08/05/2026
Join us this coming Friday from 9:00am to 1:00pm for a printmaking workshop on Lighthouse Hill! The "Scratching the Surface" workshop will be led by artist and former MARC resident Barbara Putnam.
This workshop focuses on the high contrast medium of scratchboard as a new way to think about observation. Following a guided walk on the trails recording notes in words, sketchpad, and camera, we will head back to the Museum and transfer our work. Scratchboard is a layered surface consisting of chalk on Masonite, covered with a fine layer of black India ink. It offers the artist a unique approach to drawing: shaped tools scratch the black ink to reveal white, unlike traditional drawing in which marks of black are drawn on white paper. This simple "reverse” helps us to see detail, texture, and light with fresh eyes, exploring the medium’s signature characteristics of high contrast and endless grays.
Space is limited, registration is required. Learn more and register HERE: https://forms.gle/MJV2NZ7CKRQnwYWS9