On Thursday, August 27th, artist Beatriz Leonardo will lead a workshop in printmaking as part of our Small Talks series. We thought it would be fun to pull together some of our favorite printmaker’s sketchbooks to get you inspired for Thursday’s class.

Proof: Print is Not Dead by Amy M Douglas is all about the process. The artist shares printer’s proofs from their body of work to show how pieces come together. Douglas writes “They're like puzzles, but they can create thousands of new pieces just by moving tiles around, joining colors, and trimming edges.”

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Sarah Louise Ricketts reverses the process in their sketchbook, Uncertainty (2012) by showcasing the “accidental imagery” on the backing sheets leftover from printing.

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George Walker’s Dream Diary - Dreams are the Bones of the Psyche is a stunning collection of prints, using wood-block and letterpress techniques, that aim to “bring the quality of touch and intimacy back to the experience of the hand printed page.”

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Red & Black by Roxanne Philipps explores nature, the unknown and discipline through the use of repeating shapes and colors. “The intention was to pursue a muted yet, powerful atmosphere, let the mind explore and discipline itself; to have an impact with very little.”

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To and From by Jan Meister is an expansive collection of Postcard Monoprints from a Postcard Exchange the artist organized in 2013, which brings together the diverse work of 24 international contemporary artists.

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Brandie Grogan explores the concept of memory and the visual imagery that is stored in our psyches over time through printmaking and textile techniques in End of Days.