Gelli Plate Printing Workshop

4434 30th Street,San Diego CA 92116

05 June, 2021

Description

Those flabby slabs of amazing-ness will become one of your favorite art tools! Those flabby slabs of amazing-ness will become one of your favorite art tools! Gelli plates are a versatile tool that begs for experimentation in creating papers and prints for your art. You can achieve really nice, unexpected results from just switching up the tools and techniques you try with the gelli plates, soon a few hours have flown by and you have prints drying all over your studio. ​You can create art with your prints or add them into your mixed media paintings. Supply List Gelli Plate any size but 8x10” is good to startAcrylic or craft paint in a variety of colors plus white and black4 inch rubber brayer/rollerPrinting paper: computer paper, deli paper, tissue paper, old papers from books, sheet music, paper lunch bags, etc...Thin cardboard such as old file folders or similar to use as painting masksBaby wipesStencil of any kind...including thin plant material such as ferns or leaves, any old odds and ends of lace, string, yarn, ribbed hot coffee sleeves...things that have textureMarking tools, such as chopsticks or soft-ended scrappers...anything that will mark, but not puncture, the Gelli PlateA few paint brushesScissors and packing tape Optional Supplies: Old phone books, newspapers, or “junk mail” to off-load extra paint. ​ Saturday, June 5th from 10:30am-1:30pmMax 10 student occupancyMasks requiredAll skill levels welcome​Outdoor painting space will be open in our private back lot