Squam Lakes Association: Monoprint Making

Description

Join the Squam Lakes Association (SLA) on a Monoprint making adventure on Saturday, August 12th from 9:30 a.m - 3:00 p.m. We will take a pontoon boat tour in the morning to explore the lake, take reference photos, and do a plankton haul. We will then return to shore to examine the plankton haul in the water lab and examine the contents through a microscope, with a camera, projected onto a large screen. Next, we will have a lunch break, bring your own. Resources, including books, will be available to peruse during lunch. At 1:00 we will have an introduction to monoprint making and various tools used for this medium. You will sketch out your chosen subject matter before using pencils to incise (carve) images into foam with sharp tools. We will then ink up our foam with water soluble, environmentally friendly ink and print on paper and canvases, one of each, so participants can leave with two pieces of artwork. We will have a gallery walk once folks have completed at least one print. Then, you are welcome to stay until 3. This program will be led by Professor Emerita MaryAnn McGarry of Environmental Science and Policy at Plymouth State University (PSU). She took up monoprint making, upon retiring in 2021. She is continually enrolled in art classes, primarily at Artistic Roots in Plymouth, New Hampshire working with her mentor, Annette Mitchell, Professor Emerita of Art at PSU. Annette Mitchell, wrote the book, “Foam Is Where the Art Is: New Ways To Print.” We will be adopting Mitchell’s techniques, and the book will be available as a reference. For more information, or to sign up for this program, visit the SLA website (squamlakes.org) or contact the SLA directly (603-968-7336). The SLA also offers other Adventure Ecology programs throughout the year. These free programs are open to the public and cover a variety of nature and conservation related topics. The Squam Lakes Association is dedicated to conserving for public benefit the natural beauty, peaceful character and resources of the watershed. In collaboration with local and state partners the SLA promotes the protection, careful use and shared enjoyment of the lakes, mountains, forests, open spaces and wildlife of the Squam Lakes Region.