Open Lab Dates
Personal Projects in
Encaustics, Collage &
Transfer Printing

See Homepage Calendar
for upcoming dates
SOPA Studios
1025 Hope Street, South Pasadena, CA 91030
626.354.1063
info@sopastudios.com
SOPA Studios
Affordable Workspace & Services for Artists
Workshops
at SOPA
SOPA Tuesdays    7-9pm     NEXT START DATE Aug 31
Multi-week Series in Printmaking / Alternative Photo
/ Silkscreen / Encaustic Media
Dates & More Info at SOPA Tuesdays Page.

Workshop Fee:
$185 non-member
$130 member

Small informal group meets Tuesday evenings for 8-week sessions.  
Each series explores a specific printmaking approach.  Past Series
have included:  Alternative Photo (such as Cyanotype contact
printing), Digital Negs, Transfer Printing, and Silkscreen and Encaustic
Media with Collage.  Info at
SOPA Tuesdays Page.
Workshop
Registration Form

Register for
Any Workshop Offering
SOPA Tuesdays
Next Series
Start Date AUG 31
8-week Session

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Use Contact Us link below if you would like to sign up for notices of workshop
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Click below to view samples of Encaustic Collage
projects completed during prior Workshop Sessions
Open Lab
Drop-In Sessions
Upcoming Open Lab Dates
Thursdays: A
ug 5, 19  Sept 2   7-9pm
RSVP to lisa@sopastudios.com
Please Email your interest if you would like
additional Open Lab dates added to calendar

Open Lab Fee:
$40 non-member
$15 member

Studio open to all former workshop participants & members wishing
to work on personal projects in Encaustics, Collage or Transfer
Printing.  Assistance provided as needed.  Please RSVP your plan to
drop in day in advance to info@sopastudios.com
Presentation Events
Special Topic Intro/Demo

Intro/Demo Event Fee:
$25 non-member  /  Free for members

TUES March 9  Oil & Encaustics (with Karen) 7-9pm
THURS March 18  Contact Printing (w Lisa & Alice) 7-9pm

These occasional events feature special topics introduced and/or
demonstrated by resident artists & guest speakers.  
Upcoming events are listed above -- please check back monthly
Lino Cut Workshop
Three-Week Series with George Ramirez
Wednesdays  F
irst 3 Weds Each Month    7-9pm

$105 Non-Members
$75  Members

Suited to all skill levels.  Explore the ages-old wood-cut printing
process using the much more pliable media, linoleum block.  Each
participant will design, cut and print on archival-quality art paper
(with greeting card fold) suited to framing or card-giving.  Great for
artists & non-artists alike wanting to practice basic skills in a media
that has wide applications within artmaking practices.  Maximum 8.
Basic Typesetting Demo
One Day Demo Session With George Ramirez
Date TBD   7-9pm

$45 Non-Member
$15 Members

For those interested in incorporating hand-set type in their artwork.  
Fine artists have used typesetting  to positive effect since this
process was abandoned for commercial purposes in the advent of
modern printing technologies.  This  demo event offers exposure to
the basic principles of setting type, the use of various type faces,
and intro to printing technique.  

(Artists looking to develop their own projects – please see
Typesetting Assist Session description at right)
NEW
Typesetting Assist  
With George Ramirez

Priced Per Session

Offered to artists wanting
access to typesetting
equipment & one-on-one
professional assistance with
incorporating typeface into
the artist's project.  
Interested artists may
contact George to inquire
further or establish date/time
for work session(s).  
ggrami@sbcglobal.net
Digital Negative Workshop
Two-Week Series
Inquire

$90 Non-Members
$60  Members

This 2-session workshop provides basic training on how to prepare
your image for Contact Printing (as with Cyanotype & other
alternative photo processes).  Film, print or digital source image is
converted/ prepped for 8x10 Neg production.  Topics include:
Prepping neg for intended process & test printing via Cyanotype.