In-Person Gel Printing Workshop

📍Utrecht • Taught in English

🕒 Three-hour workshop • No experience necessary

Upcoming dates below — choose a date that fits your schedule.

Small groups • All materials provided • Beginners welcome

What Is Gel Printing?

Gel printing is a fast, intuitive printmaking process that rewards curiosity over precision.

It’s one of those rare techniques that feels almost impossible to do “wrong.” We’ll create abstract textures, patterns, and marks to build rich, expressive prints. This is playful artmaking at its most pure. The gel printing process encourages experimentation and embraces unexpected results.

What You'll Do

You’ll explore how shape, pressure, and negative space interact on the gel plate. Some prints will be delicate and detailed; others more impressionistic. There is something quietly relaxing about working with botanical forms. A single branch or leaf often reveals a surprising softness and unexpected beauty.

We’ll also explore color combinations, learning what colors pop and which are more calming. You’ll instinctively find your own style. Gel prints can be dreamy, or wild, or somewhere in-between.

It's fast — you’ll be able to try ideas, adjust them, and discover new directions without getting stuck or overthinking. You’ll make many prints in a short time and leave the class with finished work in hand.

Who Is This For?

Everyone! The gel printing process is equally welcoming to people who have never made a print before and to experienced artists looking to loosen up, recharge, or explore new ideas. Many students are surprised by how accomplished their prints feel, even on the first pull of the paper off the gel plate.

This is a great experience for groups, families, kids, parties, team building, and a creative day out with friends. You'll experience impromptu collaborations, and hear cheers when prints are lifted, and "I want to try that!"

This class can be taken on its own or combined with the gel printing botanicals class to create even more complex and original artwork.

Please note that my classes are taught in English.

What You’ll Take Away

• A relaxed, restorative creative experience
• Multiple finished gel prints to take home
• A clear understanding of the basic gel printing process
• Inspiration for further exploration (you won't want to stop)
• Guidance on simple ways to continue gel printing at home
• A renewed sense of creativity from working alongside others
• A conviction that playing with art is fun, fantastic and necessary!

About Your Instructor

Mare Wilson is an artist and educator based in Utrecht. She teaches art workshops through the Volksuniversiteit and at community art programs at Griftpark, and designs her workshops to be calm, supportive spaces where curiosity comes first and experience isn’t required.

Buy Three, Get One Free

If you sign up four students, you'll only have to pay for three! Your discount will be applied automatically at checkout. (If students are registering and paying separately, please contact me at marewilsonstudio@gmail.com to receive your 4 for 3 discount.)

Each gel plate workshop is limited to 8 participants to keep the group small.