Alternative Lithography Techniques
Workshop with Guest Artist, Liz Bannish
October 8-11, 2026 | 10:00am – 4:00pm (daily)
$50 materials fee, Lunch provided
Lithography is the only method of printmaking which reproduces a pencil drawing, and traditionally uses heavy limestone plates and hazardous chemicals. Since its invention in 1798, lithography has touched many aspects of human life, including significant fossil discoveries and eventually shaping the commercialization of print.
This class brings lithography to the present, where contemporary printmakers have developed non-toxic alternatives to the process using Xerox copies, polyester sheets, and even wood—no solvents or acids required.
We’ll hit the ground running with polyester plate lithography, a process refined in the mid-1990s by Professor George Roberts, who looked to commercial offset printing for inspiration to create a less toxic and more affordable form of litho. Next, we will devote a day to paper lithography, an experimental and scrappy form of litho where we’ll use simple Xerox copies to create multicolor prints.
This four-day dive will wrap with two days dedicated to the art of mokulito, or wood lithography. Invented by Seishi Ozaku in 1970s Japan, mokulito is the method of pulling a print from a plate of wood in the planographic style, without carving.
This workshop will cover the soup-to-nuts of plate creation and processing, inking and printing, and more. Participants will create unique or editionable prints that can easily incorporate hand-drawn or photographic elements, or both. Discover ink fundamentals, learn registration tips, and try a different way to litho.
What You’ll Learn
Polyester plate lithography
Paper lithography using Xerox copies
Mokulito, or wood lithography
Plate creation, processing, inking, and printing
Registration tips for multicolor work
Ways to incorporate hand-drawn and photographic imagery
Alternative Lithography Techniques
Workshop with Guest Artist, Liz Bannish
October 8-11, 2026 | 10:00am – 4:00pm (daily)
$50 materials fee, Lunch provided
Lithography is the only method of printmaking which reproduces a pencil drawing, and traditionally uses heavy limestone plates and hazardous chemicals. Since its invention in 1798, lithography has touched many aspects of human life, including significant fossil discoveries and eventually shaping the commercialization of print.
This class brings lithography to the present, where contemporary printmakers have developed non-toxic alternatives to the process using Xerox copies, polyester sheets, and even wood—no solvents or acids required.
We’ll hit the ground running with polyester plate lithography, a process refined in the mid-1990s by Professor George Roberts, who looked to commercial offset printing for inspiration to create a less toxic and more affordable form of litho. Next, we will devote a day to paper lithography, an experimental and scrappy form of litho where we’ll use simple Xerox copies to create multicolor prints.
This four-day dive will wrap with two days dedicated to the art of mokulito, or wood lithography. Invented by Seishi Ozaku in 1970s Japan, mokulito is the method of pulling a print from a plate of wood in the planographic style, without carving.
This workshop will cover the soup-to-nuts of plate creation and processing, inking and printing, and more. Participants will create unique or editionable prints that can easily incorporate hand-drawn or photographic elements, or both. Discover ink fundamentals, learn registration tips, and try a different way to litho.
What You’ll Learn
Polyester plate lithography
Paper lithography using Xerox copies
Mokulito, or wood lithography
Plate creation, processing, inking, and printing
Registration tips for multicolor work
Ways to incorporate hand-drawn and photographic imagery
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