In-person workshop at the bindery:
94 Crockford Blvd, #2, Scarborough, ON M1L 3C3, Canada
Saturday & Sunday October 25 & 26, 2025
10am – 4pm both days
16+ years
maximum: 6 people
$280 total ($240 + $40 materials fee)
Instructor: Jacquie Sullivan
Botanical Gelatin Prints & Letterpress Text
Be inspired by the colours & textures of Fall during this fun hands-on workshop! Discover how to use a gelatin plate and hand-printing techniques to create unique, layered monotype prints on paper using leaves & plants from your garden or neighbourhood. Then learn the basics of letterpress printing and set metal or wood type on a proof press to add meaningful text to your work. At the end of the weekend you’ll take home a varied edition of mixed-media prints – let them speak for themselves or turn them into greeting cards to share with family & friends!
In this course you’ll learn:
· How to make colourful, textured monotype prints using a gelatin plate, acrylic paint and hand-printing techniques.
· Basic tools & terminology related to letterpress printing.
· Introductory skills to set, ink & print metal or wood letterpress type.
· Simple registration techniques to align multi-layered prints.
Level of Experience/Skills Required:
· Open to all levels, no prior printmaking experience required.
· All required tools & materials will be provided for use during the workshop.
· Small group size ensures lots of room to work and opportunities for assistance.
· Please dress for mess or bring an apron.
· Bring a packed lunch/snacks & water bottle/drinks; a 30-45-minute lunch break will be taken mid-day.
$280 total ($240 + $40 materials fee)
BIO
Jacquie Sullivan (b. 1978) grew up in Uxbridge, ON and studied Fine Art at the University of Windsor and University of Guelph. She later earned a Bachelor of Education at UOIT (Oshawa), but after a short career as an elementary French Immersion teacher she stepped away to rededicate her time and energy to artmaking. Jacquie reignited her interest in printmaking while working at Station Gallery (Whitby). Her continued practise of the medium during a sojourn in The Netherlands from 2017 to 2019 and back in Canada during the Covid-19 pandemic helped to solidify its place in her life. Since 2020 Jacquie has maintained an art practice largely focused on relief printmaking, working out of her home studio in Whitby to create hand-printed linocut, woodcut and letterpress prints. She makes works on paper, greeting cards and block-printed textiles inspired by moments in nature, travel memories and the power of words. Through both her work and the printmaking workshops she teaches, she aims to help others slow down and to appreciate the world around them more fully. In the spring of 2025 Jacquie received a Canada Council for the Arts Professional Development Grant to study mokuhanga (Japanese water-based woodblock printmaking) at the Mokuhanga Innovation Laboratory (MI-Lab) in Echizen, Japan. She looks forward to continuing to learn and practise this traditional printmaking process. Jacquie Sullivan’s work can be seen at the Scugog Arts Space in Port Perry, at Preston Gallery in Uxbridge, and as part of various exhibitions and book arts fairs throughout the year. You can find out more about her prints & process on Instagram and Facebook @jacquieprints
