Registration opens:
July 03rd, 2026

Botanical Gel Plate Printing

Make your own botanical prints.

Gel plate printing is a meditative, endlessly surprising printmaking technique rooted in layering — ink, texture, and botanical forms building on one another to create something you couldn't have planned. In this 90-minute workshop, you'll learn the fundamentals of gel plate printing using native and seasonal plants as your tools and textures. No printmaking experience needed. Every print that comes off the plate is entirely your own!

Participants ages 10 through adults are welcome.

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Bettendorf Public Library.

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