@gmail.com
A $10 deposit saves your place in the class. 
Workshops will be held at St. Matthew’s Guild Hall, 5900 7th Ave, Kenosha, on the 2nd floor.

Xerox Transfer                             2-day session
Monday and Wednesday, June 19 and 21, 6 – 9 pm   OR   Monday and Wednesday, June 26 and 28, 6 – 9 pm

Class size limit 8.  $65 plus $10 materials fee.

For all levels. A transfer process that transforms black and white Xerox copies into paper-plate lithographs. Using color ink, you’ll ink up your plates and print them by hand on an etching press, producing a one-of-a-kind print. Bring multiple B & W Xerox copies, size 8 ½” x 11,” of photographs, drawings, scanned images, and/or collages to transform into prints.

Instructor: David Jones
Director, Master printer and co-founder of the CCR. Previously the Director of Anchor Graphics, Chicago and adjunct faculty at Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design.



Introduction to Papermaking    2-day session
Tuesday and Thursday, June 20 and 22, 10 am –1 pm   OR   Tuesday and Thursday, June 27 and 29, 10 am – 1 pm

Class size limit 8.  $65 plus $10 materials fee.

For all levels. Make your own fine cotton paper by learning basic sheet forming from cotton pulp, and incorporate inclusions (embedding decorative objects) into your paper. Your hand-made paper can then be used for drawing, writing, notecards, or sketchbooks. Bring flattened dried flowers; flat gold, silver, or colored flecks; or any flat small decorative items.

Instructor: Marilyn Propp   
Adjunct faculty at Carthage College and Columbia College Chicago. Co-founder of CCR and Anchor Graphics, Chicago.

Drypoint on Plexi                        2-day session
Wednesday and Friday, July 5 and 7, 6 – 9 pm   OR   Tuesday and Thursday, July 25 and 27, 6 – 9 pm  
OR   Monday and Wednesday, July 31 and August  2, 6 – 9 pm

Class size limit 8.  $65 plus $10 materials fee.

For all levels. You don’t need to know how to draw to create etchings. Bring your photographs or other images to place under plexi, size 5” x 7.” With this non-toxic method, you’ll use an engraving tool to cut beautiful drypoint lines into the plexi by tracing your images. You’ll ink up your plate and print it by hand on the etching press. A small edition can be printed.

Instructor: David Jones 

Papermaking Explorations    2-week session
Monday/Wednesday, July 10 and 12, 6–9 pm   AND   Monday/Wednesday, July 17 and 19, 6–9 pm

Class size limit 8.  $100 plus $10 materials fee.

For all levels. Learn basic sheet forming in order to make handmade paper, and incorporate inclusions (embedding decorative objects) into your paper.  Day 2 bring flattened dried flowers, flat gold, silver, or colored flecks, or any flat decorative items. Week 2 we will explore stencils and pigmented pulp.

Instructor: Marilyn Propp 

Papermaking Intensive     3-week session.   Choose Session I  OR  Session II.  

Class size limit 8.  $125 plus $10 materials fee.  
 
Class session I:   
Wednesday and Friday, July 26 and 28,                 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Wednesday and Friday, August 2 and 4,                9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Wednesday and Friday, August 9 and 11,              9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Class session II:   
Tuesday and Thursday, August 15 and 17,             9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Tuesday and Thursday, August 22 and 24,             9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Tuesday and Thursday, August 29 and 31,             9:30 am – 12:30 pm

For all levels. This intensive papermaking course will enable you to form beautiful handmade cotton paper. We will investigate inclusions, stenciling, and painting with pigmented pulp. The last week we will work with double couching, watermarks, and shaped paper.

Instructor: Marilyn Propp

Kids Classes 2017

Drypoint for Kids   1-day workshop.  Choose Session I  OR  Session II.    
Each workshop is limited to 8 students.  Each class is $35 plus $5 materials fee.


Session I:           
Monday, August 14,  noon to 3 pm.        High School age
Wednesday, August 16, noon to 3 pm     Jr. High School age
Friday, August 18, noon to 3 pm            Elementary school age    

Session II:
Monday, August 21,  noon to 3 pm         High School age
Wednesday, August 23, noon to 3 pm    Jr. High School age
Friday, August 25, noon to 3 pm            Elementary school age.  
Want to get inky? Bring your own drawings or family photos, size 5” x 7”. We’ll provide the plexi, inks, etching tools, and etching press.  Make your own etchings, learn how to ink them, run them through the press, and print multiples. This is a non-toxic method.

Instructors: Marilyn Propp and David Jones.  

Thank you to all our supporters, especially

The Kenosha Community Foundation,
St Matthew's Church
and a proud partner with the Kenosha Creative Space


Classes and workshops

Yesterday, John Zehren and David Jones picked up a small Sturges CP4 etching press donated to CCR by Kate Remington. Thank you, Kate and John, for your generosity and time.   

The press will be ready to go in time for the start of our summer classes. Which will be held at St. Matthew's Guild Hall, 5900 7th Ave, Kenosha. 


The Sturges CP4 press prior to disassembly