L'estiu a Murtra

CV Master Printer, Catherine Brooks worked at Crown Point Press, America’s premier etching studio and print publisher, for over 7 years. During her tenure at Crown Point, Catherine lead numerous projects, in which she assisted visiting artists and helped them to realize and create a new body of work in etching. Prior to working at Crown Point Press, she studied non-toxic intaglio processes at Evergreen State College. After graduating, she found her métier in etching while working as an apprentice in the studio of French Master of Art René Tazé, in Paris, France. In 2007 Catherine’s book on etching was published, Magical Secrets about Line Etching and Engraving The Step-by-Step Art of Incised Lines. Since the release of her book, Catherine has enjoyed teaching workshops around the globe and continues her own creative practices in painting and yoga in Richmond, Virginia, where she is an MFA candidate and Etching Instructor at Virginia Commonwealth University.



	Close window		L'estiu a Murtra 4 days, 3 processes soft ground, spit bite and soap ground
			Curs d'estiu Del 6 al 9 de Juliol 2010 Professora Catherine Brooks Richmond, VA Gravadora durant set anys del taller Crown Point Press Autora del llibre Magical Secrets about Line Etching & Engraving, the Step-by-Step Art of Incised Lines 4 dies, 3 processos: vernís tou, aiguantinta al lavis aiguatinta amb venís blanc. Idioma: Anglès amb interpret horari: de 10 a 17 hores exclusiu per a alumnes de Jordi Rosés i Pilar Lloret
			Master Printer, Catherine Brooks will be leading a 4 day advanced etching course at Murtra Edicions in Arenys de Munt. The course will commence with a slide show of works by artists Catherine has worked with in San Francisco and Paris. After the short introduction, Catherine will demonstrate the first of three processes to be presented in this weeklong etching intensive. Workshop participants will begin their images with soft ground etching. On the second day etched tones will be introduced with a spit bite aquatint demonstration. Soap ground aquatint will be instructed on the third day. Day 3 and 4 will be time for each participant to utilize the materials and explore new ways and processes. Throughout the week Catherine will be around the studio assisting participants as they develop their imagery and refine the way they use traditional materials.
			CV Master Printer, Catherine Brooks worked at Crown Point Press, America’s premier etching studio and print publisher, for over 7 years. During her tenure at Crown Point, Catherine lead numerous projects, in which she assisted visiting artists and helped them to realize and create a new body of work in etching. Prior to working at Crown Point Press, she studied non-toxic intaglio processes at Evergreen State College. After graduating, she found her métier in etching while working as an apprentice in the studio of French Master of Art René Tazé, in Paris, France. In 2007 Catherine’s book on etching was published, Magical Secrets about Line Etching and Engraving The Step-by-Step Art of Incised Lines. Since the release of her book, Catherine has enjoyed teaching workshops around the globe and continues her own creative practices in painting and yoga in Richmond, Virginia, where she is an MFA candidate and Etching Instructor at Virginia Commonwealth University.