Saturday, Dec. 5 from 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.
In this one-session workshop, we'll use gel plate monotype printing to create one-of-a-kind holiday cards. You'll design and hand-cut your own simple stencils, then use them on the gel plate with Acrylics and cardstock, building rich, layered images through both additive marks (painting and drawing directly on the plate) and reductive techniques (wiping, lifting, and masking from an inked plate).
By the end of the session you'll have about 6-8 finished cards, each one truly unique, ready to send to family and friends this holiday season. Envelopes are provided.
All levels are welcome. Prior experience with gel printing, monotypes, or acrylic painting is helpful but not required.
6 participants
$75 (plus $7 selling platform registration fee)
Supplies: a $25 fee will be paid directly to Instructor in class. (Venmo/Zelle preferred)Materials supplied by Instructor:
Gel plate, acrylics, cardstock, envelopes, paint, sponges, paper palettes for color mixing, palette knives, mylar and xacto knives for cutting stencils, dish soap, baby wipes, masking tape, newsprint.Students may bring their own reference images for inspiration.
The illustration image features Clare’s original art inside a mockup of a card generated in photoshop.
About Clare
Clare Winslow is a Maryland-based printmaker whose work explores abstraction, process, and memory through layered, gestural images. She studied fine art at The Catholic University of America and printmaking at the Corcoran College of Art, and her practice centers on screenprinting and monotype techniques that translate beautifully to gel printing. A four-time recipient of the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County’s Artists and Scholars Project Grant and a past resident at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts and Chateau d'Orquevaux, France, she has exhibited widely throughout the Washington, DC region and beyond. Clare teaches at venues around the DC area, sharing approachable, process-based methods that invite students to experiment and discover their own visual language.
