Printing Classes in Boston, MA

Learn to block print in this fun workshop with artist and surface pattern designer Sarah Bertochi. This 3 hour class will equip students with all the skills needed to create and enjoy making their own set of hand printed linen napkins. You will create your own design (or use one that is provided) carve your block, and print using water based inks....

Make printing plates from wobbly, versatile gelatin in a process easily repeated at home. Use stencils and a variety of tools to create dynamic, layered artworks.

Try a painter's approach to printmaking with monotypes and experimental linoleum block techniques. Have fun with abstract and spontaneous methods while creating beautiful holiday cards and prints!

Create beautiful prints of your own design on fabric or paper.  Prerequisite: Silkscreen in Your Kitchen Sink.

Embrace your inner artist at this unique date night! You and your date will learn printmaking with monotypes and experimental linoleum block techniques. Have fun with abstract and spontaneous methods while creating beautiful cards and prints!

Silkscreen seems daunting, but you can do it just using your kitchen sink and a closet. That gives you the power to print colorful multiples on paper or fabric. Prepare a screen, transfer images using a photo emulsion process and make your first prints just the way you will do it later at home.

In this class, we will learn five printmaking techniques that can be worked with using non-toxic materials and water-soluble ink. We will have fun experimenting and applying the knowledge of color, line and form to the following processes: relief, collagraph, dry-point engraving, chine-collet and monotype printing techniques (including trace and stencils)....

This special evening begins with a visit to the “Follow the North Star: Inuit Art from the Collection of Estrellita and Yousuf Karsh” exhibition, where the instructor will introduce a selection of stone-cut, handprinted works made from blocks of soapstone in which the images are carved in relief. These key Inuit artists focus their imagery on...

Make one-of-a-kind screen-printed cards for the winter holidays or Valentine’s Day using pre-made screens and gaining successful screenprinting skills. Go home with 10 greeting cards.

Learn the art of beautiful writing with demonstrations and exercises to develop your handwriting. Class projects will include poetry, cards and invitations.