What´s included:

✓ 4 Watercolor Monotype sessions (approx. 3+ hours)

✓ 2 Companion Gel Plate sessions (approx. 2 hours)

✓ Downloadable PDF — materials list, reference image & portrait transfer sheet

✓ My exact materials listed (always optional — work with what you have)

✓ Private workshop access page

✓ Lifetime access

At the heart of this bundle is Saraswati — the Hindu goddess of wisdom, creativity, and the arts — interpreted through layered watercolor monotype and gel plate printing.

You'll move from botanical observation and first transparent layers, through symbolic composition and expressive texture, toward a finished piece that is entirely your own.

Everything is guided by my Attentive Making process: Notice. Gather. Print. Layer. Reflect.

You don't need to replicate what I make. You need to show up, follow your own plants, and let the process lead.

We’ll work slowly, allowing the piece to guide us. I’ll show you how to trace your drawing with ease, using simple techniques and gentle methods of transferring your portrait onto richly textured paper. Then we’ll step into the gentle, meditative process of monotype printing with real leaves and flowers. There’s a beautiful surprise in every reveal. I’ll encourage you to listen deeply—not just to the materials, but to your own rhythm and quiet joy. You don’t need to follow my exact plants or colors—I’ll share my choices, but you’re warmly invited to respond to what’s around you, what speaks to you in your own environment.

What we’ll explore in the main lesson:

• Create a symbolic portrait of Saraswati using simple transfer methods and expressive, intuitive linework.

• Explore monotype printing with real plants to reveal delicate, surprising botanical textures in your background.

• Work with natural color harmony by layering warm and cool tones that emerge organically through the process.

• Shape volume and light with watercolor and pencil to bring soft shading and sculptural depth to the portrait.

• Incorporate spiritual and cultural symbols like the lotus, mandala, and Devanagari script to enrich your composition.

• Blend spontaneity with refinement by letting nature guide the process while enhancing key elements with care.

In the gel plate session 1:

• Learn gel plate printing with botanical elements to create richly textured backgrounds full of natural beauty.

• Use handmade stencils inspired by Saraswati’s symbols to build bold, layered compositions.

• Explore the balance between graphic forms and organic textures for a deeply expressive final result.

• Play with repetition and contrast to evoke a contemporary yet spiritual atmosphere.

• Create with intention while staying open to surprises in this meditative, experimental printmaking process.

• Gain confidence in working abstractly while still anchoring your work in meaningful symbolism.

In the gel plate session 2:

• Experiment with everyday objects to create spontaneous patterns using household items instead of traditional stencils.

• Print on copy and rice paper for a light, fluid, and responsive surface that captures delicate textures beautifully.

• Embrace imperfection and play, letting intuition guide your layering, lifting, and printing process.

• Reuse familiar plant materials in new, looser compositions that evolve with each pull from the gel plate. Cultivate presence and flow by allowing the unexpected to shape your artwork organically.

• Honor Saraswati’s creative energy through resourcefulness, experimentation, and the joy of making without rules.