Saturday & Sunday

June 21 & 22

10AM-6PM

Class Size Max: 4

Cliché verre is a hybrid printing process developed in the 19th century that combines hand drawn elements of painting and drawing with the light sensitive medium of photography. The French term derives from early printing terminology and loosely translates to “glass plate.” In this weekend workshop, students will learn to create unique silver gelatin photographs and lumen prints from drawings, rubbings or by transferring pre-existing photographs onto transparent surfaces with opaque materials such as smoke soot, ink and paint. Students will create contact prints and photograms using the historical cliché verre process. This workshop will offer students a unique visual vocabulary using expressive luminous tones, atmospheric layering, and exciting mark-making to create a final work of art. Students at any level of photographic knowledge will have the chance to explore this exciting technique.

$50 material fee included in tuition

If your desired tuition option is unavailable, please email info@penumbrafoundation.org and we will do our best to accommodate you. If the entire class is sold out, we can add you to the waitlist.

Images © Daniel Hojnacki and Penumbra students

Daniel Hojnacki received an MFA from the University of New Mexico (2022) and BA from Columbia College Chicago (2011). He is a recipient of The Penumbra Work Space Artist In Residence (2022), LATITUDE Artist in Resident (2023), Lenscratch Student Prize Honorable Mention, The Patrick Nagatani Photography Scholarship, The Phyllis Muth Arts Award. He has exhibited work at the Museum of Contemporary Photography, The Chicago Cultural Center, 203 Fine Art, Taos, NM. and The University of New Mexico Art Museum. Daniel has hosted public workshops and lectures with the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago and the Smart Museum of Art. His work has been featured in Pamplemousse Magazine, Phases Magazine, Aint-Bad, Lenscratch and Southwest Contemporary Magazine. He currently lives and works in Chicago IL.