Sonoma Community Center
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Events
Abstracting Nature: Drawing, Collage + Printmaking
Saturday, June 7 from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Age
18+Class Details
Schedule
Saturday – Sunday, June 7 – 8, 2025
10 AM – 5 PM (45 min lunch)
Instructor
Sandra Kelch
Location
Ages
Adults
Skill Levels
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Registration Cost
$235 registration fee
$60 materials fee
About the class
We welcome Sandra Kelch back to our studio for a new two-day intensive workshop!
Explore experimental methods for creating exciting multi-layered monotype prints inspired by nature.
The workshop will begin with a lecture on methods of abstracting, and viewing creative examples of abstract nature in art and ways to combine drawing and printmaking techniques. Several drawing exercises will be introduced that can later be used for transfer imagery, stencil making and layering over prints. Collage exercises with photographic imagery will also be explored to encourage compositional techniques. Students will have the opportunity to create a body of monotype prints, while learning about tools, materials and processes. Sandra will demonstrate unique ways to combine relief stamping, monotype printing, stenciling, collage, drawing, transfer techniques, and more!
No prior printmaking experience is required. All levels beginner through intermediate are welcome.
There will be several small breaks and a 45 minute lunch break each day. Please bring a bag lunch.
About the instructor
Sandra Kelch
Instructor/Artist
BFA from The Cooper Union, her MFA from the Cranbrook Academy and a Ph.D. in Arts
Practice from the Australian National University. She currently teaches at the University of San
Francisco’s Art + Architecture department, and has taught at the California College of the Arts,
the University of San Francisco, San Francisco State University and the Kala Art Institute. Her
artwork has been exhibited at numerous galleries and museums including the International Print
Center New York, the Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, the Turner Print Museum, California
Modern Gallery, Intersection for the Arts, the Berkeley Art Center, Jen Tough Gallery and Kala
Art Institute Gallery. Sandra‘s awards include the Artspan Selections Award, and a Juror’s
Award from Gearbox Gallery. She has been an artist in residence at the Anderson Ranch Arts
Center and the Kala Art Institute in Berkeley. Sandra is a member of the California Society of
Printmakers.
www.sandrakelch.com
IG: @Sandra.Kelch_Prints
Class FAQ
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We ask that you notify us at least 10 business days in advance of a class if you need to cancel your registration. You may cancel by phone or email and we will gladly offer you a refund or credit toward a future class. If you cancel with less than 10 business days notice, we will not be able to provide a full refund. A flat cancellation fee of $15 will be charged to cover the transaction fee.
Sometimes, the Sonoma Community Center has to cancel a class due to low enrollment or unforeseen circumstances, such as a natural disaster or health emergency. If this happens and we do not offer a reschedule date, you will be refunded 100% of your registration fee, or credit towards a future class. If we are able to offer a reschedule date but you are unable to make the new date, we will gladly offer credit towards a future class.
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