Linoleum Block Printmaking Workshop @ YAC
I am thrilled with the YACsters who participated in my first printmaking workshop last week! Special thanks to Raven Cook, Carmen Urcioli, Emilio Sapien, Lexy Marcuson, and Marian Fecha for attending & participating.
Here is my example piece that I completed along with the YACsters.
49 Likes, 2 Comments - Meheen Ruby (@meheenruby) on Instagram: "Teaching my first Printmaking workshop here at YAC! #linocut #linoleum #printmaking #relief #cat..."
It can be a little daunting to teach something that involves a piece of equipment that is as potentially dangerous as the printmaking press. I had to really drill it in that you can seriously injure yourself.... thankfully I was taken seriously & there were no injuries!
I especially was thrilled that two artists in particular really took to the process of printmaking. Carmen & Raven produced some incredible blocks and pulled a lot of prints with color variations! I can't wait for the rest to get into more printing.
It was really awesome to guide these talented young artists in a new medium!
Here's what Carmen & Raven had to say on their social media...
91 Likes, 7 Comments - Raven Cook (@ravenn.c) on Instagram: "Ahhh thank you Meheen!! I loved the workshop oh my gosh!! 💥💞 #youthartscollective #prints..."
35 Likes, 2 Comments - Carmen 🎶 (@lizard_kween_99) on Instagram: "Print concept, block, and products 🖌🖌 shout outs to @meheenruby for teaching me how to do this 😊😊"
Celebrating YAC, my first door into the art world.
Tomorrow I give this speech at Youth Arts Collective's birthday celebration luncheon. I wanted to share with my web followers & anyone who can not attend, so that this program's influence on my artistic growth can be known!
“I may be the last to speak, but I was the first one here!
My name is Meheen Ruby Hauge and I first joined YAC 10 years ago as a high school sophomore. Back then, all I wanted to draw was my favorite video game characters and pages copied from my favorite comic books. Now, I do abstract painting and woodblock printmaking if that tells you anything about how YAC helped expand my expressive abilities.
YAC was my internship, and gave me skills I needed to complete my Bachelor’s degree in Art. And, because of a letter of recommendation from Meg and Marcia, allowed me to get a scholarship that paid a chunk of my rent in college. YAC’s professional network is the reason that I have my current job as a studio assistant to a local Etsy seller.
I moved back suddenly to the Monterey area after my life in Humboldt fell apart and YAC immediately welcomed me back. Getting to know this new generation of artists has been a gift and a joy. I am endlessly inspired by the work they produce, and I cherish the fact that I can be a small part of their growth. They blow me away.
YAC taught me that I could achieve a career in the arts. More than that, to see myself as an Artist. It didn’t have to matter that nobody with my name was one before me; I had a place for my diverse voice in the art world.”