Friday, March 27; 1pm to 4pm

Instructor: Katya McCulloch

IIn this workshop you will design and carve a personal stamp to create a beautiful composition with stamp pads, fine art papers, and drawing supplies.

You will develop and carve your stamp’s negative areas with linocut tools. We will discuss archival vs. recycled art materials and vendors to source supplies will be recommended. Your finished stamp will be the central element of a collaged, mixed-media artwork. Stamps are endlessly re-usable for other projects. Instructor will have available a variety of tools and materials to ensure fun, creative exploration.

Katya McCulloch is a community artist whose work is exhibited internationally and in private and public collections including the Library of Congress, UC Berkeley, Stanford University, Emory University, among many other special collection libraries. She has an MFA in Printmaking from San Francisco Art Institute, with BA in Studio Art & German Language and Literature from UC Berkeley.

She believes strongly that art is not just a profession, but a universal need that marks our humanity. Katya has taught printmaking at San Quentin State Prison through the William James Association Prison Arts Project since 2004. As Director and founding artist of TeamWorks Art Mentoring Program, she has made art with historically marginalized and justice system involved youth in Marin County for 26 years. She is passionate about collaborative murals and has created public art in unconventional settings such as Music Outback Foundation “MobFest” (Australia 2008-12), Marin County Fair “Public Art Days” (2000-2006), Italian Street Painting Festival (2001-2003), and in continuation schools throughout Marin.

Website: www.katyamcculloch.com

Fee: MarinMOCA Members: $110 Non-members $125

Materials Fee: An additional materials fee of $15 will be paid to the instructor, and includes stamp, papers, and tool use.

Where: Marin Museum of Contemporary Art; 1210 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael (at B Street)