Suda House  

Thursday–Saturday, 10 AM–2 PM  
January 21–23  
(3 days, 12 total hours of instruction)  
La Jolla Studio  
$200/220 + $40 materials fee paid to instructor  

Before the camera, there were photograms. The photographic pioneers of the 19th century captured flora and fauna images to prove the principles of light sensitive chemicals and discovered the two-dimensional representation of an object via light on paper—creating the photogram.*  

This evolutionary discovery within contemporary photography continues today with each new process. The pixel-based technology of input/output pushes us through old tried-and-true pathways of camera to lens and darkroom to digital, returning us time and again to the magical simplicity of “grams” through the grounded tenets of photographic discovery.  

This class will excite and inspire you to explore “What if?” using various processes rooted in the mixed-media tradition of photo-based processes—from contact printing on light sensitive papers to the scanner as camera and image transfer and lift processes from printed publications.   

What to expect? Everything and anything within this workshop format as you are guided seamlessly through each imaging process. Mixing the mediums is encouraged; layering one on top of another is encouraged. Do expect to push the possibilities. You can choose to be representational in the photographic tradition or celebrate the fluidity from the historical realms of printmaking and painting—or both.  

Processes: lumenogram (silver-based photograms), cyanogram (cyanotype), scanograms (scanner/copier ground-glass capture), and media-gram (image transfers using gel medium).  

*Photogram: a combined form:   

•  photo, relating to light   

• gram, something written or recorded; from the Greek word gramma (“thing written”)  

Materials: Provided: Silver gelatin papers, pre-coated cyanotype paper and scanning papers, transparency film and inks for printing. Some additional art papers and glass contact proofing frames will also be provided. A computer with imaging software and printer will be provided, but you can also bring your laptop with photo-editing software and print on an additional printer.  

Students are required to bring an apron to avoid staining clothes; rubber dishwashing gloves, which are the best; and closed-toe shoes for safety from dripping chemicals. 

Additional supplies students might wish to purchase the following: 1) larger sheets of Rives BFK, Arches, Canson, and/or any watercolor paper for creating larger images via the transfer process; 2) paint brushes of various sizes for creative coating; 3) scissors, pencils (regular and colored), watercolor and/or acrylic paints. 

Max students: 13