January  15@ 7-9pm Gel plate printing is a low cost and accessible monotype printing process resulting in unique and unexpected effects on papers for collage, bookmaking, journaling and mixed media. In this demo, Deborah will show some of the myriad of ways she employs this mono printing process using water-based paints, papers and a variety of tools and materials which produce exciting overlays of color and patterns. Techniques such as using stencils, image transfer and mark-making will be discussed, leading to how she uses these and other found and painted papers in her process for collage work. Deborah Drummond is an artist with professional background in illustration and design. In contrast to her professional work, her art focuses on non-objective abstraction in acrylic and collage/multi media, exploring visual elements of color and shape and how they create a conversation with each other and as a whole. Raised in the a western suburb of Boston she recently relocated and works out of her home studio and Sutton Ma. She teaches her approach in workshops in the NE area.