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- Hi, I'm Courtney,

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I'm an artist and author

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and I like to make a lot of things,

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I like to jump into a process.

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And I think the processes and crafts

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that inspire me the most are the ones

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that have something unexpected.

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It's why I love to paint with watercolor,

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it's why I love image transfers,

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and it's why I really enjoy monoprinting.

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Monoprinting is a particular
type of print making

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where you pull one unique print
every time you make a print,

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so you totally don't know
what you're gonna get,

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there's always an element of surprise

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and we're gonna be doing
this with a Gelli Plate,

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which is a commercially made
thick sort of plasticky,

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rubbery plate that you can
use over and over again

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to make many types of monoprints.

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We're gonna treat this
class like a survey,

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so I'm gonna demonstrate
everything that I love

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about using a Gelli Plate

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and then you can take what you like,

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whether it be materials
or types of printing

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or things to work with,

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and replicate that at home.

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I'll cover some of my favorite
materials to work with,

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including things that make marks,

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like botanicals, combs that
I've cut out of cardboard,

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and little things you can
find around the house.

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We'll talk about what types
of ink and paint to use.

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We'll talk about what you can print onto,

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paper, deli paper, and even fabric.

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I'll even cover cleanup
and troubleshooting.

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Using a Gelli Plate makes
monoprinting at home super easy

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and the process is so addictive

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you'll wanna do this all day long.