Michael Jones at CSU Summer Arts

Last week, WCI Expert Printmaker Michael Jones returned to the California State University Summer Arts Program, where he showed students how to prepare their images for printing. Jones taught students the skills and techniques he uses everyday in his job as a printmaker at West Coast Imaging. Sharing what we do at West Coast Imaging is always uplifting and rewarding, and the course structure took great advantage of Jones's natural talents as a printmaker, and as a teacher. This is the fourth year Jones has participated in the program, which took place in Fresno.

The course culminated with an exhibition of work the students created throughout the week. I caught up with Jones and the CSU Summer Arts Program Coordinator Scott Burgess the night before the exhibition opened. Here's a video blog of my interview, which provides inspiration, and insight on the creative exploration offered at the CSU Summer Arts program. If you haven't had the chance to go, check out the program so you can attend in 2010!

photo courtesy Karen Burgess