**There will be some supplies you will need to purchase from the instructors.

Please bring $10.00 to cover the cost of these items on the first day of class.

Instructor bios:

Alexis Christina Crowley received her BFA in Printmaking from Uhart in 2015,and has continued to be active in the Hartford arts community in varying capacities, including working as an Interdisciplinary Artist. Alexis has been teaching workshops in different media since her teen years, originally teaching jewelry and craft techniques as a part of her family business-Art & Soul Gallery in Windsor, and most recently delving into teaching different forms of drawing and printmaking

Chris Roque is an artist currently living and working in Connecticut. He holds a BFA in Painting from the Hartford Art School. Chris teaches Drawing and Printmaking at the Greater Hartford Arts Academy.I n addition, he created and currently runs Hartford’s Monday Night Figure Drawing workshop in Hartford, CT.

Brandon Brownlee is an artist currently living and working in Connecticut. He holds an MFA in Painting from New York Academy of Art and a BFA in Illustration from the Hartford Art School. He is a professor of Drawing and Painting at the University of Hartford

Jenni Freidman  makes prints, books, drawings and all kinds of work on and of paper in her backyard studio (and sometimes on her couch). For most of her career, her work has depicted various forms found in nature. She continues to be inspired by this subject matter and more recently has found she is also drawn to pattern, color, sweets and treats. The mood and rhythm of her work has shifted from a quiet mediation to a playful bounce. In addition to making her own work, Jenni is always a huge fan of supporting other artists on their journeys. She has worked as a Professor, Printer, Picture Framer, Admissions Director, Education Director and is currently working as an Assist ant to Artist Amy Genser.

Kathleen Woodward. For the past two decades, Katie has channeled her creativity into printmaking, embracing a diverse array of printing techniques. In 2013 she established Woodward Paper Co.and started sharing her love for Letterpress through wedding invitations, personal stationary and fine art prints. In 2015 she acquired her own Golding printing press and began building a letterpress studio at her home in Windsor, CT. Over the years the studio has evolved into a full print workshop where she bounces between letterpress machines, screen printing presses, and carving stations, opening her space to follow artists and creatives to converge and exchange ideas, techniques, and inspiration. Katie is constantly printmaking as the lead designer and screen printer for GENTLEBULL SHOP in Hartford, CT

Supplies

Paper

   3 sheets of 22” x 30” Lenox 100 or Canson Edition - white

   3 sheets of 21” x 31” Masa - white

   1 sheet of Canson Mi-Tientes – 19” x 25” - any color

Sketchbook

Black Ball Point Pens

Graphite Pencils and Erasers

Sharpies – various sizes

Variety of brushes in size and shape

Nitril or latex gloves

Apron or smock

**There will be some supplies you will need to purchase from the instructors.

Please bring $10.00 to cover the cost of these items on the first day of class.