Above: cynotype printing
Piano Nobile is offering a creative lineup of hands-on art workshops this summer, featuring local artists and makers teaching everything from cyanotype printing and block printing to clay building, drawing, and stitched shibori techniques. These beginner-friendly classes are open to a wide range of ages and skill levels, making them a great way to try something new while connecting with Seattle’s creative community. Piano Nobile is an architecture, interiors, and landscape design studio based in the Phinney Center’s lower brick building.
Upcoming workshops include:
- The Cyanotype Workshop: Printing on Cotton — Saturday, June 6, 2–4pm
The workshop explores the historic art of cyanotype printing using shadows and light. - The Drawing Workshop: Abstracting Form & Color in Nature — Sunday, June 7, 1–4pm
Learn minimalist line, ink, and color techniques inspired by the natural world. Register here: - The Clay Workshop: Tiny Architecture — Saturday, June 13 and Saturday, July 25
Participants will design and build their own tiny clay village. - The Stitched Shibori Workshop: Practicing Nui Techniques — June 23 & 30 and August 18 & 25
This two-part workshop explores stitch-resist dyeing techniques and textile pattern making. - The Printmaking Workshop: Introduction to Block Printing — Thursday, July 9, 5–8pm
Learn the basics of carving and printing your own handmade artwork. - The Drawing Workshop: Observational Ink Drawing and Sketchbook Keeping — Wednesday, July 15, 5–8pm
Explore sketchbook organization and observational drawing techniques. - The Printmaking Workshop: The Curious Monoprint — Tuesday, July 21, 6–9pm
Discover the fundamentals of monoprinting using both press and hand-printing methods.
