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Weekend Workshop: American Traditional Engraved Wood Painting

Sat, Feb 21

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Artpace San Antonio

Weekend Workshop: American Traditional Engraved Wood Painting
Weekend Workshop: American Traditional Engraved Wood Painting

Time & Location

Feb 21, 2026, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Artpace San Antonio, 445 N Main Ave, San Antonio, TX 78205, USA

About the event

Spend an afternoon learning to apply historical spit shading techniques to create your very own American Traditonal style flash plaque.

Choose from a number of 5 beautiful, smooth basswood plaques engraved with Anfisa's original American Traditional tattoo style illustrations, then follow along as they walk participants through the basics of painting with alcohol inks using traditional "spit shading" techniques from the early days of tattooing. Spit shading has long been used amongst tattoo artists as a unique way to get smooth gradients on painted flash sheets, and translates well to many other substrates and projects! Learn to reimagine tradition & sign up today!

Anfisa is a multidisciplinary artist and informal educator based in San Antonio, Texas. Their creative mission is to inspire others and empower them to pursue autonomy and hope through cultivating their own creativity. Working with a variety of mediums such as printmaking, sewing, ceramics, and stained glass,…

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