Saturday, October 5, 2024
(2-6 PM) – Parking Lot and Lake Level – Bath House Cultural Center. Free and open to the public.
White Rock Rollin’ the Lake returns to the Bath House Cultural Center this October! Watch local and regional artists use a steamroller to print large-scale woodblocks in this exciting, family-friendly event. Alongside the steamroller printing, there will be art demonstrations, activities, and music for everyone to enjoy.
2-4 PM – Steamroller printing in the parking lot of the Bath House
4-6 PM – Viewing of prints, music, and art activities in the center’s Lake Level space
STEAMROLLER PRINTMAKING
Printmaking has always been a collaborative art form, but when the studio moves outdoors and a steamroller becomes the press, it transforms into a dynamic, community event. Artists have spent months designing and carving their woodblocks in preparation for this day. With the help of event coordinator Terri Thoman, who secures all the necessary equipment, including the steamroller, Big Print Day comes to life. On the day of the event, artists work as a team to set up, print, display their creations, and clean up—an artistic performance in itself that the public will love to watch.
The goal of this event is not only to help artists create large-scale prints but also to engage the public, offering them a rare glimpse into the world of printmaking. Each artist will have the chance to share their process and spark meaningful conversations with the audience. There’s nothing quite like the collective gasp of awe when a finished print is revealed for the first time!
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS
Katie Babb, Kenna Boles Prior, Paige Solum Boucher, Brian Coats, Anne Melville Blackburn, Nick Glenn, Mehla Hicks, Eric Kitchen, Jackie Mclelland, Junanne Peck, Albert Scherbarth, Brad Ford Smith, Jacqueline Smith, Terri Thoman, Alejandro Zepeda and other artists.
ART ACTIVITIES
Iron Frog Press’ PrintShop a Go-Go™
Demonstrations by Iron Frog Press’ PrintShop a Go-Go, a mobile printing workshop that is excellent for sharing the virtues of printmaking to anyone anytime. Iron Frog’s printing process does not require a press as it uses the Print Frog Glass Baren, a hand printing tool that makes it possible for kids and adults to master printing quickly.
Shamsy – Print on Print Zines
Participants will print on patterned papers and use collage to create layered images throughout their own handmade zines.
Shamsy Roomiani is a native Texas visual artist who relishes her time spent outdoors amongst the natural world. Known for her ethereal botanical and nature inspired work in installation art, printmaking, sculpture, photography, painting, and drawing, she has been deemed Dallas’ “mystical plant artist” by PaperCity Magazine. Shamsy creates botanical installations, conducts workshops, and is a visiting artist and educator for museums and institutions in DFW.
Bath House Muralism Program
Watch our muralism students continue their painting inspired by swimming at White Rock Lake in the 1940-50s.
Music by DJ Storm
