Collagraph Prints of Leaves & Natural Objects with Stephanie Hunder

Bringing people in literal contact with nature is proven beneficial for mental health, and deepens our relationship with the world around us.

In this workshop, printmaking becomes an exciting way to translate tactile information into visual messages. Relief printing records surface textures from natural objects such as leaves and grasses onto paper with ink through touch. Materials gathered from nature are documented to create an exquisite image.

ARTIST BIO

Stephanie Hunder is a Minnesota artist and arts educator who creates with ink, paper, and light. Her current work studies human relationships to the natural world through botanical and scientific iconography, combining photographic and digital techniques with traditional printmaking processes.

Creating content through process and the importance of hands-on research is a focus in her teaching. She received her BFA and MA from the UW–Madison, and her MFA from Arizona State; she currently teaches at MCAD and the UM Twin Cities. Hunder was recently awarded the McKnight Printmaking Fellowship for 2025, and has upcoming exhibitions at ArtHaus in Decorah, Iowa, and Highpoint Center for Printmaking in Minneapolis.