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PAAM'S 2010
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The White-Line Print with Kathryn Smith
July 26-30, 10-1pm, $350
September 20-24, 10-1pm, $350

This course will introduce and explore the single-block method of color printmaking developed in Provincetown in 1916 and known as the “Provincetown Print.” A history of the method will be introduced, followed by instruction in the technique. Participants will learn how to make a unique white-line print in the historical manner. This process uses hand-printing and non-toxic materials and is open to all levels. This five-day intensive course includes afternoon access to the print studio during the workshop week.

Materials fee includes paper, plexi glass plates, and use of inks, presses and tools in the print studio.

Kathryn Smith studied painting and printmaking at the University of Maryland, receiving a BA in Fine Arts, with further studies at Maryland Institute of Art, University of Northern Colorado, Colorado State University, and University of Colorado, Boulder. In 1981, Ms. Smith returned to Provincetown to resume studies with her grandmother, Ferol Sibley Warthen, the renowned artist and a practitioner of the single block, multicolor print developed in Provincetown in 1916. Since 1981, Smith has continued to produce traditional white-line prints professionally. She has been a year-round resident of Provincetown since 1988, teaching at the Museum School at PAAM since 1991 and at Provincetown International Art Institute (PIAI) from 1999-2002. She has lectured extensively on the history of the Provincetown print, teaching workshops in the U.S. and Japan.  Ms. Smith's work is represented in museum and private collections nationally and internationally.

“I am concerned with the relationships contained within the image, as well as the translation of object to artist to viewer. Much of the class is devoted to learning the skill and technique of the medium, incorporating principles of design and composition, and an exploration of color within the white-line format.”