Make+Take: Gelatin Plate Monotypes
June 3 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
$45.00Let’s Make+Take!
Wednesday, June 3, 7-9pm
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About this Workshop:
Learn to create beautiful, unique prints in minutes … without a press! Using Gelatin plates and water-based printing printmaking inks, students will learn to utilize stencils as well as natural and found objects to make layered textures. The final hand-printed pieces are suitable as one-of-a-kind finished prints or as a jumping off point for other mixed media and collage projects.
Level: Beginner—no experience necessary!
Registration closes May 28, 2026 and all materials are provided.
Sample images by Pam Lawton and previous students
CLASS MATERIALS LIST:
Registration includes all materials—just come ready to have fun! In addition, you may want to bring the following items for class:
- (optional) Personal apron (we’ll have extras) and/or wear clothes that can get messy
- (optional) Notebook and pen to take notes
- (optional) Any paper you’d like to try printing on. Good options include heavier printmaking paper, watercolor paper, etc.
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR:
Dr. Pamela Harris Lawton, Florence Gaskins Harper Endowed Chair in Art Education and thought leader for the Hurwitz Center at the Maryland Institute College of Art, is a fifth-generation Washingtonian, educator, and product of DC public schools. Lawton was introduced to printmaking as a participant in Discover Graphics, a professional printmaking program housed at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. She holds a BA degree in Studio Art and Sociology, an MFA in Printmaking, and an EdDCTA in art education. For the past 25 years she has taught art/art education at the college level and served as Director of Education Studies at the former Corcoran College of Art + Design. Honors include NAEA Distinguished Fellow, NAEA Higher Education Art Educator of the Year (2025), J. Eugene Grigsby Award (COMC/NAEA), Pearl Greenberg Award for Teaching and Research in Art Education, Fulbright Distinguished Chair at the University of Edinburgh-UK, and Associate Artist at the Tate Exchange in London. Her artwork can be found in numerous collections in the U.S. and abroad. Follow her work on Instagram at @pamelaspress.