In this workshop participants will explore the use of monoprints as a ground for collage. This process allows participants to create compositional depth and experiment with visual forms, by combining the austerity of the printing process with the freedom of collage. Students are encouraged to bring their own monoprints and materials to cut and paste, and will also have the opportunity to create monoprints at PAAM to collage. This is a process-oriented workshop and students of all levels are welcome.
	Ramón S. Alcoléa was born in Seville, Spain, studied at the Corcoran School Of Art in Washington D.C., and graduated from Parsons School of Design in NYC in 1985, with a BFA in Sculpture. He has received grants from the Massachusetts Local Cultural Council, New York State Council on the Arts and the Pollock-Krasner Foundation; Residencies and Fellowships from the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Ragdale Foundation, Blue Mountain Center, Cummington Community of the Arts and The Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, among others. He was a member of the Honolulu Printmakers in Hawaii from 1992 to 1997, where he refined the technique of using monoprints to create collage-monoprints. He has lived in Provincetown since 1989 and is represented locally by the Schoolhouse Galleries.
Materials List: Collage-Monoprint Workshop 2006 Monoprints or collage elements (colored paper, photographs, works of art on paper that can be used as a collage surfaces and to cut up) Heavy Duty Printing Paper like Stonehedge or 2 ply mat board. (Paper will also be available for sale at PAAM) Matte Medium Brushes Scissors Pencil Scotch Tape