UHEC Library
135 Davidson Ave
Somerset, NJ 08873 (directions)
Join Lisa Madson, a member of the international Nature Printing Society, for an afternoon of GELLI plate printing!
We will use materials found in nature, such as leaves, plants and bark to explore printing and color combinations. Using charcoal, pastels and acrylics we will print to lightweight rice paper. You will have a collection of prints for your own crafting projects, making cards or books.
GELLI printing is a playful, hands-on printmaking process using a soft gel plate, vibrant paints, and textured materials. Participants will explore layering, pattern, and color to produce unique, expressive prints—no prior experience needed.
This workshop is open to adults and children ages 14 and older.
Instruction in English.
About the Instructor:
Lisa Madson is a New Jersey–based artist who studied at Montclair University. She furthered her education through classes at the Printmaking Center of New Jersey (now Frontline Arts), where her interest in printmaking deepened and led to her connection with the Nature Printing Society, an international organization dedicated to printing directly from natural forms. This technique—using subjects such as fish, insects, and trees—has allowed Madson to focus on intimate, close-up views of the natural world as we encounter it in everyday life, while also exploring the broader philosophy of humanity’s place within it.
Madson has gained recognition in galleries and museums in the tri-state area, and her exhibitions have received attention from various reviewers, having been featured in New Jersey Stage, Bridgewater Lifestyle Magazine, Skylands Magazine, and Nature Printing Society Quarterly.
Exhibitions at various venues include: Atlantic Highlands Arts Council, The Noyse Museum, LBIF invitational, John James Audubon Center, PA, New Jersey Highlands Coalition, Hunterdon Art Museum, Monmouth Art Museum, Freelinghuysen Arboretum, Frontline Arts.
She currently works as a teaching artist sharing with others the art of nature printing.
naturalworldstudio.com
@summerarttheory
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