From its obscure beginnings as an esoteric printmaking process using homemade gelatin sheets to its worldwide explosion in popularity, the gel plate (or gelli plate) has become ubiquitous and it’s easy to see why. Gel-plate mono-printing is a great introduction to printmaking; it’s beginner-friendly, versatile, and fun. In this workshop we’ll focus on specific techniques like resists, stencils, transfers, and collage to create unique mono-prints using acrylic paints. This 5-hour workshop is open to absolute beginners and to those who want to take their practice further. Participants will leave with a fundamental knowledge of mono-printing and a big stack of beautiful prints. YOUR INSTRUCTORS Leah Springate & Paul Hunter. Leah Springate is a printmaker and book designer now living in Owen Sound. She graduated with honours from the Ontario College of Art where she specialized in Printmaking and Book Arts. After a 20-year career designing books at Penguin Random House Canada, she left to focus on producing her own work as co-proprietor of Mammoth Hall Press, a private printmaking and design studio. Paul Hunter is an artist, writer, and printmaker. He graduated with honours from the Ontario College of Art in Printmaking and Book Arts. He is also co-proprietor of Mammoth Hall Press which he started in 1990 with his wife, the artist and designer, Leah Springate. Their private presses’ prints and hand-made books have been exhibited across Canada and Japan. In 2021 they moved from Toronto and now make their home in Owen Sound, Ontario. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS Wear; closed toe shoes & work clothes to get dirty in Suitable for all levels. Wheelchair accessible Bring readers for working small