Heather Martens Rempel, Artist at Artists In Schools

Heather Martens Rempel

Détails :

Visual arts

Niveau scolaire : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Langue : english

Régions : Norman, Parklands, Interlake, Westman, Central Plains, Pembina Valley, Eastman, Capital Region

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Biographie

Heather Martens Rempel is a life-long learner of the arts and has developed skills to share her knowledge with countless students for over twenty-five years. While she enjoys creating and teaching in many mediums, Heather has found gel-plate printing to be an extremely accessible medium, and loves to share it with people of all ages and abilities to promote well-being through creativity. Her workshops are sought after by schools and community arts centres. Heather’s mono-print collages and books can be found in private collections across the country, have been shown in Manitoba galleries and won awards.

Médias

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Bookmaking with Monoprints

Over the course of 2-3 hours students experiment with colour mixing and rolling the paint onto a gel-plate. They create textures and patterns in the paint using a variety of discarded materials like cardboard, bubble wrap, egg cartons, coffee cups, string etc. Prints are pulled from the gel-plate, creating a 15cmx15cm mono-print. Students also learn how they can transform prints they think weren’t successful. After creating a collection of mono-prints students create a book appropriate for their grade level and curricular connection.

Collage with Monoprints

Over the course of 2-3 hours students experiment with colour mixing and rolling the paint onto a gel-plate. They create textures and patterns in the paint using a variety of discarded materials like cardboard, bubble wrap, egg cartons, coffee cups, string etc. Prints are pulled from the gel-plate, creating a 15cmx15cm mono-print. Students also learn how they can transform prints they think weren’t successful. After creating a collection of mono-prints students create a collaged illustration based on a curricular connection chosen by the teacher. Eric Carle and Clare Youngs are artists who inspire these creations.

Témoignages

"This workshop provided my students with more than just a new printmaking technique--it allowed them to play and experiment with the form while learning and exploring the medium. Students were engaged throughout the workshop during demonstrations and creation time. Gel-Plate Printing is such a forgiving art-form! As students return to their prints days and weeks later, they see new possibilities in their prints."

—Tanya Polasek Drama/English teacher

My grade twos and I loved printmaking with Heather Martens Rempel while she was our Artist in the School. The art form is easily accessible and engaging for all ages. Heather’s instruction was kind, encouraging, and well paced. She scaffolded each step in a way that allowed grades 1-12 students to flex their creativity and experiment at each stage of the process. My students had the opportunity to create and keep a large collection of unique prints that we used for multiple art projects.

—Megan Ellis grade 2 teacher

"I am not an artist, but gel-plate printing made us all artists."

—grade 5 student