Gel Plate Printing with Lisa Thorpe
Posted by Lisa Thorpe on Aug 29th 2024
I am a mixed media explorer. I love playing with any medium that will help me create fresh beautiful fabrics to use in my fabric art, my clothing and around my home.
Join me and discover the beauty of gel plate printing! Gel plate printing is a form of mono printing that uses a flexible printing plate and acrylic paint to create textures, patterns, and layers of color to generate beautiful and rich surface designs on fabric and paper. Perfect for enlivening your fabric art, this fun and easy method will have you creating stunning, colorful designs in no time. Learn to use botanicals, stencils, and texture tools to make your prints unique and captivating.
This is an incredibly accessible art form. The course gets you acquainted with the essential tools and materials to collect, and then explores color inspiration and possibilities. You’ll learn how to make marks using drawing techniques, found objects, and unique stamps crafted from found objects. Explore advanced techniques like masking, creating ghost prints, and mastering two-color designs. No prior experience with printing or painting on fabric is needed—everyone can easily create a stack of stunning, washable prints. Use your creations for art quilting, home decor, clothing embellishment, card making, mixed media projects, and more! Sign up today!
Lisa Thorpe is a seasoned mixed-media fiber artist with a lifelong passion for fabric and design. From early beginnings creating imaginative clothes for Barbie dolls, she pursued her BA in Design, where she honed her skills in fabric making, marking, and printing. Embracing her role as a surface design explorer, Lisa continuously experiments with new techniques and materials, eager to share her discoveries with others. Her expertise extends to teaching at creative conferences and guilds nationwide and contributing technique articles to Quilting Arts Magazine. Lisa has also showcased her talents on Quilting Arts TV and The Quilt Show, inspiring countless artists on their creative journeys.
