The best gifts I find at the holiday are those that often defy labels and come from the heart. And on Sunday afternoon, the Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) invites folks to take a class where they will learn to create a work of art using the expansive method of monotype printing.
If you are scratching your head about what this entails, read on.
Monotype printing is a super versatile method for creating one-of-a-kind prints that, through experimentation, can produce truly wonderful results that can become the basis of original cards, wrapping paper, or even a new work of art for your true love.
The event starts off with an inspiring guided tour of the GRAM’s collection, and then it is to the museum’s art studio where you will learn to create a variety of monotypes exploring both additive and subtractive painterly approaches.
For the process, you will work with many non-traditional mark-making tools, visually interesting stencils, and textures through various steps that involve inking but also the layering of media to create these works.
This is a no-experience-necessary, festive event that is certain to become one of the highlights of your holiday season this year, so consider bringing the family or a group of your besties to learn this process you can later continue at home. Please contact
[email protected] for information or to register follow this
link.