Taking the Gelli Plate Fun to the Next Level

The possibilities are endless. Using the teachings of Robyn McClendon we will be exploring a variety of printing backgrounds, the use of Sumi Ink for intuitive mark making, integrating multiple colors, as well as many other techniques to elevate our creative process.

we will cover the following techniques

Gelli Plate Basics – Review

Multi Color Background

Mark Making

Hodgepodge of color and designs

Scripting with Sumi Ink

Integrating Stencils

Water Color and Alcohol Inks

Making Collage with our wonderful gelli papers

There is a Buddhist Koan about a person who is walking along in the mountains and falls down a cliff. She grabs a hold of some tree roots and holds on in fear of death. I told this story to the women in a group I facilitate in the local county jail. The story ends with the person seeing a delicious strawberry and letting go of the roots to eat the strawberry.

This story was about my difficult decision. As I explained to the women in my group, the tree roots represented my professional life at the time. It seemed that I was clinging to it and afraid to let go. The strawberry was, is the women, the work in the jail.

I chose the women and retired from my professional academic career. The women were thrilled especially to know that they are my strawberry. I wonder how many of them have truly been the strawberry in someone’s life?

A colleague listened intently to my story and suggested that the group is now “Bonnie’s Strawberry Patch.”

Taking the Gelli Plate Fun to the Next Level

The possibilities are endless. Using the teachings of Robyn McClendon we will be exploring a variety of printing backgrounds, the use of Sumi Ink for intuitive mark making, integrating multiple colors, as well as many other techniques to elevate our creative process.

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