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SUMMARY:Printmaking with Botanical Materials Series Part 2
DESCRIPTION:Printmaking with Botanical Materials Series\nwith Pam Smith Part 2\nJuly 10th\, 2025\n5:30 pm – 8:00 pm\nEnfield Shaker Museum \n447 NH Route 4A \nEnfield\, NH 03748 \nJoin us for the second workshop in our printmaking series\, where you’ll take the gel prints you created in the first workshop and transform them into beautiful botanical-themed collages. This hands-on session will introduce you to essential collage techniques such as cutting\, layering\, and arranging printed papers\, with a special focus on incorporating plant-inspired designs. You’ll learn how to use repetition\, symmetry\, and contrast to create visually dynamic compositions\, all while exploring the elegance of botanical forms. With a variety of materials to work with\, including botanical images and patterned papers\, you’ll have the opportunity to create a unique piece that reflects the natural beauty of plants. \nWorkshop 2: Botanical Printed Paper Collage – July 10th\, 2025\n\nObjective: Use the prints created in the first workshop to create botanical-themed collages.\nMaterials: Gel prints\, scissors\, glue\, additional botanical images\, patterned papers\, and other collage materials.\nActivities:\n\nCollage Techniques: Introduction to collage basics—cutting\, layering\, and arranging printed papers to form a cohesive composition.\nBotanical Design Focus: Guide participants in using their prints to create collages\, focusing on the beauty and simplicity of plant forms. Discuss how botanical elements can be combined to evoke natural themes and designs.\nLayering and Composition: Explore different ways to balance and layer paper\, encouraging participants to work with repetition\, symmetry\, or contrast to create dynamic collages.\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\nWorkshop 3: Journal Making with Botanical Prints and Collage – August 14th\, 2025\n\nObjective: Teach participants to create a journal using their botanical prints and collages.\nMaterials: Collage materials from previous workshops\, blank pages\, binding materials (needle\, thread\, cardboard or chipboard)\, botanical images for decoration.\nActivities:\n\nIntroduction to Journal Binding: Demonstrate a simple binding technique like pamphlet stitching to create the structure of the journal.\nDecorating the Journal: Participants will decorate their journal covers and pages using their botanical prints\, collages\, and additional elements such as stamps\, drawings\, or stenciling.\n\nPersonalizing the Journal: Encourage participants to use their journals for future creative projects\, notes\, or sketches\, giving them space to reflect and design with botanical inspiration\n\n\n\n\nWho is Pam Smith? \n\nPam is a New Hampshire artist and printmaker. She is an avid gardener\, and her creative inspiration comes from the natural beauty all around us. Her work ranges from botanical relief prints and monoprints to whimsical collages and often combines traditional printmaking\, painting and mixed media. \nPam’s original linocut prints and monoprints are designed\, hand-carved\, and hand-pressed by hand at Art Haven Studio in Enfield. She has been an artist member of AVA Gallery\, the Women’s Caucus for Art\, NH\, the Monotype Guild of New England\, and the Women’s Rural Entrepreneurial Network (WREN) in Bethlehem\, NH.  She offers printmaking classes throughout New England. \n\nhttps://www.art-haven-studio.com/\n\nCost:\nIndividual class Members – $55\nIndividual class Non-Members – $65\n\n*All proceeds go to the educational mission of Enfield Shaker Museum\nComing from a distance? Stay in our historic Great Stone Dwelling. Check our room availability here.\n\nPast Classes:\n\n\nWorkshop 1: Gel Printmaking with Botanical Materials – June 5th\, 2025\n\nObjective: Introduce participants to gel printmaking\, focusing on creating prints with botanical elements.\nMaterials: Gel printing plates\, water-based inks\, brayers\, botanical materials (leaves\, flowers\, seeds\, etc.)\, various papers (rice\, watercolor\, etc.).\nActivities:\n\nGel Printmaking Introduction: Brief explanation of gel printing basics\, including how to use the plate\, brayer\, and botanical materials to create texture and layers.\nPrintmaking with Botanicals: Participants will arrange botanical elements on the gel plate to make prints\, experimenting with different leaves\, flowers\, and textures to capture the natural world.\nCreative Exploration: Allow participants to explore color combinations and layering techniques\, aiming to create unique\, nature-inspired prints.
URL:https://shakermuseum.org/event/printmaking-with-botanical-materials-series-part-2/
LOCATION:Enfield Shaker Museum\, 447 NH Route 4A\, Enfield\, NH\, 03748\, United States
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