These 5 hour themed classes are about playing while exploring mono printing using the Gelli plate by Gelli Arts. I will also bring in some work with an alternative method using some homemade gelatin plates using gelatin and glycerin. We'll see what happens when we use ordinary stuff from around the house like lace and straws and leaves and cardboard and string along with handmade stamps and stencils.
The emphasis is all about waking up our creative spark. We won't worry about the end product. Instead it's about becoming comfortable with the medium and gradually learning about what excites us, what images begin to mean something to us. We'll use cheap paper and cheap paint so nothing is precious. There is no right or wrong, just a loosening of the usual ways we keep ourselves separate from our own kid like creative sense. I'm really looking forward to seeing what we come up with this time!
Now here are some very quick pics of some of the work I've been doing this summer. Most of these are what I would call loose sketches on the Gelli plate, a way of starting. I have fallen in love with leaf prints and Golden Open Acrylics along with my usual cheap craft paints. I'm getting more fluid with the way I work and there's also something about images emerging as I pull things out or push them back, almost like something is being excavated. No titles yet for these since they are unfinished and will probably be used as parts for bigger collages. Look for another posting coming up with more complete work.
