Sonoma Community Center will offer a unique, interactive workshop on botanical monotype printmaking at Jack London State Historic Park on Sunday, May 21, 2022.
Inspired by the surroundings of the beautiful park habitat, participants will learn to make stunning gel monotypes without the use of a traditional printing press, using water-based materials and real plants from the instructor’s garden as stencils.
“You will walk away with a collection of your very own prints to take home and enjoy. This is sure to be a fun and awe-inspiring class for beginners or even experienced printmakers interested in learning a popular new technique,” said workshop leader Kelly Autumn.
Autumn is a Northern California-based multi-disciplinary artist originally from Santa Rosa. She received her BA in Fashion & Textiles Design from San Francisco State University and spent the last two decades living and working as a creative within the Bay Area. In 2019, Autumn received certification in the field of Printmaking Arts from Diablo Valley College and served as a teaching assistant to her mentor Toru Sugita, Professor of Printmaking & Chair of the Diablo Valley College Art Department. In 2020, she completed a pop-up printmaking residency at the Sonoma Community Center. She is a member of the California Society of Printmakers and the Oakland Arts Association. She lives and works in Oakland, California.
The program, open to adults and teens, begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $100 per person, plus a $20 fee for materials, and do not include the parking fee (regularly $10 per car for up to nine passengers).
To reserve tickets, visit https://sonomacommunitycenter.org/botanical-monotype-jack-london/.
Those planning to join the workshop should wear sturdy walking shoes and dress for variable weather (and artmaking). Bring sunscreen, a water bottle and a picnic lunch. Extreme weather conditions may cause this workshop to be postponed.
About Sonoma Community Center:
Housed in the beautiful 107-year old Sonoma Grammar School building just off Sonoma Plaza, the Sonoma Community Center was founded in 1953 as a resource for community enrichment through the arts. Today, the mission of the Sonoma Community Center is to cultivate a vibrant community through extraordinary creative, cultural, and learning experiences. Driven by values of community, innovation, creativity, inclusion, and leadership, the Center offers a broad range of classes, events, and performances that encourage people from all walks of life to create, connect, thrive, and build community together. Learn more at https://sonomacommunitycenter.org/.
About Jack London State Historic Park:
Jack London State Historic Park, in the heart of the Sonoma Valley, is operated and funded by Jack London Park Partners, one of the first non-profit organizations to be entrusted with the management of a state park on behalf of the people of California. Funding to keep the park going strong is generated from visitors, annual pass holders and generous donors. Learn more about the park at https://jacklondonpark.com/ and on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
