Printmaking with Gel Plates (10/3/2026)

Printmaking with Gel Plates (10/3/2026)

Workshop | Available

100 North Bradford Ave. West Chester, PA 19382 United States
Near Studio
All Levels
10/3/2026 (one day)
10:00 AM-12:00 PM EDT on Sat
$60.00
10/01/2026

Printmaking with Gel Plates (10/3/2026)

Workshop | Available

Printmaking with Gel Plates (10/3/2026)

A Creative Gel Plate Workshop

Come learn the art of gel plate printing in this fun and creative hands-on workshop. Participants will explore a variety of printing techniques while creating unique layered prints using acrylic paints, textures, botanicals, and image transfers.

  • Botanical Printing
  • Positive and Negative Printing
  • Ghost Printing
  • Texture layering
  • Image transfers using fashion magazines (learn the secret trick!

Heather will show you the basics of each technique, then set you free to go wild, think outside the box, and have fun creating your own unique prints.

This class is perfect for beginners as well as experienced artists looking to expand their mixed media and printmaking skills.


What’s Provided 

  • my collection of Gel plates & brayers

  • A wide variety of fun and unexpected printing objects

  • Magazines for image transfers

  • A colorful selection of shared paints to experiment with



You’ll Leave With:

  • A stack of your own unique prints

  • Techniques they can continue using in your own creative practice.
  • Tons of inspiration to keep creating!

    • About the Artist

      Heather Carey is a West Chester native with a Fine Arts degree and over 25 years of experience as an art therapist. She has worked with adults with physical and mental disabilities, witnessing firsthand the power of art to heal, uplift, and inspire. Heather now brings that same passion to her workshops, welcoming artists of all levels to rediscover the joy of creating.

      Stay tuned for upcoming classes—you never know what magic Heather will bring next! 


    • *A $10 Materials fee is payable directly to the Teaching Artist at the start of the workshop.

       
    Heather Carey