Chine-Collé Printing Demonstration with Angela Snieder

Join artist Angela Snieder for a FREE 2-hr live demonstration of chine-collé, a technique in which a copper etching is hand-printed directly onto lustrous Japanese washi while simultaneously bonding to a heavyweight Western rag paper backing in a single pass of the press. Gain insight into paper preparation, image registration, and tips + tricks for printing etchings on delicate papers.

Date: Wednesday November 25
Time: 2PM – 4PM
Location: Smokestack Analog Studio (270 Sherman Ave. N)
FREE

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Biography

Angela Snieder is a visual artist and educator born in Montreal, Quebec and living in Hamilton, Ontario. Angela completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at York University in Toronto and a Master of Fine Arts in printmaking at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. Working primarily in the intaglio method, she uses naturalistic drawing techniques to create densely detailed images which are etched into copper plates. Once etched, the plates are inked and hand-printed in limited editions on a traditional etching press. She has exhibited nationally and internationally, including solo and two-person exhibitions across Canada, and group exhibitions in Canada, Lithuania, Poland, China, Egypt, USA, Russia and Finland. She has taught Visual Arts in university, community and secondary settings.

Category: Demo