ABOUT THIS EVENT

Event Category

Arts & DIY

Event Overview

Artist Jaclyn Jacunski is drawn to how objects carry their own histories: The surface, texture, shape, and resistance of an object hold and convey meaning. A material’s qualities can be utilized in the studio to produce tactile marks and imagery that are unique to that object.   

In this workshop, Jaclyn invites us to use everyday objects as markmaking tools. Together, we will learn silicone stamp casting and monoprinting, working from a personal, found, or repurposed object to create a body of unique layered prints.

After learning about Jaclyn’s practice, which moves fluidly between 3-D sculptural work and 2-D print-based work, we will cast a silicone stamp from an object of our choosing, preserving its surface and texture for later use. While stamps cure, we delve into individual and collaborative monoprinting using ink, masks, and a printing press. Once cured, our new stamps can be used alongside various monoprinting techniques, building images through layering, repetition, and quick iteration. 

Everyone will leave with a small body of monoprints and a reusable stamp cast from a personal object. 

Guest artist workshops is a curated series that invites contemporary artists to share their practice. Workshop includes an artist talk and a hands-on project. Topics range from technical printmaking skills to the bigger ideas printmaking can carry, reflecting our interest in the medium as craft, tool, and mode of expression.

What to Bring

Participants should bring a personal, found, or repurposed object from which they'll make a cast silicone stamp.

Minimum age

All ages welcome

What's Provided

All other supplies will be provided.

Location

Campfire Printing Press

2415 W 19th Street Unit 2C,

Chicago, IL, 60608