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Exploring the Gel Plate - Saturday, October 31
Saturday, October 31; 11am to 3pm
Instructor: Catherine Cruz
Materials Fee: An additional materials fee of $15 will be paid to the instructor
Saturday, October 31; 11am to 3pm
Instructor: Catherine Cruz
Materials Fee: An additional materials fee of $15 will be paid to the instructor
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Explore the art of gel plate printing with French-American artist Catherine Cruz. You will learn to create beautiful monoprint designs on paper using a gel plate and acrylic paint. You will take home lots of prints that can be used for creating collage, mixed media art or greeting cards. This class is perfect for anyone wanting to learn this unique monoprint style and is perfect for beginners.
The instructor will teach you the basic skills for using this fun tool, from printing textural backgrounds, to layering colors and using a variety of unexpected tools.
You will learn:
Methods for applying paint and pulling successful prints
Techniques for creating intricate layered designs
Creative use of mark-making tools and masks
Strategies for combining techniques
The instructor will provide a gel plate, brayer, acrylic paint and mark-making tools. A variety of papers will be provided but we encourage you to bring your own papers to experiment with.
Catherine Cruz is an artist whose work is informed by the textures and patterns created by the passing of time and the effects of the natural elements on the built environment. She has taught collage and mixed media in the Bay Area and in France since 2019. Her background is in interior design and green building certification. She works from her home studio in Sebastopol, CA, and participates in Art Trails Open Studios.
Website: www.beyouartstudio.com
Fee: MarinMOCA Members: $110; Non-members $125
Materials Fee: An additional materials fee of $15 will be paid to the instructor
Where: Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, 1210 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael (at B Street)
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Fees are due at the time of registration. You may cancel up to one week prior to the start of the class and the registration fee, less $25 for processing, will be refunded to you. Should you cancel less than one week before a class/workshop begins you will not receive a refund of any portion of the registration fee.
If MarinMOCA cancels a class/workshop, you will receive a full refund.
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Materials Fee: A materials fee of $10 will be paid directly to the instructor
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Materials Fee:
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Materials Fee: An additional materials fee of $15 will be paid to the instructor
Sunday, November 15; 11am to 3pm
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Materials Fee: An additional materials fee of $20 will be paid to the instructor
Saturday, November 21 | 10:00am - 11:30am
Instructor: Barbara Pollak-Lewis
Materials Fee: An additional fee of $25 will be paid directly to Barbara if you reserve a portfolio review
Saturday, November 21 | 1:30pm-4:30pm
Instructor: Edie Trautwein
Materials Fee: A materials fee of $15 will be paid to the instructor
Saturday and Sunday I December 5 & 6 I 10:30am - 4:00pm
Instructor: Diane Williams and Chuck Potter
Materials Fee: An additional materials fee of $30 will be paid directly to the instructors. This fee includes cold wax medium, Arches oil paper, wax paper, tissue paper, Gamsol odorless mineral spirits and two prepared wooden panels.
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Materials Fee: A materials fee of $10 will be paid to the instructor
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Materials Fee: A materials fee of $15 will be paid to the instructor
Saturday and Sunday, January 23 & 24 | 10:00am - 4:30pm
Instructor: Diane Williams and Chuck Potter
Materials Fee: A materials fee of $20 will be paid to the instructor
Saturday, January 30 | 1:30pm - 4:30pm
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Materials Fee: A materials fee of $20 will be paid to the instructor
Saturday, February 6 | 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Instructor: Rena Tom
Materials Fee: A materials fee of $16 will be paid directly to the instructor
Saturday, February 13 | 11:00am - 3:00pm
Instructor: Suzy Kopf
Materials Fee: An additional materials fee of $50 will be paid to the instructor
Saturday, February 20 | 1:30pm - 4:30pm
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Materials Fee: None, just bring your preferred method for writing
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Instructor: Duncan Figurski
Materials Fee: There is no additional materials fee but students will need to bring a laptop
Sunday, February 28 | 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Instructor: Lara Starr
Materials Fee: An additional materials fee of $10 will be paid to the instructor.
Saturday, March 6 | 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Instructor: Mohammed Shamma
Materials Fee: A materials fee of $15 will be paid to the instructor
Sunday, March 7 | 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Instructor: Ilah Jarvis
Materials Fee: A materials fee of $20 will be paid to the instructor
Saturday, April 3 | 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Instructor: Ilah Jarvis
Materials Fee: An additional materials fee of $20 will be paid to the instructor
Saturday, October 31; 11am to 3pm
Instructor: Catherine Cruz
Materials Fee: An additional materials fee of $15 will be paid to the instructor