Visiting Artist Workshop Gel Prints with Rosy Ricks
Adult Course | Registration opens 7/1/2025 10:00 AM MDT
Visiting Artist: Rosy Ricks
Join Rosy for an introductory workshop on mixed media exploration with the gel plate. We’ll learn the fundamentals of gel plate printing using everyday objects to create paper ephemera and collage fodder through monoprinting. Participants will learn how to make homemade gel plates, printing on textiles, and mixed media collage techniques using materials created in class. Ideal for design-minded artists wanting to incorporate more depth into their creative practice, or for folks curious about exploring the possibilities of mixed media and surface design, the workshop focuses on process over outcome.
- All supplies will be provided.
Rosy Ricks Petri
Rosy Ricks (Petri) is a self-taught mixed media artist and storyteller from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is currently represented by Calabar Gallery in Harlem, New York. Petri served as the inaugural Artist in Residence at The Bell Hooks Center at Berea College (2021), a Mary L Nohl Emerging Artist Fellow and a Mildred L. Harpole Artist of the Year (2020), the 11th Pfister Artist in Residence (2019), and a Milwaukee Artist Resource Network mentee under artist Della Wells (2018). Petri’s work can be viewed in several prestigious collections, including the James Museum, The Bell Hooks Center at Berea College, the Pfister Hotel, Hunger Task Force, Northwestern Mutual’s Giving Gallery, African American Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin and the Milwaukee County Courthouse. She is currently a member of the Women of Color Quilters Network, WI Craft, and the Kujichagulia Producer’s Cooperative.