Time and tools for exploring Printmaking without a press

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Time and Tools for Making monotypes and printmaking without a press

I gave myself the gift of taking a couple of online art classes very recently. It was quite fun being the student and not the teacher. I gained perspective that I think helps me to be an even better teacher.

The one thing that really hit home is that online classes can be time consuming. I understand how much of a commitment a class can be. And yet on the other hand, I see how easy it can be to sit on the side lines and wait until “later” to try the lessons.

My take away is that beauty of the online art class is that the student can

  • choose how active to be
  • choose when to do the lessons
  • choose to ask questions
  • learn a lot from others and still be in the comfort of home.

If you have been thinking about exploring Making Monotypes, with ink on paper and the homemade glycerin and gelatin plate, then you are in luck.

The next session of Make Monotypes is open for registration and class starts October 5th.

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Use negative space to make great monotype prints

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Create great negative space with your tools - join Make Monotypes online printmaking course

  • What is negative space?
  • Why is it a good thing?
  • How do you get better at seeing negative space?
  • How can it make your monotype prints better?

Get answers and explore improving your monotype prints through the use of negative space in the next session of Make Monotypes, the online printmaking course, using water based ink, paper and the homemade glycerin and gelatin plate.

Read the details here and register today.

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Let things evolve – on the Printing Plate

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Make lots of Monotype PrintsDo you like to plan, control and anticipate accurate results when making monotype prints?

or

Do you like to try it and see what happens? And then make your next decision based on what just happened on the printing plate.

If you would like to try:

  • letting go of expectations
  • pulling lots of prints and
  • exploring monotypes on the glycerin and gelatin plate

then check out the printmaking workshops page.

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Cleaning the Printmaking Studio

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time to clean the printmaking studio - Linda GermainI love this time of year. It seems like a fresh start and time for new learning. I am not going off to school, but I am looking for a stimulating class to join.

I was considering a solo retreat, but then realized that I wanted the community of a class more than solitude.

As part of my fresh start, I am cleaning the studio, sorting through supplies and prints. I think letting go creates space for something new.

What about you….

  • Do you have seasonal rituals?
  • What if you let go of some tools or supplies that you don’t use?
  • Is there space for something new?

If you are creating space in your life for making prints, and you have been thinking about taking an online class – check out the current offerings.

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Refreshing the gelatin plate

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make a glycerin and gelatin plate for monotype printmaking
Learn to make your own gelatin plate for printing

I have several gelatin plates frozen in the freezer at my studio. They have been there for a couple of years now.

Since I have been using the new recipe that includes glycerin, I don’t have to make new plates very often. Today I will learn if they can be reconstituted after being in the freezer for such a long time.

  • I used the double boiler type set up to thaw and melt the frozen chunks of gelatin.
  • I added a little water to the mix
  • Leveled my cookie sheet and
  • Poured the melted mixture through a tarlatan into the pan

Since I have to wait for the homemade gelatin plate to harden, I may experiment with the commercially made Gelli plate.

If you would like to learn how to make the glycerin and gelatin plate and then have four weeks of lessons and support then join us in the next session of Make Monotypes – registration opens September 14th and class starts October 5th. Read the details here.

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