SPECIAL EVENT: Wax Collagraph Printmaking: The Reunion of Wags & Pags!

Join us for a special reunion of Wags & Pags with visiting artist Jane Pagliarulo! Elise Wagner and Jane Pagliarulo taught together for eight years bringing Wax Collagraph Printmaking to Portland, Connecticut and Cape Cod. Both Italian Jersey Girls, Elise brings her encaustic painting tools and techniques and Jane brings her master printer skills. Jane cut her teeth as an artist contract printing at the prestigious Hand Graphics in Santa Fe. She is the real deal and we hope you can join us!

Class Details

Date: Saturday and Sunday, October 11th and 12th, 10am-4pm

Duration: 10am-3pm (includes hour break)

Cost: $450

Materials Provided

About Jane Pagliarulo

Jane Pagliarulo, the Master Printer and Studio Manager of Atelier Meridian in Portland, is a co-founder and expert in printmaking. She offers workshops in monotype, etching, woodcut, and collagraph. Additionally, she performs contract printing of editions and assists artists with monotype sessions.

Jane Pagliarulo, a co-founder and expert in printmaking, offers workshops in monotype, etching, woodcut, and collagraph. She performs contract printing of editions and assists artists with monotype sessions.

Jane’s artistic journey began with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1987. She studied at Exeter College of Art and Design, traveling extensively in Europe and working as an artist in London and Italy. From 1989 to 1996, she honed her skills as a fine art printer at Hand Graphics in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

As head Monotype printer, Jane collaborated with artists like Carol Anthony, Allen Ginsberg, Edgar Heap of Birds, Robert Kelly, Emily Mason, Richard Tuttle, and Emmi Whitehorse.

In 1996, Jane moved to Oregon, transitioning from fine art printing to independent survey forester and outdoor guide. She also taught printmaking as an Artist in Residence at Hood River County schools.

From 2000 to 2006, she co-founded a printmaking workshop in the Alpinee Hut in Hood River. Jane’s talents have been recognized nationally, and she’s represented in Portland by the Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery and Print Arts Northwest. She actively participates as a board member of Print Arts Northwest. 

Together we are Wags & Pags, two ink pushers from Jersey!

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