Botanical Impressions – Gel Plate Monoprinting Learning Notes - 2020 Kids in Action Virtual Tour The following Learning Notes have been developed to support your enquiry and investigation around this workshop topic. Presenter contact details: Kim Herringe Website: www.kimherringe.com.au Email: [email protected] Presenter Bio: Kim Herringe is a printmaker. She loves printmaking in all its inky, painterly, and organic forms– monoprinting, etching, cyanotype, letterpress, printmaking on clay, mokohanga, screenprinting and eco- printing. However, Kim’s favourite form is reduction linocut printing – where she can spend weeks and months working on one piece, carving and printing and carving and printing to the final hand-printed piece. Kim runs workshops to teach others about these different forms of printmaking. Alignment with ‘We are Botanica’ sub-themes: Dr Nature – plant-based therapy Workshop Activity & Resources Printing with gelatine plates is fun, easy and contagious! In this workshop you will learn how to play with found and organic shapes and objects to produce a series of one-off prints (called monotype). You will learn how to take both a planned and spontaneous approach to this printing method. Kim believes there is no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ with this process, and there are no ‘mistakes’. It is playful and creative. Resources needed: Essentials: - Gelatine plates (commercially made or home made – recipe attached) - Brayer (roller) - Paper and/or fabric - Paints / inks Other items that are useful: - Paper – lots of paper! - Steel ruler - Cutting mat - Craft knife - Tape - Rags - Baby wipes or cleaning cloths