Chinese Seal Printing Workshop
Saturday, January 25th
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Join Mary Swezey at Arts on Main on Saturday, January 25th from 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM for a Chinese Seal Printing Workshop!
Following a brief discussion about the significance of the Chinese Seal (or chop), participants will translate their names into Chinese characters on paper. The characters will be transferred to soft printmaking blocks (Safety Kut) and cut out using carving tools. The carved blocks will inked and printed on blank greeting cards, with each student creating her/his own set of Chinese Seal cards to frame or send.
All supplies will be provided by the instructor.
FOR AGES 16+
Registration deadline is Friday, January 17th at 5:00 PM
For Pay What You Can options, please contact Arts on Main at (804) 824-9464
This program has been organized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and is funded, in part, by the Paul Mellon Endowment and the Jean Stafford Camp Memorial Fund.
ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Mary Swezey has a BFA in art history from Virginia Commonwealth University and an MFA in fibers from Arizona State University. She has also studied textile techniques at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts and Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. She has taught at Virginia Commonwealth University and Longwood College as well as VMFA.