I'd read about gelli plate printing and seen examples of it on social media but I'd never tried it. In my pea-brain, I thought that one had to mix up gelatin and other fluids with precision to create a solution on which paint was poured ... sort of like marbling which I've done but didn't particularly like doing. I thought this would be difficult despite the fact that it can be done on fabric. Guess what! I was totally wrong! Gelli plate printing so super fun and very, very easy to do!
(Above: Pamela K. Beer, the instructor and talented artist who works in several different media.)
Perhaps one of the reasons I found the approach so great was that the instructor had clear examples and lots of patience. There were about a dozen women in the workshop and everyone was successful. I haven't snapped photos of any of my prints but that really doesn't matter. Why? Well, I will be buying my own gelli plate soon and plan on exploring this medium more in depth. Yet, one of the best things about this workshop came right at the end! Pam taught us how to fold little paper bags from our test prints. Now I have ideas for the stacks of vintage and antique paper I have at home! I can hardly wait!
By the time I have this blog entry posted, I'll already be on the three-day drive back to South Carolina! This month has been wonderful, inspiring, and even educational!
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