In this workshop we will be playing with gel plate prints. These are a wonderful way of exploring with different mediums and layers to create dimensional images and unexpected results. Valerie will explain a bit about the process and then we will try our best to get some successful prints! If you don’t have a gel plate you can always join us and work on your own project.

Suggested Supplies:

• gel plate
• brayer
• acrylic medium
• acrylic paint (soft body and fluid work best)
• mixed media paper
• different materials to make textures (tissue paper, bubble wrap, palette knives, etc.)
• washi tape (optional)
• hand wipes or cleaning wipes to clean plate between prints

Valerie Acosta served in the United States Air Force for 20 years before retiring in 2022. She is a self-taught visual artist and published photographer. Her mediums include acrylic, gouache, watercolors, pencils, pens, clay and wood. Her art has been exhibited at the Arches Gallery in the Workhouse Arts Center in Virginia. She is also a DoD-certified Master Resilience Trainer and loves to teach resiliency skills that can support mental health and replace misery with happiness.

About CBAW Visual Arts Workshops
Join Veterans and Artists, Valerie Acosta, Shaun Smith, Joe Merritt, or a special guest to learn new art techniques on Wednesdays at 7pm EST. Come hang out in a collaborative group setting and bring what materials you have. No experience necessary! To register, click the link below.

REGISTER HERE

MissionBelonging is funded in part by Creative Forces®: NEA Military Healing Arts Network, an initiative of the National Endowment in partnership with the U.S. Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs. Creative Forces Community Engagement Grant program is managed by Mid-America Arts Alliance.