Current & Upcoming Courses & Events

(Updated April 7, 2026. More updates to come!)
SUMMER COURSES
July 6–10, 2026
Gel Plate Monoprints:
Creative Printmaking Without a Press
Haliburton School of Art + Design
Haliburton, Ontario
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Squishy, transparent and flexible, gel plates are fun even before you start printing! They're easy-to-use yet capable tools for sophisticated artistic thinking. Instruction will cover the basics and move into a variety of creative approaches from shape and texture, to botanicals, to masking, mark-making, as well as layered approaches, incorporating design and colour theory. Throughout the course you will add to your personal artist book project which will serve as a memento of what you have tried and learned.
July 27–31, 2026
Design Your Own Papers to Beautify Objects & Surfaces
Loyalist College 
Belleville, Ontario

Make rich and beautiful surfaces by layering up colour, pattern, shape, marks and visual texture onto a variety of papers. Explore numerous ways of working with acrylics (e.g. stamp, print, paint, stencil and roll), to make your own custom surfaces.

​In this course you will learn design principles through inspiring slideshows and physical samples. There will also be daily demonstrations of processes. You’ll leave this workshop with a pile of surfaces you can use in collage, home decor, gifts, cards and jewellery as well as your very own completed projects.

IN-PERSON WORKSHOP
​Title TBA (Gel Plate)
4 days in August, 2026

Details are coming soon!
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Studio Time with Kim on YouTube
​— a livestream, Fri April 10 @ 2pm EDT

Please join me this Friday at 2:00 pm (Eastern Daylight Time) for another art livestream!

I have had a request for some gel plate content, so that's what I will be working on. Beyond that, who knows what I will get up to? Hahaha, I do love to improvise :-)

​Hope you can join me! Sign into your Google/Gmail on YouTube and you can chat with me and ask questions.
To watch a replay of any of my or Kat Honey's past livestreams, click or tap on the buttons below:
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​​How to Make a DIY Registration (Alignment) Fixture for Gel Plates
FREE (but you must register!) 

​Printing multiple layers in sequence and keeping those layers aligned can be a challenge when gel plate printing. There are a variety of methods that can help you approximate it, and there are also tools you can buy.

How about making your own tool that keeps everything aligned for as many impressions as you want?

On Jan. 31 I held a livestream on how to make a DIY registration fixture for just that purpose. It uses inexpensive materials you probably already have in your home.​

​The image shown above was printed using one of these tools, with five separate impressions (one per colour).

Register today using the button below and you will receive the link to the video and also a materials list.
The button will take you to your email app so you can register. By registering you agree to receive my periodic email updates – I won't spam you and you can cancel at any time.