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Kerry Vander Meer - Artist

Kerry Vander Meer: “New Work”

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:00:43 -0700

Triton Museum, Santa Clara
www.tritonmuseum.org
October 10 - November 29, 2009

Preview Book

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:44:25 -0700

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7 Week Exhibition

Thu, 6 Aug 2009 14:09:28 -0700

Gallery Showing –– (then the Triton Museum Exhibit)

Solarplate, Quick and Easy

Tue, 4 Aug 2009 13:53:36 -0700

Ron Pokrasso- instructor
Kerry Vander Meer- host and studio assistance
Studio 2112, Oakland, CA

Oct 24-25, 2009 (10am-5pm)

This two day weekend workshop is a crash course in Solarplate printmaking, a simple, environmentally friendly approach to intaglio without the use of traditional grounds, acids and heavy equipment. Participants may draw, paint, collage, photocopy, or use computer images to create a positive transparency. The image from the transparency is transferred under the sun to the UV sensitive Solarplate. The plate is developed with water and then printed.
The entire process is extremely simple and may be completed in a matter of minutes, but will keep you experimenting and discovering new ways to create images. The effects are equivalent to hard ground, soft ground, photogravure, even some traditional lithography techniques, but are more easily obtained.
Various inking, printing and registration techniques as well as the use of Akua water base ink will be discussed and additional demonstrations of monotype and chine collé/collage techniques will open the door to endless possibilities for mixed media projects.
If you work digitally bring some files on a CD or jump drive. There is a computer with Photoshop and a digital printer in the studio. You may also consider bringing your digital camera along with the USB cord to transfer to the computer.
The fee is $300 and includes all inks and general shop supplies. Transparency materials, 8x 10 Solarplates, and printing paper are available for purchase during the workshop. If you are interested in larger size plates they may be obtained through Dan Welden at www.solarplate.com.
Contact: Kerry Vander Meer, 510 325-7476, kerryv@pacbell.net
Visit: http://web.me.com/rodg/Oakland_Studio/Welcome.html
Ron Pokrasso has been an exhibiting mixed-media artist for more than 25 years. He received his MFA degree from Pratt Institute in 1975 and has had over 40 solo exhibitions and more than 150 group shows. His work is in public, private, and corporate collections throughout the U.S. and abroad as well as being featured in several books. For 11 years Pokrasso owned and directed Graphics Workshop (gifted to The College of Santa Fe in 1993). He is an originator of the printmaking event "Monothon" and has been an ardent supporter of arts programs for youth. His teaching experience includes universities, museums, public schools and private workshops, as well as Artist Residencies in the U.S., Scotland, Ireland and Italy. In 2000 Ron Pokrasso received the Mayor's Recognition Award For Visual Arts citing his artistic and educational contribution to the city of Santa Fe. Ron Pokrasso is represented by numerous galleries nationwide. You can learn more about Ron, his workshop program and process as well as view his work by visiting his website www.ronpokrasso.com.

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VIDEO

Kerry Vander Meer: “New Work”

Preview Book

7 Week Exhibition

Solarplate, Quick and Easy