Printmaking with Colleen
Merge printing and architecture design in the lovely countryside of Pescara. Colleen will introduce you to the monotype printing process using both oil and water based inks. She’ll teach you her surrealist and architectural inspiration, then you’ll create your own etchings and prints.
- Snacks, Coffee, & Tea
Pricing
- One Guest
- USD $1925
- Additional guest(s) (max 4)
- USD $660
Accommodation
- One Guest
- USD $470
- Additional guest(s)
- USD $240
Meet the Artist
Colleen is a surrealist printmaker and sculptor whose work reflects her love for buildings and architecture. After learning and teaching across the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Saudi Arabia, Colleen now lives in rural southern Italy, working with monotypes to get fresh images directly on a plate; woodblocks to work with several layers of color and etchings for varying textures and applying different inks. Her biggest project to-date is a twenty-year multimedia exploration of Italo Calvino’s novel Invisible Cities. These days she's creating experimental prints using alternative materials and textures, and when she is not printing, you can find her dreaming up cityscapes by sketching, painting, or working with clay!
VAWAA Includes:
- An introduction to printmaking and different printing styles.
- Exploring the art of monotype using oil based and waterbased inks.
- Monoprinting using plates worked in a variety of ways.
- Preparing and etching a plate using hard ground.
- Preparing one or two plates to be printed as collagraphs, using several colors and textures.
- Materials including inks, paper, plates.
- Your handmade small edition of prints.
Stay at Colleen's
Stay in Colleen’s home, 2 minutes away from her studio, in a guest room with a double bed, private bathroom, and shower. All three-course meals, freshly prepared by a local chef, are included and arranged ahead of time to accommodate dietary and taste preferences.
Two small dogs and a few roaming cats are on the property.
Two small dogs and a few roaming cats are on the property.
Explore Pescara
Colleen's studio is in Castiglione a Casauria, a small village 30 mins drive from Pescara airport. It boasts the world famous San Clemente Abbey, a medieval beauty that’s worth a visit. The nearby town of Pescara itself is lively with beaches and resorts along the shores of the Adriatic. It’s surrounded by many old castles and forts for a dose of fairytale history, as well as several natural parks with trails and mountains for some bountiful exploration in nature.
Additional Details
The best time to visit Italy is in May or September for gorgeous weather and mild temperatures. August can be very hot, humid, and crowded.
This VAWAA is available for a longer duration. Please ask when you send your booking request.
There are stairs leading up to the eating area. Two small dogs and a few roaming cats are on the property. They are not allowed indoors but if you are allergic to these animals, please bring suitable medication before you arrive.
This VAWAA is available for a longer duration. Please ask when you send your booking request.
There are stairs leading up to the eating area. Two small dogs and a few roaming cats are on the property. They are not allowed indoors but if you are allergic to these animals, please bring suitable medication before you arrive.
Guest Reviews
Chloe T., Canada
We had a wonderful experience with Colleen. It was myself and my mom who’s an artist and Colleen showed us so many different techniques to use. We made a lot of prints and are super happy with the experience.
Her studio is set in a beautiful and quiet region of Italy! Colleen is a natural teacher with knowledge, expertise and a lot of empathy for her students. Everything was wonderful! Thank yo Read moreClare H., United Kingdom
I had the most wonderful time with Colleen. She's a renowned and respected artist and printmaker, and I am a beginner, but she taught me so much and we had a lot of laughs along the way. She's a good listener and very adaptable- I explained I wanted to learn techniques which I could continue to use at home and that resulted in quite a big change in the content of what she was planning, it all work Read more
