Introduction to Paper Embossing & Monoprinting

Instructor: Olivia Brouwer Materials Included This workshop will go over the basics of both monoprinting and blind embossing with the option to collage with specialty papers. We'll explore different approaches to both techniques with and without a press, as well as experimenting with a variety of materials, such as water-soluble oils, graphite, and gouache on different types of paper. If you'd like to print a specific image, bring a small reference image along and you'll learn to replicate and manipulate it. If you just want to experiment, you'll be provided with the tools and materials to play! Artist Bio: Olivia Brouwer is a partially blind interdisciplinary artist based in Cambridge, Ontario. Inspired by the Rorschach Inkblot Test, she addresses blindness by examining ideas surrounding belief, perception, clarity, and sight with abstract imagery. Using a wide range of media such as painting, printmaking, sculpture, sound, and installation, Brouwer's practice explores visual art accessibility, the “viewing” culture of visual spaces, and the activation of human senses beyond the reliance of vision, such as touch and sound, enabling an inclusive experience for both non-visual and sighted viewers.