Saturday, November 8th
11:00am-3:00pm
In this beginner-friendly workshop, participants will learn the basics of screen printing to create a patterned bandana for themselves or a furry friend.
After looking at samples of screen printed fabrics, students will draw a transparency for a two-color print. Then, they will be guided through the process of exposing and washing out an emulsion-coated silkscreen. The instructor will then provide a printing demonstration and help students mix their inks. Each student will print their own bandanas, learning about studio tools and tricks along the way.
No prior experience is required. All class materials will be provided.
Instructor: Maddy Conover
Madeleine Conover is a Chinese American adoptee and artist. Her images and sculptures explore her ideas of Asian American diaspora and her adoption due to China’s former one-child policy. Her recent work focuses on the subsequent discovery of her biological family and community building with adoptees.
Conover was raised in Washington, DC. She received an MFA in Printmaking from the Tyler School of Art & Architecture and a BA in Studio Art and Sustainable Food & Farming from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her work has been included in solo and group exhibitions in Philadelphia, Western Massachusetts, New York City, and the Bay Area. She has participated in artist residency programs at Ceramics School, Directangle Press, Pyramid Atlantic Art Institute, Second State Press, Kala Art Institute, and Wassaic Project.
Based in Philadelphia, she teaches printmaking and ceramics classes. She also recently started her own small Risograph publishing press, Mad Dog Studio.
