Past Printing Prompts – A new activity for the NPS is called the “Printing Prompt.” Members will periodically be emailed a ‘prompt’ of a theme for printing along with a deadline. See below for past printing prompts.
Click below to start the 2024 Summer ‘Orange’ printing prompt gallery.
Click below to start the 2024 Spring ‘Black and White’ printing prompt gallery.
J McAuliffe, Gliding Beneath the Moon
Dwight Hwang, Out of Darkness
Mridula Vichitra, clay with ink stamp pad
Jill Marks, Myotis Marimba
Marty Flora
JoAnn Campisi
Michael Reimer, Bluegill 2
Lisa Madson, feather prints with suminagashi, 20 x 30
Cindy Marlow, Immersion Ecoprint on Wool Felt
Thea Swanson, Lily of the Valley
Jane Evans, Swan Feather, white and black acrylic ink on Xuan paper
Mridula Vichitra, clay with ink stamp pad
Ginny Zanger, Gelli Monotype
Lori Loftus, gyotaku direct method collage
Pura Vida, gyotaku I
Sonja Larsen
Lori Loftus, Seahorses
Marty Flora
JoAnn Campisi
Liset van Dommelen, Bestiarium
J McAuliffe, Sumi Ichiban
Karen Gillard, Daffodils Takuga
Don Jensen, Ling Cod on Sumi
Chris Dewees, Shiner Perch, 1969
Liz Rollingson
Liset van Dommelen, Squirrel from Sweden
Jane Evans, Anglesey Sea Bass Duo, sumi ink on Chinese Xuan paper
Liz Rollingson and Nate Garrett, suminigashi class, Coleen O’Connell, octopus class, 2023
Michael Reimer, Bluegill
Pura Vida, gyotaku II
Chris Dewees, Pacific Sandfish, 2001
Click below to start the 2024 Winter ‘Purple’ printing prompt gallery.
Thea Swanson, Colchicum the Giant
Lori Loftus, Eco Dyed Silk II
Patti Anderson, Purple Flowers
Susann Ely, Purple Beet
JoAnn Campisi, Monotype
Michael Reimer, Bluegill 2
Lynda Goldberg, Dance I
JoAnn Campisi, Monotype 2
Lisa Madson, Steamed Paper
Elizabeth Rolinson, Find the Insects
Mridula Vichitra, Pressed Petals 2, 2018
Cindy Marlow, Aspen Leaves Mask
Lori Loftus, Eco Dyed Silk
Mridula Vichitra, Pressed Petals 1, 2018
Catherine Stacy, Wildacres 2018-08
Chris Dewees, Halibut Chasing Octopus
Marilyn Skinner, Jelly Fish
Lynn McKinney with thanks to Lori Loftus, Eco Dyed Scarf for Purple Challenge
Michael Reimer, Bluegill
Carla Bratt, Tideline
Ken Dara, Rooster Fish with Bait
Sharon Bippus, Wildacres 2024
Hallie Bond, Long Lake Lilies II
Elizabeth Rollinson, Dragonfly Flypast
Marilyn Skinner, Moon Jelly Fish
Sue Fierston, Poppy, woodcut
Catherine Stacy, Orchid Blossoms
Lynda Goldberg, Purple Sweet Peas
Jill Marks, Surgeonfish with Seafan
Carla Bratt, Victorian Spring
Hallie Bond, Long Lake Lilies I
Cindy Marlow, Reduction on Purple Napkin
Arlene Bandes, Collage
Chris Dewees, Surfperches
Click below to start the 2023 Fall ‘Red’ printing prompt gallery.
Sue Fierston, Three Ferns, Sassafras Red Maple
Janie Moltrup
Nora Terwilliger, Cancer Antennarius Carapace and Alga
JoAnn Migliore Campisi, 1 Red
Chris Dewees, Spot Shrimp 2006
Cyndi Lanier, Fiery Feathers
Joe McAuliffe, Fish on Fire, Flame Snapper 15
Jill Marks, Bats
Lisa Madson, Fall Fire, steamed, colored paper
Sue Fierston, Fraser Magnolia and Fish 1
Dwight Hwang, Brown Trout in Red Tones
Thea Swanson, Colchicum in Red
Bill Voigt, Strawberry Grouper
Mridula Vichitra, Hibiscus, pure pigment print by steam press
Jill Marks, Octopus Old Chop
Michael Reimer, Kokanee Salmon School
Joe McAuliffe, Double Happiness
Liz Rollinson, Making a Scene
Ruth van Doren, Handmade Collaged and Printed Book 2
Ruth van Doren, Handmade Collaged and Printed Book
JoAnn Migliore Campisi, 2 Red
Liz Rollinson, Red Octopus
Lori Loftus, Dungeness Crab Crawl
Lori Loftus, Algae – West Coast
Dwight Hwang, Octopus Color Study, created in France
Bill Voigt, Hog Fish
Click below to start the 2023 Summer ‘Green’ printing prompt gallery.
Michael Reimer, Brook Trout
Joe McAuliffe, Lurking Beneath the Lilypads
Dwight Hwang, Sneaking Past Dorado, detail
Michael Reimer, Green Sunfish
Marty Flora, Fish
Sue Fierston, Foamflower – Redbud
Mary Jo Lomax, Fun with Cottonwood Leaves
Carla Bratt, Chard Leaf
Carla Bratt, Fig Leaf
Ken Dara, Salmon
Joe McAuliffe, Abundance
Lynda Weischowsky, Fused Glass Nature Print Soap Dish
Marty Flora
Connie Jacowitz, Two Ferns with Stencil
Bill Voigt, European Green Crab
Mineo Yamamoto, BIG Scallop
Marilyn Skinner, China Cambodia 2
Mridula Vichitra, 1 Natural Pigment Print
Cindy Marlow, Discharge Tshirt
Kay Young, Two Perch in Sunlight, 12 x 12, acrylic gyotaku collage
Ken Dara, Snook
Dwight Hwang, Sneaking Past Dorado
Bee Shay, Snake Skin
Sharron Huffman, Lizard on a Leaf, paper clay
Cindy Marlow, Eucalyptus and Ginko with Metal Paint
Troy Bassiri, Striped Seaperch, direct print on Unryu
Mary Jo Lomax, Happy Accident
Eileen Kahan, Leaf Study
Bill Voigt, Pacific Barracuda
Connie Jacowitz, Pipevine
Bee Shay, Oak Leaf
Don Jenson
Lori Loftus, Green Leaves
Mridula Vichitra, 2 Natural Pigment Print
Lori Loftus, Walleye, Northern Pike
Click below to start the 2023 Spring ‘Yellow’ printing prompt gallery.
Mineo Yamamoto, Dolphin Fishes
Arlene Bandes
Michael Reimer, Three Lookdown
Bee Shay
Nate Garrett, Lookdown
Nora Terwilliger, Sunshine 4
Chris Dewees, Revillagigedo Sea Chub
Ginny Zanger, Gold Lit Forest
Jessica Felby, Golden Turbot and Ginkgo Leaves
Sue Fierston, Hickory Leaf
JoAnn Brand, Strawberry Leaf, 5 x 4, on handmade paper
Lisa Madson, Firefly Evening
Joe McAuliffe, Yellowtail Synchronized Swimteam
Mridula Vichitra, Pressed Petals, collage on black paper
Ken Dara, Yellow Tail, 8 x 10
Chris Dewees, Revillagigedo Sea Chub Yellow Color Morph
Catherine Stacy, Sweet Fuji
Bee Shay
Joe McAuliffe, Point of Focus
Lori Loftus, Nature Printed T-Shirts Made into a Jacket
Michael Reimer, Three Crevalle
JoAnn Campisi, Sycamore
Charlotte Elsner, Yellow Spring
Jessic Felby, Lemons
JoAnn Campisi, Yellow Leaf
Bill Voigt, Tiger Rockfish
Charlotte Elsner, Out of the Earch
Catherine Stacy, Wildflower
Mineo Yamamoto, Japanese Amberjak
Nate Garre, Ginkgostt
Lori Loftus, Sun Print on Cotton
Ken Dara, Pompanito
Sue Fierston, Three Wildacres Ferns
Mridula Vichitra, Mandala Phlox, pigment transfer
Diane Frost, Rotated
JoAnn Brand, Strawberry Leaf, 4″ round, on handmade paper
Arlene Bandes
Click below to start the 2023 Winter ‘Blue’ printing prompt gallery.
Kim Workman, Queen of the Ocean
Marc Porrini, Blue Fish
Jill Marks, Rhinoptera
Diane C. Frost, Paint with Light
Cindy Marlow, Dragonfly in Blue, discharge t-shirt
Kim Workman, Room with a View
Diane C. Frost, Hide
JoAnn Campisi, Blue 1
Bill Voigt, Blue Crab
Kay Young, Whimsical Sunfish, Gyotaku Collage
Catherine Stacy, Feathers Blue
Lisa Madson, Cyanotype on Cradle Board with Silkscreen Overlay, 24 x 30
Ruth van Doren, Blue Jay Book, Kraftex gelli printed cover, zig zag binding, handmade paper – rotated
Lori Loftus, Octopus, Gyotaku Collage
Arlene Bandes, Reduction Block Print with Gel Plate
Michael Reimer, 3 Bluegill
Cathy Driedzic, Landfall 2, block print over nature print
Sharron Huffman, Free Fall, paper clay
Marc Porrini, Blue Fish II
Arlene Bandes, Grebe Family, gel printed ferns, collaged
Bill Voigt, Atlantic Spadefish
John Doughty, Cyanotype Apron
Rachel Reeve, Two Embrace
Nora Terwilliger, Windows in Your Heart
Lynda Goldberg
JoAnn Campisi, Blue 2
Michael Reimer, Bluefish and Pinfish
Mridula Vichitra, Periwinkle, pigment transfer
Joe McAuliffe, Ancient Body Plan
Lynda Goldberg
Nora Terwilliger, Blue Moon Dance
Lisa Madson, Cyanotype with Silkscreen Overprint, 8 x 10
Kay Young, Deep Blue
Amy McGregor, Radin Box o’ Berries, white line woodcut on kochi paper, 5 x 7
Catherine Stacy, Wet Spring
Rachel Reeve, Annapolis River Shad and Small Mouth Bass
Ruth van Doren, Blue Jay book, Kraftex gelli printed cover, zig zag binding, handmade paper, rotated
Cindy Marlow, Ginkgo on Blue, discharge t-shirt
Cathy Driedzic, Simple Cyanotypes, Seaweeds and Landweeds
Mridula Vichitra, Hibiscus, pigment transfer
Sue Fierston, Deer Tongue Ferns on Blue Paper
Lori Loftus, Octopus, Gyotaku Direct Print
Click below to start the 2022 Fall ‘Your Favorites’ printing prompt gallery.
Connie Jacowitz, Aspens at Windows
Lauren Milana, Early Years Printing II
Ruth van Doren, Pressed Flower Prints – rotated
Connie Jacowitz, Ferns Touching
Ruth van Doren, Gelli Print with Kelp – rotated
Catherine stacy, Wildacres Apron
Carla Bratt, Delicate
Ruth van Doren, Gelli Plate Print
Mridula Vichitra, Living Fossil IV
Biill Voigt, Tiger Rockfish, indirect
Deb Conrad, Bleach Printed Shirt
Deb Conrad, Cyanotypes, Watercolor, and Ink
Lauren Milana, Early Years Printing I
Marilyn Skinner, Marbling Potholders
Sue Fierston, Fried Egg Poppy with Versatrex ink, 8 x 8 – rotated
Mridula Vichitra, Living Fossil III
Michael Reimer, Black Crappie Splatter
Coleen O’Connell, Fern Forest, 2 x 3 ft.
Coleen O’Connell, Fern, 18 x 20
Janie Moltrup, Placemat
Carla Bratt, Summer’s Garden
Lori Loftus, Cards, Gel Plate Prints
Michael Reimer, Bluefish Blitz
Sue Fierston, Fried Egg Poppy with Versatex ink
Janie Moltrup, Placemat
Lori Loftus, Bat and Moon, discharge with softscrub on eco dyed cotton with black mondo berries
Click below to start the 2022 Summer ‘Show ‘N Tell’ printing prompt gallery.
Mridula Vichitr, Toothbrush Spray 2
Kay Young, Two More Perch, acrylic gyotaku collage, Studio: Port Clinton, OH
Julie Maziarka, Indigo Dyed Silk Scarf and Lined Napkin at Lori Loftus Studio, Saluda, NC – rotated
Mridula Vichitra, Toothbrush Spray 1
Michael Reimer Studio, PA, Walleye and Shiners
Lauren Delamater, Weeping Willow with Maple Leaves, 26 x 32
Michael Reimer Studio, PA, Smallmouth and Shiners
Lauren Delamater, Sunflower, 22 x 28
Kay Young, Two Blue Gill, acrylic gyotaku collage, Studio: Port Clinton, OH
John Fade, Print for Rotary Flip-book Gif Machine Mutoscope
Lori Loftus Studio, Saluda, NC, Hydrangea
Dianne Cutler, Wildflowers, Elizabeth Studios, Chattahoochee Hills, GA
Click below to start the 2022 Spring ‘Spring Forward’ printing prompt gallery.
Cindy Marlow, Quaking Aspen
Kim Workman, Flyers Among the Ferns, church window on paper
Thea Swanson, Farnpflanzen
Mineo Yamamoto, Long Dress with Happy Fish Prints
Mineo Yamamoto, Stairway to Heaven of Fishes
Sharron Huffman, Blue Plate Special, indirect print, 1999
Mineo Yamamoto, Three Cs with Fishes in My Studio
JoAnn Campisi, Etching Press Print, inked plate, flowers no ink
Mary Schwartz, Embroidered Direct Squid Print
Thea Swanson, rotated
Mridula Vichitra, Fossil, direct ink print, paper weight
Lori Loftus, Eco Dyed Wool with Eucalyptus, 2015
Mridula Vichitra, Leaf, print with stamp pad ink, Paper Weight
Bee Shay, Fluke, gelatin plate acrylic I
Bee Shay, Fluke, gelatin plate acrylic II
Lori Loftus, Journal with Wool and Eco Dyed Cover, 2020
Sue Fierston, Fossil, indirect, print silk, caligo ink
JoAnn Campisi, Plant Stencil Monotype
Cindy Marlow, Color Extraction, Napkins
Kim Workman, Window to Eden, frangipani on blue rice paper
