Linoleum Cut and Broadside Workshop in Les Baux de Provence, France
October 20-23, 2023 Linoleum cutting is a great introduction to relief printing. Learn to make your own linocuts and create a broadside (poster) to pair your image with words. Broadsides are a grand tradition in the printing arts that allow an artist to express themselves with imagery and words – Louis Jou did many such works. Students will learn how to use the tools, create a single color or multicolor image, setting printers type by hand, type compositional theory and printing on the iron hand presses. One of the more incredible experiences of this class is being able to access and use Louis Jou’s type. Jou designed his own exclusive typefaces for his books, title pages and broadsides and these typefaces were proprietary – they exist nowhere else in the world, not even in digital form! New type will be laid into cases for this class and future use. These are unopened packages laid in storage since the 1930’s-50’s when originally cast in Spain! For European students and those who prefer a bank wire transfer rather than paying by PayPal: Bank: Banque Populaire Méditerranée (BPMED St Remy Provence) BIC: CCBPFRPPMAR IBAN: FR76 1460 7002 4500 4531 1510 266 ID Nationale: 14607 00245 00453115102 66 Account holder: Fondation Louis jou/ Chez Mme Danset Account holder address: 37 B Bd Saint Jean de Dieu, Bat A2, 13014 Marseille
$327.00
See the main blog post here, for more information about Les Baux, the studio and other classes offered this fall.
Examples of broadsides created by Chad Pastotnik at his Deep Wood Press
Materials provided by the Louis Jou Foundation:
- Sketch (tracing) paper
- Printing paper, Arches or similar.
- Some tools available
- Printing ink, rollers
- Stanhope presses
- Unmounted linoleum will be provided by the instructor, additional pieces may be purchased subject to availability.
Students bring:
- Pencil and eraser
- Ideas or sketches for 8x13cm (3×5″) and 12x20cm (5×8″) images
- Relief cutting tools if you have them, some tools will be available to use at the foundation. A cheap Speedball set is adequate for the beginner.
- Ideas for a short poem, recipe, statement, sign, etc.
- * Try to keep it short, less than 10 lines or 200 words!
- If you are planning to set type in English beware that French has very few individual (sorts) in the typecase of the letter “w” among other unique characteristics of the French language and characters used.
These workshops are designed for:
– the amateur who wishes to discover and understand by doing, rediscovering the manual characteristics of these rare and forgotten techniques.
– the more experienced – a professional artist who wishes to deepen their knowledge of this technique and the vocabulary of its history and use, with the goal of expanding their range of personal expression.
Chad Pastotnik, Deep Wood Press 