To register call SebArts at 707- 829-4797 or cut and paste this link in your browser: https://www.sebarts.org/classeslectures/p/explore-gel-plate-printing-5/2
Fee: $115 + $15 materials fee
Age: 16+ Participants: min. 8, max. 18
Learn to create beautiful designs on paper by printing with a gel plate and acrylic paint. Mixed media artist Catherine Cruz will teach you the basic skills for using this fun tool from printing textural backgrounds, to layering colors, and using stencils and other applications. You will take home many prints that can be used for designing collage, mixed media art or greeting cards. This class is suitable for anyone wanting to learn this unique mono printing style and perfect for beginners.
What you’ll get from this workshop: Methods for applying paint and pulling successful prints (Note: Magazine image transfer is not included in this class.), Techniques for creating intricate layered designs, Creative use of mark-making tools and masks, Strategies for combining techniques.
A variety of papers will be provided but you are highly encouraged to bring your own papers to experiment on.
IMPORTANT: Instructions for where to purchase your materials and how to prepare them is provided on the website link above.
The instructor will start the class with a demonstration so please arrive a few minutes early to get set up so we can start on time. We will take a short break for lunch between 12:30 and 1:00 pm so bring your lunch and a beverage.
About the instructor: Catherine Cruz is a French-American artist whose work is informed by textures and patterns created by the passing of time and the effects of the natural elements on the built environment. She holds a Bachelor of Science in interior design and she worked in the field of architectural design and green building certification for over 25 years. She has taught collage and mixed media workshops in the Bay Area and in France since 2019, and this is her fifth year at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Her studio is located in Sebastopol and she participates in Art Trails Open Studios. You may contact Catherine at beyouartstudio@gmail.com. Check out Catherine’s other classes here: https://wwws.sebarts.org/visual-arts-classes.