ASOC Intro To Gelli Printing Workshop

When - 6 July 2024, 10am to 4pm

Where - ASOC Studio D @ M16 Artspace, Griffith

Acrylic Monotypes with your Gelli Plate

For anyone with a sense of adventure, at any stage of their artistic career

Enjoy this playful introduction to the art of gelli plate printing with printmaker and artist Jo Hollier. Using acrylic paints, create various backgrounds and build up layers of colour and texture using stencils and found materials such as lace and leaves to make negative and positive prints. Gelli printing is a quick, accessible and easy way to make simple prints that can be embellished further using mixed media or used in collage. This workshop is suitable for anyone with a sense of adventure. At any stage of their artistic career.

Course Outline:

Gelli printing is a form of monoprinting that uses flexible gelatine based printing plates to create images in layers of texture, design and colour. It is an experimental spontaneous, and fun medium. Easy to learn and somewhat addictive! In this course you will explore the many possibilities of this exciting medium in a fun and fearless manner incorporating textures of found materials, botanical elements, stencils and brush marks. You will also be pushing the boundaries further by practising image transfers, using wax resist methods and including some other traditional drawing mediums in your prints. At the end of the course, we will have sufficient prints to discuss the various way you can use and display your prints.

This workshop is suitable for anyone with a sense of adventure. At any stage of their artistic career.

Enjoy this single day introduction or join the intermediate group for the further two days following.

Materials needed.

• Your own Gel plate -

  • This may be a commercial one or you can make your own. If you aren’t sure

    yet whether to splurge, make the homemade one as per the instructions

    attached. Gelatin Plate Recipe for Monoprinting | Kim Herringe,

    Printmaker. However, a commercial one will be better as the homemade

    one can get a bit sticky. It’s adequate but not the ‘best’. Commercially made

    Gelli Arts Plate 8x10in 0r 6x6in or up to A4 size. Made in imperial

    measurements. Available online (Amazon) which is slightly cheaper than the

    arts stores GelliÆ Printing Plates | Gelli Arts or Gell press plate

• Roller or brayer 4 inches

• A selection of acrylic paint. Try not to bring every colour you own but make a selection of your favourites and include lights and darks and white.

• Acrylic gel medium

• Copy paper - it is preferable to use paper which is heavier than 90gsm (120 gsm copy paper can be found at Office works) or Cartridge paper pad 120gsm,

• Butchers paper, (for the mess)

• Tissue paper, rice paper, (these will be for experimenting)

• One sheet smooth water colour paper 300 gsm or a pad of water colour paper to the size of your plate (for cards)

• Bits of plants and textured things like lace, drawer liner, bubble wrap, glad wrap, any stencils you may have (check out the “2 dollar” or Vinnies shop for great textures)

• Photo copies or laser prints with strong contrast of your own work or copyright free images.

• Fashion or glossy magazines to use for image transfers.

• Everyone should have a damp cloth with detergent or baby wipes for clean ups.

• Smock, a definite

• Small “ bucket” for cleaning your roller. I find an ice cream container to be perfect.

• Plastic table cover

To Book or for more information contact

Maximum 10 participants

$90 ASOC Member, $115 Non ASOC Member

ASOC members, in order to receive the special member rate, please login to ASOC website and then return to the Classes page before proceeding to book.

CAW members contact eventscaw@gmail.com to obtain your discount code.

No refunds apply for cancellations from this class after 28 June 2024.

You may also be interested in signing up for the Continuing Gelli Print Adventures workshop on 7 and 8 July, where you will further explore the creative possibilities of the gelli plate. See details.