Beginning/Intermediate
Date: Friday, March 26, 2021
Times: 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Cost: $50 with all supplies included
Workshop description
In this quick paced creative workshop taught by artist Jill Saxton Smith you will play with found objects, shapes, and textures to create layered mono prints. Geli printing is a great way to experiment and have fun while building layers with colour and texture. These unique prints are perfect as stand alone art or can be used in collage and in other projects.
You will also be shown the secrets to making permanent geli plates in any shape or size and how to apply this printmaking technique to other applications and surfaces which you can continue at home with minimal investment.
This workshop is aimed at complete beginners to the more experienced creative looking to loosen up their art practice, experiment and have fun!
All supplies will be provided. You may wish to bring some of your own semi-flat objects such as leaves, bits of string, textured fabric for added textures if you feel the need.
About the Instructor
Jill Saxton Smith is a U.S. artist that has been living and working as an artist internationally for the past 15 years. Jill earned a BFA from Utah State University in painting and printmaking and received her MFA from Emily Carr University of Art and Design. Her experience gained while living in the U.S., Egypt, Zimbabwe and Guatemala have given her unique opportunities and insights that have greatly impacted and enriched her artwork and career as a studio artist.
Her interdisciplinary work calls attention to the felt experiences, both physiological and psychological, that comprise and shape our being-in-the-world. She explores themes such as comfort, dislocation and the sense of home. Her investigation concerns whether these emotions and inner experiences can be transferred and embodied in the intuitive processes and simple materials she draws on to create her work.
She exhibits her work internationally on three continents, including at The National Gallery of Zimbabwe. She has given lectures, taught workshops and demonstrated her art as a visiting artist to a variety of schools and organizations with a special interest in underprivileged and disabled artists.
Instagram is a great way to follow Jill’s work!
instagram.com/jillsaxtonsmithstudio
www.JillSaxtonSmith.com