Gelli Plate Printing, Collage and Mixed Media

Overview:

This course is designed with beginning students in mind, as well as all learning styles. The Gelli Plate printing method is a very simple intro into printmaking and can be used on its own or combined with other methods like collage!

Even if you are an experienced printmaker, artist or designer, learning a new technique, or just being able to make textures without thinking and planning ahead too much can be extremely valuable. This course is designed as an introduction to the process of Gelli Plate Printing as well as how to use the prints after they are created.

Schedule:

1. A video tutorial will be provided as an introduction into the process and materials of Gelli Plate Printing. This is available on our website and registrants will receive their link after purchasing the course. This will enable students to prepare for what they will be doing and get an idea of the imagery that is possible with this method.

2. During our in-person class time, the instructor will cover the basic materials and techniques for Gelli Plate Printing, how to use stencils, and mix colors to achieve desirable results through lecture and demonstration.

3. Students will then work on creating their own textural prints during the class using water based non-toxic media.

4. After our prints have dried, the instructor will lead students in ways to use the resulting imagery in collage as well as other possibilities. Experimentation will be stressed. If you have prints that you would like to bring in to add your textures to, please feel free to do so!

Materials the studio provides:

The School of Visual Philosophy will provide the Gelli Plates, stencils, paper, ink and brayers to use during the workshop. You will be able to take your prints and resulting collages home with you.

FAQs

Are there ID or minimum age requirements to enter the event?

There is no age limit or minimum however, we ask that for children under 18, parents sign a release of liability waiver or take the class with their child for a fun experience!

What are my transportation/parking options for getting to and from the event?

Visual Philosophy has a parking lot available to attendees in the rear of the building accessible via Julian St. HWY 280, 87 and Diridon Caltrain station are very close. 

What can I bring into the event?

Please wear your face covering, and clothes you don't mind getting messy. You can bring a camera to take pictures and record the class for review later or posting to social media! We have rubber gloves and aprons available for use as well.

How can I contact the organizer with any questions?

 The School of Visual Philosophy can be reached via email at [email protected] or by calling 831-205-3406

What's the refund policy?

 By purchasing a course or workshop, you are obligated to provide payment in full prior to the start date. Courses and workshops may be cancelled 5 days in advance with money returned. Course and workshop tuition purchased but not completed in full or by the start of course can not be refunded.

Meet the Instructor

Dana Harris Seeger is a painter, printmaker and educator. She holds an MFA from San Jose State University and has taught at colleges and universities as well as private institutions all over the United States. She is currently the Program Director of the School of Visual Philosophy in San Jose, California, an organization she co-created in 2014. She has been a member of the California Society of Printmakers since 2011. In 2012 she was an Artist in Residence at Kala Art Institute in Berkeley, California. Dana was named one of KQED's inaugural 10 Bay Area Women to Watch in 2016.

She now resides in Ben Lomond, California with her husband Yori Seeger, daughter Lyla and twin boys Hayden and Esben. Dana's work focuses on navigating through the space of memory. As an identical twin, she has a unique perspective on shared experience and how the mind remembers those experiences. She also draws from her heritage as a second generation Baltic American to investigate cultural and communal memory.

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