Print Making Course with Daniel Lipstein at Custom House Studios, Westport

Saturday 1 April and Sunday 2 April, 11.00am to 5.00pm
Fee: €180

The course is run by Daniel Lipstein who is a professional printmaker, he holds a Master’s Degree in Fine Art from the print faculty of NCAD. A member of Graphic Studio Dublin since 2002, Daniel has won several national awards and his work is held in numerous public collections in Ireland.

Materials and instruments are provided. Participants are encouraged to bring their own favourite oil colours, brushes, favourite paper, and source material.

The course is designed to facilitated participants in the skills and traditions of printmaking. The non-chemical part of the course focuses on Monoprints, Dry-point, Carborundum and Multi-plates registration. In the chemical stage
the course focuses on soft and hard ground etching, sugar lift and aquatint. Each stage aims to facilitate the participants in creating finished artworks. Each one of the disciplines is suitable for the creation of accomplished prints, using that discipline alone, though in the same time each skill supports the other, and combined together, we can create intriguing and very attractive fine art prints.

For more information see:
www.daniellipstein.org

The Custom House Gallery and Studios
The Quay, Westport, Co. Mayo,
T: +353 (0)98 28735
E: info@customhousestudios.ie
W: customhousestudios.ie