Artist Talk and Collagraphy Workshop with Lacye Swilley-Russell

Lacye Swilley-Russell, The Touch
Collagraph monoprint, 2007
© Lacye Swilley-Russell

OKLAHOMA CITY – Lacye Swilley-Russell will give an artist talk and teach the printmaking process of collagraphy at Untitled [ArtSpace]. The free artist talk will be on November 21 at 6:30 pm and will cover her use of printmaking in her art. The Collagraphy Workshop will be on November 22 and 23 with sessions from 10 am to 6 pm each day.

Collagraphy combines the artistic methods of frottage and collage into a printmaking form. It is a flexible printmaking process that allows for the personalization of materials and techniques through printing with texture. Each collagraph plate can be printed through relief, intaglio, or emobssing methods. The collage of colors can be created with rollers and paintbrushes, and texture can be added with organic materials, strings, and sandpaper. The use of mixed media and the variety of colors give the collagraphs depth in the final relief. Participants will all learn the processes of collagraphy and will turn their experiments into prints that they can take home.

Lacye Swilley-Russell, Black Rope
Collagraph monoprint, 2007
© Lacye Swilley-Russell

Lacye Swilley-Russell works out of Edmond and is an adjunct instructor at the University of Central Oklahoma, Oklahoma City Community College, and Oklahoma Christian University. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art-2D from Louisiana Tech University and her Master of Fine Arts in Studio Arts from Memphis College of Art. Her art has been part of exhibits around the United States, including at the South Arkansas Arts Center, the On the Street Gallery in Memphis, Tennessee, Grambling State University in Louisiana, and the Guthrie Art Walk in Guthrie, Oklahoma. She sees her art as translating her personal memories into shapes and colors. She taught a Printing With Texture Workshop at Untitled [ArtSpace] in December 2007.

Tuition for the Collagraphy Workshop is $150 per participant. High school and college students are eligible to receive a 50% discount on workshop tuition. Interested students must submit a letter of interest and proof of enrollment to Untitled [ArtSpace] by November 8. Supplies for the workshop will be included and space is limited. To enroll in Lacye Swilley-Russell’s workshop, call 405.815.9995, email untitledartspace@1ne3.org, or visit www.1ne3.org.

Untitled [ArtSpace] is committed to providing access to quality exhibitions, educational programs, performances, and publications and to engaging the community in collaborative outreach efforts. Untitled [ArtSpace]’s exhibitions are free and open to the public Tues-Thurs 11 am – 6 pm, Fri 11am – 8 pm, and Sat 11 am – 4 pm.

Lacye Swilley-Russell’s workshop is part of the Untitled [Press] series in the printmaking studio at Untitled [ArtSpace]. For more information about Untitled [ArtSpace] or Untitled [Press], visit www.1ne3.org or call 405.815.9995.