Monotype Workshop at SJ ICA

In October, I drove up to the San Francisco Bay Area - to visit friends, do some art business and teach a workshop at the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art (SJ ICA). I have a long-standing affiliation with the ICA, having served on the Board of Directors for many years. While on the Board, I instigated the popular Monotype Marathon - now in its 13th year! I have seen the ICA grow and prosper in the last 10 years - now they are in their new facility on South First Street. But the most exciting thing for me is to see the Print Center up and running with a full array of printmaking classes taught by director Fanny Retsek and well as guest artists.

I taught a Monotype workshop on Saturday & Sunday/Oct. 18 & 19 with 5 students - the perfect number for the studio. It was a class with beginner to advanced and everyone had fun, made some great prints, and learned new techniques. I expect some of the participants will visit me for the south of the border Monotype in Mazatlan experience.

I will teach the workshop again next October 17 & 18. Because October is one of the hottest months in Mazatlan, it is a perfect time to visit the Bay Area.