Linoleum Block Prints with Susan Silvester

From printmaker Susan Silvester, learn the art of linoleum block printing. For the first day, participants will design and carve their linoleum blocks and receive a guided tour of Portfolio x 2, the Myrtle Press print exchange exhibit on display at the Pence Gallery. For the second day, students will meet at Myrtle Press in Sacramento and learn how to expertly print their linoleum blocks. Basic printmaking knowledge is helpful but not necessary.

Dates: Sundays, January 8 & 15 | 1 – 4:30 PM 

Cost: $140 Members | $150 Non-Members (Additional $15 materials fee required)

Address: Pence Gallery – 212 D Street, Davis, CA 95616 (Day 1)

Myrtle Press (in Verge Center for the Arts) – 625 S Street, Sacramento, CA 95811 (Day 2)

Register here: https://pencegallery.org/education/programs/workshops-and-classes/

Myrtle Press Prints: Portfolio x 2

Dec. 9, 2022 – Jan. 29, 2023

Portfolio x 2 marks the first display of Myrtle Press’ invitational print exchanges in our region, including prints made through various processes by respected printmakers. The exhibit brings together a sampling of printmakers’ work from 2020 and a new exchange of printmakers creating work on the concept of origin.

Image: Susan Silvester, “Copycat”