Photo As Object (In-person)

Instructor: Tamsen Wojtanowski

Dates: September 25 - 26th, 2021

Times: 10am – 5pm

Location: Unique Photo

Cost: $395

*** Registration for this workshop has closed.

In this two-day workshop, participants will consider what a photograph is and how it is made.  Photo As Object will ask artists to challenge their traditional understanding of the image-making process and to question (instead of assume) the nature of the image-making device, the image matrix, and image support.

Beyond examining the technical variables in the process of photography, this workshop will also ask participants to contemplate the variety of ways that the photographic image communicates, whether employed as a cold observer reporting to us the “truth” or as an extension of the subjective, a vehicle for reflection, for personal and creative pursuits.  When process and concept combine, how do they affect one another and affect the overall take-away, message, or experience for the viewer?

In a world just waking up from pandemic hibernation, one spent living at an arm’s length and experiencing much of the day-to-day through a screen, how much more precious is the photographic object and the physical agency of the photographer to produce the image?     

Participants will be asked to contemplate their answers to these questions through a series of short lectures and group discussions.  Those attending the workshop will also be given time during the workshop to begin production of their own photographic objects.  Time will be spent discussing and critiquing works in progress through individual conversations between participant and instructor as a group.

Participants will receive a materials list in advance. 

Cap at ten. 

Experimental Cyanotypes (In-person)

Instructor: Laurie Beck Peterson

Dates: September 25th - 26th, 2021

Times: 10am – 5pm

Location: The Halide Project

Cost: $395 (includes materials)

*** Registration for this workshop has closed.

Take your cyanotype printing to the next level in this weekend workshop coinciding with World Cyanotype Day!  The workshop will explore cyanotypes on wood and glass, as well as wet cyanotype and cyanolumens.  

Experience in cyanotype printing on paper is strongly recommended, and participants will be asked to bring samples of previous work in cyanotype to share on the first day.  

Cap at eight

(Materials = approx.. $80/student extra)

Bookbinding for Non-Silver (In-person)

Instructor: Denise Carbone

Dates: September 23rd - 24th, 2021

Time: 10am – 5pm

Location: Unique Photo

Cost: $395 (+ $25 material fee to be paid to instructor)

*** Registration for this workshop has closed.

Binding your prints together is a wonderful way to make your sequential group of images feel tactically connected.  Finding a suitable book structure usually starts with examining the thickness of your paper, its foldability, and how your page spread will behave.  In this workshop, I will introduce you to three single sheet book structures that appeal to these criteria...

The Hedi Kyle Flag Book:  The flag book has become an icon in the book arts world. Based on the simple accordion fold that predates western bookmaking, this book can be viewed two different ways: It can be flipped through page by page, or it can be spread out to reveal the complete contents of the book, presenting an entirely different story.  This is a versatile book structure that can provide you with a lot of different options for arranging multiple images and text to present your work or tell your story.

The Drum Leaf Book:  Invented by Tim Ely, this book structure allows printmakers to elegantly represent their images as two-page spreads.  The book is constructed entirely out of glue instead of sewing, so you don’t have to worry about stitches interrupting the gutter of your page spread or the flow of your image.  With this binding, every folio opens flat, and only one side of your paper is visible to the viewer.  This makes it a great option for binding non-silver processes that are printed onto thick papers.  Depending on your choice of paper and cover options, this structure can vary in function and appearance.

The Drum Leaf Album:  This is a variation on the Drum Leaf book and is assembled with built-in spacers that accommodate for the thickness of prints and other inserts so when it’s filled with your art it still closes neatly without causing any undo stress to the spine of the binding.  

$25 materials fee to be paid to instructor on first day of class via cash or check.

Cap at twelve.

Introduction to Tri-color Gum Bichromate Printing (In-person)

Instructor: Sandra C. Davis

Date: Thursday, September 23rd - 24th, 2021

Time: 10am – 5pm 

Location: The Halide Project

Cost: $395 (includes materials)

*** Registration for this workshop has closed.

This workshop will introduce students to the historic process of gum bichromate printing, where photo-sensitized watercolor pigment is brushed onto paper, upon which negatives are placed during exposure to ultraviolet light. The only processing required is rinsing in water to remove unexposed pigment. Multiple layers are made to produce a luminous combination of painting and photography. Students begin with a color digital capture, which will be translated into three color-separated digital negatives. Using cyan, magenta, and yellow pigments, students will print from these negatives to build a multi-layered image. Mixing pigments and preparing digital files for separated negatives will be discussed.

Cap at ten.

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