Next Members' Meeting
Saturday, April 19, 2025, 9 am - Noon
UNM Continuing Education, North Building, 1634 University Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87131
Parking/ADA Access: Park in east lot behind building; enter through north door
Agenda
9:00 – 9:30 am: Check-in at greeting table
9:30 –10:30 am: Brief business meeting, announcements, show-n-tell, and door prize drawing
10:30 – Noon: Educational program ~
Ronna Katz, Print Making Presentation and Demonstration
Based in Albuquerque New Mexico and Marquette Michigan, painter and printmaker Ronna Katz draws her inspiration and palette from the subtle colors of the landscape. Her work reflect a fascination with the human figure, cultural symbols and nature, as well as the abstraction of these subjects. She's a second-generation artist exposed to art festivals as a child while helping her parents at art and craft events on the east
coast.
Her techniques for printmaking involve building up areas of color through the application of layers of oil based ink applied directly on a plate. This allows for spontaneous addition and removal of ink. Monotypes are created by freehand painting on a completely flat plate. Monoprints are created by combining an inscribed image carved onto the surface of a plate using a drypoint tool and the freehand application of ink using brushes and brayers. Either way, the plate temporarily holds layers of ink: Dampened paper is placed on top of the painted plate and this is hand-cranked through an etching press. Once dried some prints are further worked with ink washes or pencil. Each print is an edition of one.