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Workshop Title
Unleashing Creativity with Gelli Plate Printing and Collage
Level
  • Beginner
  • Intermediate
  • Advanced
Medium
Acrylic
... Other medium:
Collage, Inks, Mark Making Pens and Pencils
Subject / Focus
Non-Representational Collage
Class Description
Basics - care and use of the gelli plate.
- Explore creative possibilities using the gelli plate.
- Create exciting collage papers with layers, colours, textures, and patterns for collage products.
- Focus on variety and value for interest.
- Demo of image transfers with gelli plate.
- Apply collage techniques to small projects in sketchbook or watercolour pad.
About the Artist
Donna Montgomery is a versatile multi-media artist who grew up in Northern Ontario . She now resides in Horseshoe Valley, Ontario just north of Toronto.

As an active member of the Algoma Art Society Donna served as its president for two years. As an educator Donna earned her BA, B. Ed and a Visual Arts Specialist as art has always been a passion.

Donna first began painting in oils then became intrigued with the unpredictability and challenge of watercolour. Recently creating unique, colourful non-objective artwork is now part of her creative direction. Her paintings have won awards in local art shows and juried exhibitions. She is currently an active member of the Barrie Art Club.
Instructor website
www.donnamontgomeryart.com
Instructor phone
705-255-0744
Instructor Email
montgomery.dmont@gmail.com
 

Supplies Students Should Bring:

Paint / art media
MATERIALS NEEDED - Please note you will need to have items marked with an asterisk * as follows:

*1. Gelli plate any size you have (Donna uses 8x10)
- Can be purchased from Amazon or from Gelli Arts
https://www.gelliarts.com/ or buy from Michaels

*2. Acrylic paints in various colors:
- Golden Titan Buff, Paynes Grey are good paint colours to pull prints.
- Bring any colours you like and have at home.
(Golden, Amsterdam, Liquitex Basics are good paints for printing with)

*3. Brayer (roller) - paint brushes

4. Palette knife or old credit card

*5. Paper (variety of types and sizes)
- *ie Copy paper, deli paper, rice paper, old book pages, tissue papers, white writing paper
- (bring a variety of papers to try)

*6. Stencils, stamps, lots of found objects for texture (organic-leaves, cedar twigs, plants)
- ie card board, texture plates, burlap, netting, cardboard rolls ….whatever you have

7. Old credit card for mark-making, combs, adhesive spreader from hardware store

*8. Dollar store cheap watercolor pad $3.00
- (We will do a little project with it) or a cheap sketch book 8x10

9. Gesso

*10. Matte Gell medium

11. Posca Pens

12. Spray bottle
Art Surface / Support
- Variety of papers
- Cheap watercolour pad from Dollar Store or Cheap sketchbook about 8x10 or so from Dollar store
Supplies and Tools
- Paper Towels
- Paint Brushes
Reference materials
- Black & white Laser photo prints of an image
- High contrast magazine images
 

Workshop Outline: Complete: All-4 Class Series, 1 only-Single Session, 1 & 2 - Saturday OR Full Day

Session 1
Morning:
- Introduction to the Gelli Plate.

TOPICS:
- Gelli plate care and uses
- Uses of the gelli plate explaining its purpose and how it can be used in printmaking, artwork, and collage projects.
- Demo of how to apply paint to the Gelli plate.
- We'll experiment with different colors, values, neutrals, layering techniques, and mark-making tools to create exciting collage papers.
- Importance of contrast and variety of shapes.
- Experimentation with texture printing using various materials such as bubble wrap, fabric scraps, leaves, and found objects.
- Complex layering and masking techniques to create depth, contrast and negative space unique backgrounds for journals or paintings.

- Demo: Ghost prints used to create subtle backgrounds or to add additional layers of detail to a composition.
- Students will have lots of time to create and explore.

- Morning project is to design a cover for a sketch book or watercolour pad with students preferred colours using the techniques covered.
Session 2
Afternoon:
- Demo: Image transfers from laser copies and magazines using the gelli plate.

- Collage and Mixed Media Project using papers created … plus other interesting papers and text from magazines.
- Create collages in sketchbook or in watercolour pad.
- Reflection and sharing time for suggestions and critiques.
 

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Year of booking
2024
Month of booking
05
 

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