kcai student blocks and print - may

 

8 by 6 inch linoleum blocks on display in print class room--coated with talc powder to prevent ink from being smeared double click on images to enlarge
 

 

 

"I Walked a Long Way to Get to a Place You Have Already Left"

Edition: 1 of 1   by Katie Twiss (above)

 

close up of etched litho stone (above) five stones (below)

 

 

graphic zines -- xeroxed booklets (above) zine reading (below)

 

Six minute walk through student print exhibit.

 

 

"Fire Pit Funeral" (above) "Joker Card" (below)

by Jacoby Warlick

 

While in Kansas City I stopped by to see
the End of the Year exhibit
at the Kansas City Art Institute.

walk up and connect - kc expo

 



     I met the young man at the La Cucaracha booth who will be teaching the monotype class at the KCAI in June. Because I met him, I probably will take the class.     paula winchester

    There was the envelope I bought for my wife that had tiny sculpted faces made of paper with seeds inside that you could plant. My wife loves sculpture. She will have surprised looks in her elementary art classes that she teaches her in Carrollton.     karl marxhausen 

I enjoyed talking with the guy behind the print society table who has a "have printing press will travel" business. He goes around the country printing on site for various events.    paul sokoloff 

 "A rising tide raises all ships."     Mark Stevenson

 Since I sat at the front table I know that there had been 116 people to enter the doors. I asked those, while I was sitting there, how they had heard about the event. Most had a friend in the event. 3 young adults were from Emporia State. They were studying to be engravers. I asked what they were going to do with that training when they graduated. I liked that the event had some things for sell from $1 to $1400 (Laura Berman had prints for 300$ to 1400$).     paula winchester

Nelson - Atkins Print Society - Print collectors Panel Discussion April 20, 2013  

mark stevenson on the importance of archival materials

   There was a fellow who was into book binding. Who sought out Reader Digest books and refashioned new book covers from them. Our chit chat segued into another fellow from Kansas City's history who got caught up with that hands on process, the book arts, Alfred Fowler. I enjoyed Chuck Harper's insights.    karl marxhausen

Five minute walk through EXPO.

Hi Karl, I saw this; thank you very much.

Great to see you this weekend.

justin rogers

     I left my card with the group Two Tone Press for I would love to take a class at their place near Costco. I purchased one of their postcards with a Horny Toad on front and mailed it to my son in Portland. I also became aware that I really don't know who the people are in the Print Society.    paula winchester 

I will have a solo exhibition at Leedy-Voulkos Art Center next spring. The show opens First Friday, May 2 and runs through June 28, 2014. Exhibition opportunities formed for me directly from my participation in the KC Fine Print and Paper Expo. This is when I was able to connect with the curators at Leedy-Voulkos Art Center. That was such a great event!     laura berman

Doug Osa

 Catherine Vesce

Laura Berman

Fine Prints & Paper KC Expo 2013

Dates and Times:   April 19, 2013 - 4 pm to 8 pm, April 20, 2013 - 10 am to 4 pm - Leedy-Voulkos Arts Center 2012 Baltimore Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64108
Attractions:   Over 20 fine print and paper artists and art organizations from Kansas City.- Special Events:  Friday, April 19th, 5:00pm Paper Making Demonstration with Kelsey Elise Pike - 5:00pm Intaglio Printmaking Demonstration with Art McSweeney - 7:00pm The Archeology of the Sheet: Looking at Fine Paper, lecture by Mark Stevenson including antique and vintage papers



Saturday, April 20th, 11:00am - Relief Printmaking Demonstration with the Print Factory - 1:00pm - Calligraphy Demonstration with Calvert Guthrie - 1:30pm - Care of Art on Paper, a lecture by Mark Stevenson - 2:00pm - Print Collectors Panel Discussion, presented by the Print Society of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

 The KC Expo concluded Saturday after one night
and one full day of interactions.

print collectors panel discussion - nelson atkins print society

   On Saturday, April 20th, a Print Collectors Panel Discussion convened in the lower level of the Leedy Voulkos Art Center, 2012 Baltimore Avenue, in the Crossroad District of Kansas City. It was one of six events held during the 1st annual Fine Prints & Paper KC Expo of 2013. The panel discussion event was presented by the Print Society of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

 

     Moderator Robin Gross (on the far right) asked for experiences from the following panel members: (left to right) Mike Lyon, Steve Pruitt, Jane Voorhees, Paul Sokoloff, and John Mallery. The cameraman was Eric Lehnert.....Enjoy.

 

 

Part 1 Thirty minutes. The gateway drug for us into prints.(Paul Sokoloff)   What do you need to know about prints? How do you educate yourself? (Robin Gross)

Books. Everyone starts from ground zero. (Steve Pruitt)    Take a print course, an art history course at Nelson or KCAI. (Jane Voorhees)    After you buy the second print you become a collector. (Mike Lyon)    An artist told me, when you first get into art, you realize that subject matter is not important. And that made my head spin around multiple times. (John Mallery)    The state of a print. (Paul Sokoloff, Jane Voorhees, Steve Pruitt, Mike Lyon)    Order of print. (Steve Pruitt)   When you buy something of 200 or 500 edition, are you buying fine art or a poster? (Paul Sokoloff)    Changes to etching plate changes its state. (Steve Pruitt) At Nelson library there is a 3-4 page resource bibliography to help you with printmaking, print collecting. I would encourage you to try that...Do you buy art because you love it, because it moves you, because it enhances your life, or are you thinking about the significance of the artist, investment quality, the technical sophistication of the work, or a whole list of different reasons? (Robin Gross)    The search for information, the history reading about the artists, where they came from. (John Mallery)
 

 

Part 2 Six minutes. Gems learned. (Robin Gross) It is not WHAT you know when you begin collecting. It is WHO you know. Nobody learns about art until you buy it, then once you buy it you learn. The best does the best. Name drives everything in the art world. (Steve Pruitt)

Part 3 Ten minutes. A gem of wisdom you wished you would have possessed in your early collecting career. (Robin Gross) Follow your heart. (Mike Lyon)  Collecting prints from the MET. (Jane Voorhees)  Do not be intimidated by collecting. (John Mallery) 

Part 4 One minute. John Mallery.

Part 5 Four minutes.  The value collectors put on their purchases. What does the print you buy do to you? (Robin Gross) Paul Sokoloff, Mike Lyon.

 

Part 6 Three minutes. Describe a print from your collection that speaks to you. (Robin Gross) Steve Pruitt, Mike Lyon

 

 

Fine Prints & Paper KC Expo 2013

Dates and Times:   April 19, 2013, 4 pm to 8 pm -- April 20, 2013, 10 am to 4 pm
Location:     Leedy-Voulkos Arts Center, 2012 Baltimore Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64108
Attractions:  Over 20 fine print and paper artists and art organizations from Kansas City.

Special Events:  Friday, April 19th - 5:00pm - Paper Making Demonstration with Kelsey Elise Pike - 5:00pm - Intaglio Printmaking Demonstration with Art McSweeney - 7:00pm - The Archeology of the Sheet: Looking at Fine Paper, lecture by Mark Stevenson including antique and vintage papers

Saturday, April 20th - 11:00am - Relief Printmaking Demonstration with the Print Factory - 1:00pm - Calligraphy Demonstration with Calvert Guthrie - 1:30pm - Care of Art on Paper, a lecture by Mark Stevenson - 2:00pm - Print Collectors Panel Discussion, presented by the Print Society of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

heavy stones - second weekend

Closeup photos of our one stone follow (below). Our class took turns drawing on the open or prepared stone, using black crayon pencils. There are four closeups to show you the variety of forms these  materials can make.

"Not sure Lithography is my favourite type print making art media. I had never even set foot into a litho shop until yesterday. What I found out was that it is very methodical and scientific in its processing. For me, the original drawing on the stone was the favourite part of the process."    Eric Lehnert

 Mike Sims measures the etch (above).

Doug Osa charges the stone surface with ink, while classmates Saskia and Eric Lehnert watch from left.


We wanted to thank Mike Sims and everyone involved at the workshop on March 23rd at Lawrence Lithography Workshop.  We all learned a great deal and had a great time.  Mike Sims is a master at his work.  We were all amazed at his attention to detail.  It was a great experience.

Thank you so much for this opportunity,
Sincerely,
Tom and Debbie Ferguson

Photos submitted by Tom Ferguson