Gelli-Printed Greeting Cards & Envelopes 1S24
Discover the art of gelatin-printmaking, also known as gelli-printing, in a one-day workshop and design a set of unique greeting cards and envelopes. Explore the mono-printing technique using found objects and colorful ink. Print unique designs on custom cut greeting cards and envelopes. All levels, including beginners, are welcome.
We will practice gelli-printing techniques then print onto the surface of greeting cards and envelopes. Each print will be unique and there will be time to print a set of cards. Student will leave class with a set of unique hand-printed greeting cards and envelopes and a foundational knowledge of gelatin printmaking.
Non Issue Studio
Non Issue Studio is a collaboration by Dyllan Nguyen and Brooke Scibelli where they make handmade goods and develop hands-on workshops. Workshops have included printmaking, woodworking, visual art and multimedia workshops, and community building. Workshop partners and clients have included Good Boston Living, Resist, the ICA/ Boston, Massachusetts College of Art & Design, The Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts, Snow Farm, Boston Children's Museum, Blick Art Supply stores, The Children’s Room, Samuels & Associates, and beyond.
Website: www.nonissue.info
instagram: @nonissuestudio
Brooke Scibelli
Brooke is an artist, designer, and educator who works to create more access to the arts and build community along the way. Her artistic practice has explored various media ranging from illustration to performance, to designing her own clothing. Brooke has worked as a creative and educator at the ICA, MIT, The Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts, Design Museum Boston, and beyond. She has taught visual art to students of all ages in a variety of settings—museums, Boston Public School classrooms, wood shops, community centers, even on the sidewalk!
Brooke is Co-Founder of Non Issue Studio, a creative studio that produces hands-on art-making workshops and handmade goods. Partners have included the ICA, The Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts, Boston Children's Museum, Blick Art Supply stores, Resist, The Children’s Room, Samuels & Associates, Good Boston Living, and beyond. Brooke has earned a BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design from the Studio for Interrelated Media (SIM) program, and recently completed a User Experience Design Certificate program.
Dyllan Nguyen
Dyllan Nguyen is an artist, maker and teacher.
With Brooke Scibelli, he founded Non Issue Studio, where they craft one-of-a-kind items in wood, felts and fibers: "Joining our interests in various media & processes, we make distinct handmade objects to solve everyday problems and add simple texture to life." Their work compliments our mass-produced, technology-driven world.
Dyllan's art addresses distraction, information/communication and relationships between people and objects. He enjoys learning new things, and as a result his work moves between disciplines, including (but not limited to) performance, sculpture, sound, installation, video, flat and virtual media. He also likes to take things apart. He works as Special Projects Coordinator and Summer Program Coordinator for the Eliot School, and has taught at the Eliot schoolhouse and, through our School & Community Partnership Program, at Young Achievers Pilot School and elsewhere. He also teaches at Artists for Humanity.
He holds a BFA from the Studio for Interrelated Media at Massachusetts Collage of Art & Design and an MFA in Creative Practice from Transart Institute/Plymouth University.
Materials fee $20 per student
Optional materials to bring to class:
- Found objects to print with, ideally objects that have an interesting shape or texture, for example: leaves, old keys, bubble wrap, burlap, string, etc.
- Small jars or airtight/ leak-proof containers to take home possible leftover ink