Central Virginia Arts will hold a workshop on Chinese Seal Printing, Saturday, Jan. 26, from 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. at the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts in Farmville. The workshop is open to the public. Those interested should contact Deborah McClintock at (434) 223-8322.

Following a brief discussion about the significance of the Chinese Seal (or chop), participants will translate their names into Chinese characters on paper. The characters will be transferred to soft printmaking blocks (Safety Kut) and cut out using carving tools. The carved blocks will inked and printed on blank greeting cards, with each student creating her/his own set of Chinese Seal cards to frame or send.

Textile artist, Mary Swezey has a BFA in art history from Virginia Commonwealth University and an MFA in fibers from Arizona State University. She has also studied textile techniques at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts and Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. She has taught at Virginia Commonwealth University and Longwood College as well as VMFA.