Thursday, April 5 -- 11 am - 5 pm -- Bally's Event Center, Demo Space C |
THE ENGRAVERS
SMACKDOWN: WOOD vs METAL
Demonstrators: James Ehlers and Joanne Price
Graver to graver, magnifiers poised; the game is on. During this lively demonstration we will be doing an unprecedented face off between metal and wood engraving to see who comes out triumphant. On one side, we will have a formidable opponent, James Ehlers demonstrating metal engraving. James Ehlers is the only tenured professor in the U.S. to hold the title of “Firearms Engraving Guild of American Master Engraver,” and he also heads the only BFA Engraving Arts program in the U.S. On the other side, demonstrating wood engraving is Joanne Price, President of the Wood Engravers’ Network, an elected member of the Society of Wood Engravers, and owner of Starpointe Studio. Moderating the face off will be John Hancock, a University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Texas print professor and visual & performing artist. As we discuss the pros and cons of each technique, the moderator will dazzle the audience with props and performance to demonstrate close-up views of each process in action. Come see the tiniest marks made by our engravers as they discuss the differences in approach, materials, tools, process and printing. Which technique will come out at the top? Come to the demo to find out!
ABOUT JAMES EHLERS
James Ehlers was born and raised in Lake
Charles, LA. He earned his MFA from the
University of Florida and is currently the Don and Mary Glaser Distinguished
Professor of Engraving Arts at Emporia State University in Kansas — the only
school in the nation to offer a BFA in Engraving Arts. Since 2007, he has given
numerous engraving workshops at various events including the Frogman’s
Printmaking Workshop (South Dakota), IMPACT Printmaking Conferences (Dundee,
Scotland and Bristol, England), MAPC (Minnesota), and universities around the
country. He has participated in group exhibitions in Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark,
Poland, Portugal, Norway, Romania, The Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, and
across the United States. He is also
recognized as a Master Engraver by the Firearms Engraving Guild of America.
ABOUT JOANNE PRICE
With over 25 years of professional
printmaking experience and over 10 years of exhibition management, Joanne Price
has made good use of her BFA from Buffalo State College (1997) and a MFA from
the University of Minnesota (2002). Price is the founder and owner of
Starpointe Studio (started in 2013), which specializes in printmaking and book
arts providing custom illustrations, art prints, book binding design and
letterpress printing. Joanne is the current President of the Wood Engravers’
Network as well as an elected member of the Society of Wood Engravers.
Price is honored to be included in the
collections of the Guangdong Museum of Art, China; Hamilton Wood Type &
Printing Museum, Two Rivers, WI; Yale University, New Haven, CT; University of
Colorado, Boulder, CO; University of Denver, Denver, CO; University of
Kentucky, Lexington, KY; Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN; and many more
public and private collections.