Sonoma Community Center
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Events
Layered Stencil Monotypes
Sunday, June 22 from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Age
18+Class Details
Schedule
Sunday, June 22, 2025
10 AM – 5 PM (30 minute lunch break)
Instructor
Cindy Ostroff
Location
Ages
Adults
Skill Levels
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Registration Cost
$120 registration fee
$30 materials fee
About the class
Explore a new way to create colorful monotype prints in this intriguing one-day experimental workshop! Join Bay Area printmaker, Cindy Ostroff, as she will show you how to cut paper stencils directly from newsprint and uniquely layer their shapes onto rice paper using colorful mixed pigments. Students will delve into how line, shape, form, color, texture, transparency values and space work together in harmony to create strong compositions in printmaking. Cindy will also demonstrate how to print and layer onto photographic imagery to create visually stunning mixed media prints. Students will be able to explore a new direction in modern printmaking by color mixing inks using Cobra brand water-based oil paints. Each guest will be able to create several prints which can be taken home at the end of the full day session. Supply fee covers inks, printing papers, newsprint for stencils and plexiglass plates. Feel free to bring brushes, tools for marks and textures, source materials etc.
No prior printmaking experience is required. All levels beginner through intermediate are welcome!
A 30 minute lunch break will be provided. Please bring a bagged lunch.
About the instructor
Cindy Ostroff
Instructor / Artist
and motivates me to pursue my artistic path. I constantly experiment with both established
techniques while also exploring a wide range of newer processes. For me, inspiration can arise
in an instant, often provoked by light, shadow, texture, or color. I find that this creative tension
is what keeps me open to the greatest surprise and artistic potential in my work.
ART EDUCATION
• BA in Graphic Design, concentration in Printmaking – Rutgers University, 1973
• Lithography, Printmaking, Graphic Design – UC Berkeley; California Academy of Art
• Computer programming for graphic design – California College of Arts and Crafts
• Letterpress printing, book design and papermaking – California Center for the Book; Iota Press; Kala
• Solarplate Etching with Master Printer Dan Welden – Nimbus Arts; Omega Institute
• Mokuhanga printing – Zea Mays Printmaking School
• Papermaking Intensive – Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
• Guest Instructor, Solarplate Etching – Tamalpais High School and Redwood High School
EXHIBITIONS 2018-2025
Falkirk Center – San Rafael
ArtWorks Downtown – San Rafael
Gallery Route One – Pt. Reyes, CA
Depot Bookstore – Mill Valley, CA
Mill Valley Community Center – Mill Valley, CA
Alex Ferrone Gallery – New York, NY
Madrigal Winery – Sausalito, CA
Osher Marin Jewish Community Center – San Rafael, CA
Sebastopol Center for the Arts – Sebastopol, CA
www.cindyostroffprints.com
Class FAQ
All Memberships(Excluding the $50/year tier) receive 10% off any purchase above $40. You should have received your discount code in your membership confirmation email.
If you have any questions regarding the use of your code, you can contact Sean Baskin at sean@sonomacommunitycenter.org or call the office at (707)938-4626.
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The Sonoma Community Center is committed to creating an accessible learning environment. If you require any special considerations(medical, physical, learning) please share them with Sean Baskin, Program Associate, by emailing him at sean@sonomacommunitycenter.org so that he can forward them to the relevant Program Director and Instructor.
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.
Late additions to any program, class, or workshop that has already begun will be allowed on a per-case basis depending upon the Program Director & instructors approval. Late additions will have to pay the full registration cost of the class, along with any materials fees, and will not be prorated for the time missed. You may reach out to the program directors directly, or the Program Associate Sean Baskin at sean@sonomacommunitycenter.org to request a late addition.
You can view our full class policies and guidelines here.
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