Plein Air Poetry & Printmaking with Sharon Coleman & Barry Ebner

Date: 
Sunday, July 20, 2014 - 10:00am to 4:00pm
Event Description: 

Start the day with a leisurely hike in Point Reyes to gather inspiration. In the field we’ll to write, sketch, and discuss ideas about Plein Air art, poetry, and nature. Later, we’ll return to the art studio and transform the your sketches and poetic lines into etchings and Chine Collé broadsides. Participants may chose to do both the writing and image making or choose to collaborate with another workshop participant. Please bring a bag lunch, snacks, and water for the day’s activities.

Visiting Poet: Sharon Coleman’s poetry and short fiction appear in a number of journals like Berkeley Poetry Review, Ambush Review, Clade Song, Rivet. She’s also the author of the chapbook Half Circle. She’s taught poetry and creative writing at Berkeley City College for over 10 years. She also co-directs the Berkeley Poetry Festival and writes for Poetry Flash. She has an MA and MFA in Poetics.

Visiting Artist: Barry Ebner is a printmaker with over 25 solo shows to his credit. He has a MFA in Printmaking from CCA and he teaches intaglio at the Academy of Art University.

$150 per participant

ink.paper.plate | 11401 State Route 1 (Greenbridge Gas Building) | Point Reyes Station | 415-873-6008
 

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