Current & Upcoming Events
September 27th 2025
Joy of Gel Printing™: Beautiful Botanicals
Community Arts Center120 S. 2nd St.
Wilmington, NC 28401
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Class Description: Discover the magic of gel printing—a playful, painterly form of printmaking that uses a gel plate instead of a press. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to create luminous botanical prints using pressed leaves and flowers, layered paints, and a variety of textural elements. Your prints can be transformed into greeting cards, collages, mixed media pieces, and more. What You’ll Learn: • How to use a gel plate and printmaking tools • Positive and negative shape concepts • Layering transparent and opaque paints for unique effects • Mark-making techniques with leaves, flowers, and textures • A variety of printmaking methods • How to create greeting cards from your finished prints You’ll have plenty of studio time to experiment, play, and make a generous stack of beautiful prints. This process is fun, freeing, and a little addictive—come ready to PLAY! Instructor: Mary Martin, Collage & Mixed Media Artist Location: Community Arts Center at Hannah Block Historic USO Building 120 S. 2nd St., Wilmington, NC 28401 Date: Saturday, September 27 Time: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Class Fee: $75. Includes 3 hours of instruction and all materials: a variety of papers, use of instructor’s gel plates, brayers, plant and texture materials, and paints. Optional: Bring your own papers—old book pages, kid’s homework, etc.—and any pressed leaves or flowers you’d like to incorporate into your prints. Register: Call Mary Martin at 910.218.2814
