Woodcut-Intaglio Printmaking with Brigitte Potter-Mael
Join printmaker Brigitte Potter-Mael for a two-day intensive introduction to woodcut-intaglio, a technique she developed herself over a year of trial and error while running her studio near Italy's Amalfi Coast. Unlike traditional relief woodcut, this acid-free process combines carving with intaglio-style inking and wiping, allowing a single wooden plate to produce a varied edition of richly textured, embossed prints.
Over the two days, participants will work through the full process from start to finish: transferring or drawing an image onto a wooden plate, building a nontoxic "plate ground," and carving with wood-cut tools. Brigitte will demonstrate her approach to preparing and preserving oil-based inks, then guide the group through intaglio inking and wiping techniques adapted specifically for wood rather than metal plates. Participants will also learn surface rolling, paper and press registration, and how to soak rag papers for printing — culminating in pulling proofs and finished prints.
This workshop is designed for printmakers with some prior experience, and is capped at 6 participants to allow for individual guidance at every stage. Brigitte will bring key materials and supplies (including wintergreen oil for toner transfers and prepared inks) and will share examples of her own work made using this technique throughout the course.
Workshop cancellation policy: Stuff happens. We totally understand that despite your best intentions, you may not be able to attend because life. If you cancel at least 4 days in advance of the workshop, we can give you a full refund. If you cancel within 4 days of the workshop, we will refund 75% of the fee.
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |
| Skill Details: | Participants should have a basic knowledge of printmaking. |
| Instructor: | Brigitte Potter-Mael |
| Instructor Bio: | Brigitte Potter-Mael studied stone lithography and woodblock printing at Concordia University, graduating in printmaking in 1983. Over the following decades she has worked and taught at print studios around the world, including Atelier Circulaire (Montreal), Malaspina Printmakers (Vancouver), Grafikwerkstatt Dresden, Quercus Studio (Italy), and print communities in Denmark and New Zealand. In 2005, while living in the small village of Lanzara near the Amalfi Coast in Southern Italy, she purchased an intaglio printing press and set up her Quercus Studio (2006-2010). During that time, she was determined to find a way to create images printed from single wooden plates that would combine use of carving knives to create lines plus the use of water-based media brush work in the image-making process, and to apply and wipe the inks in an intaglio method in preparation for printing an image onto damp Hahnemuhle copperplate paper. Her explorations proved to be a full one-year period of trial-and-error that finally led to a series of successful prints in what she has since called her woodcut-intaglio technique. |
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