Silicone Stamp Casting and Monoprinting Workshop

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 mark-making 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.Guest artist workshops are a curated series that invites contemporary artists to share their practice. The 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. Everyone will leave with a small collection of monoprints and a reusable stamp cast from a personal object. Read more details