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Complete beginners or anyone wanting to explore another printmaking technique can make lovely prints right away in this class. You'll be surprised at how easy and beautiful these prints can be! Versatile images range from stand-alone monotypes to pieces for collage/mixed media, illustration, encaustics, and a limitless variety of crafts. 

Experiment with making different layers, mixing colors on the plates, and using botanicals. Add texture with our own DIY simple stamps and stencils and try out different papers. 

Go home with your own plate and the ability to get started with this great kitchen table project using supplies you likely have on hand. Set up and clean up are simple. 

Details:

• A $25 materials fee is included in the cost of the class and covers everthing you'll need. Students can bring some materials, too (see below). 
  
• If you have questions, email Print & Book Arts Studio Lead, Jane Kim, at printandbook.lead@bainbridgebarn.org.
  
  

Class Policies 

• Ages 14 and up are welcome. 
  
• View BARN’s current COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
  
• BARN is committed to accessibility. Tuition assistance is available. Fill out the application before registering.
  
• For those who might need physical assistance, learn more about our Companion Program.
  

Instructor: 

Julie Bennett grew up in a handmade house with "Mother Earth News" parents who were DIY about everything. Tinkering has been her lifestyle. A lively path led to midwifery and the creation of Salmonberry Birth Center in Poulsbo. Art projects were part of her childbirth class curriculum - making belly casts, clay vessels, mandalas, and placenta prints as ways to celebrate and integrate the changes of pregnancy.

She's been drawn to printmaking for the last handful of years. When BARN closed during Covid, she started studying techniques for printing without a press and had so much fun with the gel plates, she decided to share the process with a BARN class.

Details

Students are welcome to bring their favorite acrylic paints, stencils, stamps, botanicals, and ephemera for mark making (but this isn't required).