Painterly Printing with a Gelli Plate

with Janet Trierweiler
4-day, June 29–July 2, 3:00–6:00 p.m.
Tuition: $300
Materials Fee: $10

In this workshop, participants will explore playful, layered image-making with Gelli plate monotypes, discovering how this press-free process can expand and energize their painting or printmaking practice. Techniques demonstrated will include mark-making, stencil use, masking, tool-making with everyday materials, and strategies for choosing papers to achieve different visual effects. The workshop will begin with an introduction to Gelli plates and basic monotype layering, followed by guided demos and a series of hands-on experiments. Participants will work through several short exercises and have open studio time to explore their own compositions.

Plan to bring: a Speedball water-based block printing ink set (link will be provided after registration), plus any additional papers or small household items you’d like to try as texture tools.

Location: Main Campus - 3435 Rupprecht Way, Saugatuck, MI 49453

Janet Trierweiler (she/her) received her BFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and went on to study at the New York School of Interior Design, earning a Certificate in Feng Shui Interior Design. Her work is in collections worldwide, including Northwestern University and Fifield Companies, and has been featured in Voyage Chicago, the Chicago Tribune, Evanston Magazine, Sheridan Road, and Northwestern News. Trierweiler loves the immersive experience of teaching at Ox-Bow. She builds excitement and interest in students with an encouraging, relaxed approach and understands that each student is unique, with their own direction, talent, and potential. Her passion for gestural abstract painting is reflected in her focus on the sensual nature of art and the healing aspect of beauty.

Courtesy of artist.