Upcoming Printmaking: Plates and Processes with Deidre Hierllihy – April 8 – May 27, 2026

About the Instructor:

Deidre Hierlihy graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Art from Queen’s University, 1981, followed by a year at the Graff, Centre de Conception Graphique in Montréal on a Graff Grant.  She returned to Queens in 1984 to complete a Bachelor of Education.  Her love for printmaking subsequently led to international study in both Japan (woodcut) and Northern Ireland (linocut).  Learn more about Deirdre at https://deidrehierlihy.com.

About the Course:

The beauty of line, the wonder of pattern, the dynamics of colour, the subtly of form. Artists gravitate to different printmaking processes because they express different elements of art. This course provides focused instruction in relief (linocut) and intaglio (drypoint) and collagraph platemaking and printing. Starting from students’ drawings and photos, we will develop the skills to transform any image into rich prints, focusing on strong TBD pattern, line, form, composition, and colour. We will print with less toxic vegetable oil-based inks.

Supply List: TBD

Dates: Every Wednesday morning, April 8 to May 27th 2026

Time: 9:00 – 12:00

Fees:  Member – $260.00, Non-Member – $300.00  (Open for Registration: Member – Feb 22, Non-member – Mar 6, Volunteer – Feb 15)

Terms and Conditions:

Kanata Art Club reserves the right to cancel a class where there is insufficient registration.  You will be notified and receive a full refund.

To withdraw, please contact the treasurer at treasurer@kanataartclub.com.  A cheque or e-transfer for a full refund less an administrative fee of $15.00 will be issued if a written request is received no less than 48 hours prior to the start of the first class.  There will be no refunds beyond that date, unless we are able to fill the spot from a waitlist.