Carborundum printing is an exciting form of collagraph where highly textured plates are made using carborundum grit (finely ground metal particles). This process lends itself to approaching print with a painterly perspective, the allowance of collage processes, and combining plates in unique and possibly collaborative ways. In this workshop, students will explore mark-making techniques and surface development, approaches to inking, and pulling finished prints. Come embrace this playful form of printmaking for a new experience or to add to your repertoire!

Mike Marks is an artist and printmaker: he holds a BFA in Drawing from the Cleveland Institute of Art, and an MFA in Printmaking from the University of Delaware. A new resident to Minnesota, he moved here from Portland, Maine where he was Director of Intaglio at Pickwick Independent Press. He has taught workshops at various art centers across the country, including the Haystack Mountain School of Craft in Deer Isle, ME.