Keegan McHargue

Mchargue 
Keegan McHargue
Those Who Remember
2004
Color aquatint and hardground etching with chine colle gampi
Somerset white paper
Image size 24 1/2" x 17 1/2"
Paper size 33 1/2" x 25 1/2"
Edition of 33

I really enjoy Keegans work. There is not much information on him, but I like the way he braids mythological and surreal images together.

Keegan was born in 1982 from Portland, Oregon. Commonly portrayed is the imagery of shamans and wizards in portentious ceremonies of hidden import. In meticulous and well crafted works on panel and paper, he weaves a highly idiosyncratic mythology with a precise line and a subdued palette. Negating our educated dependence on recieved norms and structures, Keegn provides the viewer with a sense of joy in the disruption of conventional modes of expression. His almost cubist deconstruction of figural volumes with patterning gives the viewer the sensation that they are seeing a face or body again for the first time, accurately.

Krishna Reddy

Krishna Reddy was born in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh in 1925. Krishna Reddy joined Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan 1941. He finished his studies there in 1946. After graduation, he taught art at Kalakshetra in the then Madras for three years between 1947 and 1950. Krishna Reddy went abroad in 195 1. For two years, he studied at the Slade School of Fine Arts, London and then he studied sculpture with Osip Zadkine between 1952 and 1955 in Paris and then with Marino Marini in Milan from 1956 to 1957. While in Paris, he also studied engraving with S W Hayter between 1953 and 1955.

Considered a master in intaglio printmaking, Krishna Reddy has been guest professor at many top-ranking universities in the USA. He became an associate director at Hayter's Atelier 17 in Pads since 1965. Reddy received the Padma Shri in 1972. Reddy's technique and style have distinguished him as one of the best printmakers of the world. Reddy's prints are abstract. He creates subtle grid-like designs on his plates with intricate texturisations. The myriad complex colour that he introduces in prints are marked by a contemplative approach to the infinite mysteries of nature.

Cristina Santander

Cristina Santander, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is a professor at the National School of Buenos Aires. She also worked in Paris in the workshop of engraving of S.W. Hayter and already exposed in many countries. She presented her work for the first time in Switzerland at the Gallery the Orangery. Her works are in several museums and private collections. Her creations are high colors and overflowing of imagination.

Kiki Smith

Print of the day by Kiki Smith
Kiki Smith is one of my favorite printmakers. She combines eerie imagery with a very naive printmaking style.

Kiki Smith (American, born Germany, 1954) is among the most significant artists of her generation. Known primarily as a sculptor, she has also devoted herself to printmaking, which she considers an equally vital part of her work. The exhibition and accompanying catalogue, Kiki Smith: Prints, Books, and Things (2003), showcase the scope of Smith’s printed art and present it thematically, focusing on such topics as anatomy, self-portraiture, nature, and female iconography. This interactive Web site is similarly arranged and fosters a rich understanding of her innovative body of printed art, illustrating over 135 works in more than 50 comparative groupings. In the “Process” section, Smith’s creative thinking is explored through two series of evolutionary printed proofs and through video footage of the artist making prints.

Stanley William Hayter

More than any other artist, Stanley William Hayter, brought printmaking into the 20th century. His use of innovative techniques and new materials took printmaking from its traditional function of reproduction and illustration into the realm of fine art.
Many famous artists including Pollock, Max Ernst, de Kooning, and Rothko, came through his studios in Paris and New York. His students included Lasansky and Shahn. It was he who printed Picasso’s illustrations for Buffon. An artist's artist, he was more interested in creating art than in self-promotion. As a result, he exhibited little of his own work.

Mauricio Lasansky

Mauricio Lasansky has been making prints for more than 65 years — first in his native Argentina, then in New York City, and (more than fifty-five years) in Iowa City, Iowa. Best known for large scale prints in which he uses multiple plates and full ranges of color, Lasansky combines a spectrum of graphic techniques including etching, drypoint, aquatint and engraving. Throughout his stylistic evolution, he has created eloquent figural statements that are colorful, fresh and spontaneous.

Mauricio Lasansky has devoted himself to exploring the expressive possibilities of graphic arts. He has amassed a body of prints considered to be among the most powerful and impressive works by a contemporary artist in any medium, and has contributed significantly in establishing printmaking as a meaningful and critical art form of the 20th century. As a result, he has become one of the first in a generation of important printmakers to teach scores of students, who in turn are teaching scores of future generations in the United States and abroad. For all these reasons, Mauricio Lasansky is considered to be one of the "Fathers of 20th Century American Printmaking."

Joel Elgin

CAER

This is my favorite print from my professor Joel Elgin. Joel Elgin was a student of Mauricio Lasansky. Printmaking was always a challenge for me, but eventually the gods granted me access into the world, and now I am enchanted with printmaking. Joel Elgin is the most influential person in my life. He emits his passion for intaglio printmaking onto all of his students. He guides them spiritually and technically in the print shop he refers to as the shop of love.

"CAER"
Oenghus is the son of the water spirit Boann and Dagda, the chief of Ireland’s gods… the giver of life and the bestower of all bounties. Oneghus dreamed of a beautiful young woman each night for over a year. He became so enchanted, so obsessed that he began to waste away from lack of food. Boann sent her people to search Ireland for the woman who visited Oenghus in his dreams. For a year they searched and failed while Oneghus became weaker. Bodb, the king of all the Sidhe (those who live in the fairy mounds, invisible to humans, where the gods have their homes) was summoned and within a year he discovered the woman at Lough Beul Draguin, at the Harp of Cliach. Oenghus rushed to discover the woman and at the Lough’s edge he saw “thrice fifty” women linked in pairs with silver chains. Among them was the woman who appeared in his dreams. She alone wore a necklace of gold. Bodb told Oenghus that her name was Caer, the daughter of Ethal Anbual, from the fairy dwelling of Uaman in Connacht. Oenghus was forbidden to speak to her until he was granted permission by Medb and Aiill, the King of Connacht. Medb and Ailill informed Dagda and Boann that they had no power over Caer’s father, Ethan Anabual, who refused to allow his daughter to marry the son of Dagda. Medb and Ailill sent soldiers to destroy the home of Ethan Anbual and to bring him back in chains. Even in chains he refused to turn over his daughter, saying that she and her maidens suffered from an enchantment which forced them to reside in the shape of swans for one year and in their own forms the following year. He told Oenghus to return to the Lough the following summer to see the truth. Ethan Anbual was believed to be sincere and was released. The following summer Oenghus returned to the Lough and saw “thrice fifty” swans on the water, each wore silver chains, and one wore a circlet of gold. Oenghus called to Caer to come to the bank of the Lough and speak with him. She agreed if he promised to allow her to return to the water, if she wished. He made his promise and she swam over and laid her head in his lap. Oenghus turned himself into a swan and they glided together three times around the Lough.. They then flew to Dagda’s palace and as they flew they sang so sweetly that all who heard were lulled into a sleep that lasted for three days and three nights.


JOEL ELGIN
"The rich history of my Celtic roots drives me to explore the numerous myths, mysteries and truths that exist in the forms of text and image. To know my past I have traveled three times to Ireland and each time been lost in the mist that exists between myth and truth.
I have become influenced (enchanted) by the colors, textures, smells, sounds and tastes of Ireland. Each myth and legend I discover through reading, then through actual physical exploration of the site demands the creation of a new print. The production of the print furthers my process of learning specific information and yet at the same time opens, more fully, the vein that connects me to my Irish heritage.
I have learned each moment I devote to researching mythology, icons, or wandering Irish ruins strengthens my deep respect and homage for my ancestry. The prints I create are a reflection of this respect."-Joel Elgin

US Print Shops and Work Shops

Listed below are a list of US printshops which have current websites. I will be adding more as I go.


MIDWEST
Illinois
Chicago-Anchor Graphics
Chicago-Chicago Printmakers Collaborative
Bloomington-Manneken Press
Quincy-Quincy University

Michigan
Lake Side-AFA Press

Minnesota
Minneapolis-Highpoint Center
St. Paul-Macalaster College Printmaking(invitation only)

North Dakota
Fargo-Hannahers Inc. Print Studio

Ohio
Athens-Cascade Press
Cincinnati-Tiger Lily Press
Columbus-Phoenix Rising

Wisconsin
Madison-Tandem Press
Madison-Andrew Balkin Editions


WEST COAST

California:
Berkeley-Paulson Press
Oakland-Magnolia Editions
Oakland-Kala Institute
San Francisco-Aurobora Press
San Francisco-Crown Point Press
San Francisco-Graphic Arts Workshop
Brisbane-Trillium Press
Emeryville-Artmondo workshop
Los Angeles-Analogue Press
Los Angeles-La Mano Press
Santa Monica-Joesephine Press

Colorado:
Denver-Pressure Printing
Denver-Open Press
Lyons-Sharks Ink.
Snowmass Village-Patton Print shop

Hawaii:
Makawao-Hui Press
Honolulu-Honolulu Printmakers

Oregon:
Portland-Mahaffey
Portland-Bite Studio
Pendelton-Crows Shadow Institute

Utah:
Salt Lake City-Salt Grass Printmakers

Washington:
Seattle-Sev Shoon Arts Center
Seattle-Pratt institute


EAST COAST

Connecticut
Norwalk-Center for Contemporary Printmaking

Maryland
Portland-Peregrine Press

Massachusetts
Florence-Zae Mays Printmaking
Boston-Experimental Etching Studio
Somerville-Muskat Studios

New Hampshire
Ashuelot-Renaissance Press

New Jersey
New Brunswick-Rutgers Center for Innovative Print and Paper

New York:
Brooklyn-Cannonball Press
Ithaca-Ink Shop Printmaking
New York-Lower East Side Printshop
New York-Manhattan Graphic Center
New York-Robert Blackburn Print Shop
New York-Solo Impressions
New York-Spring Press
New York-Yama Prints
New York-Kino edition
Rochester-Keith Howards non-toxic printmaking
Bay Shore-Universal Limited Art Editions
Rosendale-Womans Studio Workshop
Sag Harbor-Printmakers Ink Studio
Otego-Corridor Press

Pennsylvania
Philadelphia-Brandywine workshop
Philadelphia-Center for Works on paper
New London-Mitch Lyons Clay Monoprints

Vermont:
White River Junction- Two Rivers Printmaking


SOUTH

Arizona:
Mesa-Segura Publishing

Florida:
Tampa-Bleu Acier

Georgia
Atlanta-Rollingstone Press

New Mexico:
Albuquerque-Tamarind
Albuquerque-New Grounds
Corona-Western graphics Workshop
Santa Fe-Landfall Press
Santa Fe-Paula Rolands Workshop

Texas:
Denton-Print Press
Houston-The Museum of Printmaking history
San Antonio-Stone Metal Press
San Antonio-Hare and Hound Press
Austin-Flat Bed Press
Austin-Slugfest Press

Inspiring Printmakers

Figurative
Mauricio Lasansky
Robert Marx
Francisco De Goya
Kathe Kollwitz
Max Ernst
Kiki Smith
Edward Munch
Mary Cassatt
Odelon Redon

Abstract
Judy Pfaff
Krishna Reddy
Helen Frankenthaler

Life Time Achievements
Stanley William Hayter
Gabor Peterdi
William Blake
Albrecht Durer
Pablo Picasso
Louise Bourgeois
Ando Hiroshige
Katsushika Hokusai
Henri De Toulouse-Lautrec
Rembrandt Van Rijn

Reiner Schwarz

Inspirational People

JOEL ELGIN

This is the creature that started me printmaking (the one on the right). I really had no idea what the hell I was getting into. What was this metal stuff? We do what with it? It produces an image on paper? What's all this acid, varnish, and black stuff? Yes, I went from that naivete to now being able to create a whole blog about printmaking. Amazing what happens when a seed is planted!!!

This is my favorite print from my professor Joel Elgin. Joel Elgin was a student of Mauricio Lasansky. Printmaking was always a challenge for me, but eventually the gods granted me access into the world, and now I am enchanted with printmaking. Joel Elgin is the most influential person in my life. He emits his passion for intaglio printmaking onto all of his students. He guides them spiritually and technically in the print shop he refers to as the shop of love.


CAER
This is what Joel has to say about his work:
"The rich history of my Celtic roots drives me to explore the numerous myths, mysteries and truths that exist in the forms of text and image. To know my past I have traveled three times to Ireland and each time been lost in the mist that exists between myth and truth.
I have become influenced (enchanted) by the colors, textures, smells, sounds and tastes of Ireland. Each myth and legend I discover through reading, then through actual physical exploration of the site demands the creation of a new print. The production of the print furthers my process of learning specific information and yet at the same time opens, more fully, the vein that connects me to my Irish heritage.
I have learned each moment I devote to researching mythology, icons, or wandering Irish ruins strengthens my deep respect and homage for my ancestry. The prints I create are a reflection of this respect."-Joel Elgin






Myself and Swietlan Kraczyna a.k.a. Nick 

My friend Nels took a class last summer on multiple plate color etching with Nick, which I have talked about previously. He invited me to go visit him. I was in Italy at the time doing the WWOOF program (which I highly recommend). It was my last week in Italy before heading up to Switzerland, so I thought I would swing by. The drive to the town was amazing. The roads were so skinny as we passed through forested mountains and valleys. There were tiny towns which had most beautiful atmosphere. Of course, at every little town there was the town elder sitting in a chair outside of his/her house watching the traffic and people going by. After a few hours of getting lost, we finally made it to Barga. The town seems to be split in two. On the top of the hill was the old Barga, and below around it was the newer Barga. Surrounding the whole town were green mountains as far as the eyes could see. Old barga is just beautiful. I got lost as I was looking for Nels, and I was astonished to see that there were so many art galleries and studios. It was a little town of what seemed like, artists. Because we were two hours late and the heat was unbearable we missed our meeting with Nels at the Cathedral. So, I was running around this quaint little maze of a town trying to track him down. Nels is not hard to miss. He's over 6 foot, skinny, and you never know what color hair he is going to have. Also, he usually wears purple all the time. I was so sad that we missed him. So, I waited for the tourist office to open (siesta time) and went to ask where I could find a printshop in the town, and also if I could check my e-mail. As I was using the e-mail, a loud American walked in and was asking for hiking trails. It was Nels!!! I was so happy to see him, and he to see me. He took me to Nicks printshop. It was amazing. Nicks prints were all over the walls in the front "gallery". I could have easily mistaken them for painting except for that intaglio look of how color and paper and texture come together just so beautifully. His craftmanship is just amazing and out of this world. I spend so long with my nose to his prints. It was a long time since I was in a printshop, and I immediatley went over to the ink and sniffed it. Yes, this was glorious. I missed printing so much. I met Nick, and he was such a nice person. Around the walls were students' work. It was so beautiful. He has taught them how to use color so well. I was so jealous and wanted to stay forever. I'm sure I will go back and hopefully take his class after I have saved enough money. After being in the shop Nels, myself, my boyfriend, and some of the students went for some vino. We had a long chat staring over the valley surrounding by the warm hue's of the Italian rooftops and buildings. It was paradise. Who could ask more for a beautiful town, friends, and a printshop.





This is my professor Greg Piatt. He has patiently taught me my new skill, lithography. He teaches in the printmaking department at CCA. Greg is an animal lover and enviromental conservatist. He co-runs a gallery on Mount Diablo which exhibits art work related to Mount Diablo.


Maria Porges was one of my advisors that helped me out a lot at CCA. She has a great gift for storytelling, and is a fabulous writer. She graduated with a degree in Printmaking at Yale where Gabor Peterdi taught. He had stopped teaching by the time she was there. She inspired me a lot, and gave me invaluable advise.

Printshops in British Isles

N. IRELAND

Seacourt

Seacourt Print Workshop is an artist print studio located in Bangor, Co. Down, Northern Ireland, offering facilities for Etching, Relief, Lithography, Screenprinting, Photo-intaglio and other fine art printmaking processes. It caters to anyone with an interest in printmaking, from the beginner to the professional artist. Seacourt Print Workshop welcomes membership from minorities and from artists with disabilities.


IRELAND

Dublin: Graphic Studio

Graphic Studio Dublin, established in 1961, is the largest and oldest fine-art print studio in Ireland. It is supported by the Arts Council of Ireland.The Graphic Studio facilitates etching, lithography, woodblock and carborundum printing for upwards of fifty members annually. An additional fifteen to twenty Visiting Artists are invited to the studio each year to make a series of prints with the assistance of a skilled technician.

Limerick Printmakers

Limerick Printmakers provide facilities for artists to make prints using a variety of methods including etching, lithography, silkscreen, relief and monoprint. Artists join on a membership basis and can avail of various different levels from daily to yearly. The option of 24 hour access to the facilities is also available within the yearly membership.

Cork Printmakers

In 1991, Cork Printmakers artists workshop was set-up by a number of fine art printmakers in Cork city to support both established and emerging artists working in print media. The workshop became fully functional in 1994 and new members were invited to join. Today Cork Printmakers supports over seventy working artists based in Ireland, Britain and the United States.


SCOTLAND

Edinburgh Printmakers

Established in 1967 as the first open access studio in Britain, Edinburgh Printmakers (EP) is dedicated to the promotion of contemporary printmaking practice.

Glasgow

Glasgow Print Studio is based in the heart of Glasgow, providing a range of services to artists and the public in the West of Scotland. These include a custom-built printmakers workshop, a gallery exhibiting local and international artists and a retail outlet: Gallery III.



Wales

Swansea Print Workshop

Swansea Print Workshop was set up in 1998 by a group of artists, with the intention of providing much needed professional printmaking and drawing facilities in the Swansea area and creating a CENTRE of excellence for printmaking in South Wales. The studios provide a forum for established printmakers and would-be printmakers to meet and exchange ideas and to share a platform of exhibition opportunities.

ENGLAND

London Print Studio

londonprintstudio is the regional printmaking and computer graphics center. It exists to support artists and people interested in the visual and graphic arts, and to make the arts accessible to everyone.

Oxford Printmakers

The OPC is an open access Fine Art Print Workshop which offers a high standard of printmaking facilities for people whose special interest is printmaking.

Brighton Printmakers

The studio is an open access fine art print workshop dedicated to the production and promotion of original prints as a Fine Art medium.We welcome all those interested from beginners to accomplished printmakers to learn and use printmaking as a creative process.

Double Elephant in Exeter

Double Elephant is an open access community based printmaking studio available to anyone, professional printmakers, artists and beginners alike. We aim to offer resources, equipment and tuition to the highest professional standards. We encourage creativity and artistic personal development through a friendly approach and a focus on the artistic integrity of your printmaking. We have started to develop a speciality in bringing printmaking to groups of people normally excluded from mainstream arts activity.
From May 2003 we worked with people with poor mental health from Lifeworks and with young people from The Richmond Fellowship. In October we started a project with elderly people in partnership with "upstream". Based in Crediton, "upstream" is a research project looking at the health benefits of art and craft activities for rurally isolated, elderly people. In the Autumn 2004 we will be starting a three term printmaking course with kids from Exeter Pupil Referral Unit and Priory High School.

The Print Studio in Cambridge

The Print Studio works with artists. It is an artists’ workspace rather than a printing company. It supplies publishers and galleries from many parts of the world. It is a collaborative workshop in which the artist works in tandem with the printers. The proofing is an exploratory process without frontiers, experimentation is the name of the game. Combinations of media, additional hand-applied elements and innovative techniques are encouraged. The very best papers and inks are used.