Nature’s toolkit at your fingertips! In this class, you will learn different techniques for taking botanical prints using fresh and dried spring botanicals, including monotype gel plate printing, hammered printing, watercolor, leaf rubbings, and more.
No matter what the season, nature has bountiful materials. Catalogue what you find in your nature sketchbook, or use botanical elements in your next mixed media piece. This fun, hands-on class is suitable for beginning and intermediate printmakers.
All materials are provided for this class, though you're welcome to bring your own botanicals to print. This class is recommended for students ages 12 and up.
Date: Saturday, April 18
Time: 1-4 pm PST
Location: Fishbowl Gallery, 424 2nd Ave. West | Seattle, WA 98119
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Your Instructor
RJ (they/any) is a speculative author and artist telling stories about the natural world and exploring alien ones. RJ first got into printmaking through block printing and was immediately hooked. As a gardener and climate writer, she dug through leaves and flowers in her back yard to see what else she could print. She now uses botanical prints regularly in her mixed media pieces. RJ is a watercolor artist, illustrator, science writer, and experimenter. In her free time she draws bugs, gardens, and makes weird stuff. They are the Co-Founder of Hammer&Hemlock. See more and connect @beccaquibbles.
Pricing Structure
We are a small business and heavily rely on ticket fees from our events to pay our rent and keep doing what we love to do. Please consider paying what you are able at this time. A portion of proceeds go to support The Fishbowl's ongoing programming.
Fishbowl Supporter: This tier is intended for those new to The Fishbowl, or to our biggest fans! Thank you <3 Your support helps us offer classes to those who would not otherwise be able to attend.
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QTBIPOC Scholarship: The Fishbowl is a place that centers QTBIPOC artists and experiences. We hope this option will allow people of marginalized identities to join who would not otherwise have been able to attend this experience.