Big Prints: Relief Printmaking + Steamroller Printing

$149 / 3-week class + Steamroller Printing Event
Thursdays, Sept. 17 – Oct. 1 from 6:00–8:30 p.m.
9/17, 9/24, 10/1
Steamroller Printing Event: Saturday, Oct. 10
No class - additional time to complete carving before the event


Go big with relief printmaking! In this hands-on class, participants will design and carve an oversized woodblock created specifically for ABC’s live Steamroller Printing Event on October 10.

Over three studio sessions, students will learn the fundamentals of relief printmaking while working at a scale rarely possible in a traditional print studio. We’ll develop imagery, transfer designs to wood, explore safe carving techniques, and consider how bold marks, texture, and negative space translate into an oversized print.

After the final class, participants will have additional time to continue carving and refining their blocks before the public event.

The course culminates on Saturday, October 10, when we take printmaking out of the studio and into the community. Participants will work together to ink their blocks, position large sheets of paper, and use a steamroller as the printing press to create oversized relief prints during a live public event.

You’ll leave with your carved woodblock, a finished large-scale steamroller print, and experience taking an idea from initial sketch through a collaborative public printing event.

No previous printmaking experience is required. All levels are welcome.

Materials included: Woodblock, shared carving tools, ink, and paper for the steamroller printing event.