Do you like to gel plate print but aren't sure how to make a finished, display-worthy print? In this month's workshop, Karen Doyle will inspire students to layer and experiment with multiple gel plate techniques to create a finished work of art, and then mount it for display. This new workshop encourages students to produce finished pieces suitable for mounting or framing while offering the chance to dive deeper into one or more techniques that interest them. Bring your stencils, botanicals, laser print images or magazine transfers; bring the kinds of paint and paper you enjoy or want to try. Bring gelli prints you have already created to work on further, or that you want to mount as finished prints. Karen will demonstrate her layered printing process using multiple techniques and how she mounts finished prints. Karen will provide each student with one 8" x 10" canvas to mount one of their own prints during class. She will also help students individually improve the techniques they want to focus on to create "finished" prints.
Gel plate printing is an experimental process - a combination of art and science - and Karen talks about both. She will discuss her inspirations and explain both successes and failures, detailing how these led to further exploration in creating finished prints using multiple techniques. Please see the materials list for full details. Come have fun, print, and make friends!
* You do not need to have taken Karen’s prior workshops to join this one. If you are a beginner, you can focus on experimenting with different gel print techniques (play) instead of trying to create a finished work of art (print) to mount.
Cost: $65.00
All Skill Levels
Download materials list through class registration link.