Rutherford County Visual Artists Guild

160 N. Main Street, Rutherfordton, NC 28139

828-288-5009

www.rcvag.com

 

 

 

 

 

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A Weekend Workshop
 
 

Celebrate Earth Day by capturing the graceful contours and delicate surface relief of natural materials. In this workshop you will learn to select materials that will print well, choose appropriate paper and ink and operate the Virginia Stomp press and the Bottle Jack press. Workshop fee includes all materials.

West Point Farms
Spring wildflowers will be in bloom along the trails on this
90-acre retreat on the banks of the Board River
in the foothills of the Blue Ridge.

Preliminary Schedule
Friday April 16

4-5 p.m. Check in at the Visual Arts Center
160 N. Main Street, Rutherfordton.
5:30 Catered dinner at West Point Farms.
Introduction to the art of nature printing and traditional dulcimer music and story telling by Dorothy Lane.

Saturday, April 17

9:30 Nature Printing Session I, West Point Farms.
12:30 Box lunch on location.
Afternoon: Nature Printing Session II.

About the Instructor: Lori Loftus recently conducted a workshop for the national Nature Printing society at Wildacres Conference Center. She works in stained glass, watercolor, pastel, collage, and ink on silk as well as nature printing.

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