Molave Art Studio
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A printmaking studio in Makati. Monotype and drypoint, on an etching press.

Monotype and drypoint printmaking. Open to every skill level. Makati.

01The studio

A printmaking studio in Makati for monotype and drypoint, open to every skill level.

Molave opened in February 2026, started by artist Aina Zulueta-Valencia to support the Philippine printmaking community. The name comes from the molave tree that grew in her garden during the pandemic.

02Works from the workshop
01
A colorful monotype of a city street
Monotype
02
A blue-green drypoint of a monkey, beside its plate
Drypoint
03
A purple and gold monotype of pressed flowers
Monotype
04
A monotype in a round field
Monotype
05
A bold olive and yellow monotype
Monotype
06
A fern printed in magenta and blue
Monotype
07
Indigo circles, a monotype
Monotype
08
A crimson monotype of flowers
Monotype
09
A warm monotype of leaves and lace in reds and golds
Monotype
10
A blue drypoint of concentric scratched circles
Drypoint
11
A magenta drypoint of two foxes by water at night
Drypoint
03Making a monotype
01

Ink

Oil-based etching ink is rolled onto a smooth acrylic plate. It can be layered, painted, or wiped back to build the image.

02

Texture

Leaves, lace, cut paper, stencils, string, and other textured materials are placed on top of the wet ink.

03

Press

The plate runs through the etching press while the ink is still wet, transferring everything onto dampened paper.

04

Pull

Lift the paper and the monotype appears. One of a kind, on acid-free watercolor paper. Drypoint uses the same press: a design scratched into the plate, inked, and pulled.

A student runs a plate through the etching press while Benjie inks behind At the etching press, Makati
04Who teaches
Benjamin Torrado Cabrera inking a plate at the studio

Master printmaker · engraving

Benjamin Torrado
Cabrera

Benjamin Torrado Cabrera — Benjie — teaches the classes at Molave. He is a master printmaker who specializes in engraving, trained at Atelier Contrepoint in Paris, the workshop Stanley William Hayter founded as Atelier 17.

  • DegreesFine Arts, UST · Master's, UP
  • ExhibitionsThirteen solo shows
  • 2024Grand Prize, ASEAN Graphic Arts Competition
  • 2025Ani ng Dangal Award for Visual Arts
05Classes
All levels · 3 hoursSmall group

Monotype and Drypoint Printmaking

Both techniques in one session. Roll and layer ink with textured materials and cut shapes for one-of-a-kind monotypes, then scratch and press a drypoint plate. Taught by master printmaker Benjamin Torrado Cabrera. Tools, inks, and paper are provided.

You take home4–6 prints
Taught byB. T. Cabrera
₱2,000paid in full to reserve
Experienced · 4 hoursBy appointment

Open Studio

For printmakers who want to practice or produce their own work without a teacher. Book the etching press and the space for an afternoon.

Session4 hours
WhereThe studio, Makati
₱1,000paid in full to reserve
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Molave Art Studio
Unit 5M, Vernida I Building,
120 Amorsolo St, Legaspi Village, Makati

Open by class schedule.
0939 924 8789
@molaveart

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