Printmaking Class with Traci Bautista

I'm taking Traci Bautista's Bold, Expressive, and Unconventional Printmaking, a Strathmore Online Workshop.  Strathmore offers free online art workshops every year.  Instructors provide supply lists and videos and participate in a forum.  Videos are available until December 31st.  If you'd like to sign up, go here.  Once you've created an account, you simply need to click on the tab/button for the workshop to watch the videos.  To participate in the forum for a workshop, just click the "join group" link.   
The first week of the class was about printmaking tools and patterns. I did not have the exact tools and supplies that Traci used, so I used my Gelli Arts printing plate to make prints. The prints were made with acrylic paints and a handmade stamp that I made big enough to cover the entire plate.   

Various Gelli prints on tags, mixed media paper, and magazine subscription cards
More pictures of my prints and supplies are below.

My undulations foam stamp, paints, and some of the pull papers I use when making
prints on the Gelli Arts printing plate.

A stack of prints, palette knife, circle masks, and textured shelf liner.  

Tools and supplies for making prints include a Gelli Arts printing plate, a Catalyst Contour tool, palette knife,circle masks made from a taco shells box, Golden Acrylic Glazing Liquid, 
and various acrylic paints.

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