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Give yourself the gift of 3 days of gelatin printmaking. This workshop is open to all levels of skill and interest. You will have unlimited time to experiment and expand your gelatin printing skills.

Friday – We will begin with making the plate, looking at what is possible and creating your own masking stencils and tools.

Saturday – The fun real begins. We will have all day and into the night if desired to play with the possibilities of gelatin monotype printmaking. The day will include, warm ups, demonstrations, free time, 100 or more tricks and tips, experimentation with inks and papers, play with tools and masking stencils. There will be time to share and learn from each other. We will be guided by the idea that:

fearless experimentation can lead to extraordinary results

Sunday – Pull together, crop, complete, collage or otherwise finish several pieces of work. Each artist will have developed her/ his own language with the materials and will have found a certain set of tools, skills and marks that resonate. Some may continue to explore the possibilities, some may develop a series of unified prints, some may work up a collage, some may shape prints into a book.

Sunday evening – celebrate with a gelatin print monotype exhibit, sale, and auction to benefit the artists and Women Printmakers of Austin.

Highlights include:

Enjoy the benefits of a group lessons in specific gelatin printmaking ticks and techniques followed by specific one on one assistance if desired.
Absorb all benefits and wisdom of Ms. Germain’s 5 years of gelatin printmaking experimentation, and exploration in just 3 days.
Gain confidence in your printmaking skills that allows you to develop your own unique expression with the material.
Take part in demonstrations, constructive critiques, and conclude the weekend with an art show/auction that celebrates your success.

when you register by March 1st.

Go to the

WPA page and register now

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Make Postcards to share from Gelatin Monotype Prints

Uncategorized / Linda Germain / February 2, 2013

by linda germain

I have been reading about a few postcard challenges and exchanges. So I am sending this one off to Rupert, VT to help Jane Davies increase traffic to her little post office. I may even get a post card in return, if I am one of the first 200.

When I make cards I usually crop down larger prints. That way I don’t have to worry about clean edges or final composition. Check out the cards that she has already received.

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Gelatin Printing on a large plate 16 x 20

2010, Uncategorized / Linda Germain / January 17, 2013

It is hard to judge scale with online pictures so I laid out some prints of the size that I usually do on the right side, the ferns and the grasses. That way you can compare the 16 x 20 size of the prints with the figure.

Today I used the akua color inks. I found that I could pull several images from just one inking of the plate. That is nice because often the delicate light ghost images can create another level of interest in a gelatin monotype print.

Check out the flickr group and share some gelatin prints.

or if you prefer Facebook then like the gelatin printmaking page

and start a conversation.

If you are looking to take a class please check out my current schedule of gelatin printmaking classes.

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Getting into the Holiday Spirit

2010, Uncategorized / Linda Germain / December 20, 2012

Just mailed out some holiday cards. And the post office was not insanely busy. I was inspired by Susan Gaylord’s recent blog post to create peace trees/books. She is a wonderful resource for fun and easy book forms. She also has some day long bookmaking events. look here for info.

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