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ESSENTIAL INFO
If you purchase a ticket for this course, all the information on this page will be emailed to you with your ticket.
👥 Suitable for: Ages 16 and up
📍 Venue: Bellingen High School (mobility aid accessible)
📈 Level: BEGINNER skill level
⏰ Schedule: Mon–Fri, 9am – 4pm (5 Full-Days)
🏷️ Extra costs: This course has a cost of $45 for materials
Required skills & experience
No experience required
Supplies that will be provided by your tutor
Cost of $45 includes:
Paint
Gel plates
Brayers
Trays
Stencils
Pattern making materials
Blank stencil making material
Inks
Brushes
Glue
Rags
Buckets
Tissue paper
Copy paper
Old book pages
Set of 10 cards with envelopes
A5 'roll-off' book
Nitrile gloves
2 sheets 300gsm watercolour paper
A5 200 gsm water colour pad
2 rolls paper towels
Printed booklet of course
NOTE: Supply costs will be collected by the tutor before Camp Creative.
Supplies that you need to bring to class
8 small airtight containers (not glass) (for paint storage)
1 pair large scissors
1 pair small scissors
High gloss magazines (eg Vogue) (these will be cut up)
3 Shopping catalogues (such as Coles or Aldi)
1 roll blue Painter's Tape (Bunnings 24mm)
Lead pencils
Eraser
Pencil sharpener
Fabric doilies (old - they will be covered in paint) (optional)
2-3 glue sticks (Bostik if possible)
Apron
Learning outcomes
Master the Gelli Plate: Get totally comfortable using gel plates to roll out vibrant backgrounds and crisp, multi-layered botanical prints using real leaves and plants.
Play with Stencils and Image Transfers: Get crafty by cutting your own custom stencils and using cool transfer tricks to lift images straight off laser prints and magazines.
Mix Up Your Media: Take your prints to the next level by adding mixed-media touches and piece them together into beautiful abstract collages.
Build a Finished Collection: Turn your favourite prints into a gorgeous collection of ready-to-sell art cards, custom journal covers, and large botanical art pieces.
COURSE PLAN
DAY ONE
Demonstrations followed by experimentation by students:
Equipment and materials
Single botanical image print
Colour mixing and simple colour theory
Backgrounds and layered printing
Stencil and mask cutting and use
DAY TWO
Homemade gelli plate making
Mixed media gelli plate printing
Laser print and glossy magazine image transfer techniques
DAY THREE
Recap the course so far and address questions
Creating art cards for use or sale
Creating small abstract collages using prints
Using prints on journal cover
Mixed media enhancement of prints
DAY FOUR
Recap the course so far and address questions
Creating art cards for use or sale
Creating small abstract collages using prints
Using prints on journal cover
Mixed media enhancement of prints
DAY FIVE
Continue to finalise all artworks
Course recap, discussion and sharing
COURSE TUTOR
Gillian Jackson
Gillian is a retired teacher with over 40 years experience teaching primary and secondary students.
For the last 8 years of her career she taught art across the school. Since retiring she has moved from Canberra to Mitchells Island to set up a studio with a view to teaching primary students during school holiday breaks. She has a Diploma in Visual art from Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) and an Advanced Diploma in Creative Product Design (CIT).
Gillian has participated in 4 major exhibitions in Canberra at M16 and Belconnen Art Centre in the last 6 years. Two of her major exhibitions included monoprints using various techniques on a gel plate. Her solo exhibitions 'Shed' and 'F103' were also well received.
She has been involved in holiday art programs for 5 years where she taught full day, topic focused courses to students K-6 including such subjects as Eric Carl collages, Picasso Heads, Cartooning, Steampunk and Escher.
Since moving to Mitchells Island she has involved herself in a short exhibition in Taree with local artists, attended classes with a local artist and joined a sketching group. She also has a degree in Mathematics and a Masters in Educational Leadership.
“I learnt a lot of new information, absolutely loved the buzz of excitement and enthusiam of fellow participants. Our tutor was very knowledgeable and provided lots of consumable resources and equipment for the course.”
“Gillian was fantastic!!! I was very impressed with the amount of stuff that Gillian provided for the additional materials cost.”
“Gillian was an asset. There were many artists in the room and they loved the course and were very enthused.”
