Melissa Stephens
Saturday, June 21, 2025
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
$115 non-member/$100 member
Location: 1 Commandant’s Lane, Benicia
Levels: All
Age minimum: 18+
Minimum 4 | Maximum 12
Class Description: Let your creative juices flow in this amazing 3-hour workshop where you will learn how to make beautiful prints using stencils, stamps and recycled materials using R&F Pigment sticks and Gelli plates. Discover the thrill of working with lusciously colored oil-based R&F pigment sticks. Techniques are approachable and easily achieved for immediate and amazing and results.
Melissa will demonstrate each new technique with plenty of time for students to apply their new knowledge and experiment with monotype techniques to create stunning artwork. All materials included: stencils, R&F pigment sticks, paper, stamps, stencils, brushes, Gelli blocks , cleaning materials and more. No previous art experience necessary for this class.
Walk away with beautiful artwork for your home and office, or give them as gifts to family and friends. Students will sit through most of the class
There will be plenty of materials for students to use in class, but you are welcome to bring your own art or recycled materials from home. Suggested materials: various sized Gelli plates, various art papers, stencils, rubber stamps, recycled cardboard, bubble wrap, small boxes, flocked wallpaper, leaves, feathers, flowers, etc.
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ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Melissa Stephens is an encaustic painter, photographer and printmaker who has spent 15 years educating children and adults in the arts. She received a BA in Art from Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, IA, and continues her arts education through specialized instruction. Her encaustic paintings explore themes of: healing and hope. She is an encaustic painting instructor and advocate for the arts in Walnut Creek, California. Her artwork shows in galleries nationally and internationally. In 2022 she co-founded the NorCAL Wax Chapter and started the annual Hope Lives: Art for ALS exhibition.
Instructor Website: https://www.mascreations.com
Hope Lives: Art for ALS: https://www.
NorCAL Wax: https://www.norcalwax.com