Toner-Rama: A Toning Workshop with Anna Schink
March 9, 1-4pm
Limited to 10 participants
Registration closes March 6, 2024
Non-Members: $25
Aurora Members: $20
Toners can add richness, depth, and new dimensions to your prints. Experimenting with toners can also be messy and expensive as you explore various techniques and effects to find the right combination for your work.
In the Toner-Rama workshop with Anna Schink, we will go over the basics of working with toners in general, including tips, pitfalls, and safety. Then we will get hands-on as you get to dunk your prints and experiment with the following toners:
* Selenium
* Sepia
* Gold chloride
* Tea and coffee
* Wine
* Dissolved rose petals
Participants are encouraged to bring their own prints and test strips to work with; please bring prints you can afford to experiment on, not family heirlooms or precious originals. Fiber based, multigrade, and hand-coated papers of all finishes should be suitable for the workshop; email ahead if you have a question about a specific paper finish and toner combo. This workshop is best suited to artists 16+ years old; minors must be accompanied by an adult.
Yes, we will let you try to tone an inkjet pigment print, if you are so inclined, at the end of the workshop!
If you need to print before the workshop, become a Member at Aurora and reserve time in our darkroom or digital imaging area!
Anna E Schink is a teaching artist and creative consultant working in cameraless photography with an emphasis on found and reclaimed objects. Her studio practice is a liminal space between the physical and ephemeral, drawing on embodiment practices of tarot, dream work, and hypnosis. She has exhibited internationally and been awarded grants for creative projects in Venice and Prague. Her work is included in the permanent collection of the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University. Schink’s work is nourished by her role as an educator, where she mentors students to embrace process over product and cultivate creative resilience. She has been invited to manage four public darkrooms and leads workshops for artists aged 7-70.
Image by Anna Schink, cyanotype with selenium toner
