Line Woodcuts: Who, What & Why? with Sally Brophy

What is a white-line woodcut? Why use the wood when you can just paint on paper? Who came up with this idea? Come away from this workshop not only having made your first white-line woodcut, but also learning about the history, the artists past and present who are connected to it, and some of the whys. A visit to Sally Brophy's studio in Provincetown will be included.

Sally Brophy has been creating white-line woodblock prints for more than a decade. She studied the technique with Kathryn Smith, who was taught by her grandmother, artist Ferol Sibley Warthen. Warthen learned from Blanche Lazzell one of the first artists to develop the art form in Provincetown. This lineage of women printmakers represents both the rich legacy and the vibrant contemporary community of white-line artists that continue to create on Cape Cod today. Sally Brophy is represented by Kobalt Gallery in Provincetown. www.sallybrophy.com

Of this class, Brophy writes, "students get to dive right in with small practice blocks I bring to the class. That builds a foundation for understanding how the paint moves from wood to paper and helps when creating your own woodcuts."