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Your Creative Sojourn in Florence, Italy
with Linda Goodman:
Monotype, Monoprint and Collage
June 10- 26, 2009Check back here for final 2009 Details

Make an "artist's date" to leave business-as-usual behind and enjoy Italian culture and lifestyle on Italian time. Come recharge your creative battery in this city of timeless masterpieces, architecture and "delizioso" food — gelato anyone?

Program
For the 13th year, a select number of independent participants will again work with noted artist Linda Goodman in Florence, Italy — the flower of the Renaissance. Experience, first-hand, the heritage of Giotto, Brunelleschi, Michelangelo, Leonardo and legions of artists who made Florence the most vital center of western culture for over a century.The class, at an historic international school and workshop of graphic print arts, offers an invigorating two weeks of concentrated instruction, discourse and hands-on studio work in Goodman's specialties of non-toxic monoprint and collage.

New this year, we are offering optional pre-class Walking Tours of Florence plus a Saturday Museum Tour of the world-famous Uffizi Gallery . The following 2.5-week workshop will concentrate in the studio on monotype printmaking and chine collè (collage).
Who should come
People interested in pursuing their creativity while inspired by enchanting Florence, home base for your "Italian experience." You may consider this a special time to use the catalyst of travelling to explore both your exterior surroundings and your interior world. Participants may desire to interact with their environment by looking, listening, tasting, sketching, painting, photographing, printing, collaging and/or writing to create a record of or witness to their journey in the form of journals, sketchbooks, drawings or collages before class starts and during your stay. Instruction will emphasize skills in monotype and monoprint presented in the second and third week of June. Experienced printmakers may pursue advanced intaglio print practices during this time with approval of instructor. There are no prerequisites. Previous art background or interest is useful, but an appetite for exploration and camaraderie, avid curiosity, and flexibility are what is most required.

June 10 - 26, 2009 $2,030
Express, expound and experiment in a concentrated 2.5-week session in June 10 - 26. Participate in optional walking tours and Uffizi Tour. Classes with lab meet 5 days a week, for about 4 - 6 hours per day in the print studio, plus encounters at museums. Participants are encouraged to spend free time visiting the museums and sights of Florence. Tuition estimate is as follows: 2.5 weeks - $2,030. This includes "welcome" meal; 60 hours of class demonstrations and studio, critiques, and orientation; normal materials supplied in print workshops like inks, solvents, mordant, and grounds. An 80 euro lab fee is paid in Florence for the 20 hours of monitored lab scheduled above. (Students may add even more lab time during these two weeks if desired for an additional modest hourly fee.) Estimated cost for optional tours, including 2 walking tours of Florence and the Uffizi tour are 80 euro (collected in Florence) plus a $50 advance registration fee to reserve your spot. Registration for Uffizi tour ONLY is 40 euro (collected in Florence) plus a $15 advance registration fee to reserve your spot. Museum and church entrance fees are additional. All fees are based on minimum attendance (see Handbook). Final costs will be posted in late Sept. 2008. To register with Paypal or by credit card click here
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Il Bisonte: The Stamperia and School
Since its founding in 1959 by Maria Luigi Guaita, the "Stamperia" or print workshop collaborated with renowned artists including Henry Moore, Picasso, Lipchitz, Matta, Tamayo, Nathan Oliveira and Giò Pomodoro. The workshops impressive print collection is available for viewing, as well as rotating shows in its gallery.
The School, founded in 1983, is located in the impressive former stables of the Palazzo Serristori on the Arno River's "left bank." This neighborhood of San Niccolò — in the historic heart of the old center of Florence close to the Pitti Palace, Uffizzi, Ponte Vecchio, Santa Croce Church, and the Piazzale Michelangelo — is filled with artisans' workshop and characteristic atmosphere. Short walks lead to the important sights in town. The school studios have numerous etching presses, an acid/solvent area, storage, and drawing and processing areas. There is a comfortable outdoor courtyard, and historic stella presses on permanent exhibit. top of page

About the Class

Allow yourself at least at least a few extra days to revel in the cultural riches of Florence. Use your time to sketch, paint or photograph masterworks, vistas, daily life, markets and Tuscan colors, collect interesting Italian mementos and more. Participate in the pre-workshop walking tours with a Florentine guide. When class begins, return to the studio to further develop your imagery, perhaps combine your work with written reflections or collage to a make a memorable journal or response to your visit. Stimulate your own inner reflective journey or simply create a personal scrapbook or diary of your experiences.
•Monotype, monoprint and drypoint or line etching. Direct and expressive, monotype joins the radiant qualities of prints with the spontaneity of painting. Drypoint/line etching fundamentals are included for those wishing to apply these techniques to monoprint. For all participants, realizing your artistic intent through inventive use of materials and process is paramount.
•Single-run monotype emphasizing painterly methods. Paint and draw on the surface of metal and plastic plates and then take an impression off on beautiful print paper by running your plate through an etching press under immense pressure to achieve brilliant colors and crisp printerly effects. Goodman demonstrates her techniques for using the latest non-toxic waterbased inks, modifiers and rollers with color printing. (Some oil-based inks may be used where appropriate.)
•Chine collé, a collage process of adhering papers while simultaneously printing on them, combines beautiful visuals with textured paper, photographic and found image content .
•Multi-run color monotype, monoprint, and drypoint: Using several plates to attain rich luminous color; combining monotype with a repeatable matrix of drypoint or line etching to produce a one-of-a-kind print or series of related images.
•Individual feedback, group critiques, open work sessions. All classes will allow students to interact with fellow participants and Linda Goodman to further their works and put it into a constructive context.
•Independent lab. Qualified artists will be able to continue working independently during additional open lab time.
•Etching facilities are available. Experienced printmakers may use other non-toxic etching processes with permission of instructor.
•Daily Schedule Click to go to preliminary schedule below.

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Tours and Privileges
•Florence. 1 museum and 2 walking tours of Florence are included in Optional Tour Package. Students are encouraged to register for all tours, but may opt to sign up only for Uffizi Tour. Church and museum entrance fees are additional.
•Museums of Florence. Students will be given the opportunity to purchase a card allowing virtually unlimited and repeated entrance to most major museums including: Uffizi Gallery (with Botticelli's Birth of Venus among other materworks), Academy (Michelangelo's David), all the Pitti Palace Museums (filled with Raphaels, Titians and others), the Medici Chapels, San Marco (Fra Angelicos) and Bargello Sculpture Museum (Donatellos, Michelangelos, Ghiberti, Verocchio, della Robbias and more) among others.
•Independent travel. With churches, shops and other buildings open late, there is ample time to visit the city and surrounding areas. Enjoy further travel to Rome, Venice (2009 Biennale!), Pisa, Lucca, Cinque Terra, Assisi or other towns within 1 to 3 hours of Florence, on your own or with fellow participants. Students also often plan trips before or after the workshop.
•Hill towns. Students are sure to want to visit Siena, with its Romanesque and Gothic sights such as the Palazzo Pubblico's noted frescoes of Good and Bad Government, Duccio's Maestà, and Baptistery and Cathedral works by Ghiberti, Donatello, and Pisano. On the way back, or the next day, many also visit the fabled town of eleven towers, San Gimignano. Optional walking tour of Siena may be arranged.
•Museum of Natural History. Your school ID may afford visits for a reduced fee to Museo La Specola, to draw from fabulous anatomical wax models and the natural collection. top of page
Performing Arts and Festivals
•Florentine "Maggio Musicale" Festival and Estate Fiesolana. Important international artists in music, theatre, and dance perform at sites in Florence and in the outdoor Roman amphitheater in nearby Fiesole.
•Festa di San Giovanni and Calcio in Costume. June 24th — St. John's Day sees the last of three outrageous "footballl" games in 16th century costume, preceded by a colorful processional and flagthrowing. The festival culminates with a spectacular fireworks display over the Arno River that evening.
•Siena Palio. Some brave souls may extend their stay to experience the ancient ritual of an outrageous costumed horse race and festival in early July.

The Instructor
Linda Goodman (MFA Graphics, Mills College; BA Fine Arts, Stanford University), fluent in Italian, has a deep appreciation of Italy, having lived and worked in Florence repeatedly since the 1970s. Her prints, paintings, artist's books, and mixed-media works have been exhibited widely, including "Firenze Oggi" at Galleria Riva Sinistra, Florence, its symposium and Italian TV, and are in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum, New York; the Oakland Museum, California; and the Library of Congress, Washington, DC; among others. The San Francisco Bay area artist teaches at Mission College, Santa Clara, California and has taught at the Art Institute of Chicago; San Francisco Art Institute; Whitman College in Washington State; University of Oregon, Eugene; San Francisco State University; University of California, Berkeley; and Mills College. Linda regularly conducts workshops: throughout California since 1983; internationally in Greece at the Skopelos Foundation for the Arts 2005, 2006; in Italy at Il Bisonte International School of Graphic Art since 2004; Santa Reparata International School of Art 1996-2001; SACI, Florence, Italy, 1995, and across the US including the Split Rock Arts Program, Minnesota, 1993. Goodman was Editor of The California Printmaker, 1992-96 and is Editor of Printworks Magazine, an online printmaking magazine and resource. For Goodman's resume click here. top of page

Housing and Food
•Apartments. Housing opportunities vary widely in Florence, from cheaper student-grade apartments to well-appointed ones with views, terraces and air-conditioning for two or three times as much. Apartment costs go down greatly with longer stays -- a month may cost little more than 2 weeks. At the student's request, simple relatively low-cost (for Florence) furnished apartments may be rented for a month through an agency used by the workshop. Shared lodging (2 - 4 people) costs from $500 to $1000/month per person, or about $750 for your own bedroom in a shared apartment; studio apartments start at about $900/month, depending on rate of exchange; one bedrooms start at $1200/month. Students are also free to make their own reservations with other agencies or online. More expensive deluxe apartments may be located if desired. Past students have found delightful apartments on their own online. We are glad to give you advice regarding neighborhoods. Some students have also chosen to stay in hotels. (Note: actual prices may vary with exchange rate fluctuations and availability.)
•Cooking/Eating out Enjoy cooking at home with authentic Italian ingredients, if you can resist all that delicious fresh pasta, pizza, Tuscan cuisine and gelato at nearby ristoranti!
•Welcome and Group Tuscan Dinners and Pot Luck Lunch "Welcome" pizza/pasta dinner included in Tuition. Students are invited to a Group dinner of Tuscan specialties at a favorite trattoria at a special rate. Our final review usually concludes with a studio potluck lunch party.

Florentine Sojourn
See Florence in a few days and you may leave disappointed. Savor its rhythms for a few weeks, and become a devotee for life. Florence is made of imposing, inward-looking stone buildings. Her twisting medieval streets lead onto hidden piazzas or wondrous monuments that make Florence the greatest repository of Renaissance art in the western world. Located in the Arno River valley, the city is bordered by olive groves and farmhouses. Beautiful panoramas of Florence unfold from the gentle encircling hills. The most famous is from Fiesole, whose civilization dates to the ancient Etruscans. top of page

INFORMATION • REGISTRATION SUMMARY:
Contact Linda Goodman for Handbook Pt. I & II and registration forms ( or download Adobe Acrobat PDF file now), handbook and application send email to this address: (Please type address yourself to avoid spam.) Include your phone number or an alternate email address if you are writing from a school or business, as they sometimes have spam blockers that keep us from replying.
Or register with form below to hold your place. Be sure to fill out and send in application/registration forms in handbook as well.
E-mail:
Tel: (001)   (510) 653-0300 USA;; in Italy:
Enrollment is limited from 8 to 12 people. Minimum enrollment must be met or supplement may be charged.
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DATES: Studio Workshop: June 10 - 26, 2009. Walking Tours: dates to be announced. Uffizi Gallery museum tour: date to be announced.
TUITION AND STUDIO FEE: For 2.5 weeks estimated cost is $2,030 plus 80 euro monitored Lab Fee which is paid in Florence. Tuition and studio fee include 60 hours orientation, instruction and lab in the studio, inks and many other supplies, and "welcome" dinner. Accommodations, transport, food, entrance fees, passport, side trips, additional lab time, paper and supplies of choice, health/baggage/cancellation insurance, and incidentals are responsibility of students.
TOUR FEES: Estimated Cost for optional tours, including 2 walking tours of Florence and the Uffizi tour are 80 euro (collected in Florence) plus a $50 advance registration fee to reserve your spot. Registration for Uffizi tour ONLY is 40 euro (collected in Florence) plus a $15 advance registration fee to reserve your spot. Museum and church entrance fees are additional. All fees are based on minimum attendance of four (4) students. Spouses, partners, and guests residing with students may register for tours as space allows.
TRANSPORTATION: Students are free to arrange their own airfare and transportation to Florence and the workshop.
DISCOUNTS: $20 for new referrals from paid attending student (credited when registration complete). Alumni (of previous Goodman residency workshops) -- ask about alumni discounts.
DEPOSITS: $500 US plus registration fees for toursare due early to reserve your place -- enrollment is limited! Balance (plus additional deposit & fee for arranged housing, details on request) due March 1or until workshop fills. Send deposits to address below with advance registration form below. Fill out and return complete application and registration forms from handbook or click here for only the forms.
RESPONSIBILITY: We reserve the right to cancel any tour or workshop prior to departure, in which case the entire payment will be refunded without further obligation on our part. The right is also reserved to decline to accept or to retain any person as a member of the workshop or tours. REFUND POLICY: Deposits and fees are refundable, less a $150 per person cancellation fee, if requested in writing by February 15, 2008. After this date, refunds only made if workshop is full and a replacement is found. Cancellation insurance is recommended. top of page

ADVANCE REGISTRATION -- COPY AND EMAIL THIS FORM or sign up online at my private Dreambook on home page. Also fill in longer registration forms to mail with your check. download Registration forms here -- Adobe PDF. To register with Paypal or by credit card click here (but please also send information on forms below and registration forms.)
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MORE COMMENTS FROM LINDA GOODMAN'S PRINTMAKING IN FLORENCE WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS :

"Brilliant! You Linda, the workshop, the facility, the whole thing."
— Lorraine H., Quincy, MA

"As a painter I have added to my soul as an artist and my life as a person. Thank you for the Firenze experience working as an artist in the City of Timeless Masterpieces."
— Lillian A., Los Angeles, California,

"Linda made me feel like my work was worthy as an artist and poet. She is a very good teacher with a vast amount of knowledge. Her direction on use of materials and personal work input was wonderful — so positive and caring."
—John P., Incline Village, Nevada

"The best critiques I remember having — useful, constructive information about my work but also instructional to listen and participate in discussion about the work of the other participants."
— Karen S., Berkeley, California

"Linda, you have ruined me for all my other teachers: how to look at a total print. How to take the ghost or rather allow the ghost to take you somewhere you didn't know you were going. I learned so much, it's going to take a long time to process it all"
— Martha K, Portland, Oregon

"The workshop was great — it was life changing."
— Ric H., Quincy, MA"

I loved being a visitor rather than a tourist. It was wonderful to live in Florence..., to have a life there, a neighborhood, an apartment and the structure of the printmaking workshop around which to plan my time."
—Cathy S. Seattle, Washington

"Every time I closed my eyes I saw art ideas! I would recommend this program."
— Rich G., Sunnyvale, California

"Thank you so much for everything - your wisdom and patience and kindness made this an unforgettable wonderful experience."
—Gina A., San Francisco, California

"This art class changed my life. By putting ourselves on the other side of the planet, our art emerged from the other side of our minds. The flip side, the shiny side, the new side. Take a risk on yourself and take this class!"
—Trisha G., Sunnyvale, CA

"I have enjoyed this workshop. Linda is able to explain various techniques clearly and intelligently and spiritedly. Her critiques were particularly strong. She is able to talk about process, where one’s strengths are and give leads to new approaches. She encouraged me to broaden my style and I think it will have lasting consequences."
—Mary Ann P., Evanston, Illinois

"Linda Goodman's workshop was about learning to live in Italy as much as it was about printmaking. She is a gifted teacher with regard to both."
—Sharon W., Kensington, Maryland

"Thank you for 'the Italian experience." It has been a pleasure working with you in a great environment within the 'walls' of a beutiful city."
—Terry C., San Francisco, CA

"Linda's critiques are fair, insightful and articulate. That's why I call her the 'eagle eye'!"
– Alice C., Berkeley, CA

"Florence is a magical place — the opportunity to create work there made it extra special.... Having you as a mentor truly made the experience stress free. It was a wonderful time."
—Liz P. , Incline Village, Nevada

"The workshop was a great way to spend three weeks in Firenze. Excellent balance of planned activities and work-time. Enjoyed meeting like-minded participants. Your critiques are thoughtful, insightful and helpful. Thanks."
—Carol L., Washington, DC

Comments from Linda's students from her other workshop:
(from Walking with the Muse, Greece)
"What did I enjoy most about this workshop? Linda's knowlege on printmaking and her enthusiasm, and the freedom to explore."
—Vick H., Australia

"Art workshops give me the shot of art vitamin I need. Linda is excellent at critiques. She has a greateye with a sensitivity toeach person's unique visions. Linda sustained the energy in group critiques, never burning out. Every person received equal time and energy. Iit was wonderful being here."
–Jill B., New York City

"Service above and beyond."
—John P, Houston, Texas

"Linda's critiques are outstanding... she is truly gifted. The high level of professionalism ... and the instructor's depth of knowledge — wow!"
—Sylvia. V., Riverdale, New York

"This was the best time I've had doing art. Everything was better than I anticipated."
—G. W., Australia

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Bay Area Monotype Monoprint Workshops and Classes

For more information send e-mail to: (Please type address yourself to avoid spam) or phone 510.653.0300 California U.S.A. 9:00am - 8pm (20:00) PST

A few etchings and monotypes by Linda Goodman
All images @2008 by Linda Goodman. All rights reserved

Etching with wax and monoprint "All I Wanted Was To Visit" 22"x30"

Etching with Chine Collè"Fantasia Fiorentina" 15" x 12"

Color Monotype "Segesta" 30" x 22"

 

"Blue Muse" Monoprint (etching) 5-3/4"x7-1/2" ©2005 by Linda Goodman

"Vase Blu" Monoprint (Drypoint) 6"x12" ©2005 by Linda Goodman

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Your Creative Sojourn in Florence with Linda Goodman, June 2008
June 9 & 10 Pre workshop walking tours of Florence. June 14: Uffizi Museum Tours
June 11- 25 Waterbased Monoprint:

Preliminary Schedule.
Note: Students may rent apartments for longer than the class period or the entire month. You may therefore wish to arrive on June first, or some time before the class begins, or stay after.
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JUNE 9 - 10: Guided Walking Tours of Florence
Sunday June 8 (or before). Arrive and go to your apartment. Shopping or sightseeing around your neighborhood independently.Use the time to shop for food for your apartment, relax and explore.

Monday June 9. Walking Tour I
Meet for morning or afternoon 2.5 hourOptional Walking Tour. TIme and place to be announced.

Tuesday June 10 Walking Tour II
Meet for morning or afternoon 2.5 hour Optional Walking Tour. TIme and place to be announced.
Artists not taking optional tours may be arriving today. You are free to settle in, shop and explore your neighborhoods.

Wednesday June 11 Orientation, Welcome Dinner for ALL students.
Morning is free (To shop, visit churches, museums, wander, etc. It is suggested you visit the Duomo and the Museo del Opere (Works of the) del Duomo, or the Church of Santa Croce, Church of San Marco’s Fra Angelico frescoes or the central market.)
2 PM Meet at Il Bisonte School for Orientation. Walk to art supply stores at 4:30pm.
7:30 PM Welcome Dinner

Thursday June 12 - Monday June 23
Classes meet Monday - Friday from 11am - 6pm with a 4-hour class, 1 hour lunch break and 2-hour lab. Check back for schedule of demonstrations.
Saturday, June 14: Morning guided tour of the Uffizi Museum.
Group Tuscan dinner festa date and time to be announced.

Tuesday, June 24
Class meets from 9am - 1pm; Lab 2 -4pm.
That afternoon and evening: Festivities and fireworks for Festival di San Giovanni

Wednesday, June 25
11am - 1pm: Final critique and Pot Luck
Pack up; Arrivederci! Students may depart or stay until the 30th in their apartments and continue exploring Florence and surroundings.

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