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February 14 | Color Theory Through Screenprinting with Kate McQuillen

$185.00 
Saturday, February 14th
10:00 AM-4:00 PM

Kate McQuillen skillfully entwines the processes, materials, and traditions of printmaking and painting. Working on large-scale panels—typically around five feet tall—she builds up layers of translucent inks which imbue a sense of time and memory in her work. This layered approach also results in subtle blends of luscious colors.

We’ve invited Kate to Chicago to share her method for building color and color relationships through layering. Through a prepared screenprinting project, participants will explore how color theory principles come to life in print.

This workshop will cover ink mixing for transparency, split fountains, blending across hues, CMYK color theory, and how factors such as mesh count and layer order affect opacity and hue. The low-tech format with pre-set palettes allows printers of any experience level to join in. With the addition of stencils, each participant will be able to create a series of screenprinted monoprints reflecting their own style and interests.

All supplies for producing a series of 12” × 12” prints are included. Participants should bring lunch. Campfire will provide tea, coffee, water, and access to a fridge and microwave.

To learn more about Kate’s work, we recommend this interview with Print Club Ltd, where she talks about her love for the language of print and the importance of making artistic decisions during the printing process. 

Saturday, February 14th
10:00 AM-4:00 PM

Kate McQuillen skillfully entwines the processes, materials, and traditions of printmaking and painting. Working on large-scale panels—typically around five feet tall—she builds up layers of translucent inks which imbue a sense of time and memory in her work. This layered approach also results in subtle blends of luscious colors.

We’ve invited Kate to Chicago to share her method for building color and color relationships through layering. Through a prepared screenprinting project, participants will explore how color theory principles come to life in print.

This workshop will cover ink mixing for transparency, split fountains, blending across hues, CMYK color theory, and how factors such as mesh count and layer order affect opacity and hue. The low-tech format with pre-set palettes allows printers of any experience level to join in. With the addition of stencils, each participant will be able to create a series of screenprinted monoprints reflecting their own style and interests.

All supplies for producing a series of 12” × 12” prints are included. Participants should bring lunch. Campfire will provide tea, coffee, water, and access to a fridge and microwave.

To learn more about Kate’s work, we recommend this interview with Print Club Ltd, where she talks about her love for the language of print and the importance of making artistic decisions during the printing process.

Bio

Kate McQuillen has exhibited in New York City, Brussels, Toronto, Amsterdam, and Chicago, and is represented by Massey Klein Gallery in New York (NY). Her work has been included in group exhibitions at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UT), Poetry Foundation (IL), and the Hyde Park Art Center (IL). McQuillen’s work has been presented at art fairs including The Armory Show, Untitled Miami, Future Fair, Expo Chicago, and Art Toronto. 

McQuillen has been featured on the Sound & Vision podcast, and in the Brooklyn Rail, Art in Print, Hyperallergic, the Chicago Reader, the Toronto Globe and Mail, and Poetry Magazine. Her writings on the work of other artists have appeared in Art in Print, Graphic Impressions, and Power Washer Magazine. McQuillen was a founding member of Super Dutchess, an artist-run project space on the Lower East Side in New York City (now known as Below Grand). McQuillen has completed residencies at MASS MoCA, Ragdale, the Frans Masereel Center in Kasterlee, Belgium, and AGA Lab in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Her studio is located at Prints of Darkness, in Queens, NYC.

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