Potato Printing

Taught by Julia Gartrell

Registration opens on October 6th

About the Workshop

Learn the fun and easy art of potato printing! Using the humble potato (yes, you read that right :)) you will design and carve your own stamps. Each student will be able to make a canvas tote, as well as print on paper to use as cards, wrapping paper, wall art, or whatever you desire.

About the Instructor

Julia Gartrell, an artist from Durham, has been in residence in the Rubenstein Arts Center since November developing the Radical Repair Workshop. This pop-up art experience—inside a vintage 1966 Frolic camper—encourages participants and viewers to consider their relationship to mending, sentimental objects, single-use items, and radical (potentially non-functional) modes of repair. The workshop made its first debut on Duke's campus during Duke Create Workshop where community members had the opportunity to tour the traveling workshop and learn how to repair clothing and patch fabric.

Julia Gartrell is an artist and educator based in Durham, NC. She received an MFA in sculpture from the Rhode Island School of Design and a BA in art from Kalamazoo College. Her work explores notions of “making do”, material plasticity, and radical approaches to repair.

She has participated in residencies at the Rubenstein Art Center, the Fine Arts Work Center, the Power Plant Gallery at Duke University, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Ox-Bow School of Art, and others. Julia has exhibited nationally and internationally.

http://juliagartrell.com

https://radicalrepairworkshop.com

https://www.instagram.com/radical_repair_workshop/

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About the Location

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This workshop will meet in the Duke Arts Annex: get directions.

Address: 404 Gattis St, Durham, NC 27701

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