Time and money are often perceived barriers to things that we want to do, like take art classes, go on trips or get special tools.
I say perceived because generally we can really find some way to make time and find money for things that really matter to us.
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If you are new to the process of gelatin printmaking then please check out my small gallery of gelatin prints. I hope you will be inspired to ask questions, and want to try the process yourself.
The other resource that will help you get a feel for the process of making monotypes with the gelatin plate is to watch some of my You Tube Videos about printmaking without a press.
Most of them are very short and actionable. You could watch the video a couple of times and then try out the printmaking technique presented.
I am hoping that you will like what you see and be inspired to add gelatin printmaking to your skill base. If you want more help and instruction then mark you calendar and join us in this year’s session of Make Monotypes, the 4 week online gelatin printmaking class.
Class starts May 15th. Read all the details on the printmaking workshop page.
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Gelatin printmaking is a low tech printmaking process that can give you beautiful prints with out needing a big press or printmaking studio.
This gelatin printmaking process is quite different than many printing techniques that require a printing press. It is:
If these are qualities that describe you, your art making process or even something you admire, then you may want to explore gelatin printmaking.
It is printing on a plate of Jello®. But you don’t want to eat it!
The gelatin is a soft and malleable surface that can hold the detailed impressions that you make in it with tools like, paper stencils, real grasses, and head held tools like potato mashers and bubble wrap.
If you would like some help getting started with the process or help finding your voice and developing control, then you are in luck.
Check out the current online printmaking classes.
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I have found that when I use my own photos and tools my prints are much more meaningful to me.
Now this photo of my brother and his granddaughter was taken by my niece, and boy does it convey the love between the two!
I made a shaped silhouette stencil from the image and started to play with the possibilities this morning.
It amazes me that so much emotion can be conveyed in a simple shaped shadow silhouette. I can’t wait to play some more with this image.
If you would like to explore gelatin printing making in this manner, then check out the details of the current classes being offered on my printmaking workshop page.
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I must admit that those thought cross my mind quite often. That is hard for me to admit, because I thought I had moved beyond those limiting ideas.
I looked for areas of my my life and art practice where those fears do not stop me. I found the following:
I figure that if I can move beyond fearful thoughts in one area of my life then I must have the ability to move beyond them in other areas of my life. (Try making the list for yourself.)
This may be the perfect time to build your skills and explore gelatin printmaking. It is the perfect medium to get beyond fears that stop you in your art making. Gelatin printing by nature is unpredictable and experimental.
Check out the current online classes being offer now.
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