Gel plate printing and card making workshop with Bev Evans Art and Print

Learn the basics of gel plate printing and then use some of these prints to make your own decorative and unique greetings cards Join this creative and mindful 3hr workshop with local artist and maker Bev Evans at the UnTangled Craft and Wellness Hub in Earlestown. Use found textures, tools, paper stencils and fresh foliage with a gel plate, roller and paints to create your own unique botanical prints and greetings cards. Gel plate printing is a monoprinting technique that doesn’t require the use of a print press. Paint or ink is applied to the surface of a gel plate (which is a kind of rubbery surface) and then a texture or stencil is pressed into the paint or you can draw in the paint with a tool. A sheet of paper/card is applied on top of that and smoothed down by hand or with a roller. When you lift the paper you have your print and each print is a ‘one-off’….hence the name monoprint. Bev demonstrates each monoprint gel plate technique as you follow along. She will then show you how you can turn some of the prints you have made into ten beautiful and unique greetings cards (aperture cards and envelopes also provided). No previous art or printing skills required and everything you need will be provided. Just bring yourself an an apron!