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Layered Stencil Monotypes
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.
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About your Instructor
Cindy Ostroff
I am passionate about printmaking. It is the creative tension in printmaking that draws me in and motivates me to pursue my artistic path. Inspiration can arise in an instant, often provoked by light, shadow, texture, or color. But then the long processes in printmaking slow me down, forcing me to be patient as I experiment with images and techniques. I find that this creative tension is what keeps me open to the greatest surprise and artistic potential in my work. Equally intriguing is the intersection of traditional printmaking practices and newer technologies. I have found a wide range of ways to exploit the print process. I am also experimenting with a range of papers, collage, stencils, monotypes, and paper weaving. In recent years I have been able to return full time to printmaking, and I am more motivated than ever to experiment, learn and grow as I express the images that come to me.
www.cindyostroffprints.com
Instagram: @cindyostroff21
Schedule
Sunday, November 16, 2025
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
This Session
November 16, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Experience Level
All Levels, Intermediate and AdvancedAges
Adults
$120 Registration Fee
$30 Materials Fee
$150 Total Registration Fee
Class FAQ
We ask that you notify us at least 10 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 days’ notice, we will not be able to provide refunds, due to our contractual obligations and material purchases for each class.
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 (minus the payment processing and services 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.
All credits must be used within 1 year.
You can view our full class policies and guidelines here.
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 [email protected] so that he can forward them to the relevant Program Director and Instructor.
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 [email protected] to request a late addition.
We are always looking for new instructors. You can fill out the form directly here.
