Sundays (3 sessions)

August 9th, 16th, and 23rd

1 - 3:30 pm

Course Overview:

Get ready to make some beautiful prints! This three-day workshop is a hands-on introduction to gel plate printmaking, a fun, approachable technique for creating your own prints, patterns, and colored papers using a gel plate and acrylic paint. We'll cover the basics of gel plate printing, color, layering, and masking, then move into pattern-making with hand-cut shapes and real plants.

You'll build a body of prints as we go, and close the workshop with a framed piece to take home. If you've been curious about printmaking, the gel plate is the perfect place to start. It's accessible, anyone can do it, and the practice is built around play and experimentation. No experience required, no art background needed. Just come as you are, ready to explore.

$25 supply fee must be paid in cash to the instructor on the first day, which includes in-class use of an 8" x 10" Gelli plate, paper, acrylic paints, a 6" x 6" wood frame for finalizing the artwork design, brayers and all communal shop supplies. 

Instructor Bio:

Traci Yoshiyama is the designer and artist behind Late Bloomer, a creative studio rooted in the belief that it’s never too late to do what feels true to you. Born and raised in Hilo, she now lives on O‘ahu. Traci is a graphic and surface designer and mixed media artist whose work is deeply inspired by pattern, color, and the natural world.

$155 for HP members, $175 for nonmembers

$20 discount for Honolulu Printmakers current Members. Join Today! Ask for the Discount Code in advance to add to your cart on check out. Sorry - no discounts can be applied after checkout.

$50 fee will be taken for any class cancellations to cover our processing fees. No cancellations accepted 7 days before a class.