For the month of October, we will be welcoming multimedia artist Gisela Romero to help us create monoprints inspired by her own art work processes and those of Sally Michel. Monoprints are made by applying paints to a smooth surface, which is called a plate, and then pressed onto a paper to reveal a unique images. Unlike some printmaking techniques where you are able to achieve multiple copies from one plate, a mono print can be made only once. Sally Michel used the monoprinting process to create her artworks "Untitled (Monotype 1)" and "Untitled (Monotype 2)" in 1951, which you can see now on display in the exhibition Sally Michel: Abstracting Tonalism. Materials needed: Acrylic, plexiglass or gel plates acrylic paint paint brushes brayer smooth paper optional supplies: stencils, oil pastels, and magazine cutouts Project steps: 1. Using acrylic paint, paint an image onto your plate. Do not use too much as it will spread when you press or imprint the image onto your paper. 2. Optional: Use stencils to create unique shapes and patterns. 3. When you are ready to print, lay your paper onto of the plate and rub the entire surface until the paint is soaked into the paper. 4. Lift the paper to reveal your monoprint 5. Optional: Add additional details with oil pastels, collage with magazine cutouts, or add more paint to print in layers!
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