Exploring the Gel Plate - Saturday, September 26

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)