Surface Tension
Join Guest Artist Ben Beres for an experimental deep dive into printmaking, paper and pattern. Expanding beyond traditional print processes, this workshop explores vitreography, using glass plates alongside natural paper dyeing techniques, Turkish Ebru marbling and Japanese Suminagashi ink marbling. Students will experiment with paper preparation, repetition and chance through processes, including sandblasting, mechanical etching, blind embossing, natural pigments, floating inks and layered paper treatments. From bold graphic pulls to fluid marbled forms, students will create richly textured works while exploring the intersection of printmaking, craft and contemporary art practice. Open to all experience levels, this workshop encourages curiosity, play and material experimentation.
Based in Seattle, Washington, Ben Beres works in sculpture, glass art, street performance, public art and traditional printmaking. One-third of SuttonBeresCuller, a collaborative trio fabricating experimental guerrilla art to high-end commercial work for more than 25 years, Ben likes to play with what art is and can be. He is a professor of printmaking at Cornish College of the Arts and founding member of Mini Mart City Park — a community center, arts space and environmental remediation project in the Georgetown neighborhood of Seattle.
