Maria Tratt

Emily Carr University JAI – Summer 2018

In July of 2018, I taught the print media portion of the Junior Art Intensive at Emily Carr University, participating in the collaborative efforts of a “sketchbook day” and a final exhibition in addition to developing the students’s printmaking skills by introducing them to relief media. The last photograph here depicts the finished prints […]

rejoice

16″x20″

Tversted, Denmark – Printmaking Workshop 2016

In September 2016, I visited Tversted Skole in northern Denmark and participated in their workshop open-house by demonstrating various printmaking techniques using several of the workshop’s old letter presses. The workshop was a big success with over 200 visitors. I will be returning in August 2018 to offer two printmaking workshops, a combination monotype / […]

Beauty and the Beast

soft backdrop + detail faux wood, concrete, coat of arms faux “fantasy” marbling + details aging and break-down acrylic scenic paint December – January 2017

On the Leading Edge

Works created for this exhibition combine etching, collagraph and monotype techniques to produce a layering of colour, texture and imagery.

Things with Wings

Things with Wings is a collaboratively produced children’s book. I created the illustrations in pencil, gouache and ink, some of which are featured here. Self-published in 2018, the book is written by Ann Rowley and designed by Kristine Webber.

The Humans

faux wood grain + details faux marble glazing aging and break-down acrylic scenic paint March – April 2018

Dundarave Print Gallery – Mixed Media Workshop 2018

In this printmaking workshop, students learned to create unique, multi-coloured, multi-plate prints by combining monotype and collagraph techniques. Students also learned about ghost printing, registration and composition. They received individual attention and instruction as well as feedback during informal critiques about the work that was produced.

Fun Home

“fantasy” painted wood + detail faux brass fittings aging and break-down acrylic scenic paint February – March 2018

Handsworth Secondary – Printmaking Workshops 2018

Over the course of 2 days in November 2018, I taught 2 printmaking workshops to the students at Handsworth Secondary School in North Vancouver. The Grade 12 class explored the versatility of water-colour monotypes, including ghost printing, by creating dystopic landscapes, while the Grade 9-10 students were introduced to the collagraph by building plates that […]