Gelatin plate print

Gelatin Printing after a long break

2010, Gelatin plate print / /
©2011 linda germain
giraffe play
left to right, screen print as plate, screen print and gelatin print on tissue
Well, I made some gelatin yesterday and played with it today.  I cracked the gelatin as I tried to get it out of the pan.  (go with the flow – linda) I decided to print on tissue paper and then I can collage the prints into some mixed media pieces that I am working on.  It did not take long before I realized why I love gelatin printing.  It’s all in the details!!!   I don’t know if this will make sense to you but – the print on the right was created by placing the screen print on the left on the gelatin plate.  And all with just hand pressure.  
©linda germain 2011
paper stencil and metal stencil as “stamp”
This image does not capture the excitement felt when I stamped into the ink with the hammered metal plate.  I love the detail.  Oh I am repeating myself. 
©linda germain 2011
fresh gelatin ready for printing!

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Lost and Found – Gelatin Print exhibt by Linda Germain

2010, Gelatin plate print / /
Installation in progress @ Willow Gallery, Lynn Arts, Lynn, MA
In between the snow storms, I was able to get down to the gallery and install the gelatin print exhbit.  The light and the windows in the gallery space is fantastic.  I was able to hang 19 gelatin plate monotype prints.  There is a space for my printmaking video to run on a loop.  I have published a book in conjunction with the show and left other bits of inspiration in the gallery as well. 
Lost and Found exhibit by Linda Germain being installed. 
I was well prepared to install the show and learned that a level is crucial to getting things straight.  I am getting excited for the opening next Saturday, Jan 29 from 2 to 4.  Directions to Lynn Arts.


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Getting Art out There

2010, Gelatin plate print / /
stones over NY
stones over NY
So I have been slowly finishing some gelatin prints and getting them  into frames and mats.  I have a couple of piece on display at the chowder house in Marblehead Mass, with my artist’s way friends.
Our exhibit will run through November 30, at the Marblehead Café and Chowder Company, 9 Bessom Street, Village Plaza, Marblehead.  Our opening will be Tuesday, November 16, from 5:30-7:00 P.M.
Soon I will have a couple of pieces at the McCoy Gallery @ Merrimack College with my printmaker friends. I have a few pieces on display at the Essex Art Center right now.
Join us in the next session of Make Monotypes to watch the video go to the workshops page.

 

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Gelatin Prints on Cotton Fabric

2010, fabric prints, Gelatin plate print, gelatin print tips / /
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One of the qualities that I love about gelatin printmaking is the ability to get great detail with out having a press.  The detail is increased when the gelatin is smooth and fresh, the paper/fabric is smooth and absorbent, and the moisture of the ink and the paper/fabric is just right.  I have been spritzing the cotton fabric and blotting it with newsprint to increase the tranfer of details. The blue piece above was made with a piece of yarn.  Oh!  I found that is it a good idea to heat set with an iron in between layers.  That will minimize the loss of details on the first layer.  More gelatin printing tips. Got to go play.
Gelatin print on Cotton Fabric, 8″ x 8″ ©2010

 

 

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May Flowers!

2010, Gelatin plate print / /
© Linda Germain 2008
Spring Yellow
Gelatin Plate Monotype Print
So May is slipping away.  I have been working on the farm too much and not much time in the studio having fun.  I have had a couple of great workshops at the studio and at Essex Art Center in Lawrence.  I am trying to finish up some prints for some local shows.  And I am missing my play time it all seems like work this month.  Hmmm?
I got an interesting call for enteries from A4 International Contemporary printmakers and another local call for artists to submit work to a new gallery in  Newburyport, MA.

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