Gellie Jam: printmaking with gel plates SESSION TWO - Open to all levels
The Gellie Jam sessions ONE & TWO cover different techniques and result in different finished take home pieces. In both four week sessions, students will learn the fundamentals of printmaking with gel plates and quickly move into more intentional, layered compositions. The process is user-friendly and immensely satisfying. Gel plates and brayers are provided; these are yours to take home at the end of the class. On the last day of Session TWO we will also provide two cradled wooden panels for use in mounting your finished prints.
Week One: gel plate info and care, workstation set up, bring your questions! We will discuss paper choices, simple registration techniques. We will start by printing with subtractive techniques using your found objects! (If you were in Session ONE, bring back all the tools you made)
Week Two: Experiment with image transfers, using your own laser copied images and found magazine images with your gel plate
Week Three: Print on with transparent papers, layering your prints off the plate, rip, edit augment! Continue to print and over-print.
Week Four: Continue printing, and over-printing existing prints, cross-pollenating techniques, additional mark making ideas, we will select two prints adhere them to wood panels, and take-home finished art. Two small cradled panels will be provided.
On the first day of class, a 6x6 gellie plate and 4" brayer will be provided and will be used in all four sessions. These are yours to take home at the end of day four.
Supplies the students (you!) must bring
-Acrylic Paint, open acrylics are recommended, but the best acrylic to use is what you already own!
-1" Blue painters tape
-1 roll of Freezer paper
-Variety of papers to print on, get creative here: copy paper, rice paper, printmaking or multimedia paper, brown kraft, deli sheets, sheet music, old book pages etc
-Baby wipes/hand sanitizer to clean equipment
Day 1- In addition to the general supplies above bring small found objects to print with, get creative and "scrappy" here, nothing with sharp points or edges
Day 2: In addition to the general supplies above-
bring prepared laser prints, high contrast B+W images work best (must be laser!)
magazine images, high contrast and quality printed magazines work best like Vogue, Architectural Digest
Day 3: In addition to the general supplies above- bring the thinnest paper you can print on, wrapping tissue, medical exam paper, teabag paper etc.
Optional on all days: :
Apron, nitrile gloves, clear medium or extender to retard dry time, also optional -colored pencils, markers, graphite, gel pens, to "enhance" a finished print
