Guanajuato, Mexico — Patti Russotti

Expanding the Frame: Making Alternative Digital Prints and Mark-Making

January 19-24 2026

Views from the Alma del Sol Rooftop Studio - Guanajuato, Mexico

Expanding the Frame: Making Alternative Digital Prints with inkAID Transfer Film, Transfierez, and inkAID Receptive Coatings on a Variety of Surfaces

With Patti Russotti in Guanajuato, Mexico
Location: The Rooftop Studio at Alma del Sol
Dates: January 18–24, 2026
Workshop: Monday through Friday, January 19–23
Arrival: January 18 | Departure: January 24

Limited to 8 Participants

Workshop Fee = $1500 (there will a lab fee – TBA - to cover printing inks etc…)

Zoom class: December 15 time TBA

Registration deadline is December 1, 2025

Guanajuato Mexico is a magical city!

And The rooftop studio at Alma Del Sol is even more magical.

Please join me to create, work and expand your boundaries.

Expanding the Frame: Making Alternative Digital Prints with inkAID Transfer Film, Transfierez, and inkAID Receptive Coatings on a Variety of Surfaces

Would you like to add new options to your repertoire and explore new ways of working and thinking about images on a page? This unique, hands-on workshop is designed for artists and imagemakers eager to expand their creative repertoire and explore alternative printmaking techniques. We’ll create one-of-a-kind prints on diverse substrates such as paper, textiles, glass, metal, wood, and more.

Through a playful, exploratory process, you’ll work with digital images, hand-drawn marks, illustrations, mono-printing, and hand coloring. Patti will demonstrate techniques for layering, transferring, and combining images — both new and existing — onto various surfaces.

What You’ll Learn

How to make image transfers using inkAID Transfer Film
How to coat and print (on a pigment printer) to a variety of surfaces with inkAID Receptive Coatings
Creative techniques to combine digital imagery with analog processes like mono-printing, trace mono-prints etc..
Mono-prints, trace mono – prints
Mark making with inks, R&F drawing sticks, colored pencils,, charcoal, oil pastels etc …
How to incorporate transfers into encaustic work (wax layers)
Methods for building complex, layered compositions
Finishing techniques for a professional presentation

Bonus: Pre-Workshop ZOOM Class

Before the in-person workshop, you'll participate in a Zoom session that covers:

Preparing your images for transfer
Combining drawings, textures, and digital photos
Planning mixed-media compositions
Inspiring examples from other artists
Digital-to-analog process insights
The art of play, experimentation, and embracing Wabi-Sabi
Making your own film transfers vs. using a service
Using transfers as stand-alone images or as components within larger works

Is This Workshop for You?

Previous experience is not required
If you are already working with some of these techniques, this is a great way to expand and enrich your practice!
Would you like to think differently about how you construct your images?
Want to learn how to transfer photos onto wood, glass, fabric, metal, etc..?
Curious about bridging analog and digital art practices?
Interested in layering digital imagery with wax or mixed media?

If yes, you’ll love this workshop!