Gelli-plate monoprinting workshop; Saturday, 24 May 2025, Cape Town

About the morning:

Explore monoprinting as art-making medium, using textured items, printing inks and a home-made gelli-slab.  I will guide you step-by-step, through the printmaking process and demonstrate as we go along.  Monoprinting is a highly satisfying medium to experiment with.  It’s effortless and full of pleasant surprises!  Bring your friends or treat yourself to a morning of creative fun.

In this art making workshop where you will learn to:

• Use gelli-plates to create monoprints; (I will provide a gelli-plate for every participant to work on.)
• Experiment with colours / textures / shapes and stencils using a variety of printmaking objects, e.g. plant material / paper / fabric etc.

Please bring textured items for printing, such as soft plants and flowers; lace or textured fabric; paper cuttings, feathers, or anything else to create texture or shape in your monoprint. We can share the items between the group, so you do not have to bring a lot.  Also bring some old magazines and an apron.

Refreshments:  Coffee or tea (included)

Optional:

You are welcome to bring your own choice of art paper for your best prints: A3-size; 160gms or thicker; smooth, multimedia art paper.  Or any other interesting paper, such as wallpaper, tissue paper etc.

I will have enough paper available for everyone – but the larger the variety, the better!