Make+Take: Miniature Woodcuts
Make+Take: Miniature Woodcuts is a beginner-friendly hands-on workshop exploring the fundamentals of woodcut printmaking. Participants will learn how to choose a suitable piece of wood, carve a design, and pull prints from a miniature block. Each attendee will create a simple design on a 5.5-by-3.75-inch block, then print the blocks together with the group and take home several proof prints.
The class is led by Dr. Pamela Harris Lawton, an African American printmaker, book artist, and assemblage artist. A Washington, DC, native who now lives and works in Maryland, Lawton taught at the college level for more than 25 years. She co-authored *Community-based Art Education Across the Lifespan: Finding Common Ground* and has presented and published extensively. Her experience includes a Distinguished Chair Fulbright in Edinburgh, participation in the Tate Modern Exchange program in London, and residencies at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Soaring Gardens, and the Anderson Center at Tower View. Her work is held by collections including the Library of Congress, Tate Britain Library, Bainbridge Island Art Museum, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Smithsonian Anacostia Museum, and several university special collections.
When: November 14
Showtimes: 1:00–3:00 pm
Tickets: $46
Venue: Pyramid Atlantic Art Center
Level: Beginner. Previous experience with relief printmaking, including linoleum or wood, is welcome but not required.
Registration deadline: Registration closes November 12, 2026.
Materials: Registration includes all workshop materials. Templates will be available for participants who do not bring their own design.
What to bring: Participants may bring a simple design suitable for the 5.5-by-3.75-inch block, a personal apron or clothing that can get inky, preferred carving tools, and a notebook or sketchbook. Aprons and classroom carving tools will also be available.
Instructor: Dr. Pamela Harris Lawton
Takeaway: Participants will leave with several proof prints made from their miniature woodcut blocks.