Gel Plate Workshop at Zea Mays Studio-Sold Out

October 18, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

This workshop will take place in Florence, MA at the Zea Mays Printmaking Studio

Registration Deadline: October 4 – Sold out

All levels of participants are invited to explore the open-ended world of Gel Plate printing! This workshop is ideal for anyone who enjoys hands-on, process-based art, coupled with personal creative exploration and guidance. We’ll spend a relaxed day printing and playing on 8″ x 10″ Gel Plates that are flexible and receptive to all types of textures. We will cover how to ink the plate with Akua soy-based inks, create marks, print on paper, re-use leftover ink on plate, add other textures and ink, print again, and wipe off the plate when you’re ready to move on.

Participants are encouraged to bring in lace, wet leaves, cut up credit cards, doilies, etc., and employ those reusable objects into your compositions. We’ll be spontaneous and improvisational – controlling, changing, and accepting our images, as each of us creates our family of monotype prints together.

During the workshop, we’ll take time to gather occasionally as a group to witness what others are creating; immediate feedback and sharing of colors/textures is inevitable and fun! No printing press will be used in this process. Our emphasis will be on experimentation and personal discovery, and everyone will leave with a collection of unique prints, and a variety of techniques to continue exploring with at home, in the studio, or while traveling. You will also be able to bring your plates home with you. The prints that are produced during the workshop can stand alone as monotype prints, or can be collaged, layered, sewn, torn up, scrap booked, etc. with other prints or artwork. We will share inks, colors, ideas, and laughs together while promoting the concept of play in this safe and supportive workshop.

 

Open Studios on Gotts Island, swipe, a first! Lots of neighbors came out and purchased a variety of prints and artist's books. Thank you, you're my adorable community! The prints were made this year @riso_pop in Amsterdam, @blackchurchprint in Dublin, with @nurbalkir.art in Istanbul, and on Gotts Island. Xox
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