For our August Meaningful Moments program, participants explored the history of printmaking in the exhibition Visions of America: Three Centuries of Prints from the National Gallery of Art. After enjoying the galleries, we returned to the studio to try our own hand at block printing on tea towels.
Participants discuss Audubon’s bird prints
First, we drew a design on our linoleum block.
Then, we carefully carved out our image.
Next, we inked our block.
Finally, we printed our image on the tea towels.
Be sure to catch Visions of America before it closes September 3rd!
Emily Wiskera
Manager of Access Programs
