Join Richard Peterson and Alois Senefelder as Richard takes us through many of the tips and tricks he has learned in his 50 years of printing and teaching Lithography.
Introduction- Lithography is one of those mediums that is difficult to master. Even though I have my own lithography studio and I have studied lithography for 50 years, I still have so much more to learn. I don't even think another 50 years would be enough time for me to understand it fully.
From the moment I walked into the basement litho shop at the Kansas City Art Institute and smelled the mixture of limestone and lithotine, I knew that this would be my life's work. From the time I made my 1st litho at KCAI, which I still consider my best print (beginner's luck), I fell in love with the entire process, even the gaining.
When I travel and do workshops or I am lucky enough to be a visiting artist at different universities, when I walk into the litho shop I feel at home. It Doesn't matter if it's California, Paris, Mexico, or Omaha Nebraska, I feel like I belong there. The equipment, the materials, the smell of lithotine helps calm me down and I feel protected and at ease with my surroundings. Lithography has been the love of my life and I wouldn't have had it any other way.
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