Printmaking Workshop: Drypoint Etching

This month we will be exploring drypoint etching printmaking techniques using a plexiglass plate.  Drypoint is a form of intaglio printmaking in which your image is incised into a surface and the sunken areas hold the ink.  Instructor Jeanne McDonagh will guide you through the process and you will have the opportunity to print your final design on printmaking paper using an etching press.   The instructor will provide images for you to etch or you can bring your own images not larger than 8 inches. This is an adult class.
 
About the Instructor: Jeanne McDonagh is a digital arts teacher and artist who recently retired from a 32-year career at New Canaan High School. Ms. McDonagh, who considers herself a “lifelong learner,” earned a BA, BS from Saint John’s University and an MFA in Painting and Graphic Design from the Rochester Institute of Technology. In addition to her teaching career, Jeanne McDonagh has exhibited her photography at Mystic Museum of Art, Fairfield Museum, Rowayton Art Center and Carriage Barn Arts Center. She has been a photography juror and commentator for the Lower Fairfield Photography Club since 2009 and is the President of the Fritz Eager Foundation for Art Education.